Late Rubin Colwill Strike Edges Cardiff Past Port Vale in League One

Cardiff City left it late but secured a valuable 1–0 win over Port Vale in League One action on matchday 41, thanks to a decisive strike from Rubin Colwill in the closing stages.

The match, played on 22 April 2026, remained tightly contested for more than 75 minutes, with neither side able to find a breakthrough. Detailed data on chances and overall match statistics are unavailable, but the solitary goal arrived in the 79th minute and proved enough to settle the contest.

League One FINISHED

2026-04-22 18:45

Cardiff City FC

1 - 0

Port Vale FC

Matchday 41 REGULAR_SEASON

Colwill, representing Cardiff City, broke the deadlock with a regular-time effort to make it 1–0. The goal was created by substitute Chris Willock, who had been introduced earlier in the second half. Willock’s assist capped an impactful cameo after he entered the fray as part of a triple substitution in the 62nd minute.

That reshuffle saw Alex Robertson, Callum Robinson and Gabriel Osho make way for Omari Kellyman, Willock and Will Fish, as Cardiff’s bench made a clear push for greater attacking impetus. The changes ultimately paid off with Colwill’s late strike.

Port Vale responded with a wave of substitutions on 72 minutes, bringing on Onel Hernández, Jaheim Headley, Ethon Archer and Ben Waine for Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel, Liam Gordon, George Hall and Martin Sherif. A further change followed on 85 minutes as Jordan Shipley replaced Ryan Croasdale, but the visitors were unable to find an equaliser.

Cardiff’s David Turnbull picked up a yellow card in the 81st minute, the only booking recorded in the available data. Late on, Calum Scanlon was replaced by Joel Bagan in the 83rd minute, while Joel Colwill made way for Ryan Wintle in stoppage time.

The result finishes 1–0 to Cardiff City over Port Vale. For more on League One and this fixture, visit the League One page or the full match report on Ballaxy.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L