Cardiff to start season with Swindon Carabao Cup tie
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Cardiff City will kick off the 2026-27 season with a home tie against League Two Swindon Town in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
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The match will be a repeat of last year's first-round meeting of the clubs in the same competition, which Cardiff won 2-1 thanks to goals from Cian Ashford and Rubin Colwill.
The Carabao Cup first round is being played on the weekend of 8 August.
The Championship season begins the following weekend, with Cardiff welcoming Wrexham to south Wales in their opening league game of the campaign on Monday, 17 August.
Swindon, managed by Ian Holloway, finished ninth in the fourth tier last season.