Championship
·Matchday 19
Featured match
- C. Kipre 9'
- Francisco Sierralta 38'
- Ismaïla Sarr 59'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Cardiff 2-1. Scorers for Cardiff: C. Kipre 9'. Scorers for Watford: Francisco Sierralta 38', Ismaïla Sarr 59'. Watford won after coming from behind.
Cardiff
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 2
Added time: 5 minutes
-
90+5'
Yáser Asprilla Out: Kenneth Sema · Watford Substitution for Watford: Yáser Asprilla comes on for Kenneth Sema
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90+2'
M. Watters Out: M. Romeo · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: M. Watters comes on for M. Romeo
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90+1'
C. Kabasele Out: Ismaïla Sarr · Watford Substitution for Watford: C. Kabasele comes on for Ismaïla Sarr
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82'
Mario Gaspar Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Mario Gaspar (Watford)
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79'
J. Hungbo Out: Vakoun Bayo · Watford Substitution for Watford: J. Hungbo comes on for Vakoun Bayo
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77'
Kenneth Sema Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Kenneth Sema (Watford)
-
77'
R. Wintle Yellow card · Cardiff R. Wintle of Cardiff is booked
-
68'
S. Ojo Out: C. O'Dowda · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: S. Ojo comes on for C. O'Dowda
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68'
R. Sawyers Out: Andrew Rinomhota · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: R. Sawyers comes on for Andrew Rinomhota
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68'
K. Etete Out: Mark Harris · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: K. Etete comes on for Mark Harris
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59'
Ismaïla Sarr 1-2 Goal · Watford Ismaïla Sarr finds the net for Watford (1-2)
- Half-time 1 - 1
-
40'
N. Nkounkou Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for N. Nkounkou (Cardiff)
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38'
Francisco Sierralta 1-1 Goal · Assist: Kenneth Sema · Watford Goal for Watford! Francisco Sierralta turns in the pass from Kenneth Sema (1-1)
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9'
C. Kipre 1-0 Goal · Assist: J. Ralls · Cardiff J. Ralls provides, C. Kipre finishes for Cardiff (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Cardiff
Watford
WLLLW
Last 5 matches LWLWW
0.9Goals scored per match1.6
1.3Goals conceded per match1.4
2Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Cardiff4-3-3
Watford4-2-3-1
14
7.2
Kamara
Hassane Kamara
Player profile
31
7.9
Sierralta
38'
Francisco Sierralta
- 38'Goal
- 82'Yellow card
11
6.2
O'Dowda
68'
C. O'Dowda
- 68'Out
- 68'Out
8
7.6
Ralls
J. Ralls
Player profile
6
6.5
Wintle
77'
R. Wintle
- 77'Yellow card
- 68'Out
Cardiff4-3-3
Coach: M. Hudson
Starting XI
- 1GK R. Allsop 6.6
- 2DF M. Romeo90+2' 5.9
- 38DF P. Ng 6.7
- 23DF C. Kipre9' 7.9
- 37DF N. Nkounkou40' 6.6
- 35MF Andrew Rinomhota68' 6.3
- 6MF R. Wintle77' 6.5
- 8MF J. Ralls 7.6
- 25FW J. Philogene-Bidace 7.2
- 29— Mark Harris68'
- 11FW C. O'Dowda68' 6.2
Substitutes
- 9FW K. Etete68' 6.3
- 19MF R. Sawyers68' 6.6
- 10FW S. Ojo68' 6.3
- 36FW M. Watters90+2'
- 21GK J. Alnwick
- 16DF C. Nelson
- 12DF T. Sang
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: S. Bilić
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 6.9
- 3DF Mario Gaspar82' 7.2
- 5DF William Troost-Ekong 6.6
- 31DF Francisco Sierralta38' 7.9
- 14DF Hassane Kamara 7.2
- 16MF D. Gosling 6.5
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe 6.6
- 12MF Kenneth Sema77'90+5' 7.9
- 10MF João Pedro 7.0
- 23MF Ismaïla Sarr59'90+1' 7.3
- 19FW Vakoun Bayo79' 6.9
Substitutes
- 36FW J. Hungbo79' 6.2
- 27DF C. Kabasele90+1'
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla90+5'
- 42MF J. Morris
- 32DF M. Pollock
- 24MF T. Dele-Bashiru
- 35GK Maduka Okoye
Cardiff
Watford
52%
48%
11
Shots
16
3
On target
5
4
Off target
5
8
Corners
11
9
Fouls
8
2
Offsides
2
2
Yellow cards
2
3
Saves
2
373
Passes
344
74%
Pass accuracy
76%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Burnley
|
46 | 87 | 35 | 87:35 | +52 | 101 |
| 2 |
Sheffield Utd
|
46 | 73 | 39 | 73:39 | +34 | 91 |
| 3 |
Luton
|
46 | 57 | 39 | 57:39 | +18 | 80 |
| 4 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 84 | 56 | 84:56 | +28 | 75 |
| 5 |
Coventry
|
46 | 58 | 46 | 58:46 | +12 | 70 |
| 6 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 68 | 55 | 68:55 | +13 | 69 |
| 7 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 69 |
| 8 |
Millwall
|
46 | 57 | 50 | 57:50 | +7 | 68 |
| 9 |
West Brom
|
46 | 59 | 53 | 59:53 | +6 | 66 |
| 10 |
Swansea
|
46 | 68 | 64 | 68:64 | +4 | 66 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
46 | 56 | 53 | 56:53 | +3 | 63 |
| 12 |
Preston
|
46 | 45 | 59 | 45:59 | -14 | 63 |
| 13 |
Norwich
|
46 | 57 | 54 | 57:54 | +3 | 62 |
| 14 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 55 | 56 | 55:56 | -1 | 59 |
| 15 |
Hull City
|
46 | 51 | 61 | 51:61 | -10 | 58 |
| 16 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 55 | 54 | 55:54 | +1 | 53 |
| 17 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 53 |
| 18 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 47 | 62 | 47:62 | -15 | 53 |
| 19 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 50 |
| 20 |
QPR
|
46 | 44 | 71 | 44:71 | -27 | 50 |
| 21 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 41 | 58 | 41:58 | -17 | 49 |
| 22 |
Reading
|
46 | 46 | 68 | 46:68 | -22 | 44 |
| 23 |
Blackpool
|
46 | 48 | 72 | 48:72 | -24 | 44 |
| 24 |
Wigan
|
46 | 38 | 65 | 38:65 | -27 | 39 |
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