Championship
·Matchday 43
Featured match
- Ismaïla Sarr 11'
- K. Etete 31'
- C. Kipre 35'
- S. Kaba 42'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Cardiff beat Watford 3-1. Scorers for Watford: Ismaïla Sarr 11'. Scorers for Cardiff: K. Etete 31', C. Kipre 35', S. Kaba 42'. Cardiff won after coming from behind. Watford had 73% of possession.
Watford
Cardiff
- Full-time 1 - 3
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82'
Mark Harris Out: S. Kaba · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: Mark Harris comes on for S. Kaba
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77'
J. Ngakia Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for J. Ngakia (Watford)
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74'
K. Davis Yellow card · Watford K. Davis of Watford is booked
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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'
C. Wickham Out: K. Etete · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: C. Wickham comes on for K. Etete
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65'
Yáser Asprilla Out: Hassane Kamara · Watford Substitution for Watford: Yáser Asprilla comes on for Hassane Kamara
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64'
J. Ngakia Out: R. Andrews · Watford Substitution for Watford: J. Ngakia comes on for R. Andrews
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58'
C. O'Dowda Yellow card · Cardiff Yellow card for C. O'Dowda (Cardiff)
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57'
J. Ralls Yellow card · Cardiff J. Ralls of Cardiff is booked
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46'
Kenneth Sema Out: Ismaël Koné · Watford Substitution for Watford: Kenneth Sema comes on for Ismaël Koné
- Half-time 1 - 3
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42'
S. Kaba 1-3 Goal · Assist: P. Ng · Cardiff Goal! S. Kaba scores for Cardiff, set up by P. Ng. It is 1-3
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40'
W. Hoedt Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for W. Hoedt (Watford)
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39'
K. Etete Yellow card · Cardiff K. Etete of Cardiff is booked
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35'
C. Kipre 1-2 Goal · Cardiff Goal! C. Kipre scores for Cardiff. It is 1-2
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31'
K. Etete 1-1 Goal · Assist: Andrew Rinomhota · Cardiff Goal for Cardiff! K. Etete turns in the pass from Andrew Rinomhota (1-1)
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11'
Ismaïla Sarr 1-0 Goal · Assist: K. Davis · Watford K. Davis provides, Ismaïla Sarr finishes for Watford (1-0)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Cardiff
DLLDW
Last 5 matches DLWLL
1.3Goals scored per match1.2
1.2Goals conceded per match1.4
3Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-1-4-1
Cardiff5-3-2
11
6.7
O'Dowda
58'
C. O'Dowda
- 58'Yellow card
- 35'Goal
10
7.2
Pedro
João Pedro
Player profile
6
8.0
Louza
I. Louza
Player profile
11
5.9
Koné
46'
Ismaël Koné
- 46'Out
- 11'Goal
Watford4-1-4-1
Coach: C. Wilder
Starting XI
- 1GK D. Bachmann 6.2
- 57DF R. Andrews64' 6.7
- 22DF Ryan Porteous 6.5
- 44DF W. Hoedt40' 6.9
- 14DF Hassane Kamara65' 6.3
- 4MF Hamza Choudhury 7.5
- 23MF Ismaïla Sarr11' 6.3
- 11MF Ismaël Koné46' 5.9
- 6MF I. Louza 8.0
- 10MF João Pedro 7.2
- 7FW K. Davis74' 6.6
Substitutes
- 12MF Kenneth Sema46' 6.2
- 2DF J. Ngakia64'77' 6.5
- 18MF Yáser Asprilla65' 6.9
- 26GK B. Hamer
- 25MF Leandro Bacuna
- 27DF C. Kabasele
- 21FW Henrique Araújo
Cardiff5-3-2
Coach: S. Lamouchi
Starting XI
- 1GK R. Allsop 6.6
- 2DF M. Romeo 7.0
- 38DF P. Ng 7.7
- 23DF C. Kipre35' 8.2
- 5DF M. McGuinness 6.9
- 11DF C. O'Dowda58' 6.7
- 35MF Andrew Rinomhota68' 6.9
- 6MF R. Wintle 6.6
- 8MF J. Ralls57' 6.6
- 9FW K. Etete31'39'68' 6.9
- 48FW S. Kaba42'82' 6.9
Substitutes
- 31FW C. Wickham68' 6.7
- 19MF R. Sawyers68' 6.9
- 29MF Mark Harris82' 6.2
- 10FW S. Ojo
- 12DF T. Sang
- 21GK J. Alnwick
- 39FW I. Davies
Watford
Cardiff
73%
27%
14
Shots
9
3
On target
5
4
Off target
2
10
Corners
1
11
Fouls
11
2
Offsides
1
3
Yellow cards
3
2
Saves
2
679
Passes
257
87%
Pass accuracy
68%
| 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 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws0
Cardiff wins0