Premier League
·Matchday 27
Featured match
- Sol Bamba 82'
- Deulofeu 18'
- Deulofeu 61'
- Deulofeu 63'
- T. Deeney 73'
- T. Deeney 90+1'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Cardiff 5-1. Scorers for Cardiff: Sol Bamba 82'. Scorers for Watford: Deulofeu 18', Deulofeu 61', Deulofeu 63', T. Deeney 73', T. Deeney 90+1'. Watford had 65% of possession.
Cardiff
Watford
- Full-time 1 - 5
Added time: 1 minute
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90+1'
T. Deeney 1-5 Goal · Assist: W. Hughes · Watford W. Hughes provides, T. Deeney finishes for Watford (1-5)
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86'
A. Gray Out: Deulofeu · Watford Substitution for Watford: A. Gray comes on for Deulofeu
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85'
C. Paterson Yellow card · Cardiff C. Paterson of Cardiff is booked
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82'
Sol Bamba 1-4 Goal · Cardiff Sol Bamba finds the net for Cardiff (1-4)
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79'
T. Cleverley Out: E. Capoue · Watford Substitution for Watford: T. Cleverley comes on for E. Capoue
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73'
T. Deeney 0-4 Goal · Assist: Deulofeu · Watford Goal for Watford! T. Deeney turns in the pass from Deulofeu (0-4)
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71'
Domingos Quina Out: R. Pereyra · Watford Substitution for Watford: Domingos Quina comes on for R. Pereyra
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71'
K. Zohorè Out: O. Niasse · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: K. Zohorè comes on for O. Niasse
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67'
N. Mendez-Laing Out: J. Ralls · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: N. Mendez-Laing comes on for J. Ralls
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63'
Deulofeu 0-3 Goal · Assist: E. Capoue · Watford E. Capoue provides, Deulofeu finishes for Watford (0-3)
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61'
Deulofeu 0-2 Goal · Assist: A. Doucoure · Watford Goal! Deulofeu scores for Watford, set up by A. Doucoure. It is 0-2
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56'
Junior Hoilett Out: Josh Murphy · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: Junior Hoilett comes on for Josh Murphy
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55'
R. Pereyra Yellow card · Watford R. Pereyra of Watford is booked
- Half-time 0 - 1
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30'
E. Capoue Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for E. Capoue (Watford)
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18'
Deulofeu 0-1 Goal · Assist: T. Deeney · Watford Goal for Watford! Deulofeu turns in the pass from T. Deeney (0-1)
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Cardiff
Watford
DLLWW
Last 5 matches WDLDW
0.9Goals scored per match1.4
1.7Goals conceded per match1.1
4Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Cardiff3-4-3
Watford4-2-2-2
11
6.8
Masina
Adam Masina
Player profile
2
6.9
Janmaat
Daryl Janmaat
Player profile
15
6.4
Cathcart
C. Cathcart
Player profile
6
7.0
Mariappa
Adrian Mariappa
Player profile
29
6.8
Niasse
71'
O. Niasse
- 71'Out
- 56'Out
- 67'Out
15
6.4
Bacuna
Leandro Bacuna
Player profile
7
5.8
Arter
Harry Arter
Player profile
13
7.2
Paterson
85'
C. Paterson
- 85'Yellow card
Cardiff3-4-3
Coach: N. Warnock
Starting XI
- 1GK N. Etheridge 4.9
- 5DF B. Écuélé Manga 6.0
- 22DF Sol Bamba82' 7.5
- 4DF S. Morrison 6.2
- 3MF J. Bennett 6.4
- 13FW C. Paterson85' 7.2
- 7MF Harry Arter 5.8
- 15MF Leandro Bacuna 6.4
- 8MF J. Ralls67' 7.0
- 11FW Josh Murphy56' 6.7
- 29FW O. Niasse71' 6.8
Substitutes
- 33MF Junior Hoilett56' 6.4
- 19FW N. Mendez-Laing67' 6.3
- 10FW K. Zohorè71' 6.5
- 14MF B. Reid
- 18DF G. Cunningham
- 17MF A. Gunnarsson
- 12— A. Smithies
Watford4-2-2-2
Coach: Javi Gracia
Starting XI
- 26GK B. Foster 7.0
- 6DF Adrian Mariappa 7.0
- 15DF C. Cathcart 6.4
- 2DF Daryl Janmaat 6.9
- 11DF Adam Masina 6.8
- 29MF E. Capoue30'79' 7.9
- 37MF R. Pereyra55'71' 6.7
- 16MF A. Doucoure 6.8
- 19MF W. Hughes 7.2
- 9FW T. Deeney73'90+1' 9.3
- 7FW Deulofeu18'61'63'86' 10.0
Substitutes
- 20MF Domingos Quina71' 6.2
- 8MF T. Cleverley79' 6.8
- 18FW A. Gray86' 6.4
- 1GK Gomes
- 23DF Marc Navarro
- 12MF Ken Sema
- 3DF M. Britos
Cardiff
Watford
35%
65%
15
Shots
12
6
On target
7
5
Off target
4
3
Corners
3
10
Fouls
11
3
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
2
2
Saves
4
313
Passes
579
66%
Pass accuracy
82%
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Manchester City
|
38 | 95 | 23 | 95:23 | +72 | 98 |
| 2 |
Liverpool
|
38 | 89 | 22 | 89:22 | +67 | 97 |
| 3 |
Chelsea
|
38 | 63 | 39 | 63:39 | +24 | 72 |
| 4 |
Tottenham
|
38 | 67 | 39 | 67:39 | +28 | 71 |
| 5 |
Arsenal
|
38 | 73 | 51 | 73:51 | +22 | 70 |
| 6 |
Manchester United
|
38 | 65 | 54 | 65:54 | +11 | 66 |
| 7 |
Wolves
|
38 | 47 | 46 | 47:46 | +1 | 57 |
| 8 |
Everton
|
38 | 54 | 46 | 54:46 | +8 | 54 |
| 9 |
Leicester
|
38 | 51 | 48 | 51:48 | +3 | 52 |
| 10 |
West Ham
|
38 | 52 | 55 | 52:55 | -3 | 52 |
| 11 |
Watford
|
38 | 52 | 59 | 52:59 | -7 | 50 |
| 12 |
Crystal Palace
|
38 | 51 | 53 | 51:53 | -2 | 49 |
| 13 |
Newcastle
|
38 | 42 | 48 | 42:48 | -6 | 45 |
| 14 |
Bournemouth
|
38 | 56 | 70 | 56:70 | -14 | 45 |
| 15 |
Burnley
|
38 | 45 | 68 | 45:68 | -23 | 40 |
| 16 |
Southampton
|
38 | 45 | 65 | 45:65 | -20 | 39 |
| 17 |
Brighton
|
38 | 35 | 60 | 35:60 | -25 | 36 |
| 18 |
Cardiff
|
38 | 34 | 69 | 34:69 | -35 | 34 |
| 19 |
Fulham
|
38 | 34 | 81 | 34:81 | -47 | 26 |
| 20 |
Huddersfield
|
38 | 22 | 76 | 22:76 | -54 | 16 |
Champions LeagueEuropa LeagueRelegation
Cardiff wins0Draws0
Watford wins1