Cardiff City vs Watford, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Cardiff City

11': Jack Moylan (P)
35': Jack Moylan
41': Matthew Pollock (OG)
45'+5': Ollie Tanner
85': Callum Robinson

FT
5 - 1

Watford

87': Hector Kyprianou

About

Cardiff City are hosting Watford at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Offside, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford is caught offside.
3': Attempt saved. Myron Boadu (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
4': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
8': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
8': Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9': Martín Payero (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
10': Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Alex Robertson.
10': Penalty conceded by Jordan Zemura (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
10': Penalty Cardiff City. Jack Moylan draws a foul in the penalty area.
11': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Watford 0. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
15': Attempt blocked. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
16': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
16': Attempt saved. Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City) with an attempt from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the top left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
16': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
17': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Stephy Mavididi.
17': Attempt missed. Gabriel Osho (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
18': Offside, Cardiff City. Jack Moylan is caught offside.
19': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left.
20': Offside, Watford. Othmane Maamma is caught offside.
22': Offside, Watford. Myron Boadu is caught offside.
24': Attempt saved. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Jack Moylan.
27': Delay in match because of an injury Dylan Lawlor (Cardiff City).
29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
29': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Fish replaces Dylan Lawlor because of an injury.
30': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Perry Ng.
32': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stephy Mavididi.
32': Attempt missed. Martín Payero (Watford) header from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
35': Goal! Cardiff City 2, Watford 0. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cian Ashford with a through ball.
38': Attempt blocked. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Fish.
39': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
39': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
40': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jordan Zemura.
41': Own Goal by Mattie Pollock, Watford. Cardiff City 3, Watford 0.
42': Attempt missed. Jordan Zemura (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Myron Boadu.
43': Attempt missed. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
43': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
44': Attempt blocked. Stephy Mavididi (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Martín Payero.
44': Attempt missed. Jordan Zemura (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
45': Offside, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner is caught offside.
45': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Foul by Jack Moylan (Cardiff City).
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Offside, Watford. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.
45'+1': Foul by Martín Payero (Watford).
45'+1': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
45'+2': Joel Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': Foul by Othmane Maamma (Watford).
45'+3': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+4': Attempt saved. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Cian Ashford.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Willock.
45'+5': Goal! Cardiff City 4, Watford 0. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
45'+6': First Half ends, Cardiff City 4, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 4, Watford 0.
46': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joel Bagan with a cross.
47': Myron Boadu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47': Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
48': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
48': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Stephy Mavididi (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
51': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range is too high.
51': Attempt missed. Jack Moylan (Cardiff City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ollie Tanner.
53': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is blocked.
54': Stephy Mavididi (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
54': Attempt missed. Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left following a fast break.
56': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Myron Boadu.
56': Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Jordan Zemura.
56': Substitution, Watford. Amin Nabizada replaces Stephy Mavididi.
58': Offside, Cardiff City. Chris Willock is caught offside.
61': Attempt blocked. Martín Payero (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
61': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Edo Kayembe with a cross.
61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Marc Bola.
62': Federico Ravaglia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
64': Penalty conceded by Edo Kayembe (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
64': Penalty Cardiff City. Chris Willock draws a foul in the penalty area.
65': Penalty saved. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
66': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
67': Substitution, Watford. Iker Bravo replaces Martín Payero.
68': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
68': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
69': Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Jack Moylan.
69': Substitution, Cardiff City. Calum Scanlon replaces Chris Willock.
69': Substitution, Watford. Krépin Diatta replaces Othmane Maamma.
71': Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
72': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
73': Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Will Fish (Cardiff City).
73': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
73': Calum Scanlon (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
78': Foul by Joel Bagan (Cardiff City).
78': Offside, Watford. Mattie Pollock is caught offside.
79': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
79': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathan Trott.
80': Delay in match because of an injury Nathan Trott (Cardiff City).
81': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Ollie Tanner.
82': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Joel Bagan.
85': Goal! Cardiff City 5, Watford 0. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Turnbull.
86': Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
86': Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
86': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
87': Goal! Cardiff City 5, Watford 1. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iker Bravo with a cross following a set piece situation.
88': Foul by Krépin Diatta (Watford).
88': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
88': Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).
90': Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).
90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia following a fast break.
90'+3': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.
90'+5': Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).
90'+5': Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+6': Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+6': Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
90'+7': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 5, Watford 1.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 5, Watford 1.

Statistics

WAT		CAR
12	Fouls	12
4	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	4
1	Corner Kicks	6
6	Saves	3
42.1	Possession	57.9
14	SHOTS	22
4	ON GOAL	10
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	2
282	Accurate Passes	430
358	Passes	494
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
3	Accurate Crosses	3
11	Crosses	16
0.3	Cross %	0.2
44	Long Balls	51
16	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
3	Blocked Shots	5
15	Effective Tackles	5
20	Tackles	9
0.8	Tackle %	0.6
7	Interceptions	14
30	Effective Clearances	14
30	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 17,921

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Swansea City	11	+8	23
2	West Ham United	11	+18	22
3	Middlesbrough	11	+6	22
4	Birmingham City	11	+9	20

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Nathan Trott (GK)
4	Gabriel Osho
48	Dylan Lawlor
18	Alex Robertson
3	Joel Bagan
38	Perry Ng
27	Joel Colwill
45	Cian Ashford
16	Chris Willock
11	Ollie Tanner
8	Jack Moylan

Cardiff City Substitutes:

William Fish, David Turnbull, Calum Scanlon, Ronan Kpakio, Callum Robinson, Paul Moreno, Charlie Holt, Isaak Davies, Harry Tyrer.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Federico Ravaglia (GK)
4	Kévin Keben
6	Matthew Pollock
33	Jordan Zemura
23	Omar-Haktab Traoré
22	Martín Payero
5	Hector Kyprianou
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Myron Boadu
45	Stephy Mavididi
7	Othmane Maamma

Watford Substitutes:

Mamadou Doumbia, Daniel Bachmann, Branimir Mlacic, Marc Bola, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Soumaila Coulibaly, Krépin Diatta, Amin Nabizada, Iker Bravo.

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