English Premier League

FT Friday, February 22, 2019
Watford WLDWW 5
–
Cardiff City DLLWW 1
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WAT145
CAR011
Cardiff City Stadium · 30,387 att.

Match Report

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Gerard Deulofeu hat-trick fires Watford to win at Cardiff

Spaniard Gerard Deulofeu bagged a hat-trick as Watford hammered lowly Cardiff City 5-1 on Friday to move up to seventh place in the Premier League.

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
10
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
3
3
Corner Kicks
3
4
Saves
2
64.6
Possession
35.4
12
SHOTS
15
7
ON GOAL
6
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
474
Accurate Passes
207
579
Passes
313
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
12
0.2
Cross %
0.3
50
Long Balls
74
26
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
1
Blocked Shots
4
8
Effective Tackles
10
14
Tackles
23
0.6
Tackle %
0.4
9
Interceptions
17
35
Effective Clearances
16
35
Clearances
16

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

CAR · 3-4-3

  1. 1Neil EtheridgeG
  2. 4Sean MorrisonCD
  3. 22Sol BambaCD-L
  4. 5Bruno Ecuélé MangaCD-R
  5. 8Joe RallsCM-L
  6. 7Harry ArterCM-R
  7. 3Joe BennettLM
  8. 15Leandro BacunaRM
  9. 29Oumar NiasseF
  10. 11Josh MurphyCF-L
  11. 13Callum PatersonCF-R

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 2Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueCM-L
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-R
  8. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  9. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 18' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Watford 1. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
  2. 30' Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 55' Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 56' Substitution, Cardiff City. David Junior Hoilett replaces Josh Murphy.
  5. 61' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Watford 2. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré following a fast break.
  6. 63' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Watford 3. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue with a through ball following a fast break.
  7. 67' Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing replaces Joe Ralls.
  8. 71' Substitution, Watford. Domingos Quina replaces Roberto Pereyra.
  9. 71' Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Oumar Niasse.
  10. 73' Goal! Cardiff City 0, Watford 4. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu.
  11. 79' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Etienne Capoue.
  12. 82' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Watford 4. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal following a corner.
  13. 85' Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 86' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  15. 90'+1' Goal! Cardiff City 1, Watford 5. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.

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