Cardiff City vs Watford

Championship 7 Oct 2023, 14:00
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
1–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)) 👤 G. Ward Round 11

Match report

Cardiff City were held to a 1-1 draw by Watford in the Championship on 7 October 2023.

Cardiff City had 8 shots to Watford's 8.

The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)), with G. Ward in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 44% - 56% Shots 8 - 8 On target 2 - 1 Corners 2 - 1 Fouls 9 - 10 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Mark McGuinness
Cardiff City · 1 goal
8 Vakoun Issouf Bayo 1 goal
8 Dimitris Goutas 69 passes (81% accurate)
8 Wesley Hoedt 100 passes (81% accurate)
7 Perry Ng captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 7–3 1–5
Shots On Goal 2–0 0–1
Ball Possession 46–54 —
Corners 1–1 1–0
Attacks 40–46 57–72
Match statistics
3 Substitution 4
97 Attacks 118
4 Attacks 1
2 Attacks 1
7 Attacks 1
18 Dangerous Attacks 32
3 On Target 1
5 Off Target 6
8 Shots Total 8
2 Shots On Goal 1
3 Shots Off Goal 5
3 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 10
2 Corners 1
0 Offsides 3
44% Ball Possession 56%
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Saves 1
440 Passes Total 567
323 Passes Accurate 457
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cardiff City · 4-3-3
21 J. Alnwick
38 P. Ng 4 D. Goutas 5 M. McGuinness 17 J. Collins
6 R. Wintle 23 M. Siopis 8 J. Ralls
32 O. Tanner 12 I. Ugbo 16 K. Grant
Watford · 4-3-3
1 D. Bachmann
2 J. Ngakia 3 F. Sierralta 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
39 E. Kayembe 8 J. Livermore 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
18 Y. Asprilla 19 V. Bayo 37 M. Martins
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 47 Callum Robinson
  • 14 Josh Bowler
  • 19 Romaine Sawyers
  • 13 Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
  • 24 Jonathan Panzo
  • 2 Mahlon Romeo
  • 25 Kieron Evans
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 18 Ebou Adams
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 10 Imrân Louza
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 42 James Morris
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 14 Rhys Healey
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ C. Robinson ↓ J. Ralls Cardiff City
  • 59' ↑ T. Ince ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 59' ↑ I. Louza ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 64' ↑ R. Porteous ↓ F. Sierralta Watford
  • 70' ↑ J. Bowler ↓ O. Tanner Cardiff City
  • 85' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 87' ↑ R. Sawyers ↓ I. Ugbo Cardiff City
Cards
  • 39' F. Sierralta Watford
  • 65' J. Lewis Watford
Head-to-head
Cardiff City 3 2 draws 2 Watford
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2024-02-03 Watford vs Cardiff City 0 - 1
2023-10-07 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 1
2022-11-02 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 2
2021-03-13 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 2
Recent form
Cardiff City D D D W D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cardiff City vs Watford?
Cardiff City drew 1-1 against Watford on 7 October 2023.
Who won Cardiff City vs Watford?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Cardiff City vs Watford played?
The match was played at Cardiff City Stadium (Cardiff (Caerdydd)).
Who had more possession in Cardiff City vs Watford?
Watford had 56% of possession, compared to 44% for the other side.