Watford vs Cardiff City

Championship 3 Feb 2024, 15:00
Watford
Watford
0–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 J. Busby Round 30

Match report

Cardiff City edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 3 February 2024.

Watford dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Cardiff City had 2 shots to Watford's 1.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with J. Busby in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 1 - 2 Corners 1 - 2 Fouls 2 - 1 Yellow cards 6
7
Player of the match
Ben Hamer
Watford · captained the side
7 Ryan Andrews captained the side
7 Matthew Pollock captained the side
7 Wesley Hoedt captained the side
7 Jamal Lewis captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Attacks 40–55 61–42
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
101 Attacks 97
73 Dangerous Attacks 25
6 On Target 2
12 Off Target 8
1 Shots Total 2
0 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 0
0 Shots Inside Box 1
1 Shots Outside Box 1
2 Fouls 1
1 Corners 2
60% Ball Possession 40%
0 Saves 1
157 Passes Total 106
143 Passes Accurate 93
Line-ups 4-1-4-1  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-1-4-1
26 B. Hamer
45 R. Andrews 15 M. Pollock 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
8 J. Livermore
37 M. Martins 11 I. Koné 16 G. Chakvetadze 18 Y. Asprilla
19 V. Bayo
Cardiff City · 4-4-2
21 J. Alnwick
38 P. Ng 5 M. McGuinness 4 D. Goutas 17 J. Collins
14 J. Bowler 6 R. Wintle 23 M. Siopis 16 K. Grant
27 R. Colwill 9 K. Etete
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 42 James Morris
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 5 Ryan Porteous
  • 12 Ken Sema
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 25 Emmanuel Dennis
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 2 Mahlon Romeo
  • 12 Nathaniel Phillips
  • 30 Josh Wilson-Esbrand
  • 10 Aaron Ramsey
  • 15 David Turnbull
  • 20 Famara Diédhiou
  • 32 Ollie Tanner
  • 22 Yakou Méïté
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 60' ↑ E. Dennis ↓ Matheus Martins Watford
  • 60' ↑ K. Sema ↓ G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 63' ↑ D. Turnbull ↓ R. Colwill Cardiff City
  • 73' ↑ M. Romeo ↓ P. Ng Cardiff City
  • 73' ↑ J. Wilson-Esbrand ↓ J. Bowler Cardiff City
  • 78' ↑ T. Dele-Bashiru ↓ J. Livermore Watford
  • 82' ↑ N. Phillips ↓ J. Collins Cardiff City
  • 82' ↑ F. Diédhiou ↓ K. Etete Cardiff City
Cards
  • 44' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 47' M. Pollock Watford
  • 50' J. Livermore Watford
  • 51' R. Colwill Cardiff City
  • 69' J. Bowler Cardiff City
  • 90+1' D. Goutas Cardiff City
Head-to-head
Watford 2 2 draws 3 Cardiff City
2025-01-14 Cardiff City vs Watford 1 - 1
2024-12-29 Watford vs Cardiff City 1 - 2
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
Watford D W D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Cardiff City?
Watford lost 0-1 against Cardiff City on 3 February 2024.
Who won Watford vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City won the match 1-0.
Where was Watford vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Cardiff City?
Watford had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.