Watford vs Cardiff City

Championship

Watford

15-14-14

1-3

Final

Cardiff

12-9-21

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

73%Possession27%

14Shots9

3On target5

10Corners1

2Saves2

11Fouls11

39'Kion EteteCAR40'Wesley HoedtWAT57'Joe RallsCAR58'Callum O'DowdaCAR74'Keinan DavisWAT77'Jeremy NgakiaWAT

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	1	0	1
CAR	3	0	3

Who won: Cardiff 3-1

Cardiff City beat Watford 3-1 on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Ismaïla Sarr (11'). Goals for Cardiff: Kion Etete (31'), Cedric Kipre (35') and Sory Kaba (42').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 1, Cardiff City 3.
Match ends, Watford 1, Cardiff City 3.
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Cardiff City 3.
90'+3'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
I. Sarr
90'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Perry Ng.
90'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
I. Louza
89'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
89'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum O'Dowda.
88'
Free kick won
Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
88'
Foul
Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
88'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
I. Sarr
84'
Free kick won
Mahlon Romeo (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
84'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
I. Sarr
82'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Kaba
Substitution, Cardiff City. Mark Harris replaces Sory Kaba.
M. Harris
78'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. João Pedro (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
J. Pedro
77'
Yellow card
Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Ngakia
76'
Foul
Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
76'
Free kick won
Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
75'
Free kick won
Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
75'
Foul
Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
74'
Yellow card
Keinan Davis (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
K. Davis
74'
Free kick won
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'
Foul
Foul by Keinan Davis (Watford).