Watford vs Cardiff City

Championship

Watford

10-11-9

0-1

Final

Cardiff

12-4-13

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

62%Possession39%

17Shots10

6On target2

10Corners2

1Saves6

16Fouls6

44'Giorgi ChakvetadzeWAT47'Matthew PollockWAT50'Jake LivermoreWAT51'Rubin ColwillCAR69'Josh BowlerCAR90'+1'Dimitrios GoutasCAR

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

Who won: Cardiff 1-0

Cardiff City beat Watford 1-0 on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Cardiff: Josh Bowler (43').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
90'+4'
Header saved
Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
E. Dennis
90'+3'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
90'+1'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
90'+1'
Yellow card
Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Goutas
89'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
88'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
88'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
87'
Foul
Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
87'
Free kick won
Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
86'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner.
86'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
84'
Free kick won
David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
83'WAT
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
83'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
83'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
82'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Collins
Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Jamilu Collins.
N. Phillips
82'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Etete
Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Kion Etete.
F. Diédhiou
78'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Livermore
Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Jake Livermore.
T. Dele-Bashiru
76'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Koné with a cross following a corner.
76'
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.