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Cardiff City vs Watford

FA Cup
Cardiff
2-4-4
5-1
Final
Watford
2-2-6
Cardiff City Stadium

Match pulse

CARAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTWAT
58%Possession42%
22Shots14
10On target4
6Corners1
3Saves6
12Fouls12
9'Martín PayeroWAT73'Edo KayembeWAT86'Amin NabizadaWAT86'Perry NgCAR90'+5'Hector KyprianouWAT
Team1H2HT
CAR415
WAT011

Who won: Cardiff 5-1

Cardiff City beat Watford 5-1 on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. Goals for Cardiff: Jack Moylan (11' pen, 35'), Matthew Pollock (own goal) (41'), Ollie Tanner (45'+5') and Callum Robinson (85'). Goals for Watford: Hector Kyprianou (87').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.9Jack MoylanF
  2. 27.5Ollie TannerRM
  3. 37.1Cian AshfordCM-R
  4. 46.8Nathan TrottG
  5. 56.5Alex RobertsonDM
  6. 66.5Chris WillockLM
  7. 76.5Callum RobinsonSUB
  8. 86.4Gabriel OshoCD-L
  9. 96.4David TurnbullSUB
  10. 106.4Iker BravoSUB
  11. 116.3Hector KyprianouLM
  12. 126.2Joel BaganLB

Team stats

CARWAT
12Fouls12
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
4Offsides4
6Corner Kicks1
3Saves6
57.9Possession42.1
22SHOTS14
10ON GOAL4
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
2Penalty Kicks Taken0
430Accurate Passes282
494Passes358
0.9Pass Completion %0.8
3Accurate Crosses3
16Crosses11
0.2Cross %0.3
51Long Balls44
27Accurate Long Balls16
0.5Long Balls %0.4
5Blocked Shots3
5Effective Tackles15
9Tackles20
0.6Tackle %0.8
14Interceptions7
14Effective Clearances30
14Clearances30

Player of the game

Jack Moylan

CAR · 2 G

8.9

Deserved to win

82%
CAR · 3.74 xG
11%
Draw
7%
WAT · 1.62 xG

Cardiff created better chances: they win this game 82% of the time

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Cardiff City 5, Watford 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Cardiff City 5, Watford 1.
  3. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).

  4. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Krépin Diatta (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  5. 90'+5'

    Yellow card

    Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

    H. Kyprianou

  6. 90'+5'

    Free kick won

    Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  7. 90'+5'

    Foul

    Foul by Hector Kyprianou (Watford).

  8. 90'+3'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Krépin Diatta.

    E. Kayembe

  9. 90'+2'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia following a fast break.

    I. Bravo

  10. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'

    Foul

    Foul by Joel Colwill (Cardiff City).

  12. 90'

    Free kick won

    Iker Bravo (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 88'

    Right footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. David Turnbull (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford).

    D. Turnbull

  14. 88'

    Free kick won

    Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  15. 88'

    Foul

    Foul by Krépin Diatta (Watford).

  16. GOAL87'

    Goal! Header

    H. Kyprianou · ast I. Bravo

    Goal! Cardiff City 5, Watford 1. Hector Kyprianou (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Iker Bravo with a cross following a set piece situation.

    CAR 5 - 1 WAT
  17. 86'

    Yellow card

    Perry Ng (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.

    P. Ng

  18. 86'

    Yellow card

    Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

    A. Nabizada

  19. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).

  20. 86'

    Free kick won

    Amin Nabizada (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. GOAL85'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    C. Robinson · ast D. Turnbull

    Goal! Cardiff City 5, Watford 0. Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Turnbull.

    CAR 5 - 0 WAT
  22. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Bagan

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Joel Bagan.

    I. Davies

  23. 82'
    Sub

    Subbed on for O. Tanner

    Substitution, Cardiff City. Callum Robinson replaces Ollie Tanner.

    C. Robinson

  24. 79'WAT

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathan Trott.

  25. 79'

    Left footed shot saved

    Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Nathan Trott (Cardiff City). Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.

    M. Doumbia

Leaders

CARWAT
Total Shots
Jack Moylan
8
Edo Kayembe
2
Accurate Passes
Alex Robertson
72
Kévin Keben
35
Defensive Interventions
Perry Ng
8
Kévin Keben
17
Saves
Nathan Trott
3
Federico Ravaglia
6

Season seriesCAR leads series 3-0-2