Championship
Watford lost 1-5 to Cardiff
13 Oct 2026 · Regular Season - 10
Championship · Regular Season - 10
Match result
Cardiff
5 - 1
Watford
13 Oct 2026 · Cardiff City Stadium

League position
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 14 | Cardiff | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 18 |
Form (last 5 matches)
WatfordLWLLW
Goalscorers
Watford
- Hector Kyprianou 87' (assist: Iker Bravo)
Cardiff
- Jack Moylan 11' (pen.)
- Jack Moylan 35' (assist: C. Ashford)
- Matthew Pollock 41' (own goal)
- Ollie·Tanner 45+5' (assist: Perry Tian Hee Ng)
- Callum Robinson 85' (assist: David Turnbull)
Lineups
Watford
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: A. Dionisi
- 1F. Ravaglia
- 23O. Traoré
- 6M. Pollock
- 4K. Keben
- 33J. Zemura
- 39E. Kayembe
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 7O. Maamma
- 22M. Payero
- 45S. Mavididi
- 10M. Boadu
Bench
M. Doumbia, K. Diatta, S. Coulibaly, Iker Bravo, M. Bola, D. Bachmann, L. Kjerrumgaard, Branimir Mlačić, Amin Nabizada
Cardiff
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: B. Barry-Murphy
- 1N. Trott
- 38P. Ng
- 48D. Lawlor
- 4G. Osho
- 3J. Bagan
- 18A. Robertson
- 45Cian Ashford
- 11O. Tanner
- 27J. Colwill
- 16C. Willock
- 8J. Moylan
Bench
H. Tyrer, D. Turnbull, C. Scanlon, C. Robinson, P. Moreno, R. Kpakio, W. Fish, I. Davies, Charlie Holt
Substitutions
Watford
- 56'▲ Mamadou Doumbia ▼ Myron Boadu
- 56'▲ Marc Bola ▼ Jordan Zemura
- 56'▲ Amin Nabizada ▼ Stephy Mavididi
- 67'▲ Iker Bravo ▼ Martin Payero
- 69'▲ Krépin Diatta ▼ Othmane Maamma
Cardiff
- 29'▲ William Fish ▼ Dylan Lawlor
- 69'▲ David Turnbull ▼ Jack Moylan
- 69'▲ Calum Scanlon ▼ Christopher Willock
- 82'▲ Callum Robinson ▼ Ollie·Tanner
- 82'▲ Isaak Davies ▼ Joel Bagan
Cards
Watford
- 9' Martin Payero
- 73' Edo Kayembe
- 86' Amin Nabizada
- 90+5' Hector Kyprianou
Cardiff
- 86' Perry Tian Hee Ng
Match statistics
| Watford | Cardiff | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 42% | 58% |
| Shots | 14 | 22 |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 10 |
| Corners | 1 | 6 |
| Fouls | 12 | 12 |
| Offsides | 4 | 4 |
| Yellow cards | 4 | 1 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 6 | 3 |
| Expected goals (xG) | 1.52 | 3.75 |
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