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

League position

#TeamPWDLPts
20Watford1543815
14Cardiff1546518

Full table

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

WatfordCardiff
Possession42%58%
Shots1422
Shots on goal410
Corners16
Fouls1212
Offsides44
Yellow cards41
Red cards00
Saves63
Expected goals (xG)1.523.75

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