Watford – Cardiff 3–2

	1H	2H	T
WAT	2	1	3
C	1	1	2

Match report

Watford beat Cardiff 3–2 at Watford Stadium in Championship. P. Ekwah opened the scoring in the 19th minute. Watford have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

⚽P. Ekwahassist E. Bove

19'

30'

⚽Schmidtassist García

⚽G. Chakvetadze

42'

53'

⚽Nielsen

N. Baxter

53'

⚽P. Ekwahassist A. Eames

65'

70'

Hansen

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

75'

⇄Haas↓ Schmidt

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

84'

⇄Martin↓ Costa

Momentum

WAT

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Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offJun 19, 2023 · 18:00

VenueWatford Stadium

Attendance46,791 / 59,989 (78%)

RefereeD. Orsato (Ita)

FIFA ranking WAT

#8·

#15

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

2.4Expected goals (xG)1.9

13Total shots13

7Shots on target6

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

8Corner kicks7

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

P. Ekwah

7.9

Lineups

WAT 4-3-37.19Formation7.284-3-3 C

7.9Ekwah 17.3Novak 26.6Hansen 37.8Ferrari 47.6Silva 56.6García 67.5Moreau 77.8Romano 86.8Pereira 96.8Nielsen 107.9Costa 117.4Schmidt

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

1Novak7.3 2Hansen6.6 3Ferrari7.8 4Silva7.6 5García6.6 6Moreau7.5 7Romano7.8 8Pereira6.8 9Nielsen6.8 10Costa7.9 11Schmidt7.4

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL

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