Cardiff – Watford 0–2

	1H	2H	T
C	0	0	0
WAT	0	2	2

Match report

Watford beat Cardiff 2–0 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. G. Chakvetadze opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Watford have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

Silva

36'

2H

53'

S. Goglichidze

55'

⚽G. Chakvetadzeassist M. Bola

Kovač

70'

⇄Nielsen↓ Silva

72'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

78'

⚽P. Ekwah

⇄Costa↓ Ferrari

81'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

Momentum

C

⚽⚽

WAT

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 16, 2023 · 19:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance39,418 / 44,793 (88%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking

#9·

#16

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

40Ball possession %60

0.4Expected goals (xG)2

12Total shots12

5Shots on target5

5Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

6Corner kicks6

3Offsides3

10Fouls13

1Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

3Goalkeeper saves5

480Passes564

79Pass accuracy %77

16Tackles16

Player of the match

Dubois

7.8

Lineups

C 4-3-37.29Formation7.114-3-3 WAT

17.8Dubois 27.3Vidić 37.8Kovač 47.0Andersen 57.0Lopez 66.8Lindqvist 77.5Rossi 86.8Novak 97.8Hansen 107.3Ferrari 117.1Silva

Cardiff

Coach: A. Moreno · 4-3-3

1Dubois7.8 2Vidić7.3 3Kovač7.8 4Andersen7.0 5Lopez7.0 6Lindqvist6.8 7Rossi7.5 8Novak6.8 9Hansen7.8 10Ferrari7.3 11Silva7.1

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

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