Cardiff – Watford 3–2

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Watford 3–2 at Cardiff Stadium in Championship. Weber opened the scoring in the 17th minute. Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5, while Watford have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

⚽Weberassist Haas

17'

28'

⚽P. Ekwahassist P. Ekwah

Martin

39'

⚽Janssen

40'

51'

⚽G. Chakvetadze

56'

J. Abankwah

⚽Duboisassist Bianchi

63'

72'

G. Chakvetadze

Keller

73'

⇄Rossi↓ Vidić

73'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

⇄Novak↓ Dubois

82'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

Momentum

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

WAT

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offApr 7, 2023 · 20:00

VenueCardiff Stadium

Attendance35,386 / 44,793 (79%)

RefereeC. Turpin (Fra)

FIFA ranking

#18·

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

57Ball possession %43

2.7Expected goals (xG)1.7

15Total shots10

7Shots on target5

6Shots off target3

2Blocked shots3

8Corner kicks6

2Offsides3

11Fouls11

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards1

3Goalkeeper saves4

555Passes477

79Pass accuracy %78

14Tackles18

Player of the match

Haas

7.9

Lineups

C 4-3-37.38Formation7.364-3-3 WAT

17.7Walsh 27.9Haas 37.9Martin 47.8Almeida 57.0Bianchi 66.7Keller 77.4Janssen 87.7Johnson 97.0Weber 107.1Dubois 117.0Vidić

Cardiff

Coach: K. Berg · 4-3-3

1Walsh7.7 2Haas7.9 3Martin7.9 4Almeida7.8 5Bianchi7.0 6Keller6.7 7Janssen7.4 8Johnson7.7 9Weber7.0 10Dubois7.1 11Vidić7.0

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

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