Watford – Cardiff 0–2

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

Match report

Cardiff beat Watford 2–0 at Watford Stadium in Championship. Marsh opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Watford have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

⚽Marsh

E. Bove

30'

47'

Hansen

63'

Marsh

A. Eames

64'

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

65'

⇄Almeida↓ Schmidt

67'

⚽Nielsenassist García

J. Abankwah

84'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

84'

⇄Martin↓ Marsh

Momentum

WAT

⚽⚽

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMay 18, 2023 · 19:00

VenueWatford Stadium

Attendance47,391 / 59,989 (79%)

RefereeJ. Gil (Pol)

FIFA ranking WAT

#3·

#10

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

41Ball possession %59

0.5Expected goals (xG)2.1

13Total shots10

5Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

1Red cards1

2Goalkeeper saves5

495Passes513

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

J. Abankwah

7.8

Lineups

WAT 4-3-37.20Formation7.054-3-3 C

7.7Ekwah 16.4Hansen 27.6Ferrari 37.4Silva 46.4García 57.3Moreau 67.6Romano 76.6Pereira 86.6Nielsen 97.7Costa 107.2Schmidt 116.8Marsh

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Hansen6.4 2Ferrari7.6 3Silva7.4 4García6.4 5Moreau7.3 6Romano7.6 7Pereira6.6 8Nielsen6.6 9Costa7.7 10Schmidt7.2 11Marsh6.8

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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