Watford – Cardiff 1–0

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

Match report

Watford beat Cardiff 1–0 at Watford Stadium in Championship. G. Chakvetadze opened the scoring in the 70th minute. Watford have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

A. Eames

32'

2H

49'

Almeida

⚽G. Chakvetadzeassist N. Baxter

70'

⇄Alfie Marriott↓ P. Ekwah

70'

⇄Novak↓ Kovač

⇄E. Selvik↓ G. Chakvetadze

79'

⇄Hansen↓ Vidić

Momentum

WAT

⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 4, 2021 · 17:00

VenueWatford Stadium

Attendance48,591 / 59,989 (81%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking WAT

#17·

#6

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

54Ball possession %46

1Expected goals (xG)0.5

11Total shots11

5Shots on target4

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots2

6Corner kicks5

2Offsides4

9Fouls13

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

4Goalkeeper saves4

510Passes510

80Pass accuracy %76

16Tackles17

Player of the match

S. Goglichidze

7.9

Lineups

WAT 4-3-37.19Formation7.124-3-3 C

6.3Ekwah 17.8Haas 26.8Martin 37.2Almeida 46.4Bianchi 57.6Keller 67.3Janssen 76.9Johnson 87.5Weber 96.3Dubois 106.6Vidić 117.9Kovač

Watford

Coach: L. Fischer · 4-3-3

Cardiff

Coach: M. Bauer · 4-3-3

1Haas7.8 2Martin6.8 3Almeida7.2 4Bianchi6.4 5Keller7.6 6Janssen7.3 7Johnson6.9 8Weber7.5 9Dubois6.3 10Vidić6.6 11Kovač7.9

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