Cardiff City vs Watford, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

Jan 14, 2025, 7:45 PM · English League Championship

65': Cian Ashford

FT
1 - 1

87': Bayo Youssouf

About

Cardiff City are hosting Watford at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on Tuesday 14 Jan 2025 7:45 PM UTC+00:00. The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
1': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
5': Attempt saved. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
9': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
9': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
11': Offside, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill is caught offside.
12': Attempt saved. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
12': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
17': Foul by Cian Ashford (Cardiff City).
17': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Attempt saved. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the bottom right corner.
19': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
19': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
21': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
21': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Offside, Watford. Yasser Larouci is caught offside.
24': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross.
24': Offside, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze is caught offside.
25': Delay in match because of an injury Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
33': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
33': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
34': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
34': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Delay in match because of an injury Jesper Daland (Cardiff City).
37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
38': Offside, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson is caught offside.
41': Attempt missed. Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
45'+3': Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
45'+3': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
45'+3': Jak Alnwick (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Watford 0.
46': Hand ball by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
46': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
46': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
47': Offside, Watford. Ryan Porteous is caught offside.
48': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
48': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
54': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
55': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jeremy Ngakia.
57': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
59': Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
60': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Ryan Porteous.
61': Chris Willock (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
61': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
61': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
62': Attempt blocked. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jesper Daland with a headed pass.
62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
62': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
63': Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross following a corner.
64': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
64': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
65': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Watford 0. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Calum Chambers.
68': Substitution, Cardiff City. Ollie Tanner replaces Chris Willock.
68': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Moussa Sissoko.
71': Offside, Cardiff City. Rubin Colwill is caught offside.
73': Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
73': Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt blocked. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson with a cross.
74': Callum O'Dowda (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jesper Daland.
79': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yakou Méïté replaces Rubin Colwill.
81': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
82': Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
83': Substitution, Watford. Festy Ebosele replaces Yasser Larouci.
84': Attempt blocked. Cian Ashford (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
84': Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Foul by Festy Ebosele (Watford).
85': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Cardiff City).
85': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Yakou Méïté.
87': Goal! Cardiff City 1, Watford 1. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Kwadwo Baah.
88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Cian Ashford.
88': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls replaces Alex Robertson.
90': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
90': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
90'+2': Ollie Tanner (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Foul by Calum Chambers (Cardiff City).
90'+5': Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Calum Chambers (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
90'+5': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 1, Watford 1.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 1, Watford 1.

Statistics

WAT		CAR
14	Fouls	8
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	1
49.6	Possession	50.4
4	SHOTS	12
2	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
248	Accurate Passes	248
347	Passes	358
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
3	Accurate Crosses	5
17	Crosses	15
0.2	Cross %	0.3
59	Long Balls	59
17	Accurate Long Balls	16
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
0	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	7
19	Tackles	12
0.5	Tackle %	0.6
6	Interceptions	7
43	Effective Clearances	34
43	Clearances	34

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship
7:45 PM, Tue, Jan 14, 2025
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 16,942

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
21	Jak Alnwick (GK)
5	Jesper Daland
4	Dimitrios Goutas
11	Callum O'Dowda
38	Perry Ng
18	Alex Robertson
12	Calum Chambers
35	Andy Rinomhota
27	Rubin Colwill
16	Chris Willock
45	Cian Ashford

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Joel Bagan, Ollie Tanner, Ethan Horvath, Luke Pearce, Yakou Meite, William Fish, Kion Etete, Joe Ralls, Wilfried Kanga.

Watford (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
23	Jonathan Bond (GK)
3	Francisco Sierralta
6	Matthew Pollock
5	Ryan Porteous
10	Imran Louza
17	Moussa Sissoko
37	Yasser Larouci
2	Jeremy Ngakia
19	Bayo Youssouf
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
34	Kwadwo Baah

Watford Substitutes:

Ryan Andrews, Mamadou Doumbia, Festy Ebosele, Tom Ince, Edo Kayembe, Myles Roberts, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Rocco Vata, Angelo Ogbonna.

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