Football
Watford vs Cardiff City. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 3rd February 2024.
Vicarage RoadAttendance: Attendance19,739.
Match ends, Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
Josh Wilson-Esbrand (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Josh Wilson-Esbrand.
Attempt saved. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
Attempt saved. Ken Sema (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt.
Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaël Koné.
Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by David Turnbull (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is close, but misses the top right corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Wintle.
David Turnbull (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathaniel Phillips.
Attempt blocked. Jamal Lewis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Nathaniel Phillips replaces Jamilu Collins.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Famara Diédhiou replaces Kion Etete.
Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Jake Livermore.
Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaël Koné with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Wesley Hoedt (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Josh Wilson-Esbrand replaces Josh Bowler.
Substitution, Cardiff City. Mahlon Romeo replaces Perry Ng.
Attempt missed. Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Wintle with a cross following a set piece situation.
Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
Kion Etete (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Ismaël Koné (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Josh Bowler (Cardiff City).
Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
Offside, Watford. Jamal Lewis is caught offside.
Substitution, Cardiff City. David Turnbull replaces Rubin Colwill.
Attempt missed. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis.
Attempt missed. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Matheus Martins.
Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Rubin Colwill.
Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Wintle.
Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card.
Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
Manolis Siopis (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Jake Livermore (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Jake Livermore (Watford).
Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
Attempt missed. Perry Ng (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Second Half begins Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
First Half ends, Watford 0, Cardiff City 1.
Foul by Kion Etete (Cardiff City).
Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Goal! Watford 0, Cardiff City 1. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Perry Ng.
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jak Alnwick.
Jake Livermore (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt missed. Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kion Etete.
Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Matheus Martins (Watford).
Karlan Grant (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a headed pass.
Foul by Yáser Asprilla (Watford).
Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matheus Martins.
Attempt missed. Josh Bowler (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mark McGuinness with a headed pass following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Matheus Martins.
Attempt missed. Kion Etete (Cardiff City) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Karlan Grant with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
Jamilu Collins (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City).
Delay in match (Watford).
Attempt blocked. Matheus Martins (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
