Watford 1-2 Cardiff — EFL Championship, 29 Dec 2024
Cardiff beat Watford 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 29 December 2024 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Callum Robinson, G. Chakvetadze got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 2 and Cardiff 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 0-11'assist: Callum O'Dowda
- 1-138'assist: Rocco Vata
- 1-242'assist: C. Ashford
- Half-time1-2
- 46'
- 55'Foul
- 57'
- 58'
- 60'Foul
- 65'
- 67'
- 69'Foul
- 74'
- 81'Argument
- 86'Foul
- 89'out: Y. Meïté
- 89'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Watford
- 7.2Francisco SierraltaD
- 7.2Matthew PollockD
- 7.0Rocco VataM
- 7.0Imrân LouzaM
- 6.9Ryan AndrewsD
- 6.9Edouard KayembeM
- 6.9Giorgi ChakvetadzeM
- 6.7Thomas InceM
- 6.7Festy EboseleD
- 6.5Daniel BachmannG
- 6.5Moussa SissokoM
- 6.5Ryan PorteousD
- 6.3Vakoun Issouf BayoF
- 6.3Daniel JebbisonF
- 5.9Yasser LarouciD
Cardiff
- 8.9Callum RobinsonF
- 7.2Dimitrios GoutasD
- 7.2Cian AshfordM
- 7.2Calum ChambersM
- 7.2Callum O'DowdaD
- 7.0Joel BaganD
- 7.0Alexander RobertsonM
- 6.9Christopher WillockM
- 6.9Manolis SiopisM
- 6.9Ollie TannerF
- 6.7Andrew RinomhotaD
- 6.5Jak AlnwickG
- 6.3Rubin ColwillM
- 6.3Jesper DalandD
- 6.2Yakou MéïtéF
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordT. Cleverley
Substitutes
- 21A. OgbonnaD
- 23Jonathan BondG
- 7Thomas Ince67'M6.7
- 3Francisco Sierralta46'D7.2
- 36Festy Ebosele57'D6.7
- 14P. DwomohM
- 22James MorrisD
- 2Jeremy NgakiaD
- 18Daniel Jebbison58'F6.3
CardiffO. Riza
Substitutes
- 1Ethan HorvathG
- 19Y. Meïté89'F6.2
- 20A. El GhaziF
- 15W. KangaF
- 32Ollie Tanner65'F6.9
- 2W. FishD
- 23Joel Bagan74'D7.0
- 27R. Colwill89'M6.3
- 44Ronan KpakioD
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Francisco Sierralta | 45 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matthew Pollock | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rocco Vata | 57 | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Imrân Louza | 67 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Ryan Andrews | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Thomas Ince | 23 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Festy Ebosele | 33 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Ryan Porteous | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Vakoun Issouf Bayo | 58 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Jebbison | 32 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Yasser Larouci | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Callum Robinson | 90 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 8.9 |
| Dimitrios Goutas | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Cian Ashford | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Calum Chambers | 74 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 7.2 |
| Callum O'Dowda | 89 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.2 |
| Joel Bagan | 16 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Alexander Robertson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Christopher Willock | 65 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Manolis Siopis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ollie Tanner | 25 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Andrew Rinomhota | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Jak Alnwick | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Rubin Colwill | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jesper Daland | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Yakou Méïté | 10 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |