Cardiff 1-2 Watford — EFL Championship, 13 Mar 2021
Watford beat Cardiff 2-1 in the EFL Championship on 13 March 2021 at Cardiff City Stadium, Caerdydd. Nathaniel Chalobah and A. Masina scored for Watford. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cardiff have won 2 and Watford 3.
Match timeline
- 0-113'Own Goal
- 0-215'
- 39'Foul
- 45'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 72'out: S. Ojo
- 72'
- 72'
- 77'
- 81'Foul
- 82'Foul
- 85'Argument
- 86'
- 86'
- 90'Foul
- 0-390+4'
- Full-time1-2
Player ratings
7.9
Top rated
Cardiff
- 7.2Kieffer MooreF
- 7.2Aden FlintD
- 6.9Josh MurphyF
- 6.7Will VaulksM
- 6.7Sean MorrisonD
- 6.6Sheyi OjoM
- 6.6Harry WilsonF
- 6.5Ciaron BrownM
- 6.3Leandro BacunaM
- 6.3Thomas SangD
- 6.3Joe RallsM
- 6.3Curtis NelsonD
- 6.2Perry NgM
- 6.0Dillon PhillipsG
Watford
- 7.9Adam MasinaD
- 7.7Nathaniel ChalobahM
- 7.2Francisco SierraltaD
- 7.2Kiko FemeniaD
- 6.9Will HughesM
- 6.9Ismaïla SarrF
- 6.9Kenneth SemaF
- 6.9João PedroF
- 6.7Philip ZinckernagelM
- 6.7William Troost-EkongD
- 6.5Carlos SánchezM
- 6.3Isaac SuccessF
- 6.3Andre GrayF
- 6.2Daniel BachmannG
Line-ups
Substitutes
CardiffM. McCarthy
Substitutes
- 29Mark Harris
- 28Thomas Sang72'D6.3
- 12A. SmithiesG
- 7Leandro Bacuna81'72'M6.3
- 33J. HoilettM
- 21Marlon PackM
- 15J. WilliamsM
- 27S. Ojo72'M6.6
- 19M. WattersF
WatfordXisco Muñoz
Substitutes
- 22I. Success77'F6.3
- 1B. FosterG
- 15C. CathcartD
- 18A. Gray86'F6.3
- 28C. Sánchez86'M6.5
- 17A. LazaarD
- 6Benjamin WilmotD
- 44Joseph HungboM
- 3Jeremy NgakiaD
Team statistics
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kieffer Moore | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Aden Flint | 90 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Josh Murphy | 72 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Sheyi Ojo | 18 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Harry Wilson | 72 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Ciaron Brown | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 18 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Thomas Sang | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joe Ralls | 90 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Curtis Nelson | 72 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Dillon Phillips | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Masina | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Nathaniel Chalobah | 86 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.7 |
| Francisco Sierralta | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Kiko Femenia | 90 | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Will Hughes | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ismaïla Sarr | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Kenneth Sema | 77 | – | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| João Pedro | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Philip Zinckernagel | 86 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| William Troost-Ekong | 90 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Carlos Sánchez | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Isaac Success | 13 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Andre Gray | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Daniel Bachmann | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
CardiffDWDWW
- D05 Mar 21AHuddersfield0-0
- W02 Mar 21HDerby4-0
- D27 Feb 21AMiddlesbrough1-1
- W24 Feb 21ABournemouth2-1
- W20 Feb 21HPreston4-0
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2020/21
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwich | 46 | +39 | 97 |
| 2 | Watford | 46 | +33 | 91 |
| 3 | Brentford | 46 | +37 | 87 |
| 4 | Swansea | 46 | +17 | 80 |
| 6 | Bournemouth | 46 | +27 | 77 |
| 7 | Reading | 46 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 | Cardiff | 46 | +17 | 68 |
| 9 | QPR | 46 | +2 | 68 |
| 10 | Middlesbrough | 46 | +2 | 64 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Huddersfield 0-0 Cardiff, 5 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 0-0 Stoke City, 16 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
Watford
- Previous: Watford 1-0 Nottingham Forest, 6 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
- Next: Rotherham 1-4 Watford, 16 Mar 2021 · EFL Championship
Data updated