Cardiff 5–1 Watford
Cardiff
5–1HT 4–0
Watford
Cardiff played Watford in the Championship on 13 October 2026 at Cardiff City Stadium. The match finished 5–1.
Goals and cards
- 9'Martin Payero — Yellow card
- 11'Jack Moylan
- 35'Jack Moylan (assist by C. Ashford)
- 41'Matthew Pollock (OG)
- 45+5'Ollie·Tanner (assist by Perry Tian Hee Ng)
- 65'Christopher Willock (Penalty missed)
- 73'Edo Kayembe — Yellow card
- 85'Callum Robinson (assist by David Turnbull)
- 86'Amin Nabizada — Yellow card
- 86'Perry Tian Hee Ng — Yellow card
- 87'Hector Kyprianou (assist by Iker Bravo)
- 90+5'Hector Kyprianou — Yellow card
Line-ups
Cardiff 4-2-3-1
- N. Trott
- P. Ng
- D. Lawlor
- G. Osho
- J. Bagan
- A. Robertson
- Cian Ashford
- O. Tanner
- J. Colwill
- C. Willock
- J. Moylan
- SUBSTITUTES
- H. Tyrer
- D. Turnbull
- C. Scanlon
- C. Robinson
- P. Moreno
- R. Kpakio
- W. Fish
- I. Davies
- Charlie Holt
- COACHES: B. Barry-Murphy
Watford 4-2-3-1
- F. Ravaglia
- O. Traoré
- M. Pollock
- K. Keben
- J. Zemura
- E. Kayembe
- H. Kyprianou
- O. Maamma
- M. Payero
- S. Mavididi
- M. Boadu
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Doumbia
- K. Diatta
- S. Coulibaly
- Iker Bravo
- M. Bola
- D. Bachmann
- L. Kjerrumgaard
- Branimir Mlačić
- Amin Nabizada
- COACHES: A. Dionisi
Match statistics
| Cardiff | Watford | |
|---|---|---|
| 3.75 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.62 |
| 428 | Accurate passes | 281 |
| 14 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 8 | Shots outside box | 4 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 12 | Free kicks | 11 |
| 10 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 6 |
| 7 | Shots off goal | 7 |
| 4 | Offsides | 4 |
| 491 | Total passes | 357 |
| 22 | Total shots | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 6 | Corners | 1 |
| 11 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 58% | Possession | 42% |