Cardiff City v Watford, 22 February 2019

Score5-1 to Watford
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCardiff City Stadium
Attendance30,387

View Cardiff City v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm Watford had now scored nine goals in their last two visits to Cardiff City Stadium (also 4-2 in League Championship on 28 December 2014). Premier League Head to Head Played: 2 Cardiff City won: 0 Drawn: 0 Watford won: 2 Cardiff City scored: 3 Watford scored: 8

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

5 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Sol Bamba 82 G

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 18 G
Gerard Deulofeu 61 G
Gerard Deulofeu 63 G
Troy Deeney 73 G
Troy Deeney 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender Sol Bamba
Defender Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Callum Paterson
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Forward Josh Murphy
Forward Oumar Niasse

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Junior Hoilett for Josh Murphy 56
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Joe Ralls 67
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 71

Substitutions:

Domingos Quina for Roberto Pereyra 71
Tom Cleverley for Etienne Capoue 79
Andre Gray for Gerard Deulofeu 86

Cards:

Callum Paterson 86 Y

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 30 Y
Roberto Pereyra 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender Greg Cunningham
Defender/Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Marc Navarro
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray

Comments:

League position: 17th This was Cardiff City's 100th home defeat in the top division. This was the third time that City had conceded five or more goals in a home game in this Premier League season and all three on the 22nd day of a month (also 0-5 versus Manchester City on 22 September 2018 and 1-5 versus Manchester United on 22 December 2018). They had now conceded 28 goals in their home games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. The Bluebirds failed in their attempts to win three consecutive games in the top division for the first time since February 1961 and keep clean sheets in three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since 1953. 16 of their last 19 goals in the Premier League had now been scored in the second-half.

Comments:

League position: 7th Watford scored five goals or more goals in a game in the top division for the first time since a 5-1 win against Leicester City on 22 November 1986 in League Division One. This was their biggest win since a 7-2 victory against Blackpool in League Championship on 24 January 2015 when Odion Ighalo scored their most recent hat-trick. They had now lost one of their last 11 games in all competitions (won six). With Watford's first hat-trick in the top division since Mark Falco against Aston Villa on 18 October 1986, Gerard Deulofeu became the third player to score a hat-trick on a Friday in the Premier League after Bradford City’s Dean Windass and Arsenal’s Thierry Henry (twice). They became the 33rd club to concede 200 goals in their away games in the Premier League (played 109, scored 90). Abdoulaye Doucoure had been selected in the starting line-up in all of the Hornets' 11 wins so far in this Premier League season.

1 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Sol Bamba 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Neil Etheridge
Defender Sol Bamba
Defender Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder Callum Paterson
Defender/Left back Joe Bennett
Midfielder Harry Arter
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Forward Josh Murphy
Forward Oumar Niasse

Substitutions:

Junior Hoilett for Josh Murphy 56
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Joe Ralls 67
Kenneth Zohore for Oumar Niasse 71

Cards:

Callum Paterson 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender Greg Cunningham
Defender/Midfielder Aron Gunnarsson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder/Forward Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 17th This was Cardiff City's 100th home defeat in the top division. This was the third time that City had conceded five or more goals in a home game in this Premier League season and all three on the 22nd day of a month (also 0-5 versus Manchester City on 22 September 2018 and 1-5 versus Manchester United on 22 December 2018). They had now conceded 28 goals in their home games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team. The Bluebirds failed in their attempts to win three consecutive games in the top division for the first time since February 1961 and keep clean sheets in three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since 1953. 16 of their last 19 goals in the Premier League had now been scored in the second-half.

5 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 18 G
Gerard Deulofeu 61 G
Gerard Deulofeu 63 G
Troy Deeney 73 G
Troy Deeney 90 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Cathcart Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Adam Masina Defender
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Roberto Pereyra Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Gerard Deulofeu Forward

Substitutions:

Domingos Quina for Roberto Pereyra 71
Tom Cleverley for Etienne Capoue 79
Andre Gray for Gerard Deulofeu 86

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 30 Y
Roberto Pereyra 55 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender Marc Navarro
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Andre Gray

Comments:

League position: 7th Watford scored five goals or more goals in a game in the top division for the first time since a 5-1 win against Leicester City on 22 November 1986 in League Division One. This was their biggest win since a 7-2 victory against Blackpool in League Championship on 24 January 2015 when Odion Ighalo scored their most recent hat-trick. They had now lost one of their last 11 games in all competitions (won six). With Watford's first hat-trick in the top division since Mark Falco against Aston Villa on 18 October 1986, Gerard Deulofeu became the third player to score a hat-trick on a Friday in the Premier League after Bradford City’s Dean Windass and Arsenal’s Thierry Henry (twice). They became the 33rd club to concede 200 goals in their away games in the Premier League (played 109, scored 90). Abdoulaye Doucoure had been selected in the starting line-up in all of the Hornets' 11 wins so far in this Premier League season.