Watford v Cardiff City, 15 December 2018

Score3-2 to Watford
RefereeAndy Madley
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,032

View Watford v Cardiff City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was the first-ever meeting in the top division. Premier League Head to Head Played: 1 Watford won: 1 Drawn: 0 Cardiff City won: 0 Watford scored: 3 Cardiff City scored: 2

3 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

2 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 16 G
José Holebas 52 G
Domingos Quina 68 G

Goals:

Junior Hoilett 80 G
Bobby Decordova-Reid 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Sean Morrison Defender/Centre back
Aron Gunnarsson Defender/Midfielder
Callum Paterson Defender/Midfielder
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Víctor Camarasa Midfielder
Junior Hoilett Midfielder/Forward
Josh Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Isaac Success for Ken Sema 77
Stefano Okaka for Troy Deeney 81
Tom Cleverley for Gerard Deulofeu 87

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Josh Murphy 46
Lee Peltier for Joe Bennett 59
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Aron Gunnarsson 78

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 10th Watford avoided losing three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since April 1988. At 19 years and 27 days, Domingos Quina became the youngest scorer for Watford in the Premier League. The previous club record holder was Tommy Smith who was 19 years and 155 days when he scored against Middlesbrough on 24 October 1999 The Hornets had now lost one of their last ten home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams. They had now conceded two or more goals in each of their last five games in the Premier League. Watford had now taken a total 202 points from games played in the Premier League (played 207, won 52, lost 109).

Comments:

League position: 16th Cardiff City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the top division for the first time since April 1962. The Bluebirds had now taken only one point from their last ten away games in the Premier League (scored five, conceded 25). This was the first time they had scored more than one goal in an away game in the Premier League since a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 29 March 2014.

3 Watford

Manager: Javi Gracia

Goals:

Gerard Deulofeu 16 G
José Holebas 52 G
Domingos Quina 68 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Defender/Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Domingos Quina
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Substitutions:

Isaac Success for Ken Sema 77
Stefano Okaka for Troy Deeney 81
Tom Cleverley for Gerard Deulofeu 87

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Adam Masina
Defender/Midfielder Nathaniel Chalobah
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 10th Watford avoided losing three consecutive home games in the top division for the first time since April 1988. At 19 years and 27 days, Domingos Quina became the youngest scorer for Watford in the Premier League. The previous club record holder was Tommy Smith who was 19 years and 155 days when he scored against Middlesbrough on 24 October 1999 The Hornets had now lost one of their last ten home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams. They had now conceded two or more goals in each of their last five games in the Premier League. Watford had now taken a total 202 points from games played in the Premier League (played 207, won 52, lost 109).

2 Cardiff City

Manager: Neil Warnock

Goals:

Junior Hoilett 80 G
Bobby Decordova-Reid 82 G

Starting lineup:

Neil Etheridge Goalkeeper
Sol Bamba Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga Defender
Sean Morrison Defender/Centre back
Aron Gunnarsson Defender/Midfielder
Callum Paterson Defender/Midfielder
Joe Bennett Defender/Left back
Harry Arter Midfielder
Víctor Camarasa Midfielder
Junior Hoilett Midfielder/Forward
Josh Murphy Forward

Substitutions:

Nathaniel Mendez-Laing for Josh Murphy 46
Lee Peltier for Joe Bennett 59
Bobby Decordova-Reid for Aron Gunnarsson 78

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex Smithies
Defender/Midfielder Lee Peltier
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bobby Decordova-Reid
Midfielder Kadeem Harris
Midfielder Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward Kenneth Zohore

Comments:

League position: 16th Cardiff City failed in their attempt to win consecutive games in the top division for the first time since April 1962. The Bluebirds had now taken only one point from their last ten away games in the Premier League (scored five, conceded 25). This was the first time they had scored more than one goal in an away game in the Premier League since a 3-3 draw at West Bromwich Albion on 29 March 2014.