The story
Watford beat Cardiff 3-2 at Vicarage Road in the Premier League, gameweek 17.
Watford's goals came from Gerard Deulofeu (16'), Jose Cholevas (52') and Domingos Quina (68'); Junior Hoilett (80') and Bobby De Cordova-Reid (82') replied for Cardiff.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
Watford had 71% of the ball and 17 shots to Cardiff's 10.
Match stats
Key moments
- 16' Gerard Deulofeu Goal · Watford 1-0 Assist: Abdoulaye Doucouré
- 52' Jose Cholevas Goal · Watford 2-0 Assist: Gerard Deulofeu
- 68' Domingos Quina Goal · Watford 3-0 Assist: Ken Sema
- 80' Junior Hoilett Goal · Cardiff 3-1 Assist: Víctor Camarasa
- 82' Bobby De Cordova-Reid Goal · Cardiff 3-2 Assist: Troy Deeney
Line-ups
Watford
- Ben FosterGoalkeeper
- Craig CathcartDefender
- Christian KabaseleDefender
- Kiko FemeníaDefender
- Jose CholevasDefender
- Abdoulaye DoucouréMidfielder
- Ken Semaoff 77'Midfielder
- Roberto PereyraMidfielder
- Domingos QuinaMidfielder
- Troy Deeneyoff 81'Forward
- Gerard Deulofeuoff 87'Forward
Cardiff
- Neil EtheridgeGoalkeeper
- Sol BambaDefender
- Joe Bennettoff 59'Defender
- Bruno Écuélé MangaDefender
- Sean MorrisonDefender
- Víctor CamarasaMidfielder
- Josh Murphyoff 46'Midfielder
- Harry ArterMidfielder
- Aron Gunnarssonoff 78'Midfielder
- Callum PatersonForward
- Junior HoilettForward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (5)
- 16' ⚽ Gerard Deulofeuassist Abdoulaye Doucouré
- 52' ⚽ Jose Cholevasassist Gerard Deulofeu
- 68' ⚽ Domingos Quinaassist Ken Sema
- 80' ⚽ Junior Hoilettassist Víctor Camarasa
- 82' ⚽ Bobby De Cordova-Reidassist Troy Deeney
Head to head
0Watford wins2Draws4Cardiff wins