Sky: A stunning Josh Bowler strike two minutes before half-time gave Cardiff a 1-0 victory over Watford at Vicarage Road. Bowler held off one Watford player, cut inside another and sent a delightful curler beyond the outstretched hand of Ben Hamer and into the far corner.

BBC: Cardiff suffered some nervy moments in the second half but Watford’s best effort saw Ismael Kone hit the post.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 0 Cardiff 1

Poor Hornets suffer Cardiff defeat

Never mind the nice stuff, Watford need to get nasty admits head coach

BHappy: Cardiff were utterly unremarkable, the grey sludge of mid-table nothingness;  until they scored there was nothing to suggest that they were anything other than there to be put out of their misery.  Thereafter they justified their averageness by looking far better at defending a lead – competitive, pretty organised, robust – than they had at creating one.  Nonetheless, this was a game that we had no business losing.  “We would have lost that one last season” has been a popular mantra in this campaign…  for the first time in a while, we lost one of those games in this one too.

Fran’s Watford Blog: I thought the boos at the end of the game were harsh, but that is possibly because there had been some entertainment on show in contrast to Wednesday.  But it was another disappointing performance in a game that was won by a moment of quality from the opposition.  The Hornets created a number of chances but were let down by poor finishing.  The positive of the afternoon was that Dennis looked very bright and showed moments that may justify the high expectations that many fans have had on his return.  We have come out of a really good run of form when the football was fun again, so the downturn is disappointing and the thought of the upcoming games against Southampton and Leicester is filling me with dread rather than excitement.  Let’s hope that my pessimism is misplaced.