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14th January 2025- Championship, Cardiff City 1 Watford 1

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WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Report: Cardiff City 1-1 Watford – Watford FC Download

BBC: Watford arrested their four-match losing run in dramatic fashion as Vakoun Bayo’s 87th-minute header snatched a fortuitous draw at relegation-threatened Cardiff City.

Sky: It looked as though Cian Ashford’s 65th-minute goal was going to be enough to earn City their first home win since November 2, but Bayo struck in the 87th minute to stop his side falling to a double defeat to their hosts in a little over two weeks.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Cardiff 1 Watford 1

Cardiff 1 Watford 1 minute-by-minute report

‘Freshness through the door’ will help lift Watford says Cleverley

Cleverley feels ‘it doesn’t take a rocket scientist’ to see signings are needed

From the Rookery End: Mike, Andy and Arlo made the midweek trip across the border to South Wales and saw Watford emerge with a point after a largely miserable performance against relegation strugglers Cardiff City With rumours gathering pace over recent days that Gino might be up to his old tricks again, is it enough to ease the pressure on Tom Cleverley for now? We tackle that thorny issue as well as hearing from a number of, frankly baffled, supporters from other Championship clubs offering their perspective from a distance This is From The Rookery End, Tom Cleverley Ole Ole!

29th December 2024- Championship, Watford 1 Cardiff City 2

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Report: Watford 1-2 Cardiff City – Watford FC Download

BBC: Cardiff City won their first Championship game in 10 attempts as they beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road.

Sky: Robinson opened the scoring in the first minute and grabbed another before half-time, shortly after Giorgi Chakvetadze had equalised, to dent the hosts’ play-off hopes.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Watford 1 Cardiff City 2

Five talking points: Unbeaten home run ends and dealing with delaying tactics

Watford 1 Cardiff 2 minute-by-minute match report

‘We have to admit that, to a man, we weren’t good enough’ – Cleverley

Cleverley ready to help Jebbison both technically and mentally

Nine months of impregnability ended in one lousy 90 minutes

They tried it at Luton. They tried it yesterday. Probably won’t be tried again!

Early goal was bad, but conceding so soon after equalising was criminal

Fran’s Watford Blog: The post-match analysis was lively with Adam having an extended (and justifiable) rant. It had been a very frustrating game. Watford had completely dominated possession, but had seemed very reluctant to go for goal in contrast with the opposition whose goals came from positive runs. Cardiff were unpleasant opposition, the very early goal meaning that the time wasting was prolonged and the referee decided not to deal with it. There was also a lot of shirt pulling that went unpunished while every tackle by the Hornets seemed to provoke agonised rolling around. On more than one occasion, the Cardiff physios were called on for a player who was back on their feet with no apparent harm done before they reached them.

From the Rookery End: With Watford’s unbeaten home record finally gone, Colin, Jordi and Mike got together to discuss the two Feative home games against Portsmouth and Cardiff. Do fans take themselves too seriously? Did Baah’s “take the L” dance contribute to Watford taking one of their own against Cardiff? Was the ref to blame – or was it just one of those days for Tom Cleverly’s Hornets?

3rd February 2024- Championship, Watford 0 Cardiff City 1

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.

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7th October 2023- Championship, Cardiff City 1 Watford 1

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BBC: Mark McGuinness put the hosts in front with an emphatic close-range finish in the first half.

Sky: The Cardiff goalkeeper’s clumsy control of a harmless pass from centre-half Mark McGuinness gifted a 54th-minute equaliser to Hornets striker Vakoun Bayo.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Cardiff 1 Watford 1

A point, some improvement but still so much needs to be better

Ismael: We should have won the game

Fran’s Watford Blog: Most leaving the ground seemed quite happy with the performance. While the first half had been woeful, the second half was much better. The players were closing the opposition down and making things difficult for them, which we haven’t seen for a while. The attacking effort was also better than of late although they were still far too shot shy. There were a couple of occasions (Bayo and Asprilla come to mind) when a shot seemed a better option than the pass that they ended up failing to make. Livermore had a solid game and Kayembe looked more solid as the game went on. Louza impressed me on his appearance from the bench showing some decent touches which have been all too rare in the past few weeks. It was not a great performance, but there was a spirit there and it was good to see the team come back from a goal down and they were the most likely winners of the game. It was certainly good to break the losing streak before the international break.

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19th April 2023- Championship, Watford 1 Cardiff City 3

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

Attendance: 17,005

BBC Sport: Sory Kaba’s stunning overhead strike sealed a vital win for Cardiff City in their Championship survival fight. Cardiff came from behind at Vicarage Road after Ismaila Sarr tapped in his 11th of the season for an early Watford lead.

Sky Sports: Etete netted just after the half-hour mark. The summer signing from Cheltenham accepted Andy Rinomhota’s pass on the right of the box and negotiated his way past challengers before slotting across Bachmann from a tight angle. Cardiff stunned Watford by taking the lead four minutes later. Ryan Wintle’s drive was blocked by a defender but Kipre was first to the rebound and instantly smashed an unstoppable shot beyond Bachmann from the right of the box.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It had been a dreadful half of football. As too often, an early goal was followed by lots of pretty possession with no goal-scoring chances created and then a complete collapse when the visitors scored.

Watford Observer: Chris Wilder spent more than 20 minutes talking in his press conference after the defeat to Cardiff, and pulled no punches as he assessed the game and the wider picture at Vicarage Road.

2nd November 2022- Championship, Cardiff City 1 Watford 2

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Attendance: 17,036

BBC Sport: Set-pieces proved key in south Wales as Watford came from behind to beat Cardiff City 2-1, with all three goals scored from corners.

Sky Sports: The Hornets replaced Swansea in sixth place with goals from Francisco Sierralta and Ismaila Sarr completing their fight back after Cedric Kipre had given the home side the lead.

Fran’s Watford Blog: This was a very good showing from the Hornets. Some of the passing from the back can be scary, but when it is executed well it is a joy to watch. João Pedro was absolutely magnificent, he was everywhere. Sarr put in a decent showing and was good value for the goal. The defence were well organised, and it was good to see Gaspar put in a decent shift. Finally we are seeing some consistency from this team, they are working hard and playing as a team. They are doing the dirty work, closing down the opposition, but also showing some great skill going forward. The chants of “sexy football” were well merited.

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