Date:09 Apr 2012
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Cardiff City Stadium
Attendance:21,259

Miller (45)
Nosworthy (81)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Chris Iwelumo has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

94mins Don Cowie takes a shot. Nyron Nosworthy gets a block in.

93mins Aron Gunnarsson fouled by John Eustace, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by David Marshall.

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Joe Garner by Andrew Taylor. Direct free kick taken by Nyron Nosworthy.

88mins Aron Gunnarsson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Sean Murray. Direct free kick taken by Tomasz Kuszczak.

84mins Shot from just outside the penalty area by Filip Kiss misses to the left of the target.

83mins Robert Earnshaw takes a shot. Save by Tomasz Kuszczak.

81mins Nyron Nosworthy grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Cardiff 1-1 Watford.Sean Murray provided the assist for the goal.

80mins Ben Turner gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Chris Iwelumo. Direct free kick taken by Sean Murray.

77mins Unfair challenge on Don Cowie by Joe Garner results in a free kick. (Watford) makes a substitution, with Chris Iwelumo coming on for Prince Buaben. Liam Lawrence goes off and Robert Earnshaw comes on. Free kick taken by Ben Turner.

74mins Liam Lawrence takes a inswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by John Eustace.

72mins Unfair challenge on Aron Gunnarsson by Lloyd Doyley results in a free kick. Lloyd Doyley is given a yellow card. Shot on goal comes in from Liam Lawrence from the free kick.

71mins Prince Buaben fouled by Filip Kiss, the ref awards a free kick. Booking for Filip Kiss for unsporting behaviour. Carl Dickinson takes the direct free kick.

71mins Mark Hudson has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide left of the target.

70mins Nyron Nosworthy challenges Aron Gunnarsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Nyron Nosworthy booked for unsporting behaviour. Peter Whittingham takes the direct free kick.

67mins Sean Murray gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kevin McNaughton. David Marshall takes the free kick. David Marshall receives a caution for time wasting.

66mins Inswinging corner taken by Don Cowie from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by John Eustace.

66mins Peter Whittingham takes the inswinging corner, Nyron Nosworthy makes a clearance.

66mins Aron Gunnarsson takes a shot. Save by Tomasz Kuszczak.

65mins Close range strike by Troy Deeney goes over the bar.

65mins Carl Dickinson takes a shot. Aron Gunnarsson gets a block in.

64mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Sean Murray, clearance by Filip Kiss.

62mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Liam Lawrence by Carl Dickinson. Peter Whittingham takes the free kick.

61mins Corner taken right-footed by Sean Murray, clearance by Mark Hudson.

59mins Corner taken right-footed by Sean Murray from the right by-line, Shot by Joe Garner. Ben Turner gets a block in. Shot by John Eustace from just outside the area goes over the net.

56mins Corner taken right-footed by Sean Murray, Troy Deeney takes a shot. Blocked by Kenny Miller.

55mins Filip Kiss joins the action as a substitute, replacing Stephen McPhail. Corner taken right-footed by Sean Murray, Martin Taylor takes a shot. Save by David Marshall.

54mins Prince Buaben takes a shot. Liam Lawrence gets a block in.

52mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Nyron Nosworthy on Liam Lawrence. Direct free kick taken by Liam Lawrence.

51mins Short corner taken by Peter Whittingham.

50mins Corner taken by Peter Whittingham, Tomasz Kuszczak makes a save.

50mins Header from close in by Kenny Miller bounces off the post.

48mins Jonathan Hogg fouled by Stephen McPhail, the ref awards a free kick. Sean Murray restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Unfair challenge on Liam Lawrence by Prince Buaben results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mark Hudson.

46mins Sean Murray has an effort at goal from outside the area which misses left.

45mins Joe Garner comes on in place of Britt Assombalonga.

47mins The referee blows for offside. Tomasz Kuszczak takes the free kick.

46mins Unfair challenge on Kenny Miller by Martin Taylor results in a free kick. Liam Lawrence restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Kenny Miller finds the back of the net with a headed goal from close in. Cardiff 1-0 Watford.The assist for the goal came from Don Cowie.

45mins John Eustace takes a shot. Save by David Marshall.

43mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Turner on Prince Buaben. Ben Turner receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Sean Murray.

43mins Britt Assombalonga concedes a free kick for a foul on Kevin McNaughton. Mark Hudson takes the free kick.

43mins Foul by Ben Turner on Martin Taylor, free kick awarded. Tomasz Kuszczak takes the free kick.

38mins Nyron Nosworthy challenges Aron Gunnarsson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Liam Lawrence takes the free kick.

38mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Sean Murray, clearance by Aron Gunnarsson.

38mins Carl Dickinson takes a shot. Stephen McPhail gets a block in.

37mins Liam Lawrence on for Craig Conway.

32mins Craig Conway fouled by Jonathan Hogg, the ref awards a free kick. The referee shows Jonathan Hogg a yellow card for unsporting behaviour. Kevin McNaughton takes the free kick.

28mins Carl Dickinson challenges Craig Conway unfairly and gives away a free kick. Peter Whittingham delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right wing.

22mins Unfair challenge on Don Cowie by Britt Assombalonga results in a free kick. Britt Assombalonga receives a caution. Andrew Taylor restarts play with the free kick.

20mins Unfair challenge on Britt Assombalonga by Stephen McPhail results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Martin Taylor.

18mins Britt Assombalonga concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen McPhail. Direct free kick taken by Ben Turner.

17mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Britt Assombalonga. Indirect free kick taken by David Marshall.

16mins Prince Buaben takes a shot. Blocked by Stephen McPhail.

13mins Troy Deeney is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by David Marshall.

12mins Stephen McPhail fouled by Jonathan Hogg, the ref awards a free kick. Mark Hudson restarts play with the free kick.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Andrew Taylor by Britt Assombalonga. David Marshall takes the direct free kick.

8mins Effort from the edge of the box by Craig Conway goes wide of the right-hand upright.

4mins Craig Conway takes a shot. Corner taken left-footed by Peter Whittingham to the near post, Header from close in by Ben Turner misses to the left of the goal.

3mins Corner taken by Peter Whittingham played to the near post, Britt Assombalonga makes a clearance.

1mins Peter Whittingham is ruled offside. Indirect free kick taken by Tomasz Kuszczak.

The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Martin Taylor.

Match Preview

Double trouble for Bluebirds Cardiff have injury worries over strikers Kenny Miller and Rudy Gestede for their npower Championship clash with Watford. Miller had to be substituted after just six minutes of the Bluebirds' 2-0 victory at Middlesbrough on Saturday following a collision with Boro goalkeeper Jason Steele and the Scot's resulting knee problem may keep him out of the visit of the Hornets. Gestede, meanwhile, has an ankle knock sustained during the match at the Riverside and the Frenchman too could miss out as Cardiff look to continue their push for a play-off place. Both players will be assessed prior to kick-off at the Cardiff City Stadium. Bluebirds manager Malky Mackay said: "They are both up walking about which is a good sign to start with. Whether that's going to make any difference we'll have to wait and see." Watford have no new injury or suspension problems for the trip, but saw their outside play-off hopes hugely dented by Blackpool on Good Friday. The Hornets' 2-0 defeat at Vicarage Road ended a seven-match unbeaten run which had put Sean Dyche's side in with a shout of challenging for a top-six finish. Dyche kept faith with the same XI against the Seasiders as the one which triumphed 2-0 at Leeds the week previous, although the likes of Joe Garner and Prince Buaben could now come into contention for a start in the Welsh capital. Centre-back Adrian Mariappa (ankle) remains the only absentee as Watford, who shared a 1-1 draw with Cardiff earlier in the season, prepare to be reunited with former boss Mackay once more.

Formation:451Manager: Malky Mackay

Cardiff

Formation: 451Manager: Sean Dyche

Watford

David Marshall
Kevin McNaughton
Andrew Taylor
Mark Hudson
Ben Turner
Peter Whittingham
Don Cowie
Craig Conway
Aron Gunnarsson
Stephen McPhail
Kenny Miller
SUBS
Tom Heaton
Filip Kiss
Robert Earnshaw
Liam Lawrence
Kadeem Harris

Home

Away

Tomasz Kuszczak
Carl Dickinson
Martin Taylor
Lloyd Doyley
Nyron Nosworthy
John Eustace
Prince Buaben
Sean Murray
Britt Assombalonga
Jonathan Hogg
Troy Deeney
SUBS
Scott Loach
Chris Iwelumo
Dale Bennett
Matthew Whichelow
Joe Garner

Match Report

Form Guide

LDDDDW Cardiff VS Watford WDWWWL

Last Meetings

Watford 1 - 1 Cardiff 26/12/2011 Cardiff 4 - 2 Watford 22/01/2011 Watford 4 - 1 Cardiff 28/12/2010 Cardiff 3 - 1 Watford 21/03/2010 Watford 0 - 4 Cardiff 03/10/2009 Cardiff 2 - 1 Watford 18/03/2009

Top Scorers

Cardiff K Miller 9 P Whittingham 8 J Mason 7 AE Gunnarsson 5 M Hudson 4 R Earnshaw 3 D Cowie 3 C Conway 3 B Turner 2 R Gestede 2 A Taylor 1 A Gerrard 1 F Kiss 1 J Ralls 1 Watford T Deeney 7 S Murray 5 J Eustace 4 C Iwelumo 3 M Yeates 3 C Forsyth 3 C Dickinson 2 M Taylor 1 N Nosworthy 1 A Mariappa 1 J Garner 1 P Buaben 1

Goals

Cardiff Total goals 109 Goals per game 59 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 10 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 9 (For) 4 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 7 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 11 (For) 10 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 5 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Watford Total goals 98 Goals per game 48 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 10 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 6 (For) 7 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 8 (For) 4 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins