Match Pack: Cardiff City

Match Info

Fixture: Cardiff City v Watford
Competition: Sky Bet Championship
Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Time: Tuesday January 14, 7.45pm
Strip: Black away kit

Officials

Referee: Oliver Langford
Assistant Referees: Mark Stevens & Abbas Khan
Fourth Official: Jacob Miles

Team News

Tom Cleverley confirmed that Tom Dele-Bashiru will return to the squad following his knee injury, but Pierre Dwomoh will be out for two months after picking up a thigh issue at Fulham.

Kévin Keben is progressing well, whilst Daniel Bachmann's surgery on his ankle ligament issue was successful.

Full Watford team news can be read HERE.

For Cardiff City, Aaron Ramsey, David Turnbull, Michael Reindorf and Isaak Davies remain unavailable.

What Are They Saying?

“They seem to have been a little bit more direct recently, and they've had some good results from that, taking a little less risk. They’re all working hard for Omer, you can see that.”

Tom Cleverley, Watford Head Coach

“The team spirit and morale is high. We’re unbeaten in four now and we’ll keep working hard."

Omer Riza, Cardiff City Manager

Golden Flashback

Watford recorded their biggest-ever away win in the Premier League at the Cardiff City Stadium in February 2019 with a dominant 5-1 victory.

Stat Attack

2.2 - Watford are averaging 2.2 goals per game across their previous 13 away league trips to Cardiff.

2.95 - The average number of goals scored per game in the 89 meetings between the two clubs to date.

3 - Cardiff City are unbeaten across their last three league games against the Hornets.

4 - Watford have lost four of their last five league games (W1) and could lose four such games in succession outside the top-flight for the first time since November 2014.

5 - The Golden Boys are unbeaten across their last five away league games against Cardiff City.

11 - Since a 0-0 draw with Cardiff in April 2013, Watford have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 11 league matches against the Bluebirds. 

13 - Since a goalless draw with West Brom in October, Cardiff have failed to keep a clean sheet in any of their last 13 league games.

14 - Across their last five away trips to Cardiff, Watford have scored 14 times.

16 - Only Sunderland (28), Stoke City (23) and Norwich City (18) have had more goal involvements from players aged 21 and under in the Championship this season than Watford (16).

22 - The Bluebirds have conceded 22 goals in the 13 games since they last kept a clean sheet.

Player In Focus - Rubin Colwill

Age: 22

Total appearances for Cardiff City: 133

Total goals for Cardiff City: 12

Minutes played this season: 1848

Chanmpionship matches started: 16

Assists: 4

Shots on target: 19

Key passes: 31

Crosses: 49

Dribbles per 90: 4.13

Successful dribbles: 37

Ground duels: 225

Live Blog

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You can follow all the build-up, action and immediate post-match reaction with our live blog, which will be available on the Watford FC website and app from 6.15pm.

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