Goal! Troy Deeney (Watford) has a reason to celebrate.
69'
Сhange
Substitution. Roberto Pereyra leaves the pitch and is replaced by Domingos Quina (Watford).
69'
Сhange
Neil Warnock has decided to introduce fresh legs, with Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff) replacing Oumar Niasse.
69'
Junior Hoilett (Cardiff) swings a cross into the box, but it's far too close to Ben Foster, who smothers the ball.
69'
Cardiff are playing possession football and controlling the game at present. They are exchanging inch-perfect passes from player to player, making it difficult for the opposition to win the ball.
66'
Сhange
That will be all from Joe Ralls who is being replaced by the fresh legs of Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (Cardiff).
64'
Gooool!
Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) is released by Etienne Capoue, he surges into the box and smashes a great shot into the top corner after a one-on-one with the goalkeeper.
61'
Gooool!
Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) weaves his way past several defenders and finds himself in a one-on-one with the keeper. His dummy throws the keeper off balance and he simply puts the ball into the back of net.
60'
Cardiff win a free kick and will be able to apply some pressure on the opposition goal.
60'
Corner Kick
Joe Ralls (Cardiff) launches a cross from the corner, but Ben Foster is alert to thwart the effort.
55'
Сhange
We are about to witness a substitution. Junior Hoilett (Cardiff) is replacing Josh Murphy.
54'
Troy Deeney (Watford) wastes a big opportunity! He controls the ball after a nice low pass and shoots from a promising distance. His poor effort goes miles wide of the right post. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Cardiff.
53'
Daryl Janmaat (Watford) tries to slide the ball through to a teammate but it's well blocked by a defender.
53'
Yellow Card
The booking goes to Roberto Pereyra (Watford).
53'
Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff) gets the ball from a rebound and thumps a terrific long-range shot towards the net. Unfortunately for him, it sails narrowly high over the crossbar. Unlucky finish. The ball goes out of play and Watford will have a goal kick.
50'
Oumar Niasse (Cardiff) pulls the jersey of one of the opposition players and Roger East blows his whistle for a foul.
49'
Oumar Niasse (Cardiff) is forced to stop his forward run after being caught in an offside position by the linesman.
45'
Whistle
Referee Roger East blows his whistle to start the second half.
45+2'
Whistle
The first half of today's match has just finished.
45'
Info
2 additional min. will be played.
42'
A cross from a mid-range free kick, taken by Watford, is intercepted by one of the defenders.
37'
Adam Masina (Watford) races towards goal but the defender gets back well to make a challenge. It's a throw-in for Watford.
34'
A cross from Sean Morrison (Cardiff) fails to reach the box as the defence clears the ball away to safety.
29'
Yellow Card
Etienne Capoue (Watford) commits a foul and is shown a yellow card.
27'
Roger East interrupts the game for a tactical foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff).
24'
Corner Kick
The resulting corner comes to nothing as Adam Masina (Watford) sends it out of play. The ball is off of the pitch and it's a goal kick for Cardiff.
23'
Watford will take a free kick near the side line.
17'
Gooool!
Goal! Troy Deeney tees up Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) on the edge of the box and he fires the ball into the bottom left corner. 0:1.
14'
Josh Murphy (Cardiff) is caught offside, but it was a really close call.
13'
A free kick has been awarded to Watford.
10'
The ball goes out of play and Cardiff will have a goal kick.
9'
Watford are dominating the game at the moment by exchanging a combination of one or two touch passes. Great harmony between the players.
3'
Corner Kick
Watford take the corner, but their hopes of scoring a goal end with a nice clearance by the defence.
Whistle
The match has just started.
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