Before the City’s game got under way there was the small matter of fourth place Leicester taking on Coventry. I looked like a win was on the cards with all three points going to our play-off rivals’ but in the end it finished all square at 2-2 giving the Bluebirds a chance for draw closer to them on points.
At Cardiff City Stadium all the rumours about Chairman Peter Ridsdale and the Malaysians were put to bed has Ridsdale and Dato Chan Tien Ghee took their sit to watch the game. One of the many rumours doing the rounds was that Ridsdale was asked not to attend the game today on the orders of the Malaysians.
On the pitch Chopra was benched on his return from a two match suspension with the City boss sticking with McCormack. Other changes were Blake moving to the centre of defence has Gerrard was out injured along with McNaughton who was replaced by fit again Gyepes. Quinn who was on the bench for the last game was back in the starting line up for the young Matthews making three changes for the defence. With Blake moved to the back four Rae came in to take his place in midfield.
It was Cardiff Scottish international McCormack who got the opened goal, some pay back for the Cardiff boss for giving him the nod ahead of Chopra. From a Whittingham corner McCormack wallop a cracking volley from just outside the box the ball hit the back of the net 1-0 to the Bluebirds.
The goal seem to wake up the visitors has they proceed to put pressure on the home team coming close on a number of occasions. Watford striker Hoskins had a spectacular overhead effort go just over the crossbar. Cardiff were lucky to be going in at half time with the lead, 1-0 just did not look good enough.
Cardiff boss made a change for the start of the second half with Capaldi on for Kennedy; Cardiff fans have seen little of the ex-Plymouth player since his return from a loan spell with Leeds. Unfortunately the game picked up from where the first finished the visitors pushing forward.
Nerves around the stadium with eased in the 63 minute when the league top scorer Peter Whittingham found a cross from Burke and connected perfectly to head the ball home against the run of play but it was now 2-0 to the Bluebirds. Any hope for Watford was killed off in the 78 minute and it was Burke now made sure the three points were staying in South Wales.
Watford got one back in injury time it was disappointment that the game did not end in a clean sheet but will with give everyone a boost before Wednesday game home to Sheffield United.
The only disappointment of the day for Cardiff is that Jay Bothroyd has picked up his ninth yellow card of the season which leaves him one more from a two match suspension, now that will worry manager Dave Jones and the fans.
What a few weeks can do it was starting to look like t
he City were going to drop out of the play-off. Then a few results go your way and you start winning again the next thing the position looks more consolidated. Looking at the table any can see how important Wednesday game is, a win could put eight points between the two teams.
The others below Sheffield United have big games Doncaster have a tough game against Newcastle while Blackpool and Coventry have to play Swansea and West Brom.
At Cardiff City Stadium all the rumours about Chairman Peter Ridsdale and the Malaysians were put to bed has Ridsdale and Dato Chan Tien Ghee took their sit to watch the game. One of the many rumours doing the rounds was that Ridsdale was asked not to attend the game today on the orders of the Malaysians.
On the pitch Chopra was benched on his return from a two match suspension with the City boss sticking with McCormack. Other changes were Blake moving to the centre of defence has Gerrard was out injured along with McNaughton who was replaced by fit again Gyepes. Quinn who was on the bench for the last game was back in the starting line up for the young Matthews making three changes for the defence. With Blake moved to the back four Rae came in to take his place in midfield.
It was Cardiff Scottish international McCormack who got the opened goal, some pay back for the Cardiff boss for giving him the nod ahead of Chopra. From a Whittingham corner McCormack wallop a cracking volley from just outside the box the ball hit the back of the net 1-0 to the Bluebirds.
The goal seem to wake up the visitors has they proceed to put pressure on the home team coming close on a number of occasions. Watford striker Hoskins had a spectacular overhead effort go just over the crossbar. Cardiff were lucky to be going in at half time with the lead, 1-0 just did not look good enough.
Cardiff boss made a change for the start of the second half with Capaldi on for Kennedy; Cardiff fans have seen little of the ex-Plymouth player since his return from a loan spell with Leeds. Unfortunately the game picked up from where the first finished the visitors pushing forward.
Nerves around the stadium with eased in the 63 minute when the league top scorer Peter Whittingham found a cross from Burke and connected perfectly to head the ball home against the run of play but it was now 2-0 to the Bluebirds. Any hope for Watford was killed off in the 78 minute and it was Burke now made sure the three points were staying in South Wales.
Watford got one back in injury time it was disappointment that the game did not end in a clean sheet but will with give everyone a boost before Wednesday game home to Sheffield United.
The only disappointment of the day for Cardiff is that Jay Bothroyd has picked up his ninth yellow card of the season which leaves him one more from a two match suspension, now that will worry manager Dave Jones and the fans.
What a few weeks can do it was starting to look like t
he City were going to drop out of the play-off. Then a few results go your way and you start winning again the next thing the position looks more consolidated. Looking at the table any can see how important Wednesday game is, a win could put eight points between the two teams.The others below Sheffield United have big games Doncaster have a tough game against Newcastle while Blackpool and Coventry have to play Swansea and West Brom.
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