Follow live coverage as Watford face Cardiff City in the Championship today. An increasingly competitive second tier in English football remains an intense and exciting competition, with the prize of a place in the Premier League on offer at the end of the season.

Cardiff City won their first Championship game in 10 attempts as they beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road. The Bluebirds were ahead after just 55 seconds, as Callum Robinson found space inside the Watford box before finding the bottom corner.

Cardiff City ended a 13-game winless run away from home in the Championship when beating Watford 2-1 in their final game of 2024 – the Bluebirds last won back-to-back matches on the road in April.

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