دوري الدرجة الأولى الإنجليزي | # | Team | P | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Next match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Birmingham |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 29 |
 Stoke City
|
| 2 |
 Middlesbrough |
15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 29 |
 Bristol City
|
| 3 |
Stoke City |
15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 29 |
Birmingham
|
| 4 |
 Wolves |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
 Charlton
|
| 5 |
 West Brom |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 28 |
 Swansea
|
| 6 |
Swansea |
15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 26 |
West Brom
|
| 7 |
 Southampton |
15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
 Derby
|
| 8 |
 QPR |
15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 24 |
 Millwall
|
| 9 |
 West Ham |
15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 23 |
 Preston
|
| 10 |
 Sheffield Utd |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
 Watford
|
| 11 |
 Portsmouth |
15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 22 |
 Bolton
|
| 12 |
 Norwich |
15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 21 |
 Cardiff
|
| 13 |
 Blackburn |
15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
 Burnley
|
| 14 |
Cardiff |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
Norwich
|
| 15 |
 Wrexham |
15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
 Lincoln
|
| 16 |
Millwall |
15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
QPR
|
| 17 |
Bristol City |
15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
Middlesbrough
|
| 18 |
Bolton |
15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
Portsmouth
|
| 19 |
Charlton |
15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
Wolves
|
| 20 |
Watford |
15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
Sheffield Utd
|
| 21 |
Lincoln |
15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
Wrexham
|
| 22 |
Burnley |
15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
Blackburn
|
| 23 |
Derby |
15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
Southampton
|
| 24 |
Preston |
15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |
West Ham
|
Match summary
Cardiff City delivered a dominant performance at the Cardiff City Stadium, crushing Watford 5-1 in a commanding display in the English Football League Championship. The tone was set early with Jack Moylan opening the scoring in the 11th minute, before doubling his tally in the 35th, assisted by C. Ashford. Cardiff’s relentless attack continued, with Matthew Pollock finding the net in the 41st minute and Ollie Tanner adding another just before the interval, courtesy of Perry Tian Hee Ng’s assist. Christopher Willock extended the lead in the 65th minute, and while Watford managed a late consolation through Hector Kyprianou in the 87th minute, Callum Robinson’s 85th-minute strike, set up by David Turnbull, had already sealed a comprehensive victory for the hosts. Despite several yellow cards for both sides, Cardiff’s clinical finishing proved the decisive factor.