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Cardiff 1-5 Watford: Gerard Deulofeu scores hat-trick and Troy Deeney adds two more either side of Sol Bamba's consolation goal as Javi Gracia's men rise to eighth with victory over sorry Bluebirds

Gerard Deulofeu scored a stunning hat-trick to earn five-star Watford victory over Cardiff at the Principality Stadium.

Captain Troy Deeney scored two more in the second half either side of Sol Bamba's scrambled consolation goal for Cardiff.

The result moves Watford up to eighth while Cardiff stand just a place and a point above the relegation zone.

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MATCH FACTS

CARDIFF: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Morrison, Bamba, Bacuna, Arter, Ralls (Mendez-Laing), Bennett, Paterson, Niasse (Zohore 71), Murphy (Hoilett 56)

Subs not used: Smithies, Reid, Gunnarsson, Cunningham,

Bookings: Paterson

Goals: Bamba (82)

Manager: Nail Warnock

WATFORD: Foster, Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina, Doucoure, Capoue (Cleverley 79), Hughes, Pereyra (Quina 71), Deulofeu (Gray 86), Deeney.