| Cardiff City | Watford |
|---|
| GK | Neil Etheridge | | GK | Ben Foster |
| DR | Joe Bennett | | DR | Daryl Janmaat |
| DR | Callum Paterson | | DR | Adam Masina |
| DR | Sean Morrison | | DR | Adrian Mariappa |
| DR | Bruno Ecuele Manga | | DR | Craig Cathcart |
| DR | Sol Bamba | | MD | Abdoulaye Doucoure |
| MD | Harry Arter | | MD | Will Hughes |
| S2 | MD | Joe Ralls | S2 | MD | Etienne Capoue |
| AM | Leandro Bacuna | S1 | AM | Roberto Pereyra |
| S1 | WR | Josh Murphy | S3 | FD | Gerard Deulofeu |
| S3 | WR | Oumar Niasse | | FD | Troy Deeney |
| Substitute | Substitute |
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| S1 | AM | Junior Hoilett | S1 | MD | Domingos Quina |
| S2 | WR | Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | S2 | MD | Tom Cleverley |
| S3 | FD | Kenneth Zohore | S3 | FD | Andre Gray |
| Manager | Manager |
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| | Neil Warnock | | | Javi Gracia |