' IN FORM MASON KEEPS PRE-SEASON ROLLING '

An in-form Joe Mason struck twice to earn Cardiff City a 2-1 victory over Watford this evening.

Tuesday 28th July 2015

The Irishman found the net in either half to make Troy Deeney's goal redundant in the grand scheme of things.

Anthony Pilkington was the first player to try his luck, but he was denied a fourth goal of pre-season by a solid block on the edge of the area.

Watford, who were without the injured Almen Abdi for their trip to South Wales, themselves carved a chance inside the opening 10 minutes when Deeney looked to break through on goal.

A fine recovery tackle by Sean Morrison prevented the Hornets striker from getting a shot away, however, and it proved a big moment as Mason slotted home the opener up the other end soon after.

Peter Whittingham then saw his attempt from range sail narrowly wide as the Bluebirds looked to double their lead, while Odion Ighalo's attempt was only kept out by a decent Simon Moore stop.

Watford did level things up before the break, however, with Deeney controlling Craig Cathcart's long ball and perfectly lofting it over Moore's reach.

Ighalo and Kagisho Dikgacoi each fired wide in the early stages of the second period, but it was Ben Watson who came closest to adding a second for the visitors when forcing Moore into another fine save.

Following a number of changes for both side, it was Russell Slade's men who took the initiative when Mason latched on to Joe Ralls' through-ball to double his personal tally.

That proved to be the last act of the game, as the Welsh outfit held out for a victory in their first - and only - home pre-season outing.

He is going to be a big player for us.

Lets hope Mason stays injury free

Hes such a clever footballer, going to be key this season

I have always liked mason,i didn't understand why we loaned him out 2 Bolton,he always gives 100% and scored goals 4 us,im glad he is back and slade is giving him a chance.
Any player who show's he cares about the city and want.s 2 do well 4 us,that's good enough 4 me,he will score goals 4 us this season

Last night was really refreshing to watch as Joe mason show us real promise again. And I also think Joe ralls put in his best performance in a cardiff city shirt yet this team has to be built around these. I personally thought watford were really poor for a newly promoted side but hats of to the boys in blue they hot stuck in and got a deserved victory. 10/10 well done boys looking forward to Fulham now.

Looks like he's forfilling his potencial this preseason, he's going to be a massive part of what we're trying to achieve this season.

Going into the season with goals and on a high is key for Mason. Looking forward to watching him this season...

Mason & Sami up front could be a good pairing both of them looking sharp. Moore in goals made some decent saves, yes Watford were poor but they played a BIT better in the 2nd half, when it went to 1-1 I thought here we go BUT NO we stuck with it where on the past we would struggle. We stayed with still played Football by going
FORWARD, a couple of side way passed but when it was only needed we played more forward ones.
Simon Moore you could here shouting at his back 4 to push out or close up.
Overall a good HOME performance, let's see if they can do the same against Fulham.

He's earned himself a start v Fulham