Watford have signed Cardiff City defender Matthew Connolly on loan until the end of the season . The 27-year-old , who can play across the back four , has made 26 appearances for Russell Slade 's side this season , including 90 minutes on Tuesday night as they drew 1-1 with Bournemouth . Connolly , a former Arsenal trainee , has won promotion from the Championship previously with QPR and Reading . Cardiff City defender Matthew Connolly has signed for Watford on loan for the remainder of the season . A Cardiff statement said : 'We have accepted a loan offer for Matthew Connolly from Watford FC . 'Matthew will link up with the Hornets immediately , subject to international clearance . The emergency loan spell will run until June 1st 2015 inclusive . 'We wish Matthew the very best of luck during his time at Vicarage Road . ' Slavisa Jokanovic now has an additional defender to utilise as Watford look to rise up the Championship .
Matthew Connolly has moved from Cardiff to Watford on a loan deal . The versatile defender has been a regular under Russell Slade . Posted at 13:15 1 Sep 201413:15 1