Watford vs Crawley Town

League Cup · 2026 · Round of 128
8 August 2026 at 14:00 UTC · Vicarage Road →Vicarage Road, Watford

Watford

1:0

Full time

Crawley Town

• M. Bola 90′

Half-time0–0

Regulation1–0

Referee: H. Wager

Watford beat Crawley Town 1–0 in the League Cup on 8 August 2026. M. Bola scored the only goal.

Match events

EVENTS

24′

Edoardo BoveYellow cardFoul

46′

On: A. NabizadaOff: K. BaahSubstitution

56′

On: O. AderojuOff: G. Di BiaseSubstitution

62′

Charlie BarkerYellow cardFoul

63′

Iker BravoYellow cardArgument

64′

On: O. KamaraOff: M. EbioweiSubstitution

67′

Kellan GordonYellow cardFoul

68′

On: E. KayembeOff: E. BoveSubstitution

68′

On: M. DoumbiaOff: L. KjerrumgaardSubstitution

69′

On: M. PayeroOff: I. BravoSubstitution

76′

On: J. RussellOff: A. AdeyemoSubstitution

76′

On: O. MrishoOff: K. GordonSubstitution

76′

On: P. Arganese-McDermottOff: A. OdimayoSubstitution

77′

On: R. VataOff: O. MaammaSubstitution

90+7′

Pemi AderojuYellow cardFoul

90′

M. BolaGoal

Symbol key

• Goal
• Yellow card
• Red card
• Second yellow / red
• Substitution
• Penalty scored
• Penalty missed
• Own goal
• Goal disallowed
• VAR review

Match stats

Full match1st half2nd half

FULL MATCH

61%Ball Possession39%

13Blocked Shots3

12Corner Kicks1

11Fouls13

3Goalkeeper Saves10

2Offsides2

85%Passes %76%

391Passes accurate223

—Red Cards—

25Shots insidebox7

12Shots off Goal3

11Shots on Goal3

11Shots outsidebox2

36Total Shots9

461Total passes292

2Yellow Cards3

—expected_goals—

—goals_prevented—

Lineups

Formations

Watford

Formation unavailable

1

F. Ravaglia

4

K. Keben

6

M. Pollock

16

M. Bola

23

O. Traoré

5

H. Kyprianou

7

O. Maamma

8

E. Bove

14

K. Baah

17

Iker Bravo

9

L. Kjerrumgaard

Coach: Unavailable

Substitutes

10 · I. Louza0 min recordedM

11 · R. VataOn 77′ · 13 minF

20 · M. DoumbiaOn 68′ · 22 minF

21 · Amin NabizadaOn 46′ · 45 minF

22 · M. PayeroOn 69′ · 21 minM

26 · D. Bachmann0 min recordedG

33 · J. Zemura0 min recordedD

39 · E. KayembeOn 68′ · 22 minM

53 · James Andrew Clarridge0 min recordedD

Crawley Town

Formation unavailable

1

V. Mannone

2

K. Gordon

5

C. Barker

22

A. Adeyemo

24

A. Odimayo

7

M. Ebiowei

8

L. Watson

10

S. Duke-McKenna

20

J. Arthurs

25

Jacques Fourcroy

14

G. Di Biase

Coach: Unavailable

Substitutes

4 · P. Arganese-McDermottOn 76′

9 · D. Orsi0 min recordedF

11 · P. AderojuOn 56′ · 34 minF

13 · N. Michalski0 min recordedG

16 · J. RussellOn 76′ · 14 minD

17 · Osman KamaraOn 64′ · 26 minF

28 · Nathan Tinsdale0 min recordedM

33 · Omari MrishoOn 76′ · 14 minD

56 · Jude Robertson0 min recorded