EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
Match summary Watford took on Crawley Town in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. Watford edged Crawley Town 1-0. It was 0-0 at half-time. Watford scored 1 after the break to seal the win.
Watford's scorers: M. Bola.
Watford controlled the game with 61% possession and 36 shots (9 for their opponents). Watford scored 1 from 11 shots on target. Yellow cards: Watford 2, Crawley Town 3.
Team stats View as table Watford Stat Crawley Town 61% Possession 39% 36 Shots 9 11 Shots on target 3 12 Shots off target 3 13 Blocked shots 3 25 Shots inside the box 7 11 Shots outside the box 2 12 Corner kicks 1 2 Offsides 2 11 Fouls 13 461 Passes 292 391 Accurate passes 223 85% Pass accuracy 76% 3 Goalkeeper saves 10 2 Yellow cards 3 0 Red cards 0
Referee: H. Wager
Player stats Watford Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK F. Ravaglia 0 27(96%) 0 0 0 1 7.6 102 1(1) DF O. Traoré 0 26(76%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.2 102 1 8(3) DF M. Pollock 1 1 0 1 45(82%) 0 0 0 2 1 7.7 102 7(5) DF K. Keben 0 2 59(89%) 0 0 0 1 2 7.3 102 1 9(5) DF M. Bola 3 1 1 1(100%) 3 43(86%) 0 0 0 8.9 102 2 8(8) MF E. Bove 1 1 0 1 1 22(69%) 0 1 0 3 6.2 68 1 1 7(2) MF H. Kyprianou 2 1 0 1(100%) 3 47(92%) 0 0 0 1 1 7.6 102 2 2 10(7) MF Kwadwo Baah 0 2(40%) 15(88%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 45 2 12(2) MF Iker Bravo 3 1 0 1(33%) 23(88%) 0 1 0 4 6.9 69 3 1 9(5) MF O. Maamma 2 2 0 2(40%) 26(76%) 0 0 0 7.9 77 2 2 7(2) FW L. Kjerrumgaard 4 1 0 1(100%) 1 9(82%) 0 0 0 6.3 68 2 7(3) FW Amin Nabizada 1 0 3(60%) 2 12(75%) 0 0 0 7.2 57 2 8(5) MF E. Kayembe 1 1 0 21(95%) 0 0 0 1 7 34 1 3(1) FW M. Doumbia 2 1 0 1(100%) 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 34 1 4(2) MF M. Payero 1 0 1(33%) 2 5(83%) 0 0 0 1 6.9 33 9(5) FW R. Vata 2 1 0 1(33%) 2 6(86%) 0 0 0 6.9 25 1 5(3) GK D. Bachmann 0 0 0 0 DF James Andrew Clarridge 0 0 0 0 DF J. Zemura 0 0 0 0 MF Imrân Louza 0 0 0 0
Crawley Town Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Vito Mannone 0 23(55%) 0 0 0 9 102 1(1) DF Kellan Gordon 2 1 0 1 1 11(79%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.5 76 1 8(2) DF Akin Odimayo 1 0 4 1 29(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 76 2 8(4) DF Charlie Barker 1 1 0 3 3 42(93%) 0 1 0 2 7.9 102 11(6) DF Ade Adeyemo 1 0 7 3 9(64%) 0 0 0 1 8.2 76 3 12(10) MF Jude Arthurs 0 7 1 30(83%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 102 1 11(8) MF Klaudio Krasniqi 0 1 2 27(75%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 102 1 10(4) MF Malcolm Ebiowei 0 1(33%) 9(82%) 0 0 0 1 6.2 64 1 10(2) MF Louie Watson 0 1 11(85%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.2 102 1 6(1) MF Stephen Duke-McKenna 1 1 0 1(50%) 1 10(59%) 0 0 0 3 2 6.6 102 2 1 10(5) FW Gianmarco Di Biase 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.9 56 3(2) FW Pemi Aderoju 0 4(67%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.7 46 1 5(2) FW Osman Kamara 0 1 1(33%) 0 0 0 6.3 38 1 8(1) DF Pele Arganese-McDermott 0 1 7(70%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 26 3(1) DF Johnny Russell 0 3 4(80%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 26 1 5(4) DF Omari Mrisho 0 1 5(50%) 0 0 0 6.2 26 1 3(2) GK Nicholas Michalski 0 0 0 0 MF Jude Robertson 0 0 0 0 MF Nathan Tinsdale 0 0 0 0 FW Danilo Orsi-Dadomo 0 0 0 0
Lineups Watford Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 F. Ravaglia Starter DF 23 O. Traoré Starter DF 6 M. Pollock Starter DF 4 K. Keben Starter DF 16 M. Bola Starter MF 8 E. Bove Starter MF 5 H. Kyprianou Starter MF 14 K. Baah Starter MF 17 Iker Bravo Starter MF 7 O. Maamma Starter FW 9 L. Kjerrumgaard Bench MF 22 M. Payero Bench MF 39 E. Kayembe Bench FW 20 M. Doumbia Bench FW 11 R. Vata Bench FW 21 Amin Nabizada
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 26 D. Bachmann Bench DF 33 J. Zemura Bench MF 10 I. Louza Bench DF 53 James Andrew Clarridge
Crawley Town Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Mannone Starter DF 2 K. Gordon Starter DF 24 A. Odimayo Starter DF 5 C. Barker Starter DF 22 A. Adeyemo Starter MF 20 J. Arthurs Starter MF 25 K. Krasniqi Starter MF 7 M. Ebiowei Starter MF 8 L. Watson Starter MF 10 S. Duke-McKenna Starter FW 14 G. Di Biase Bench DF 16 J. Russell Bench DF 33 O. Mrisho Bench FW 17 O. Kamara Bench 4 P. Arganese-McDermott Bench FW 11 O. Aderoju
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 13 N. Michalski Bench MF 28 N. Tinsdale Bench FW 9 D. Orsi-Dadomo Bench 56 J. Robertson
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 24' Watford 🟨 Yellow card E. Bove 2H 1' Watford 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Baah → IN Amin Nabizada 2H 11' Crawley Town 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Di Biase → IN O. Aderoju 2H 17' Crawley Town 🟨 Yellow card Charlie Barker 2H 18' Watford 🟨 Yellow card Iker Bravo 2H 19' Crawley Town 🔄 Substitution OUT M. Ebiowei → IN O. Kamara 2H 22' Crawley Town 🟨 Yellow card Kellan Gordon 2H 23' Watford 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Bove → IN E. Kayembe 2H 23' Watford 🔄 Substitution OUT L. Kjerrumgaard → IN M. Doumbia 2H 24' Watford 🔄 Substitution OUT Iker Bravo → IN M. Payero 2H 31' Crawley Town 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Adeyemo → IN J. Russell 2H 31' Crawley Town 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Gordon → IN O. Mrisho 2H 31' Crawley Town 🔄 Substitution OUT A. Odimayo → IN P. Arganese-McDermott 2H 32' Watford 🔄 Substitution OUT O. Maamma → IN R. Vata 2H 45+7' Crawley Town 🟨 Yellow card Pemi Aderoju 2H 45' Watford ⚽ Goal M. Bola 1-0
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