Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Watford v Crawley Town — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

Full time

Watford 1–0 Crawley Town. Full time. Watford go through. Carabao Cup first round, Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, England.

Watford

1–0

Crawley Town

Watford go through

Kick-off (UK time): Sat 8 Aug 2026 · 15:00 BST
Round: First round
Ground: Vicarage Road, Watford, England
Final whistle: 8 Aug 2026, 17:07 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Watford	Crawley Town
First half	0	0
Second half	1	0

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

No confirmed UK TV listing is available here for this match.

Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance6907

RefereeHarry Wager

Watford v Crawley Town highlights

2 videos

Watford 1-0 Crawley Town | Extended Highlights 🎞️

Watford FC · 9 Aug 2026 · 10 min

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TAKE A BOW, BOLA 🚀 | Watford 1-0 Crawley Town | Carabao Cup Highlights

Watford FC · 8 Aug 2026 · 2 min

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT26 events

0'
Kick-off
24'
Yellow Card
Watford
Edoardo Bove
27'
End Delay
Watford
27'
End Delay
Crawley Town
45'
Substitution
Watford
Amin Nabizada OnKwadwo Baah Off
56'
End Delay
Crawley Town
56'
End Delay
Watford
56'
Substitution
Crawley Town
Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju OnGianmarco Di Biase Off
62'
Yellow Card
Crawley Town
Charlie Barker
63'
Yellow Card
Watford
Iker Bravo
64'
Substitution
Crawley Town
Osman Kamara OnMalcolm Ebiowei Off
67'
Yellow Card
Crawley Town
Kellan Gordon
68'
Substitution
Watford
Edo Kayembe OnEdoardo Bove Off
68'
Substitution
Watford
Mamadou Doumbia OnLuca Kjerrumgaard Off
69'
Substitution
Watford
Martín Payero OnIker Bravo Off
69'
End Delay
Watford
69'
End Delay
Crawley Town
76'
End Delay
Watford
76'
End Delay
Crawley Town
76'
Substitution
Crawley Town
Pele Arganese-McdermottAkinwale Odimayo
76'
Substitution
Crawley Town
Omari Mrisho OnKellan Gordon Off
76'
Substitution
Crawley Town
Jonathan RussellAde Adeyemo Off
77'
Substitution
Watford
Rocco Vata OnOthmane Maamma Off
90'+7'
Yellow Card
Crawley Town
Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju
90'+9'
Goal - Volley
Watford
Marc Bola Scorer
90'+13'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

WatfordCrawley Town

60.9%Possession39.1%

36Shots9

11Shots on target3

12Corners1

11Fouls13

2Offsides2

3Saves10

2Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

462Passes293

391Accurate passes224

84.6%Pass accuracy76.5%

25Crosses13

6Accurate crosses3

56Long balls54

33Accurate long balls16

13Blocked shots3

17Tackles30

10Interceptions11

28Clearances35

30.6%Shots on target (%)33.3%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

24.0%Cross accuracy23.1%

58.9%Long-ball accuracy29.6%

10Successful tackles17

58.8%Tackle success56.7%

28Effective clearances35

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Watford

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Federico Ravaglia
Goalkeeper
4
Kévin Keben
Centre Left Defender
6
Matthew Pollock
Centre Right Defender
16
Marc Bola
Left Back
23
Omar-Haktab Traoré
Right Back
17
Iker Bravo
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
5
Hector Kyprianou
Left Midfielder
8
Edoardo Bove
Right Midfielder · Substituted
9
Luca Kjerrumgaard
Forward · Substituted
7
Othmane Maamma
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
14
Kwadwo Baah
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

11
Rocco Vata
Substitute · Came on
39
Edo Kayembe
Substitute · Came on
20
Mamadou Doumbia
Substitute · Came on
10
Imran Louza
Substitute
22
Martín Payero
Substitute · Came on
53
James Clarridge
Substitute
33
Jordan Zemura
Substitute
26
Daniel Bachmann
Substitute
21
Amin Nabizada
Substitute · Came on

Crawley Town

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Vito Mannone
Goalkeeper
5
Charlie Barker
Centre Left Defender
24
Akinwale Odimayo
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
22
Ade Adeyemo
Left Back · Substituted
2
Kellan Gordon
Right Back · Substituted
8
Louie Watson
Attacking Midfielder
25
Klaudio Krasniqi
Left Midfielder
20
Jude Arthurs
Right Midfielder
14
Gianmarco Di Biase
Forward · Substituted
10
Stephen Duke-McKenna
Attacking Midfielder Left
7
Malcolm Ebiowei
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

9
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo
Substitute
17
Osman Kamara
Substitute · Came on
11
Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju
Substitute · Came on
28
Nathan Tinsdale
Substitute
4
Pele Arganese-Mcdermott
Substitute · Came on
16
Jonathan Russell
Substitute · Came on
13
Nicholas Michalski
Substitute
33
Omari Mrisho
Substitute · Came on
56
Jude Robertson
Substitute

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Federico RavagliaGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	3
Kévin KebenCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Matthew PollockCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	2	1	0	—
Marc BolaLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	1	3	1	0	—
Omar-Haktab TraoréRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	2	0	0	—
Iker BravoAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 4 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	4	1	1	—
Hector KyprianouLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	2	1	0	—
Edoardo BoveRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 3 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	3	1	1	—
Luca KjerrumgaardForward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	7	1	0	—
Othmane MaammaAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	3	2	0	—
Kwadwo BaahAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Rocco VataSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	2	1	0	—
Edo KayembeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	0	—
Mamadou DoumbiaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	3	1	0	—
Imran LouzaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Martín PayeroSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	1	0	0	—
James ClarridgeSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Jordan ZemuraSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Daniel BachmannSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0
Amin NabizadaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	3	0	0	—

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Watford

Coventry City (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 4

Middlesbrough (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

5 – 1

West Bromwich Albion (A)

21 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

3 – 0

Sheffield United (H)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 2

Oxford United (A)

11 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 0

Crawley Town

York City (A)

3 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

0 – 2

Salford City (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL League Two

0 – 0

Accrington Stanley (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

3 – 3

Shrewsbury Town (H)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

0 – 0

Bristol Rovers (A)

11 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

3 – 1

Watford v Crawley Town: match questions

When and where was Watford v Crawley Town?

The listed kick-off is Sat 8 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. The venue is Vicarage Road, Watford, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Watford v Crawley Town highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

The main score shows goals in the match, including extra time where played. Penalty shoot-out scores are shown separately. Any aggregate score covers the two legs of a tie.

Match updates

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Watford v Crawley Town — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Watford

Crawley Town

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Watford v Crawley Town highlights

Watford 1-0 Crawley Town | Extended Highlights 🎞️

TAKE A BOW, BOLA 🚀 | Watford 1-0 Crawley Town | Carabao Cup Highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Yellow Card

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Substitution

Yellow Card

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Yellow Card

Goal - Volley

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Watford

Starting XI

Substitutes

Crawley Town

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Form before this match

Watford

Crawley Town

Watford v Crawley Town: match questions

When and where was Watford v Crawley Town?

Where can I watch Watford v Crawley Town highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates