Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Watford v Peterborough United — 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 1–5 Peterborough United. Full time. Peterborough United go through. Carabao Cup second round, Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, England.

Watford

1–5

Peterborough United

Peterborough United go through

Kick-off (UK time): Tue 25 Aug 2026 · 19:45 BST
Round: Second round
Ground: Vicarage Road, Watford, England
Final whistle: 25 Aug 2026, 21:40 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Watford	Peterborough United
First half	0	2
Second half	1	3

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.

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

Attendance7978

RefereeIsaac Searle

Watford v Peterborough United highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT23 events

0'
Kick-off
10'
Own Goal
Peterborough United
James Clarridge Own goal
23'
Goal
Peterborough United
Harry Leonard Scorer
30'
End Delay
Watford
30'
End Delay
Peterborough United
45'+4'
End Delay
Peterborough United
45'+4'
End Delay
Watford
45'
Substitution
Watford
Amin Nabizada OnRocco Vata Off
45'
Substitution
Peterborough United
Ethan Williams OnVernon Masara Off
45'
Substitution
Watford
Kévin Keben OnRaphael London Off
51'
Goal
Peterborough United
Harry Leonard ScorerBen Woods Assist
55'
Goal
Peterborough United
Bolu Shofowoke Scorer
57'
Substitution
Watford
Hector Kyprianou OnLeo Ramirez-Espain Off
64'
Goal
Peterborough United
Harrison Jones ScorerBen Woods Assist
65'
Substitution
Peterborough United
Lucca Mendonça OnDavid Okagbue Off
65'
Substitution
Peterborough United
David Kamara OnHarry Leonard Off
65'
Substitution
Peterborough United
Carl Johnston OnLiam Kelly Off
66'
Substitution
Peterborough United
Chris Conn-Clarke OnBen Woods Off
66'
Substitution
Watford
Edoardo Bove OnJames Clarridge Off
66'
Substitution
Watford
Othmane Maamma OnMartín Payero Off
73'
Goal - Header
Watford
Mamadou Doumbia ScorerAmin Nabizada Assist
83'
Yellow Card
Peterborough United
George Nevett
90'+4'
Full time

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

WatfordPeterborough United

63.3%Possession36.7%

17Shots19

5Shots on target10

2Corners2

7Fouls9

2Offsides0

6Saves3

0Yellow cards1

0Red cards0

579Passes327

516Accurate passes278

89.1%Pass accuracy85.0%

21Crosses16

4Accurate crosses7

44Long balls43

24Accurate long balls21

3Blocked shots3

21Tackles16

9Interceptions6

17Clearances28

29.4%Shots on target (%)52.6%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

19.0%Cross accuracy43.8%

54.5%Long-ball accuracy48.8%

10Successful tackles12

47.6%Tackle success75.0%

17Effective clearances28

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Watford

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

26
Daniel Bachmann
Goalkeeper
80
Raphael London
Centre Left Defender · Substituted
53
James Clarridge
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
75
Tomiwa Akinyimika
Left Back
56
Albert Eames
Right Back
22
Martín Payero
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
52
Leo Ramirez-Espain
Left Midfielder · Substituted
39
Edo Kayembe
Right Midfielder
20
Mamadou Doumbia
Forward
11
Rocco Vata
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
48
Michael Adu-Poku
Attacking Midfielder Right

Substitutes

4
Kévin Keben
Substitute · Came on
17
Iker Bravo
Substitute
7
Othmane Maamma
Substitute · Came on
8
Edoardo Bove
Substitute · Came on
21
Amin Nabizada
Substitute · Came on
5
Hector Kyprianou
Substitute · Came on
33
Jordan Zemura
Substitute
24
Sam Walker
Substitute
6
Matthew Pollock
Substitute

Peterborough United

4-3-3

Starting XI

1
Alex Bass
Goalkeeper
15
George Nevett
Centre Left Defender
26
David Okagbue
Centre Right Defender · Substituted
14
Harley Mills
Left Back
33
James Dornelly
Right Back
4
Liam Kelly
Centre Midfielder · Substituted
16
Ben Woods
Left Midfielder · Substituted
7
Harrison Jones
Right Midfielder
9
Harry Leonard
Forward · Substituted
17
Vernon Masara
Left Forward · Substituted
19
Bolu Shofowoke
Right Forward

Substitutes

10
Ethan Williams
Substitute · Came on
11
Owura Edwards
Substitute
20
Chris Conn-Clarke
Substitute · Came on
18
Lucca Mendonça
Substitute · Came on
3
Evan Weir
Substitute
8
Brandon Khela
Substitute
29
David Kamara
Substitute · Came on
23
Collin Andeng-Ndi
Substitute
2
Carl Johnston
Substitute · Came on

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	Saves
Daniel BachmannGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	6
Raphael LondonCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
James ClarridgeCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 1 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	—
Tomiwa AkinyimikaLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Albert EamesRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Martín PayeroAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	4	0	—
Leo Ramirez-EspainLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 4 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Edo KayembeRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	0	—
Mamadou DoumbiaForward More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	1	0	5	3	—
Rocco VataAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	3	1	—
Michael Adu-PokuAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 5 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Kévin KebenSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Iker BravoSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Othmane MaammaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Edoardo BoveSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—
Amin NabizadaSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 3 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	1	—
Hector KyprianouSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 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	—
Sam WalkerSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew PollockSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

13 Apr 2013 · 2012-13 English League Championship

Peterborough United3 – 2

Watford

20 Oct 2012 · 2012-13 English League Championship

Watford1 – 0

Peterborough United

21 Apr 2012 · 2011-12 English League Championship

Peterborough United2 – 2

Watford

29 Oct 2011 · 2011-12 English League Championship

Watford3 – 2

Peterborough United

13 Mar 2010 · 2009/10 English League Championship

Watford0 – 1

Peterborough United

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

Wrexham (A)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

1 – 1

Southampton (H)

16 Aug 2026 · EFL Championship

2 – 1

Crawley Town (H)

8 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

1 – 0

Coventry City (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL Championship

0 – 4

Middlesbrough (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL Championship

5 – 1

Peterborough United

Mansfield Town (H)

22 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

2 – 1

Bradford City (A)

15 Aug 2026 · EFL League One

2 – 0

Bristol Rovers (A)

8 Aug 2026 · Carabao Cup

0 – 1

Doncaster Rovers (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL League One

1 – 3

Mansfield Town (H)

28 Apr 2026 · EFL League One

0 – 0

Watford v Peterborough United: match questions

When and where was Watford v Peterborough United?

The listed kick-off is Tue 25 Aug 2026, 19:45 BST. The venue is Vicarage Road, Watford, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Watford v Peterborough United highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

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Match updates

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Watford v Peterborough United — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Watford

Peterborough United

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Watford v Peterborough United highlights

POSH FIVE STAR! | Watford v Peterborough United extended highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Own Goal

Goal

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

End Delay

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal

Goal

Substitution

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal - Header

Yellow Card

Full time

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Watford

Starting XI

Substitutes

Peterborough United

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Watford

Peterborough United

Watford v Peterborough United: match questions

When and where was Watford v Peterborough United?

Where can I watch Watford v Peterborough United highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates