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Watford v Crawley Town

Match Summary

Sat 8 Aug 2026

‧

League Cup -

1st Round

Watford 1 , Crawley Town 0 at Full time

WatfordWatfordWatford

1

0

CrawleyCrawley TownCrawley Town

Full time

FT

Half Time Watford 0 , Crawley Town 0

HT 0-0

Key Events

Watford

M. BolaGoal 90 minutes plus 9

Crawley Town

Venue:Vicarage Road

Attendance:6,907

Scores
Line-ups
Match Stats
Head-to-head
Live Text

League Cup Scores & Fixtures

Saturday 8th August

Cambridge United 2 , Barnet 1 at Full time

Cambridge UCambridge UnitedCambridge United

BarnetBarnetBarnet

Queens Park Rangers 1 , Millwall 1 at Full time , Millwall win 2 - 0 on penalties

QPRQueens Park RangersQueens Park Rangers

MillwallMillwallMillwall

Millwall win 2 - 0 on penalties

Millwall win 2-0 on pens

AFC Wimbledon 1 , Newport County 1 at Full time , AFC Wimbledon win 5 - 4 on penalties

WimbledonAFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon

NewportNewport CountyNewport County

AFC Wimbledon win 5 - 4 on penalties

AFC Wimbledon win 5-4 on pens

Barnsley 1 , Wigan Athletic 1 at Full time , Barnsley win 6 - 5 on penalties

BarnsleyBarnsleyBarnsley

WiganWigan AthleticWigan Athletic

Barnsley win 6 - 5 on penalties

Barnsley win 6-5 on pens

Bradford City 2 , Rochdale 0 at Full time

BradfordBradford CityBradford City

RochdaleRochdaleRochdale

Bristol Rovers 0 , Peterborough United 1 at Full time

Bristol RBristol RoversBristol Rovers

PeterboroughPeterborough UnitedPeterborough United

Bromley 1 , Reading 1 at Full time , Reading win 5 - 4 on penalties

BromleyBromleyBromley

ReadingReadingReading

Reading win 5 - 4 on penalties

Reading win 5-4 on pens

Burnley 1 , Notts County 1 at Full time , Burnley win 4 - 3 on penalties

BurnleyBurnleyBurnley

Notts CoNotts CountyNotts County

Burnley win 4 - 3 on penalties

Burnley win 4-3 on pens

Burton Albion 1 , Blackburn Rovers 2 at Full time

BurtonBurton AlbionBurton Albion

BlackburnBlackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers

Cardiff City 3 , Swindon Town 2 at Full time

CardiffCardiff CityCardiff City

SwindonSwindon TownSwindon Town

Crewe Alexandra 2 , Accrington Stanley 1 at Full time

CreweCrewe AlexandraCrewe Alexandra

AccringtonAccrington StanleyAccrington Stanley

Derby County 1 , Lincoln City 2 at Full time

DerbyDerby CountyDerby County

LincolnLincoln CityLincoln City

Fleetwood Town 1 , Chesterfield 0 at Full time

FleetwoodFleetwood TownFleetwood Town

ChesterfieldChesterfieldChesterfield

Gillingham 0 , Luton Town 3 at Full time

GillinghamGillinghamGillingham

LutonLuton TownLuton Town

Grimsby Town 1 , Blackpool 3 at Full time

GrimsbyGrimsby TownGrimsby Town

BlackpoolBlackpoolBlackpool

Leicester City 1 , Northampton Town 0 at Full time

LeicesterLeicester CityLeicester City

NorthamptonNorthampton TownNorthampton Town

Leyton Orient 2 , Oxford United 0 at Full time

L OrientLeyton OrientLeyton Orient

Oxford UOxford UnitedOxford United

Norwich City 4 , MK Dons 1 at Full time

NorwichNorwich CityNorwich City

MK DonsMK DonsMK Dons

Preston North End 1 , Huddersfield Town 1 after full time penalties in progress

PrestonPreston North EndPreston North End

HuddersfieldHuddersfield TownHuddersfield Town

Penalties Preston North End 4 , Huddersfield Town 3

Salford City 1 , Shrewsbury Town 1 at Full time , Shrewsbury Town win 4 - 3 on penalties

SalfordSalford CitySalford City

ShrewsburyShrewsbury TownShrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town win 4 - 3 on penalties

Shrewsbury Town win 4-3 on pens

Sheffield Wednesday 1 , Bolton Wanderers 0 at Full time

Sheff WedSheffield WednesdaySheffield Wednesday

BoltonBolton WanderersBolton Wanderers

Stockport County 1 , Doncaster Rovers 1 at Full time , Doncaster Rovers win 5 - 4 on penalties

StockportStockport CountyStockport County

DoncasterDoncaster RoversDoncaster Rovers

Doncaster Rovers win 5 - 4 on penalties

Doncaster Rovers win 5-4 on pens

Stoke City 2 , Oldham Athletic 0 at Full time

StokeStoke CityStoke City

OldhamOldham AthleticOldham Athletic

Swansea City 0 , Birmingham City 1 at Full time

SwanseaSwansea CitySwansea City

BirminghamBirmingham CityBirmingham City

Watford 1 , Crawley Town 0 at Full time

WatfordWatfordWatford

CrawleyCrawley TownCrawley Town

West Ham United 3 , Portsmouth 1 at Full time

West HamWest Ham UnitedWest Ham United

PortsmouthPortsmouthPortsmouth

Cheltenham Town versus Charlton Athletic kick off 17:30

CheltenhamCheltenham TownCheltenham Town

CharltonCharlton AthleticCharlton Athletic

Colchester United versus Southampton kick off 17:30

ColchesterColchester UnitedColchester United

SouthamptonSouthamptonSouthampton

Rotherham United versus West Bromwich Albion kick off 17:30

RotherhamRotherham UnitedRotherham United

West BromWest Bromwich AlbionWest Bromwich Albion

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Team Lineups

home team,Watford

Manager:Alessio Dionisi

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

home team,Watford

away team,Crawley Town

Manager:Colin Kazim-Richards

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

away team,Crawley Town

Watford
Crawley Town

home team,Watford

Manager:Alessio Dionisi

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

away team,Crawley Town

Manager:Colin Kazim-Richards

Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1

Pitch Formation

Starting lineup

Substitutes

Match Officials

Referee:: Harry Wager
Assistant Referee 1:: Marc Wilson
Assistant Referee 2:: Rob Smith
Fourth Official:: Alan Young

Match Stats

Key, Watford v Crawley

Watford

Key

Crawley

Basic Stats

Overall possession

WAT

60.9%

CRA

39.1%

Watford 60.9%Crawley Town 39.1%

Shots

Watford 36Crawley Town 9

36

Shots

9

Shots on target

Watford 11Crawley Town 3

11

Shots on target

3

Total touches inside the opposition box

Watford 59Crawley Town 13

WAT

59

13

CRA

Goalkeeper saves

Watford 3Crawley Town 10

3

Goalkeeper saves

10

Aerial duels won

Watford 15Crawley Town 12

15

Aerial duels won

12

Fouls committed

Watford 11Crawley Town 13

11

Fouls committed

13

Corners

Watford 12Crawley Town 1

12

Corners

1

In-depth match stats

Attack

Shots

Watford 36Crawley Town 9

36

Shots

9

Shots on target

Watford 11Crawley Town 3

11

Shots on target

3

Shots off target

Watford 12Crawley Town 3

12

Shots off target

3

Attempts out of box

Watford 11Crawley Town 2

11

Attempts out of box

2

Hit woodwork

Watford 1Crawley Town 0

1

Hit woodwork

0

Total offsides

Watford 2Crawley Town 2

2

Total offsides

2

Distribution

Total passes

Watford 462Crawley Town 293

462

Total passes

293

Pass accuracy %

Watford 84.6Crawley Town 76.5

84.6

Pass accuracy %

76.5

Backward passes

Watford 73Crawley Town 28

73

Backward passes

28

Forward passes

Watford 141Crawley Town 116

141

Forward passes

116

Total long balls

Watford 56Crawley Town 54

56

Total long balls

54

Successful final third passes

Watford 105Crawley Town 45

105

Successful final third passes

45

Total crosses

Watford 25Crawley Town 13

25

Total crosses

13

Defence

Total tackles

Watford 17Crawley Town 30

17

Total tackles

30

Won tackle %

Watford 58.8Crawley Town 56.7

58.8

Won tackle %

56.7

Fouls committed

Watford 11Crawley Town 13

11

Fouls committed

13

Total yellow cards

Watford 2Crawley Town 3

2

Total yellow cards

3

Total clearances

Watford 28Crawley Town 35

28

Total clearances

35

Head to Head

Season so far

League Cup

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Watford

Key

Crawley

Key, Watford v Crawley

Goals scored

Watford 1Crawley Town 2

WAT

1

2

CRA

Shots

Watford 23Crawley Town 13

23

Shots

13

Shots on target

Watford 11Crawley Town 8

11

Shots on target

8

Shots off target

Watford 12Crawley Town 5

12

Shots off target

5

Blocked shots

Watford 13Crawley Town 4

13

Blocked shots

4

Passing accuracy %

Watford 84.82Crawley Town 77.78

WAT

84.82

CRA

77.78

Form guide

All competitions

Skip back to season so far

Watford

Crawley Town

L

Watford lose

v Fiorentina

0

1

Club Friendlies

W

Crawley Town won

v York City

0

2

League Cup

W

Watford won

v Hansa Rostock

3

0

Club Friendlies

L

Crawley Town lose

v Reading

0

1

Club Friendlies

D

Watford draw

v Barnet

2

2

Club Friendlies

L

Crawley Town lose

v Oxford United

3

1

Club Friendlies

L

Watford lose

v Boreham Wood

1

2

Club Friendlies

W

Crawley Town won

v Eastleigh

0

1

Club Friendlies

L

Watford lose

v Coventry City

0

4

Championship

D

Crawley Town draw

v Salford City

0

0

League Two

Please note:All times are UK. Some content is provided by third parties, is subject to change, and is unverified.

Live Text

Postat 90 minutes plus 13
Match ends, Watford 1, Crawley Town 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 13
Second Half ends, Watford 1, Crawley Town 0.
Postat 90 minutes plus 12
Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Postat 90 minutes plus 12
Foul by Pele Arganese-McDermott (Crawley Town).
Goal!at 90 minutes plus 9
Goal! Watford 1, Crawley Town 0. Marc Bola (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner.
Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Attempt blocked. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rocco Vata.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 7
Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju (Crawley Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Kévin Keben (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Foul by Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju (Crawley Town).
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 7
Foul by Stephen Duke-McKenna (Crawley Town).
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt blocked. Amin Nabizada (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
Postat 90 minutes plus 6
Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Vito Mannone (Crawley Town). Assisted by Martín Payero.
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
Postat 90 minutes plus 5
Johnny Russell (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Attempt saved. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Vito Mannone (Crawley Town).
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Attempt blocked. Oluwalopemiwa Aderoju (Crawley Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louie Watson.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Offside, Crawley Town. Stephen Duke-McKenna is caught offside.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Charlie Barker.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Fourth official has announced 9 minutes of added time.

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