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Watford 1-5 Peterborough United · Carabao Cup

Watford lost to Peterborough United 1-5 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Watford and Peterborough United met in the Carabao Cup at Vicarage Road in Watford on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Watford: M. Doumbia 73'. Peterborough United: J. Clarridge 10'; H. Leonard 23', 51'; B. Shofowoke 55'; H. Jones 64'.

How the match went

Watford saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Watford had 17 shots with 5 on target, Peterborough United 19 with 10 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 2 to Watford and 2 to Peterborough United. Watford conceded 7 fouls, Peterborough United 9. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Watford, 1 for Peterborough United).

Line-ups

Watford started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Bachmann, Albert Eames, James Clarridge, Raphael London, T. Akinyimika, Edo Kayembe, Leo Ramirez-Espain, Michael Adu-Poku, Martín Payero, Rocco Vata, Mamadou Doumbia.

Peterborough United started in a 4-3-3: Alex Bass, James Dornelly, David Okagbue, George Nevett, Harley Mills, Harrison Jones, Liam Kelly, Benjamin Woods, Bolu Shofowoke, Harry Leonard, Vernon Masara.

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Minute by minute

  1. 10'Goal! Watford 0-1 Peterborough United. Own goal by J. Clarridge.
  2. 23'Goal! Watford 0-2 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-2 Peterborough United.
  4. 51'Goal! Watford 0-3 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Woods.
  5. 55'Goal! Watford 0-4 Peterborough United. B. Shofowoke (Peterborough United) scores.
  6. 64'Goal! Watford 0-5 Peterborough United. H. Jones (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Woods.
  7. 73'Goal! Watford 1-5 Peterborough United. M. Doumbia (Watford) scores, assisted by A. Nabizada.
  8. 90'Full-time. Watford 1-5 Peterborough United.
Full commentary (59 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Watford vs Peterborough United.
  2. 4'Corner, Peterborough United.
  3. 4'Attempt saved. H. Jones (Peterborough United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  4. 10'Goal! Watford 0-1 Peterborough United. Own goal by J. Clarridge.
  5. 11'Attempt missed. L. Kelly (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 13'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  7. 14'Attempt saved. M. Doumbia (Watford), header. xG 0.16.
  8. 14'Attempt saved. M. Doumbia (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  9. 16'Attempt blocked. R. Vata (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  10. 17'Corner, Watford.
  11. 19'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.54.
  12. 20'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
  13. 23'Attempt saved. V. Masara (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  14. 23'Goal! Watford 0-2 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores.
  15. 27'Corner, Watford.
  16. 27'Attempt missed. M. Doumbia (Watford), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  17. 27'Attempt missed. M. Payero (Watford), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  18. 31'Attempt missed. H. Jones (Peterborough United), header. xG 0.09.
  19. 34'Attempt missed. R. Vata (Watford), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  20. 35'Attempt saved. R. Vata (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 35'Corner, Peterborough United.
  22. 37'Attempt missed. M. Payero (Watford), header. xG 0.09.
  23. 38'Attempt missed. M. Payero (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 38'Attempt missed. M. Payero (Watford), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 42'Attempt missed. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  26. 44'Attempt saved. B. Woods (Peterborough United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  27. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  28. 45+2'Attempt blocked. V. Masara (Peterborough United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  29. 45'Half-time. Watford 0-2 Peterborough United.
  30. 46'The second half is under way.
  31. 46'Substitution, Peterborough United: E. Williams comes on for V. Masara.
  32. 46'Substitution, Watford: K. K. Biakolo comes on for Raphael London.
  33. 46'Substitution, Watford: A. Nabizada comes on for R. Vata.
  34. 50'Attempt blocked. H. Mills (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  35. 50'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), header. xG 0.24.
  36. 51'Goal! Watford 0-3 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Woods.
  37. 55'Goal! Watford 0-4 Peterborough United. B. Shofowoke (Peterborough United) scores.
  38. 55'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  39. 57'Substitution, Watford: H. Kyprianou comes on for L. Ramirez-Espain.
  40. 62'Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  41. 63'Attempt missed. J. Clarridge (Watford), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
  42. 64'Goal! Watford 0-5 Peterborough United. H. Jones (Peterborough United) scores, assisted by B. Woods.
  43. 65'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Johnston comes on for L. Kelly.
  44. 65'Substitution, Peterborough United: D. Kamara comes on for H. Leonard.
  45. 65'Substitution, Peterborough United: L. Mendonça comes on for D. Okagbue.
  46. 66'Substitution, Watford: O. Maamma comes on for M. Payero.
  47. 66'Substitution, Watford: E. Bove comes on for J. Clarridge.
  48. 66'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Conn-Clarke comes on for B. Woods.
  49. 71'Attempt saved. A. Nabizada (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  50. 73'Goal! Watford 1-5 Peterborough United. M. Doumbia (Watford) scores, assisted by A. Nabizada.
  51. 79'Offside, Watford.
  52. 79'Off the woodwork! E. Williams (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  53. 81'Off the woodwork! M. Doumbia (Watford), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  54. 83'Yellow card for G. Nevett (Peterborough United) for foul.
  55. 84'Attempt blocked. E. Kayembe (Watford), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  56. 86'Attempt blocked. C. Conn-Clarke (Peterborough United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  57. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  58. 90+2'Attempt saved. D. Kamara (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  59. 90'Full-time. Watford 1-5 Peterborough United.
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