Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Evidence, not guesswork
Shots outsideboxCrawley Town 2 · Watford 11 Scoring sequence90 · Goal · Marc Bola Blocked ShotsCrawley Town 3 · Watford 13
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WatfordFinal · Aug 8, 2026 · Vicarage Road England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Recorded for Watford; the type and time come directly from the event timeline.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
Game statistics
3Shots on Goal11
3Shots off Goal12
9Total Shots36
3Blocked Shots13
7Shots insidebox25
2Shots outsidebox11
13Fouls11
1Corner Kicks12
2Offsides2
39Ball Possession61
3Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
10Goalkeeper Saves3
292Total passes461
223Passes accurate391
76Passes %85
0expected_goals0
0goals_prevented0
Timeline
Card · Crawley TownPemi Aderoju Yellow Card
Goal · WatfordMarc Bola Normal Goal
WatfordMarc Bola Normal Goalsubst · WatfordOthmane Maamma Substitution 5
WatfordOthmane Maamma Substitution 5subst · Crawley TownAkinwale Odimayo Substitution 5
subst · Crawley TownKellan Gordon Substitution 4
subst · Crawley TownAde Adeyemo Substitution 3
subst · WatfordIker Bravo Substitution 4
WatfordIker Bravo Substitution 4subst · WatfordEdoardo Bove Substitution 3
WatfordEdoardo Bove Substitution 3subst · WatfordLuca Tange Kjerrumgaard Substitution 2
WatfordLuca Tange Kjerrumgaard Substitution 2Card · Crawley TownKellan Gordon Yellow Card
subst · Crawley TownMalcolm Ebiowei Substitution 2
Card · WatfordIker Bravo Yellow Card
WatfordIker Bravo Yellow CardCard · Crawley TownCharlie Barker Yellow Card
subst · Crawley TownGianmarco Di Biase Substitution 1
subst · WatfordKwadwo Baah Substitution 1
WatfordKwadwo Baah Substitution 1Card · WatfordEdoardo Bove Yellow Card
WatfordEdoardo Bove Yellow CardLineups
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Starting lineup
Watford
Starting lineup
Final result
Watford wins
0Final1
Watford won by 1.
- Date
- Aug 8, 2026
- Venue
- Vicarage Road
