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Watford vs Peterborough United
Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Carabao Cup2026/20272026/2027
1
-FT
5
Aug 25, 2026
Vicarage Road

Peterborough United

Shofowoke55'
Jones64'

Match Timeline

Man of the Match
Ben Woods
2
Assists
8.5
83'Yellow Card
George Nevett
George Nevett
Peterborough United
Goal!
1-5
Mamadou Doumbia
Mamadou Doumbia
73'·Watford
⚽
66'Substitution
James Clarridge
James Clarridge· Out
Watford
66'Substitution
Chris Conn-Clarke
Chris Conn-Clarke· In
Ben Woods
Ben Woods· Out
Peterborough United
Watford
65'Substitution
Carl Johnston
Carl Johnston· In
Peterborough United
65'Substitution
David Kamara
David Kamara· In
Peterborough United
65'Substitution
Lucca Mendonca
Lucca Mendonca· In
David Okagbue
David Okagbue· Out
Peterborough United
Goal!
0-5
Harrison Jones
Harrison Jones
64'·Peterborough United
⚽
57'Substitution
Leo Ramirez-Espain
Leo Ramirez-Espain· Out
Watford
Goal!
0-4
Bolu Shofowoke
Bolu Shofowoke
55'·Peterborough United
⚽
Goal!
0-3
Harry Leonard
Harry Leonard
51'·Peterborough United
⚽
46'Substitution
Raphael London
Raphael London· Out
Watford
46'Substitution
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada· In
Watford
46'Substitution
Vernon Masara
Vernon Masara· Out
Peterborough United
Goal!
0-2
Harry Leonard
Harry Leonard
23'·Peterborough United
⚽
Goal!
0-1
James Clarridge
James Clarridge
10'·Peterborough United
⚽

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Watford
Watford
Peterborough United
Peterborough United
63%Ball Possession37%
17Shots Total19
5Shots On Target10
2Corners2
7Fouls9
0Yellow Cards1
2Offsides0
6Saves3
580Passes326
9Shots Off Target6
111Attacks66
52Dangerous Attacks35
11Shots Inside Box14
6Shots Outside Box5
1Goals5
9Free Kicks7
3Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
21Tackles17
1Assists2
514Accurate Passes278
1Injuries1
21Total Crosses16
4Accurate Crosses7
10Interceptions7
46Duels Won43
3Big Chances Created6
2Big Chances Missed2

Team Lineups

Starting XI

56
Albert Eames
Albert Eames
6.1
53
James Clarridge
James Clarridge
5.9
80
Raphael London
Raphael London
6.4
75
Tomiwa Akinyimika
Tomiwa Akinyimika
5.8
52
Leo Ramirez-Espain
Leo Ramirez-Espain
6.5
48
Michael Adu-Poku
Michael Adu-Poku
6.4

Starting XI

1
Alex Bass
Alex Bass
6.6
33
James Dornelly
James Dornelly
7.0
26
David Okagbue
David Okagbue
7.0
15
George Nevett
George Nevett
6.5
14
Harley Mills
Harley Mills
6.8
7
Harrison Jones
Harrison Jones
8.3
16
Ben Woods
Ben Woods
8.5
19
Bolu Shofowoke
Bolu Shofowoke
7.4
17
Vernon Masara
Vernon Masara
6.6

Substitutes

2
Carl Johnston
Carl Johnston
6.3
18
Lucca Mendonca
Lucca Mendonca
6.2
20
Chris Conn-Clarke
Chris Conn-Clarke
6.6
23
Collin Andeng-Ndi
Collin Andeng-Ndi
29
David Kamara
David Kamara
6.2

Player Stats

PlayerRatingMinGoalsAssistsShotsPassesTacklesDuels
7.2
46'001/3
12(83%)
2
3/5
7.1
24'00-
16(69%)
4
8/12
Amin Nabizada
Amin Nabizada
FW
7.0
44'011/1
23(96%)
1
2/9
6.9
90'103/5
20(90%)
1
5/10
6.9
90'000/3
62(92%)
2
4/8
6.9
33'00-
45(95%)
-
0/1
6.9
90'00-
21(85%)
-
-
6.6
24'00-
17(100%)
1
2/3
Leo Ramirez-Espain
Leo Ramirez-Espain
MF
6.5
57'00-
58(86%)
1
3/4
Raphael London
Raphael London
DF
6.4
46'00-
45(89%)
-
-
Michael Adu-Poku
Michael Adu-Poku
MF
6.4
90'00-
17(88%)
3
6/10
Albert Eames
Albert Eames
DF
6.1
90'00-
64(91%)
2
3/5
6.0
66'000/4
25(96%)
2
4/12
James Clarridge
James Clarridge
DF
5.9
66'000/1
74(85%)
1
4/6
5.9
44'00-
54(89%)
1
2/2
Tomiwa Akinyimika
Tomiwa Akinyimika
DF
5.8
90'00-
27(85%)
-
2/6

Watford vs Peterborough United H2H, Form & Key Stats

Current streaks (all competitions)
TeamGamesRunUnbeatenWinlessScored inConceded inLast-5 ptsLast-5 goals
Watford15D1313210/157-3
Peterborough United15W110129/155-6
Watford — last 5 games
  1. W3-0 vs Hansa Rostock2026-07-25
  2. L0-1 vs Fiorentina2026-07-29
  3. W1-0 vs Crawley Town2026-08-08
  4. W2-1 vs Southampton2026-08-16
  5. D1-1 @ Wrexham2026-08-22
Peterborough United — last 5 games
  1. W2-1 @ York City2026-07-28
  2. L0-2 vs West Bromwich Albion2026-08-01
  3. W1-0 @ Bristol Rovers2026-08-08
  4. L0-2 @ Bradford City2026-08-15
  5. W2-1 vs Mansfield Town2026-08-22
Goal markets & scoring rates
TeamGamesAvg goalsOver 1.5Over 2.5Over 3.5BTTSClean sheetsFailed to score
Watford152.680%53%20%47%20%40%
Peterborough United152.467%47%33%53%27%33%
Venue split (Home vs Away)
TeamWherePldWDLGoalsPPGOver 2.5Clean sheets
WatfordHome93248-111.2244%33%
Peterborough UnitedAway84049-121.550%25%
1st half vs 2nd half scoring
TeamGames1H goals2H goals2H share1H Over 0.5HT W-D-L
Watford157-116-1546%73%3-6-6
Peterborough United156-68-1657%47%2-11-2
Head-to-head, computed
Meetings on record
6
Period covered
2009-12-19 – 2013-04-13
Watford wins
2
Draws
1
Peterborough United wins
3
Avg goals per meeting
3.17
Over 2.5 goals
67%
Both teams scored
67%
Home side won
67%share of all meetings won by whichever team hosted
Last 5 meetings
2W 1D 2L (Watford view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time
3.2 vs 3.17
Most recent meetings (5 of 6)
DateHomeScoreAway
2013-04-13Peterborough United3-2Watford
2012-10-20Watford1-0Peterborough United
2012-04-21Peterborough United2-2Watford
2011-10-29Watford3-2Peterborough United
2010-03-13Watford0-1Peterborough United

How we calculate this

Statistical Comparison

Statistical Comparison

Carabao Cup
Watford
2 matches
1Wins2
0Draws1
1Losses1
2Goals9
1.00Goals per game2.25
5Goals conceded6
2.50Goals per game conceded1.50
Last Matches

Recent matches

Previous Meetings
Head to Head

Watford vs Peterborough United — Head to Head

Match summary

Peterborough United beat Watford 5-1 in the Carabao Cup.

Across 6 previous meetings on record, Watford won 2 and Peterborough United won 3, with 1 draw (3.17 goals per game).

Peterborough United won with 37% of the possession. Goals came from Mamadou Doumbia (73') for Watford and James Clarridge (10' og), Harry Leonard (23', 51'), Bolu Shofowoke (55') and Harrison Jones (64') for Peterborough United.