English Carabao Cup

Watford vs Milton Keynes Dons, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· English Carabao Cup
Watford
  • 24': Matthew Pollock
  • 45'+1': Tom Ince
  • 64': Kwadwo Baah
  • 67': Tom Ince
  • 74': Tom Ince
FT
5 - 0
Milton Keynes Dons

    Afridi sixes seal final-over victory

    No other cricketer in his generation blends genius so liberally with lunacy as Shahid Afridi, and though there were glimpses of both in Mirpur, Afridi sent Pakistan's fans into raptures with two mighty blows during an incredibly tense final over

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 7': Foul by Ellis Harrison (MK Dons).
    • 7': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 10': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Tripp.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mattie Pollock.
    • 14': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 14': Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Ellis Harrison (MK Dons).
    • 17': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mattie Pollock with a through ball.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a through ball.
    • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Tomlinson.
    • 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Sam Sherring.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) right footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing misses to the left.
    • 23': Foul by Dean Lewington (MK Dons).
    • 23': Tom Ince (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Pritchard.
    • 24': Goal! Watford 1, MK Dons 0. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from the left side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
    • 28': Attempt saved. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 34': Ellis Harrison (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 36': Attempt missed. Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 39': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 39': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mileta Rajovic.
    • 41': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathan Harness.
    • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tommy Leigh.
    • 42': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ellis Harrison.
    • 43': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) hits the bar with a with an attempt from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross following a corner.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 44': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Callum Tripp.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza following a corner.
    • 45'+1': Goal! Watford 2, MK Dons 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Andrews.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 2, MK Dons 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 2, MK Dons 0.
    • 45': Substitution, MK Dons. Alex Gilbey replaces Callum Hendry.
    • 45': Substitution, MK Dons. Jack Tucker replaces Joe Pritchard.
    • 45': Substitution, MK Dons. Stephen Wearne replaces Tommy Leigh.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Gilbey.
    • 46': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Stephen Wearne (MK Dons) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by MJ Williams.
    • 48': Offside, MK Dons. Stephen Wearne is caught offside.
    • 49': Attempt saved. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 49': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nathan Harness.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Francisco Sierralta (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Morris with a headed pass.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 51': Attempt saved. Stephen Wearne (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
    • 52': Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Jonathan Bond.
    • 52': Offside, Watford. Tom Ince is caught offside.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Alex Gilbey (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Harrison.
    • 55': Foul by James Morris (Watford).
    • 55': Stephen Wearne (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 56': Ellis Harrison (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 56': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 58': Attempt missed. Alex Gilbey (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Callum Tripp with a cross.
    • 59': Foul by MJ Williams (MK Dons).
    • 59': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt missed. Joe Tomlinson (MK Dons) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
    • 61': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
    • 61': Jack Tucker (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 61': Substitution, Watford. Yasser Larouci replaces Ken Sema.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Mileta Rajovic.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Rocco Vata.
    • 64': Goal! Watford 3, MK Dons 0. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
    • 65': Ellis Harrison (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
    • 66': Offside, Watford. Yasser Larouci is caught offside.
    • 67': Goal! Watford 4, MK Dons 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dean Lewington.
    • 69': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 69': Stephen Wearne (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 70': Substitution, MK Dons. Aaron Nemane replaces Sam Sherring.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Ince.
    • 74': Goal! Watford 5, MK Dons 0. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Antonio Tikvic replaces Francisco Sierralta.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Leo Ramirez-Espain replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ryan Andrews (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 78': Ellis Harrison (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Antonio Tikvic (Watford).
    • 80': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dean Lewington.
    • 81': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
    • 81': Nathan Harness (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 85': Antonio Tikvic (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Ellis Harrison (MK Dons).
    • 88': Substitution, MK Dons. Damerai Singh-Hurditt replaces Ellis Harrison.
    • 89': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Nemane.
    • 89': Damerai Singh-Hurditt (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Yasser Larouci (Watford).
    • 90': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 90': Foul by MJ Williams (MK Dons).
    • 90': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': MJ Williams (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonio Tikvic.
    • 90'+2': Second Half ends, Watford 5, MK Dons 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 5, MK Dons 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 2
    2 Corner Kicks 12
    7 Saves 2
    42.9 Possession 57.1
    9 SHOTS 24
    2 ON GOAL 12
    0.2 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    371 Accurate Passes 493
    437 Passes 568
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    3 Crosses 21
    0.3 Cross % 0.3
    43 Long Balls 50
    20 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
    1 Blocked Shots 5
    10 Effective Tackles 9
    14 Tackles 13
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    18 Interceptions 9
    27 Effective Clearances 6
    27 Clearances 6

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 6,885

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    23 Jonathan Bond (GK)
    3 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    22 James Morris
    6 Matthew Pollock
    24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
    7 Tom Ince
    12 Ken Sema
    45 Ryan Andrews
    9 Mileta Rajovic
    11 Rocco Vata
    10 Imran Louza
    Watford Substitutes:
    Alfie Marriott, Kwadwo Baah, Yasser Larouci, Edo Kayembe, Antonio Tikivic, Bayo Youssouf, Leo Ramirez-Espain, Mamadou Doumbia, Ryan Porteous.

    MKD Milton Keynes Dons (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    12 Nathan Harness (GK)
    34 Callum Tripp
    3 Dean Lewington
    5 Sam Sherring
    28 Thomas Carroll
    6 Jordan Williams Yellow Card
    2 Joe Pritchard
    14 Joseph Tomlinson
    9 Ellis Harrison
    18 Tommy Leigh
    22 Callum Hendry
    Milton Keynes Dons Substitutes:
    Phoenix Scholtz, Stephen Wearne, Luke Offord, Alex Gilbey, Jack Tucker, Aaron Nemane, Liam Kelly, Damerai Singh-Hurditt, Tom McGill.

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