Watford vs Wrexham

U.S. Open Cup

Watford

14-13-11

3-1

Final

Wrexham

16-12-10

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'HTWXM

43%Possession58%

13Shots8

6On target1

4Corners5

0Saves3

13Fouls7

81'Giorgi ChakvetadzeWAT90'+5'Edoardo BoveWAT

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	2	1	3
WXM	0	1	1

Who won: Watford 3-1

Watford beat Wrexham 3-1 on Tuesday, March 17, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Marc Bola (18'), Edo Kayembe (38') and Edoardo Bove (90'+4'). Goals for Wrexham: Max Cleworth (49').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0

Team stats

WATWXM

13Fouls7

2Yellow Cards0

0Red Cards0

0Offsides0

4Corner Kicks5

0Saves3

42.5Possession57.5

13SHOTS8

6ON GOAL1

0.5On Target %0.1

0Penalty Goals0

0Penalty Kicks Taken0

327Accurate Passes441

413Passes529

0.8Pass Completion %0.8

2Accurate Crosses9

9Crosses42

0.2Cross %0.2

71Long Balls58

29Accurate Long Balls36

0.4Long Balls %0.6

0Blocked Shots4

9Effective Tackles7

15Tackles14

0.6Tackle %0.5

13Interceptions4

39Effective Clearances10

39Clearances10

Player of the game

Marc Bola

WAT · 1 G

7.3

Deserved to win

11%

WAT · 0.13 xG

82%

Draw

WXM · 0.08 xG

Watford created better chances: they win this game 11% of the time

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 3, Wrexham 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 3, Wrexham 1.
90'+8'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Davis Keillor-Dunn.
L. O'Brien
90'+6'
Corner awarded
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lewis O'Brien.
90'+5'
Free kick won
Josh Windass (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+5'
Foul
Foul by Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
90'+5'
Yellow card
Edoardo Bove (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
E. Bove
GOAL90'+4'
Goal! Left footed shot
E. Bove
Goal! Watford 3, Wrexham 1. Edoardo Bove (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
WAT 3 - 1 WXM
90'+4'
Shot hit woodwork
Marc Bola (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box.
90'+4'
Right footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the centre of the goal by Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham). Assisted by Luca Kjerrumgaard.
M. Doumbia
90'+3'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jay Rodriguez (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Issa Kaboré with a cross.
90'+1'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Abankwah
Substitution, Watford. Kévin Keben replaces James Abankwah.
K. Keben
90'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Free kick won
Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
88'
Sub
Subbed on for Z. Vyner
Substitution, Wrexham. Jay Rodriguez replaces Zak Vyner.
J. Rodríguez
87'WXM
Free kick won
Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Lewis O'Brien (Wrexham).
84'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Chakvetadze
Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
F. Mendy
83'
Sub
Subbed on for E. Kayembe
Substitution, Watford. Edoardo Bove replaces Edo Kayembe because of an injury.
E. Bove
81'
Delay in match because of an injury Edo Kayembe (Watford).
81'
Yellow card
Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
G. Chakvetadze
81'
Free kick won
Issa Kaboré (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
81'
Foul
Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).