Watford edged past Crawley Town 1-0 in the EFL Cup first round, thanks to Marc Bola's goal in the 90th minute. The hosts controlled the game throughout but needed a late winner to settle the tie.
The match remained goalless until stoppage time, when Marc Bola scored to make it 1-0. Crawley were stubborn defensively, and five yellow cards were shown across the two sides, with no further goals before the whistle.
Watford's dominance was clear in the stats: they had 61% possession, 36 shots to Crawley's nine, and 11 on target. Crawley goalkeeper made 10 saves to keep his side in the contest until the final moments, despite Watford's expected goals figure reading 0.00.
