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Watford vs Middlesbrough

FA Cup
Watford
4-3-8
0-0
Final
Boro
8-5-2
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTMID
26%Possession74%
8Shots18
1On target4
5Corners6
4Saves1
12Fouls9
21'Callum BrittainMID43'Sam ByramMID59'Sebastian BerhalterMID71'Omar-Haktab TraoréWAT
Team1H2HT
WAT000
MID000

Final score

Watford and Middlesbrough drew 0-0 on Saturday, November 7, 2026 at Vicarage Road.

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.0Federico RavagliaG
  2. 27.1Radek VítekG
  3. 36.6Jeremy SarmientoLF
  4. 46.4Jordan ZemuraLB
  5. 56.4Adilson MalandaCD-L
  6. 66.4Ashley PhillipsCD-R
  7. 76.3Matthew PollockCD
  8. 86.3Kévin KebenCD-R
  9. 96.3Iker BravoCM-L
  10. 106.3Riley McGreeLM
  11. 116.2Branimir MlacicCD-L
  12. 126.2Aidan MorrisCM

Team stats

WATMID
12Fouls9
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
4Offsides1
5Corner Kicks6
4Saves1
26Possession74
8SHOTS18
1ON GOAL4
0.1On Target %0.2
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
175Accurate Passes601
227Passes669
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
4Accurate Crosses10
18Crosses30
0.2Cross %0.3
40Long Balls40
14Accurate Long Balls23
0.4Long Balls %0.6
4Blocked Shots6
5Effective Tackles11
11Tackles17
0.5Tackle %0.6
12Interceptions11
26Effective Clearances19
26Clearances19

Player of the game

Federico Ravaglia

WAT · 4 saves, clean sheet

8.0

Deserved to win

7%
WAT · 0.46 xG
19%
Draw
74%
MID · 1.88 xG

Boro deserved better: 74% on chances, drew 0-0

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Watford 0, Middlesbrough 0.
  2. Second Half ends, Watford 0, Middlesbrough 0.
  3. 90'+2'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Riley McGree (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Arfsten.

  4. 90'+1'Aidan Morris

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.

  5. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.

  6. 89'Aidan Morris

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Aidan Morris (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  7. 87'

    Free kick won

    Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  8. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Branimir Mlacic (Watford).

  9. 86'

    Offside

    Offside, Middlesbrough. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.

  10. 86'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Sarmiento

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Leo Castledine replaces Jeremy Sarmiento.

    L. Castledine

  11. 85'

    Free kick won

    Tommy Conway (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  12. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Martín Payero (Watford).

  13. 79'

    Offside

    Offside, Watford. Stephy Mavididi is caught offside.

  14. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough).

  15. 79'

    Free kick won

    Martín Payero (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 79'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aidan Morris.

  17. 78'

    Shot on target

    Attempt saved. Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by Riley McGree.

  18. 76'

    Free kick won

    Kyle Joseph (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  19. 76'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Byram

    Substitution, Middlesbrough. Tommy Conway replaces Sam Byram.

    T. Conway

  20. 75'

    Foul

    Foul by Myles Peart-Harris (Middlesbrough).

  21. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Doumbia

    Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.

    L. Kjerrumgaard

  22. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for A. Nabizada

    Substitution, Watford. Stephy Mavididi replaces Amin Nabizada.

    S. Mavididi

  23. 73'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Zemura

    Substitution, Watford. Marc Bola replaces Jordan Zemura.

    M. Bola

  24. 72'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Jeremy Sarmiento (Middlesbrough) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Max Arfsten with a cross.

  25. 71'

    Yellow card

    Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

    O. Traoré

Leaders

WATMID
Total Shots
Iker Bravo
2
Jeremy Sarmiento
6
Accurate Passes
Edo Kayembe
25
Adilson Malanda
104
Defensive Interventions
Matthew Pollock
12
Adilson Malanda
13
Saves
Federico Ravaglia
4
Radek Vítek
1

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