English Carabao Cup

Manchester City vs Watford, 2024-25 English Carabao Cup, Third Round

· English Carabao Cup
Manchester City
  • 5': Jérémy Doku
  • 38': Matheus Nunes
FT
2 - 1
Watford
  • 86': Tom Ince

Nunes scores 1st Man City goal in Carabao Cup win over Watford

Matheus Nunes scored his first Manchester City goal in his 34th appearance as the hosts eased to a 2-1 victory over second-tier Watford to reach the fourth round of the League Cup on Tuesday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 5': Goal! Manchester City 1, Watford 0. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 7': Festy Ebosele (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 7': Foul by Matheus Nunes (Manchester City).
  • 9': Attempt missed. James McAtee (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jérémy Doku with a cross.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 14': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 17': Attempt missed. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 21': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 21': Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 23': Offside, Watford. Kwadwo Baah is caught offside.
  • 24': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 24': Offside, Manchester City. Jérémy Doku is caught offside.
  • 27': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 28': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 30': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
  • 32': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 32': Phil Foden (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 38': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 0. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Jérémy Doku (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James McAtee.
  • 41': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Festy Ebosele.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Manchester City 2, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Manchester City 2, Watford 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Manchester City. Savinho replaces Jérémy Doku.
  • 47': Hand ball by Savinho (Manchester City).
  • 48': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
  • 48': Jack Grealish (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 50': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
  • 53': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Yasser Larouci.
  • 55': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McAtee with a through ball.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 56': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 59': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 59': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Substitution, Watford. Tom Dele-Bashiru replaces Yasser Larouci.
  • 61': Substitution, Watford. Giorgi Chakvetadze replaces Vakoun Bayo.
  • 61': Corner, Manchester City. Conceded by Angelo Ogbonna.
  • 62': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rico Lewis.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Rico Lewis (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
  • 65': Foul by Kwadwo Baah (Watford).
  • 65': John Stones (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Kwadwo Baah (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze following a fast break.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Matheus Nunes (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a through ball.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Phil Foden (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
  • 71': Savinho (Manchester City) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Rico Lewis following a fast break.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Nico O'Reilly (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker.
  • 73': Substitution, Manchester City. Jacob Wright replaces Nico O'Reilly.
  • 75': Delay in match because of an injury Kaden Braithwaite (Manchester City).
  • 75': Substitution, Watford. Mattie Pollock replaces Festy Ebosele.
  • 76': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Kwadwo Baah.
  • 76': Substitution, Manchester City. Josko Gvardiol replaces Kaden Braithwaite because of an injury.
  • 76': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Lewis.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Manchester City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Savinho.
  • 83': Substitution, Watford. Pierre Dwomoh replaces Imrân Louza.
  • 83': Foul by Josko Gvardiol (Manchester City).
  • 83': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Goal! Manchester City 2, Watford 1. Tom Ince (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Savinho (Manchester City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Phil Foden.
  • 90': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
  • 90': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Jack Grealish (Manchester City).
  • 90'+2': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 90'+4': Rico Lewis (Manchester City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Manchester City 2, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Manchester City 2, Watford 1.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 1
1 Corner Kicks 10
5 Saves 0
27.6 Possession 72.4
5 SHOTS 24
1 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
226 Accurate Passes 692
284 Passes 754
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
1 Accurate Crosses 3
9 Crosses 17
0.1 Cross % 0.2
39 Long Balls 34
14 Accurate Long Balls 20
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 10
15 Effective Tackles 14
21 Tackles 21
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
15 Interceptions 3
24 Effective Clearances 11
24 Clearances 11

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Etihad Stadium
Location: Manchester, England
Attendance: 40,584

Line-Ups

MNC Manchester City (3-2-4-1)

No. Name
18 Stefan Ortega (GK)
5 John Stones
61 Kaden Braithwaite
2 Kyle Walker
75 Nico O'Reilly
82 Rico Lewis
10 Jack Grealish
11 Jérémy Doku
47 Phil Foden
27 Matheus Nunes
87 James McAtee
Manchester City Substitutes:
Rúben Dias, Ilkay Gündogan, Jacob Wright, Savinho, Bernardo Silva, Ederson, Manuel Akanji, Mateo Kovacic, Josko Gvardiol.

WAT Watford (5-3-2)

No. Name
23 Jonathan Bond (GK)
21 Angelo Ogbonna
22 James Morris
5 Ryan Porteous
37 Yasser Larouci
36 Festy Ebosele
10 Imran Louza
12 Ken Sema
7 Tom Ince
19 Bayo Youssouf
34 Kwadwo Baah
Watford Substitutes:
Antonio Tikivic, Rocco Vata, Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze, Michael Adu-Poku, Alfie Marriott, Pierre Dwomoh, Tom Dele-Bashiru, Mamadou Doumbia.

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