The game was played on a Thursday night for International TV rights holders. In the end only three broadcasters signed up to show the game. Of course we weren’t able to watch it in the UK. Impressively however over 4000 Hornets travelled on a bitterly cold night.

WFC.Net goal commentary: 1

BBC: Premier League Fulham began their FA Cup campaign with a dominant victory against second-tier Watford to seal a fourth-round spot.

Sky: After a well-worked counter-attack saw Rodrigo Muniz net his first goal of 2025, Rocco Vata scored what will be considered a goal-of-the-competition contender with a thumping long-range effort to draw the sides level.

Watford Observer: RECAP: Fulham 4 Watford 1

Fulham 4 Watford 1 minute-by-minute report

‘We need a club where we are all supporting each other’

Penalty came from a silly challenge, but was Tikvic solely to blame?

A night when the Grand Canyon-sized gap between two divisions was exposed

Massed ranks of travelling fans deserved chance to see best players

BHappy: Roughly two hours later, things are noisier still. Around us, 4200-ish travelling Watford supporters are lost in the glorious afterglow of a 19 year-old winger pinging in a shot from distance to equalise at a Premier League ground. For myself, I have both fists in the air and am bellowing wordlessly into space.

Fran’s Watford Blog: It was a disappointing, but thoroughly deserved, exit from the cup. Fulham completely dominated the game with the only bright spell for the Hornets coming after our goal. As soon as the penalty went in early in the second half, there was only one winner. But it was no disgrace to be beaten by a very good Fulham team. The standout player for the Hornets on the night was Vata who scored a wonder goal that gave us something to cheer on the night and will be rewatched and enjoyed for years to come. One other positive for me was the very brief appearance of Amin Nabizada. He was excellent in the Youth Cup game against Oxford, so I was delighted to see him given this opportunity, and I hope to see a lot more of him in the future.

From the Rookery End: We might have seen a wonder goal from Rocco Vata but having a Cup game on a Thursday night was not only weird but also unsuccessful. Mike, DCW, Jordi and Kieran headed to Craven Cottage to see the Hornets take on Premier League Fulham and discussed all that has been going on at Vicarage Road this week – Bachmann’s injury and Jebbinson’s exit, plus what they saw on the pitch, including a few lesser spotter faces.