Reading 0-2 Watford: Domingos Quina scores as Javi Gracia's side keep up 100% start

Domingos Quina scored a stunning goal on his Watford debut help them progress to the Carabao Cup third round at the expense of Championship side Reading.

Nigeria striker Isaac Success, one of 11 changes made by boss Javi Gracia, opened the scoring for the Premier League side from Adam Masina's cross.

Portuguese midfielder Quina added a second after half-time with a crisp long-range strike.

Marc McNulty had Reading's best chance but lifted a shot over the bar.

The victory maintained Watford's winning start to the season as Gracia gave some of his fringe players a chance to impress.

Neither side showed much adventure early on, although Chris Gunter's low cross tested Watford goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

Watford responded with an ambitious 35-yard free-kick attempt from Marc Navarro, which Reading goalkeeper Sam Walker gathered easily.

Nathaniel Chalobah, Adrian Mariappa and Ben Wilmot wasted opportunities for Watford but Reading should have gone ahead soon after.

Gunter again crossed nicely from the right and McNulty, after he neatly controlled, blazed over the crossbar.

It proved costly when, just after the half-hour mark, Masina escaped down the left flank and crossed for Success to wrong-foot Walker before he tapped into the empty net.

It was the Nigerian's second goal for the club and first since October 2016.

Reading offered little in response and Watford secured passage when Quina unleashed a superb 30-yard drive past Walker.

Reading boss Paul Clement: "The manner of the defeat is disappointing. I think we can do a lot better than that.

"When four, five, six players are not having their A-game, it becomes a big test.

"In the end it was a comfortable victory for them. And there's no doubt we made a lot of mistakes."

Watford manager Javi Gracia: "We had a good performance with players who haven't played so far.

"They enjoyed their first match today, and we want to play more matches in this competition.

"Our target is to win all the games in the Premier League and the cups."