Watford 1-5 Peterborough United result, stats and report

Swansea made it three wins from their last five Championship matches with a controlled 2-0 victory over a Watford side who were two goals down before the half hour and never looked like recovering.

Peterborough United dominated possession and created the better opportunities but failed to convert any of their three big chances, leaving both sides to share a goalless draw in League One on Tuesday night.

Peterborough United dismantled a Watford side that dominated possession and territory but were brutally exposed in transition, winning 5-1 at Vicarage Road in a Carabao Cup tie that tells a more complicated story than the scoreline suggests.

Stockport County welcome a Peterborough United side that has conceded 23 goals in their last ten League One matches on the road. This one looks straightforward on paper, but Stockport's defence is not exactly watertight either.

Peterborough United host Doncaster Rovers at London Road on Saturday, with both sides carrying contradictory signals from a short but revealing start to the League One season. The game plan from both benches will tell us a great deal about where these clubs are heading.

Bristol City host Watford at Ashton Gate on Friday night sitting 19th in the Championship table, with an xG-against figure that points to structural problems at the back. Watford arrive with four points from two games and a clean sheet already banked in this division.

Watford enter this Championship fixture with an unblemished home record and a clear defensive pattern, but Stoke City's away form from last season raises a different kind of question about what kind of game this will actually be.

MK Dons are yet to win in League One this season and welcome a Peterborough United side that have kept a clean sheet in their only away outing to date. Something has to give at Stadium MK on Saturday.