English League Championship

FT Sunday, August 16, 2026
Southampton DWDWW 1
–
Watford LLLLW 2
1st2ndT
SOU011
WAT202
Vicarage Road · 19,542 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

9
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
6
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
0
8
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
2
65.8
Possession
34.2
17
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
4
0.2
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
449
Accurate Passes
211
513
Passes
268
0.9
Pass Completion %
0.8
5
Accurate Crosses
3
31
Crosses
14
0.2
Cross %
0.2
46
Long Balls
46
26
Accurate Long Balls
20
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
7
8
Effective Tackles
10
21
Tackles
17
0.4
Tackle %
0.6
2
Interceptions
8
11
Effective Clearances
45
11
Clearances
45

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Federico RavagliaG
  2. 4Kévin KebenCD-L
  3. 6Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 16Marc BolaLB
  5. 23Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
  6. 17Iker BravoAM
  7. 5Hector KyprianouLM
  8. 8Edoardo BoveRM
  9. 20Mamadou DoumbiaF
  10. 7Othmane MaammaAM-L
  11. 21Amin NabizadaAM-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Daniel PeretzG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 3Ryan ManningLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 7Léo ScienzaAM
  7. 4Flynn DownesLM
  8. 26Cameron BraggRM
  9. 9Cyle LarinF
  10. 11Lewis DobbinAM-L
  11. 27Kuryu MatsukiAM-R

Timeline

  1. 8' Hector Kyprianou (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 8' Delay in match because of an injury Léo Scienza (Southampton).
  3. 8'
  4. 10' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  5. 10'
  6. 12' Goal! Watford 1, Southampton 0. Iker Bravo (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  7. 13' Mattie Pollock (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 14' Cyle Larin (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  9. 18' James Bree (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 22' Delay in match because of an injury Marc Bola (Watford).
  11. 22'
  12. 24' Substitution, Watford. Jordan Zemura replaces Marc Bola because of an injury.
  13. 24' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  14. 24'
  15. 29' Goal! Watford 2, Southampton 0. Amin Nabizada (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  16. 43' Amin Nabizada (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 48' Delay in match because of an injury Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  18. 48'
  19. 50' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  20. 50'
  21. 56' Goal! Watford 2, Southampton 1. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Bragg.
  22. 57' Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Lewis Dobbin.
  23. 61' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Edoardo Bove.
  24. 61' Substitution, Watford. Michael Adu-Poku replaces Amin Nabizada.
  25. 61' Substitution, Watford. Martín Payero replaces Iker Bravo.
  26. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
  27. 70' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Cameron Bragg.
  28. 72' Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  29. 74' Othmane Maamma (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  30. 74' Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  31. 77' Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
  32. 84' Martín Payero (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  33. 89' Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Kuryu Matsuki.

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