English Premier League

FT Saturday, September 9, 2017
Watford LDWLD 2
–
Southampton WDWLD 0
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WAT112
SOU000
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,435 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

11
Fouls
8
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
1
47.3
Possession
52.7
12
SHOTS
9
3
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
276
Accurate Passes
304
384
Passes
423
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.7
3
Accurate Crosses
3
9
Crosses
22
0.3
Cross %
0.1
60
Long Balls
76
24
Accurate Long Balls
31
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
5
13
Effective Tackles
9
19
Tackles
19
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
34
Effective Clearances
22
34
Clearances
22

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 6Wesley HoedtCD-L
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2CédricRB
  6. 16James Ward-ProwseAM
  7. 8Steven DavisLM
  8. 14Oriol RomeuRM
  9. 20Manolo GabbiadiniF
  10. 22Nathan RedmondAM-L
  11. 19Sofiane BoufalAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 18Mario LeminaSUB
  2. 3Maya YoshidaSUB
  3. 7Shane LongSUB
  4. 10Charlie AustinSUB
  5. 38Sam McQueenSUB
  6. 11Dusan TadicSUB
  7. 13Alex McCarthySUB

WAT · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 4Younes KaboulCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 8Tom CleverleyAM
  7. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréLM
  8. 14Nathaniel ChalobahRM
  9. 18Andre GrayF
  10. 11RicharlisonAM-L
  11. 28André CarrilloAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  2. 9Troy DeeneySUB
  3. 30Orestis KarnezisSUB
  4. 23Ben WatsonSUB
  5. 29Étienne CapoueSUB
  6. 10Isaac SuccessSUB
  7. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB

Timeline

  1. 38' Goal! Southampton 0, Watford 1. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía.
  2. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Dusan Tadic replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  3. 61' Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Younes Kaboul because of an injury.
  4. 62' Substitution, Watford. Daryl Janmaat replaces Kiko Femenía because of an injury.
  5. 66' Goal! Southampton 0, Watford 2. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a headed pass.
  6. 69' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Manolo Gabbiadini.
  7. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Sofiane Boufal.
  8. 84' Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Andre Gray.

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