English Premier League

Watford vs Southampton, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Watford
    FT
    0 - 1
    Southampton
    • 20': Ché Adams

    Adams strike gives Southampton 1-0 win over Watford

    A pinpoint first-half strike by Che Adams gave Southampton a well-deserved away win over Watford in their Premier League clash on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 4': Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
    • 4': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 5': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 5': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 6': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 6': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Attempt missed. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joshua King with a headed pass.
    • 10': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
    • 10': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked.
    • 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by João Pedro.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
    • 18': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
    • 20': Goal! Watford 0, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 22': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
    • 26': Offside, Watford. Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
    • 27': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cucho Hernández.
    • 30': Foul by Cucho Hernández (Watford).
    • 30': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 31': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by William Troost-Ekong.
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
    • 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 38': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 38': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 41': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 41': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 45'+1': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
    • 45'+1': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Watford 0, Southampton 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Southampton 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Cucho Hernández.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces João Pedro.
    • 46': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 46': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 49': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joshua King.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi with a headed pass.
    • 52': Offside, Watford. Ben Foster tries a through ball, but Joshua King is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
    • 55': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a headed pass.
    • 57': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 57': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 58': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 58': Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Adam Masina.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 65': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 66': Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 68': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
    • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 71': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
    • 72': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
    • 76': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 76': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 78': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
    • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces James Ward-Prowse.
    • 82': Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 86': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 86': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
    • 87': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 87': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Ashley Fletcher (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joshua King.
    • 88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
    • 88': Attempt missed. Juraj Kucka (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
    • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Oriol Romeu.
    • 90': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
    • 90': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
    • 90'+1': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Adam Masina (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 90'+3': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
    • 90'+3': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Southampton 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Watford 0, Southampton 1.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 16
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 5
    3 Saves 0
    61.3 Possession 38.7
    12 SHOTS 10
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    364 Accurate Passes 198
    482 Passes 297
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    26 Crosses 30
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    58 Long Balls 69
    27 Accurate Long Balls 27
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 7
    15 Tackles 15
    0.7 Tackle % 0.5
    12 Interceptions 12
    25 Effective Clearances 27
    25 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 20,869

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    15 Craig Cathcart
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    11 Adam Masina
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    33 Juraj Kucka Yellow Card
    19 Moussa Sissoko
    29 Cucho Hernández
    23 Ismaïla Sarr
    7 Joshua King
    10 João Pedro Yellow Card
    Watford Substitutes:
    Nicolas Nkoulou, Ken Sema, Daniel Bachmann, Dan Gosling, Ozan Tufan, Danny Rose, Imran Louza, Tom Cleverley, Ashley Fletcher.

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
    22 Mohammed Salisu Yellow Card
    35 Jan Bednarek
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    21 Tino Livramento
    6 Oriol Romeu
    8 James Ward-Prowse Yellow Card
    11 Nathan Redmond
    24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
    10 Ché Adams
    9 Adam Armstrong
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Stuart Armstrong, Ibrahima Diallo, Theo Walcott, Nathan Tella, Yan Valery, Fraser Forster, Lyanco, Shane Long, Romain Perraud.

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