English League Championship

Southampton vs Watford, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 70': Cyle Larin
FT
1 - 0
Watford

    About

    Southampton are hosting Watford at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Attempt blocked. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 7': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 7': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 9': Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 9': Foul by Stephen Mfuni (Watford).
    • 10': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
    • 10': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Welington.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Marc Bola with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 17': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
    • 17': Othmane Maamma (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 19': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford).
    • 19': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
    • 22': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Egil Selvik (Watford). Assisted by Ross Stewart.
    • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Nampalys Mendy (Watford).
    • 22': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 25': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Marc Bola (Watford).
    • 28': Attempt saved. Othmane Maamma (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
    • 28': Delay in match because of an injury Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Othmane Maamma.
    • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Othmane Maamma (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia with a cross following a corner.
    • 34': Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ross Stewart with a headed pass.
    • 37': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Edo Kayembe.
    • 38': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Flynn Downes because of an injury.
    • 39': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 39': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 40': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
    • 40': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 41': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
    • 41': Imrân Louza (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 42': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Watford 0.
    • 47': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
    • 47': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
    • 49': Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 52': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 52': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 52': Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
    • 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Othmane Maamma.
    • 57': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
    • 57': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 59': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Egil Selvik (Watford).
    • 62': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
    • 62': Nampalys Mendy (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 63': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Welington.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Marc Bola (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Finn Azaz.
    • 66': Foul by Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford).
    • 66': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 66': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
    • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
    • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Stephen Mfuni.
    • 70': Substitution, Watford. Saba Goglichidze replaces Stephen Mfuni.
    • 70': Goal! Southampton 1, Watford 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 75': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': James Bree (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 78': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 78': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
    • 84': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Samuel Edozie.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Nampalys Mendy.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Othmane Maamma.
    • 87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
    • 89': Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
    • 89': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Handball by Marc Bola (Watford).
    • 90'+2': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 90'+2': Jeremy Petris (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+2': Shea Charles (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Watford 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Watford 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    52.7 Possession 47.3
    11 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    373 Accurate Passes 333
    453 Passes 412
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    30 Crosses 21
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    48 Long Balls 59
    20 Accurate Long Balls 22
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 8
    19 Tackles 22
    0.7 Tackle % 0.4
    11 Interceptions 6
    23 Effective Clearances 27
    23 Clearances 27

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 27,721

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    41 Daniel Peretz (GK)
    5 Jack Stephens
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Yellow Card
    34 Welington
    14 James Bree
    10 Finn Azaz
    4 Flynn Downes
    20 Caspar Jander
    11 Ross Stewart
    13 Léo Scienza
    18 Tom Fellows
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Ryan Manning, Elias Jelert, Kuryu Matsuki, Cameron Archer, Alex McCarthy, Shea Charles, Samuel Edozie, Nathan Wood, Cyle Larin.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    21 Stephen Mfuni
    25 James Abankwah
    16 Marc Bola
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    39 Edo Kayembe
    10 Imran Louza
    23 Nampalys Mendy
    20 Mamadou Doumbia
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
    42 Othmane Maamma
    Watford Substitutes:
    Formose Mendy, Nathan Baxter, Kwadwo Baah, Tom Ince, Saba Goglichidze, Vivaldo Semedo, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Jack Grieves, Jeremy Petris.

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