Watford 2–1 Southampton
Watford
2–1HT 2–0
Southampton
Watford played Southampton in the Championship on 16 August 2026 at Vicarage Road. The match finished 2–1.
Goals and cards
- 8'Hector Kyprianou — Yellow card
- 12'I. Bravo
- 13'Matthew Pollock — Yellow card
- 14'Cyle Larin — Yellow card
- 18'James Bree — Yellow card
- 29'A. Nabizada
- 43'Amin Nabizada — Yellow card
- 56'C. Larin (assist by C. Bragg)
- 72'Mamadou Doumbia — Yellow card
- 74'Othmane Maamma — Yellow card
- 74'Flynn Downes — Yellow card
- 84'Martín Payero — Yellow card
Line-ups
Watford 4-2-3-1
- F. Ravaglia
- O. H. Traore
- M. Pollock
- K. Keben
- M. Bola
- E. Bove
- H. Kyprianou
- A. Nabizada
- I. Bravo
- O. Maamma
- M. Doumbia
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Bachmann
- J. Zemura
- J. Clarridge
- A. Eames
- M. Payero
- E. Kayembe
- R. Vata
- L. Kjerrumgaard
- M. Adu Poku
- COACHES: Alessio Dionisi
Southampton 4-2-3-1
- D. Peretz
- J. Bree
- T. Harwood-Bellis
- J. Stephens
- R. Manning
- C. Bragg
- F. Downes
- K. Matsuki
- L. Scienza
- L. Dobbin
- C. Larin
- SUBSTITUTES
- G. Long
- Welington
- N. Wood
- F. Azaz
- T. Fellows
- B. Brereton Diaz
- C. Archer
- S. Edozie
- D. Mubama
- COACHES: Tonda Eckert
Match statistics
| Watford | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 3 |
| 6 | Shots off goal | 8 |
| 16 | Total shots | 17 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 6 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 11 |
| 5 | Shots outside box | 6 |
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 4 | Corners | 8 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 34% | Possession | 66% |
| 6 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 266 | Total passes | 514 |
| 207 | Accurate passes | 451 |
| 78% | Pass accuracy | 88% |
| 0.81 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.71 |
| -1.10 | goals_prevented | -1.10 |