Championship
·Matchday 1
Featured match
- Iker Bravo 12'
- Amin Nabizada 29'
- Cyle Larin 56'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Watford beat Southampton 2-1. Scorers for Watford: Iker Bravo 12', Amin Nabizada 29'. Scorers for Southampton: Cyle Larin 56'. Southampton had 66% of possession.
Watford
Southampton
- Full-time 2 - 1
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89'
B. Brereton Out: Kuryu Matsuki · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: B. Brereton comes on for Kuryu Matsuki
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84'
M. Payero Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for M. Payero (Watford)
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77'
R. Vata Out: O. Maamma · Watford Substitution for Watford: R. Vata comes on for O. Maamma
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74'
F. Downes Yellow card · Southampton Yellow card for F. Downes (Southampton)
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74'
O. Maamma Yellow card · Watford O. Maamma of Watford is booked
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72'
Mamadou Doumbia Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Mamadou Doumbia (Watford)
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70'
D. Mubama Out: Cyle Larin · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: D. Mubama comes on for Cyle Larin
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70'
S. Edozie Out: Cameron Bragg · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: S. Edozie comes on for Cameron Bragg
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61'
M. Adu Poku Out: Amin Nabizada · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Adu Poku comes on for Amin Nabizada
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61'
Edouard Kayembe Out: E. Bove · Watford Substitution for Watford: Edouard Kayembe comes on for E. Bove
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61'
M. Payero Out: Iker Bravo · Watford Substitution for Watford: M. Payero comes on for Iker Bravo
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57'
F. Azaz Out: L. Dobbin · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: F. Azaz comes on for L. Dobbin
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56'
Cyle Larin 2-1 Goal · Assist: Cameron Bragg · Southampton Goal! Cyle Larin scores for Southampton, set up by Cameron Bragg. It is 2-1
- Half-time 2 - 0
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43'
Amin Nabizada Yellow card · Watford Yellow card for Amin Nabizada (Watford)
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29'
Amin Nabizada 2-0 Goal · Watford Amin Nabizada finds the net for Watford (2-0)
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24'
Jordan Zemura Out: M. Bola · Watford Substitution for Watford: Jordan Zemura comes on for M. Bola
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18'
J. Bree Yellow card · Southampton J. Bree of Southampton is booked
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14'
Cyle Larin Yellow card · Southampton Yellow card for Cyle Larin (Southampton)
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13'
M. Pollock Yellow card · Watford M. Pollock of Watford is booked
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12'
Iker Bravo 1-0 Goal · Watford Goal for Watford! Iker Bravo makes it 1-0
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8'
H. Kyprianou Yellow card · Watford H. Kyprianou of Watford is booked
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Watford
Southampton
LDWLW
Last 5 matches WWWWW
0.8Goals scored per match1.8
2.1Goals conceded per match1
2Clean sheets3
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Watford4-2-3-1
Southampton4-2-3-1
3
7.7
Manning
R. Manning
Player profile
5
5.6
Stephens
J. Stephens
Player profile
6
7.3
Harwood-Bellis
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Player profile
14
6.2
Bree
18'
J. Bree
- 18'Yellow card
4
7.0
Downes
74'
F. Downes
- 74'Yellow card
- 70'Out
7
7.2
Maamma
74'77'
O. Maamma
- 74'Yellow card
- 77'Out
- 12'Goal
- 61'Out
- 29'Goal
- 43'Yellow card
- 61'Out
5
7.0
Kyprianou
8'
H. Kyprianou
- 8'Yellow card
- 61'Out
Watford4-2-3-1
Coach: Alessio Dionisi
Starting XI
- 1GK F. Ravaglia 7.2
- 23DF O. Traoré 6.5
- 6DF M. Pollock13' 6.9
- 4DF K. Keben 6.9
- 16DF M. Bola24' 6.6
- 8MF E. Bove61' 6.7
- 5MF H. Kyprianou8' 7.0
- 21MF Amin Nabizada29'43'61' 7.3
- 17MF Iker Bravo12'61' 7.9
- 7MF O. Maamma74'77' 7.2
- 20FW Mamadou Doumbia72' 6.6
Substitutes
- 26GK D. Bachmann
- 33DF Jordan Zemura24' 6.3
- 53DF J. Clarridge
- 56— A. Eames
- 22MF M. Payero61'84' 6.7
- 39MF Edouard Kayembe61' 6.6
- 11FW R. Vata77' 6.7
- 9FW L. Kjerrumgaard
- 48FW M. Adu Poku61' 6.7
Southampton4-2-3-1
Coach: Tonda Eckert
Starting XI
- 1GK Daniel Peretz 5.6
- 14DF J. Bree18' 6.2
- 6DF Taylor Harwood-Bellis 7.3
- 5DF J. Stephens 5.6
- 3DF R. Manning 7.7
- 26MF Cameron Bragg70' 7.2
- 4MF F. Downes74' 7.0
- 27MF Kuryu Matsuki89' 6.3
- 7MF Léo Scienza 6.7
- 11MF L. Dobbin57' 6.2
- 9FW Cyle Larin14'56'70' 7.7
Substitutes
- 25GK G. Long
- 34DF Welington
- 15DF N. Wood-Gordon
- 10MF F. Azaz57' 6.3
- 18MF T. Fellows
- 22FW B. Brereton89'
- 19FW C. Archer
- 23MF S. Edozie70' 6.7
- 28FW D. Mubama70' 6.5
Watford
Southampton
34%
66%
16
Shots
17
3
On target
3
6
Off target
8
4
Corners
8
12
Fouls
9
0
Offsides
3
6
Yellow cards
3
2
Saves
1
266
Passes
514
78%
Pass accuracy
88%
0.81
Expected goals
1.71
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Swansea
|
11 | 16 | 8 | 16:8 | +8 | 23 |
| 2 |
West Ham
|
11 | 30 | 12 | 30:12 | +18 | 22 |
| 3 |
Middlesbrough
|
11 | 22 | 16 | 22:16 | +6 | 22 |
| 4 |
Birmingham
|
11 | 20 | 11 | 20:11 | +9 | 20 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 20 |
| 6 |
Stoke City
|
11 | 18 | 16 | 18:16 | +2 | 19 |
| 7 |
Southampton
|
11 | 21 | 10 | 21:10 | +11 | 17 |
| 8 |
Wolves
|
10 | 18 | 15 | 18:15 | +3 | 17 |
| 9 |
QPR
|
11 | 15 | 12 | 15:12 | +3 | 17 |
| 10 |
Blackburn
|
11 | 17 | 16 | 17:16 | +1 | 15 |
| 11 |
Sheffield Utd
|
11 | 15 | 14 | 15:14 | +1 | 15 |
| 12 |
Millwall
|
11 | 18 | 18 | 18:18 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 |
Portsmouth
|
10 | 13 | 13 | 13:13 | 0 | 14 |
| 14 |
Wrexham
|
11 | 15 | 16 | 15:16 | -1 | 14 |
| 15 |
Bolton
|
11 | 15 | 18 | 15:18 | -3 | 14 |
| 16 |
Bristol City
|
11 | 12 | 15 | 12:15 | -3 | 14 |
| 17 |
Charlton
|
11 | 10 | 15 | 10:15 | -5 | 14 |
| 18 |
Lincoln
|
11 | 9 | 19 | 9:19 | -10 | 12 |
| 19 |
Cardiff
|
11 | 18 | 17 | 18:17 | +1 | 11 |
| 20 |
Watford
|
11 | 10 | 19 | 10:19 | -9 | 11 |
| 21 |
Norwich
|
11 | 17 | 21 | 17:21 | -4 | 9 |
| 22 |
Burnley
|
11 | 16 | 21 | 16:21 | -5 | 8 |
| 23 |
Derby
|
11 | 9 | 20 | 9:20 | -11 | 6 |
| 24 |
Preston
|
11 | 9 | 24 | 9:24 | -15 | 4 |
QualificationPlay-offsRelegation
Watford wins1Draws3
Southampton wins4Last meetings
-
7 February 2026 · Championship
Southampton
1-0
Watford
-
30 August 2025 · Championship
Watford
2-2
Southampton
-
13 April 2024 · Championship
Southampton
3-2
Watford
-
6 February 2024 · FA Cup
Southampton
3-0
Watford
-
28 January 2024 · FA Cup
Watford
1-1
Southampton
-
9 December 2023 · Championship
Watford
1-1
Southampton
-
13 March 2022 · Premier League
Southampton
1-2
Watford
-
30 October 2021 · Premier League
Watford
0-1
Southampton