Championship · Regular Season - 4
Saturday, 30 August 2025 · 22:00 · Vicarage Road, Watford · Referee: F. Hallam
Watford2 : 2
Full-time
SouthamptonHalf-time: 0-1
Match Events
- 10'C. Archer (assist: N. Wood)Normal Goal
- 12'Ryan ManningYellow Card
- 57'E. Kayembe (assist: R. Vata)Substitution 1
- 57'M. Alleyne (assist: K. Baah)Substitution 2
- 64'Taylor Harwood-BellisYellow Card
- 65'K. Baah (assist: R. Vata)Normal Goal
- 68'Shea CharlesYellow Card
- 75'Nestory IrankundaYellow Card
- 76'R. Fraser (assist: K. Matsuki)Substitution 1
- 76'J. Robinson (assist: D. Downs)Substitution 2
- 76'C. Archer (assist: A. Armstrong)Substitution 3
- 77'James AbankwahYellow Card
- 78'R. ManningNormal Goal
- 80'Kuryu MatsukiYellow Card
- 81'N. IrankundaNormal Goal
- 83'N. Irankunda (assist: M. Doumbia)Substitution 3
- 84'L. Kjerrumgaard (assist: V. Semedo)Substitution 4
- 84'F. Azaz (assist: R. Stewart)Substitution 4
- 86'Damion DownsYellow Card
- 88'M. Roerslev Rasmussen (assist: R. Edwards)Substitution 5
- 90+2'J. Ngakia (assist: R. Andrews)Substitution 5
Statistics
4Shots on Goal7
5Shots off Goal2
10Total Shots12
1Blocked Shots3
5Shots insidebox8
5Shots outsidebox4
14Fouls12
4Corner Kicks5
1Offsides5
55%Ball Possession45%
2Yellow Cards5
-Red Cards-
5Goalkeeper Saves2
398Total passes331
320Passes accurate256
80%Passes %77%
0.55expected_goals1.81
-0.92goals_prevented-0.92
Watford3-5-2
Starting XI
- 1E. Selvik(G)
- 3M. Alleyne(D)
- 4K. Keben(D)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 2J. Ngakia(M)
- 17M. Sissoko(M)
- 5H. Kyprianou(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(M)
- 16M. Bola(M)
- 66N. Irankunda(F)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
Substitutes
- 12N. Baxter(G)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 11R. Vata(F)
- 18V. Semedo(F)
- 20M. Doumbia(F)
- 22J. Morris(D)
- 24T. Dele-Bashiru(M)
- 34K. Baah(F)
- 45R. Andrews(D)
Southampton
Starting XI
- 31G. Bazunu(G)
- 5J. Stephens(D)
- 15N. Wood(D)
- 6T. Harwood-Bellis(D)
- 2M. Roerslev Rasmussen(M)
- 26R. Fraser(M)
- 24S. Charles(M)
- 3R. Manning(M)
- 10F. Azaz(F)
- 46J. Robinson(F)
- 19C. Archer(F)
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthy(G)
- 12R. Edwards(D)
- 17J. Quarshie(D)
- 21C. Taylor(D)
- 27K. Matsuki(M)
- 42D. Downs(F)
- 11R. Stewart(F)
- 9A. Armstrong(F)
- 25G. Long(G)
Head-to-Head
- Watford 2 - 1 SouthamptonSunday, 16 August 2026
- Southampton 1 - 0 WatfordSaturday, 7 February 2026
- Watford 2 - 2 SouthamptonSaturday, 30 August 2025
- Southampton 3 - 2 WatfordSaturday, 13 April 2024
- Southampton 3 - 0 WatfordWednesday, 7 February 2024
Watford — recent form
LLLLL
Southampton — recent form
LDWDW
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 80 |