Championship · Regular Season - 31
Saturday, 7 February 2026 · 20:31 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton · Referee: E. Bell
Southampton1 : 0
Full-time
WatfordHalf-time: 0-0
Match Events
- 38'F. Downes (assist: S. Charles)Substitution 1
- 53'Taylor Harwood-BellisYellow Card
- 63'M. Doumbia (assist: L. Kjerrumgaard)Substitution 1
- 66'Giorgi ChakvetadzeYellow Card
- 67'L. Scienza (assist: S. Edozie)Substitution 2
- 67'R. Stewart (assist: C. Larin)Substitution 3
- 70'S. Mfuni (assist: S. Goglichidze)Substitution 2
- 70'C. Larin (assist: J. Bree)Normal Goal
- 75'James BreeYellow Card
- 85'N. Mendy (assist: F. Mendy)Substitution 3
- 85'J. Ngakia (assist: J. Petris)Substitution 4
- 86'O. Maamma (assist: K. Baah)Substitution 5
- 90'T. Fellows (assist: N. Wood)Substitution 4
- 90+2'Shea CharlesYellow Card
Statistics
4Shots on Goal2
1Shots off Goal4
6Total Shots11
1Blocked Shots5
5Shots insidebox6
1Shots outsidebox5
10Fouls10
3Corner Kicks9
-Offsides-
47%Ball Possession53%
3Yellow Cards1
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves3
412Total passes453
333Passes accurate373
81%Passes %82%
0.87expected_goals0.68
0.57goals_prevented0.57
Southampton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 41D. Peretz(G)
- 14J. Bree(D)
- 6T. Harwood-Bellis(D)
- 5J. Stephens(D)
- 34Welington(D)
- 20C. Jander(M)
- 4F. Downes(M)
- 18T. Fellows(M)
- 10F. Azaz(M)
- 13L. Scienza(M)
- 11R. Stewart(F)
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthy(G)
- 15N. Wood(D)
- 38E. Jelert(D)
- 3R. Manning(D)
- 24S. Charles(M)
- 27K. Matsuki(M)
- 23S. Edozie(M)
- 19C. Archer(F)
- 9C. Larin(F)
Watford4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1E. Selvik(G)
- 2J. Ngakia(D)
- 25J. Abankwah(D)
- 21S. Mfuni(D)
- 16M. Bola(D)
- 23N. Mendy(M)
- 10I. Louza(M)
- 42O. Maamma(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(M)
- 8G. Chakvetadze(M)
- 20M. Doumbia(F)
Substitutes
- 12N. Baxter(G)
- 3S. Goglichidze(D)
- 27F. Mendy(D)
- 29J. Petris(D)
- 43J. Grieves(F)
- 7T. Ince(M)
- 34K. Baah(F)
- 18V. Semedo(F)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
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
Southampton — recent form
LDWDW
Watford — recent form
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League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | 26 | 80 |
| 16 | Watford | 46 | -12 | 57 |