Championship · Regular Season - 1
Sunday, 16 August 2026 · 20:30 · Vicarage Road, Watford · Referee: Matt Donohue, England
Watford2 : 1
Full-time
SouthamptonHalf-time: 2-0
Match Events
- 8'Hector KyprianouYellow Card
- 12'I. BravoNormal Goal
- 13'Matthew PollockYellow Card
- 14'Cyle LarinYellow Card
- 18'James BreeYellow Card
- 24'M. Bola (assist: J. Zemura)Substitution 1
- 29'A. NabizadaNormal Goal
- 43'Amin NabizadaYellow Card
- 56'C. Larin (assist: C. Bragg)Normal Goal
- 57'L. Dobbin (assist: F. Azaz)Substitution 1
- 61'I. Bravo (assist: M. Payero)Substitution 2
- 61'E. Bove (assist: E. Kayembe)Substitution 3
- 61'A. Nabizada (assist: M. Adu Poku)Substitution 4
- 70'C. Bragg (assist: S. Edozie)Substitution 2
- 70'C. Larin (assist: D. Mubama)Substitution 3
- 72'Mamadou DoumbiaYellow Card
- 74'Othmane MaammaYellow Card
- 74'Flynn DownesYellow Card
- 77'O. Maamma (assist: R. Vata)Substitution 5
- 84'Martín PayeroYellow Card
- 89'K. Matsuki (assist: B. Brereton Diaz)Substitution 4
Statistics
3Shots on Goal3
6Shots off Goal8
16Total Shots17
7Blocked Shots6
11Shots insidebox11
5Shots outsidebox6
12Fouls9
4Corner Kicks8
0Offsides3
34%Ball Possession66%
6Yellow Cards3
-Red Cards-
2Goalkeeper Saves1
266Total passes514
207Passes accurate451
78%Passes %88%
0.81expected_goals1.71
-1.10goals_prevented-1.10
Watford4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1F. Ravaglia(G)
- 23O. H. Traore(D)
- 6M. Pollock(D)
- 4K. Keben(D)
- 16M. Bola(D)
- 8E. Bove(M)
- 5H. Kyprianou(M)
- 21A. Nabizada(M)
- 17I. Bravo(M)
- 7O. Maamma(M)
- 20M. Doumbia(F)
Substitutes
- 26D. Bachmann(G)
- 33J. Zemura(D)
- 53J. Clarridge(D)
- 56A. Eames
- 22M. Payero(M)
- 39E. Kayembe(M)
- 11R. Vata(F)
- 9L. Kjerrumgaard(F)
- 48M. Adu Poku(F)
Southampton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
- 1D. Peretz(G)
- 14J. Bree(D)
- 6T. Harwood-Bellis(D)
- 5J. Stephens(D)
- 3R. Manning(D)
- 26C. Bragg(M)
- 4F. Downes(M)
- 27K. Matsuki(M)
- 7L. Scienza(M)
- 11L. Dobbin(M)
- 9C. Larin(F)
Substitutes
- 25G. Long(G)
- 34Welington(D)
- 15N. Wood(D)
- 10F. Azaz(M)
- 18T. Fellows(M)
- 22B. Brereton Diaz(F)
- 19C. Archer(F)
- 23S. Edozie(M)
- 28D. Mubama(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
Watford — recent form
LWDLD
Southampton — recent form
WWWLW
League Standings Context
| Rank | Team | Pld | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Watford | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 18 | Southampton | 3 | 5 | 2 |