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Watford vs Southampton

Championship
Watford
1-2-1
2-2
Final
Southampton
1-2-1
Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'SOU
55%Possession45%
10Shots12
4On target7
4Corners5
5Saves2
14Fouls12
12'Ryan ManningSOU64'Taylor Harwood-BellisSOU68'Shea CharlesSOU75'Nestory IrankundaWAT77'James AbankwahWAT80'Kuryu MatsukiSOU86'Damion DownsSOU
Team1H2HT
WAT022
SOU112

Final score

Watford and Southampton drew 2-2 on Saturday, August 30, 2025 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Kwadwo Baah (65') and Nestory Irankunda (81'). Goals for Southampton: Cameron Archer (10') and Ryan Manning (78').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Watford 2, Southampton 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Watford 2, Southampton 2.
  3. 90'+2'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Ngakia

    Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.

    R. Andrews

  4. 90'+1'

    Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kévin Keben.

  5. 90'+1'

    Foul

    Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).

  6. 90'+1'

    Free kick won

    Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  7. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

  8. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Roerslev

    Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces Mads Roerslev.

    R. Edwards

  9. 87'

    Offside

    Offside, Southampton. Damion Downs is caught offside.

  10. 86'

    Yellow card

    Damion Downs (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    D. Downs

  11. 86'

    Free kick won

    Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  12. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Damion Downs (Southampton).

  13. 85'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.

    J. Stephens

  14. 85'

    Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.

  15. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Azaz

    Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Finn Azaz.

    R. Stewart

  16. 84'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Kjerrumgaard

    Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.

    V. Semedo

  17. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Irankunda

    Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Nestory Irankunda.

    M. Doumbia

  18. GOAL81'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    N. Irankunda

    Goal! Watford 2, Southampton 2. Nestory Irankunda (Watford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.

    WAT 2 - 2 SOU
  19. 80'

    Yellow card

    Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    K. Matsuki

  20. 80'

    Free kick won

    Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  21. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).

  22. GOAL78'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    R. Manning

    Goal! Watford 1, Southampton 2. Ryan Manning (Southampton) from a free kick with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.

    WAT 1 - 2 SOU
  23. 77'

    Yellow card

    James Abankwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    J. Abankwah

  24. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).

  25. 77'

    Free kick won

    Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Leaders

WATSOU
Total Shots
Nestory Irankunda
4
Cameron Archer
5
Accurate Passes
James Abankwah
68
Shea Charles
33
Saves
Egil Selvik
5
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Season seriesSOU leads series 2-1-2

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