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

Team	1H	2H	T
WAT	0	2	2
SOU	1	1	2

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

Match ends, Watford 2, Southampton 2.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Southampton 2.
90'+2'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Ngakia
Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
R. Andrews
90'+1'
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
90'+1'
Foul
Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
90'+1'
Free kick won
Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
88'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Roerslev
Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces Mads Roerslev.
R. Edwards
87'
Offside
Offside, Southampton. Damion Downs is caught offside.
86'
Yellow card
Damion Downs (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
D. Downs
86'
Free kick won
Kwadwo Baah (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86'
Foul
Foul by Damion Downs (Southampton).
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
85'
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Hector Kyprianou.
84'
Sub
Subbed on for F. Azaz
Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Finn Azaz.
R. Stewart
84'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Kjerrumgaard
Substitution, Watford. Vivaldo Semedo replaces Luca Kjerrumgaard.
V. Semedo
83'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Irankunda
Substitution, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia replaces Nestory Irankunda.
M. Doumbia
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
80'
Yellow card
Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
K. Matsuki
80'
Free kick won
Nestory Irankunda (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
80'
Foul
Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
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
77'
Yellow card
James Abankwah (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Abankwah
77'
Foul
Foul by James Abankwah (Watford).
77'
Free kick won
Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.