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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').

Recap · Aug 30
Nestory Irankunda repeats 'perfect' free kick for Watford

Socceroos star Nestory Irankunda has astonished his manager at Championship side Watford by coming up with a second glorious free kick in the space of seven days.

What it means

  • Watford has dropped 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 12h ago
Sir Elton John slates Watford form 'decline'
ESPN · 1d ago
Southampton beat rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in first match after Spygate conclusion
ESPN · 4d ago
Tonda Eckert 'forever grateful' for Southampton support during 'Spygate' fallout
ESPN · 5d ago
Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban for 'Spygate' role
ESPN · Sep 21
Southampton boss calls 'Spygate' punishment 'absolutely unheard of'
Recap · Sep 19
Wrexham beat Southampton after last-gasp own goal
ESPN · Sep 17
Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac poke fun at 'Spygate' in Wrexham sponsor ad ahead of Southampton clash
ESPN · Sep 11
Ex-West Ham striker Michail Antonio returns to English football with Watford

Lineups

Southampton11th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-4-2-1)
  1. 1Gavin BazunuG
  2. 2Nathan WoodCD
  3. 3Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-L
  4. 4Jack StephensCD-R
  5. 5Shea CharlesCM-L
  6. 6Ryan FraserCM-R
  7. 7Ryan ManningLM
  8. 8Mads RoerslevRM
  9. 9Cameron ArcherF
  10. 10Jay RobinsonCF-L
  11. 11Finn AzazCF-R
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (3-5-2)
  1. 1Egil SelvikG
  2. 2Kévin KebenCD
  3. 3James AbankwahCD-L
  4. 4Max AlleyneCD-R
  5. 5Edo KayembeCM-L
  6. 6Moussa SissokoCM-R
  7. 7Hector KyprianouAM
  8. 8Marc BolaLM
  9. 9Jeremy NgakiaRM
  10. 10Luca KjerrumgaardCF-L
  11. 11Nestory IrankundaCF-R

Head to head

SOU leads series 2-1-2
Last meeting: Watford 2, Southampton 1 (Mar 13)

Last 5

SOU
  • W@ NOR3-0
  • Lvs STK1-2
  • T@ IPS1-1
  • W@ NHT1-0
  • Wvs WXM2-1
WAT
  • T@ SWA1-1
  • Wvs QPR2-1
  • Lvs NOR1-2
  • L@ CHA0-1
  • Tvs SHW1-1

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 19,075
Officials
Farai Hallam

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesSOU leads series 2-1-2

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