Watford vs Southampton

Championship

Watford

1-0-0

2-1

Final

Southampton

0-0-1

Vicarage Road

Match pulse

WATAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'SOU

34%Possession66%

16Shots17

4On target3

4Corners8

2Saves2

12Fouls9

8'Hector KyprianouWAT13'Matthew PollockWAT14'Cyle LarinSOU18'James BreeSOU43'Amin NabizadaWAT72'Mamadou DoumbiaWAT74'Othmane MaammaWAT74'Flynn DownesSOU84'Martín PayeroWAT

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

Who won: Watford 2-1

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 on Sunday, August 16, 2026 at Vicarage Road. Goals for Watford: Iker Bravo (12') and Amin Nabizada (29'). Goals for Southampton: Cyle Larin (56').

Play by play

Match ends, Watford 2, Southampton 1.
Second Half ends, Watford 2, Southampton 1.
90'+6'SOU
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kévin Keben.
90'+5'SOU
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Federico Ravaglia.
90'+5'SOU
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Martín Payero.
90'+4'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
90'+2'
Free kick won
Rocco Vata (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'
Sub
Subbed on for K. Matsuki
Substitution, Southampton. Ben Brereton replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
B. Brereton Díaz
87'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
86'
Left footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
R. Manning
85'
Free kick won
Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85'WAT
Foul
Foul by Omar Haktab Traoré (Watford).
84'
Yellow card
Martín Payero (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
M. Payero
84'
Free kick won
Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
Foul
Foul by Martín Payero (Watford).
83'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
80'
Foul
Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
80'
Free kick won
Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Rocco Vata (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Hector Kyprianou.
78'
Left footed shot saved
Attempt saved. Jack Stephens (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Federico Ravaglia (Watford). Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
J. Stephens
77'
Sub
Subbed on for O. Maamma
Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Othmane Maamma.
R. Vata
76'
Free kick won
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76'
Foul
Foul by Jordan Zemura (Watford).

Leaders

WATSOU

Total Shots

Iker Bravo

Cyle Larin

Accurate Passes

Kévin Keben

Ryan Manning

Defensive Interventions

Matthew Pollock

Jack Stephens

Saves

Federico Ravaglia

Daniel Peretz

Season seriesSOU leads series 3-0-2

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Final