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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
Team1H2HT
WAT202
SOU011

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').

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 (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Daniel PeretzG
  2. 2Jack StephensCD-L
  3. 3Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 4Ryan ManningLB
  5. 5James BreeRB
  6. 6Léo ScienzaAM
  7. 7Flynn DownesLM
  8. 8Cameron BraggRM
  9. 9Cyle LarinF
  10. 10Lewis DobbinAM-L
  11. 11Kuryu MatsukiAM-R
Watford20th in English League Championship
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Federico RavagliaG
  2. 2Kévin KebenCD-L
  3. 3Matthew PollockCD-R
  4. 4Marc BolaLB
  5. 5Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
  6. 6Iker BravoAM
  7. 7Hector KyprianouLM
  8. 8Edoardo BoveRM
  9. 9Mamadou DoumbiaF
  10. 10Othmane MaammaAM-L
  11. 11Amin NabizadaAM-R

Head to head

SOU leads series 3-0-2
Last meeting: Southampton 1, Watford 1 (Jan 28)

Last 5

SOU
  • L@ WAT1-2
WAT
  • Wvs SOU2-1

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Game info

Venue
Vicarage Road, Watford, England · Attendance 19,542
Officials
Matt Donohue (Referee)

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Season seriesSOU leads series 3-0-2

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