Watford vs Southampton

Final score: Watford 2-2 Southampton in the Championship, August 30, 2025. Head-to-head in the last 7 meetings: 1 wins for Watford, 3 draws, 3 wins for Southampton.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 4
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Form: DLDLL Watford
: WLWDD Southampton

10' 0-1 C. Archer · N. Wood
12' Ryan Manning
HT0-1
57' ▲ K. Baah ▼ M. Alleyne
57' ▲ R. Vata ▼ E. Kayembe
64' Taylor Harwood-Bellis
65' K. Baah · R. Vata 1-1
68' Shea Charles
75' Nestory Irankunda
76' ▲ D. Downs ▼ J. Robinson
76' ▲ A. Armstrong ▼ C. Archer
76' ▲ K. Matsuki ▼ R. Fraser
77' James Abankwah
78' 1-2 R. Manning
80' Kuryu Matsuki
81' N. Irankunda 2-2
83' ▲ M. Doumbia ▼ N. Irankunda
84' ▲ V. Semedo ▼ L. Kjerrumgaard
84' ▲ R. Stewart ▼ F. Azaz
86' Damion Downs
88' ▲ R. Edwards ▼ M. Roerslev Rasmussen
90'+2 ▲ R. Andrews ▼ J. Ngakia
FT2-2

Line-ups

Watford Formation: 3-5-2 · Coach: Edward Still

1E. Selvik 7.2
3M. Alleyne ▼ 57' 6.9
4K. Keben 6.5
25J. Abankwah 6.2
2J. Ngakia ▼ 90' 6.2
17M. Sissoko 6.3
5H. Kyprianou 7.2
39E. Kayembe ▼ 57' 6.2
16M. Bola 7.2
66N. Irankunda ⚽ ▼ 83' 8.2
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ 84' 6.5

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
6M. Pollock
11R. Vata ▲ 57' 6.9
18V. Semedo ▲ 84' 6.5
20M. Doumbia ▲ 83' 6.7
22J. Morris
24T. Dele-Bashiru
34K. Baah ⚽ ▲ 57' 7.6
45R. Andrews ▲ 90'

Southampton

31G. Bazunu 6.5
5J. Stephens 6.2
15N. Wood ⇢ 6.9
6T. Harwood-Bellis 6.2
2M. Roerslev Rasmussen ▼ 88' 6.2
26R. Fraser ▼ 76' 6.7
24S. Charles 7.0
3R. Manning ⚽ 7.7
10F. Azaz ▼ 84' 6.7
46J. Robinson ▼ 76' 6.6
19C. Archer ⚽ ▼ 76' 7.0

Substitutes 9

1A. McCarthy
12R. Edwards ▲ 88'
17J. Quarshie
21C. Taylor
27K. Matsuki ▲ 76' 6.7
42D. Downs ▲ 76' 6.3
11R. Stewart ▲ 84' 6.7
9A. Armstrong ▲ 76' 7.0
25G. Long

Statistics

02⚑4

⚑550

55%Possession45%

10Shots12

4Shots on target7

5Shots off target2

5Shots inside box8

5Shots outside box4

1Blocked shots3

4Corners5

1Offsides5

14Fouls12

2Yellow cards5

5Saves2

-0.92Goals prevented-0.92

398Passes331

320Accurate passes256

80%Pass accuracy77%

0.55Expected goals (xG)1.81

Table

#	Club	P	Goals	GD	Pts
1	Coventry	46	97 - 45	+52	95
2	Ipswich	46	80 - 47	+33	84
3	Millwall	46	64 - 49	+15	83
4	Southampton	46	82 - 56	+26	80
5	Middlesbrough	46	72 - 47	+25	80
6	Hull City	46	70 - 66	+4	73
7	Wrexham	46	69 - 65	+4	71
8	Derby	46	67 - 59	+8	69
9	Norwich	46	63 - 56	+7	65
10	Birmingham	46	57 - 56	+1	64
11	Swansea	46	57 - 59	-2	64
12	Bristol City	46	59 - 59	0	62
13	Sheffield Utd	46	66 - 66	0	60
14	Preston	46	55 - 62	-7	60
15	QPR	46	61 - 73	-12	58
16	Watford	46	53 - 65	-12	57
17	Stoke City	46	51 - 56	-5	55
18	Portsmouth	46	49 - 64	-15	55
19	Charlton	46	44 - 58	-14	53
20	Blackburn	46	42 - 56	-14	52
21	West Brom	46	48 - 58	-10	51
22	Oxford United	46	45 - 59	-14	47
23	Leicester	46	58 - 68	-10	46
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	29 - 89	-60	0