Southampton vs Watford

Final score: Southampton 1-0 Watford in the Championship, February 7, 2026. Head-to-head in the last 7 meetings: 3 wins for Southampton, 3 draws, 1 wins for Watford.

Overview

Football: Championship · Round 31
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire
Form: WLWDD Southampton
: DLDLL Watford

38' ▲ S. Charles ▼ F. Downes
HT0-0
53' Taylor Harwood-Bellis
63' ▲ L. Kjerrumgaard ▼ M. Doumbia
66' Giorgi Chakvetadze
67' ▲ S. Edozie ▼ L. Scienza
67' ▲ C. Larin ▼ R. Stewart
70' ▲ S. Goglichidze ▼ S. Mfuni
70' C. Larin · J. Bree 1-0
75' James Bree
85' ▲ F. Mendy ▼ N. Mendy
85' ▲ J. Petris ▼ J. Ngakia
86' ▲ K. Baah ▼ O. Maamma
90'+2 Shea Charles
90' ▲ N. Wood ▼ T. Fellows
FT1-0

Line-ups

Southampton Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Tonda Eckert

41D. Peretz
14J. Bree
6T. Harwood-Bellis
5J. Stephens
34Welington
20C. Jander
4F. Downes ▼ 38'
18T. Fellows ▼ 90'
10F. Azaz
13L. Scienza ▼ 67'
11R. Stewart ▼ 67'

Substitutes 9

1A. McCarthy
15N. Wood ▲ 90'
38E. Jelert
3R. Manning
24S. Charles ▲ 38'
27K. Matsuki
23S. Edozie ▲ 67'
19C. Archer
9C. Larin ▲ 67'

Watford Formation: 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Charlie Daniels

1E. Selvik
2J. Ngakia ▼ 85'
25J. Abankwah
21S. Mfuni ▼ 70'
16M. Bola
23N. Mendy ▼ 85'
10I. Louza
42O. Maamma ▼ 86'
39E. Kayembe
8G. Chakvetadze
20M. Doumbia ▼ 63'

Substitutes 9

12N. Baxter
3S. Goglichidze ▲ 70'
27F. Mendy ▲ 85'
29J. Petris ▲ 85'
43J. Grieves
7T. Ince
34K. Baah ▲ 86'
18V. Semedo
9L. Kjerrumgaard ▲ 63'

Statistics

03⚑3

⚑910

47%Possession53%

6Shots11

4Shots on target2

1Shots off target4

5Shots inside box6

1Shots outside box5

1Blocked shots5

3Corners9

10Fouls10

3Yellow cards1

2Saves3

0.57Goals prevented0.57

412Passes453

333Accurate passes373

81%Pass accuracy82%

0.87Expected goals (xG)0.68

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