Southampton vs Watford
Ref: E. BellSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Watford 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Larin scored for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.87 for Southampton versus 0.68 for Watford. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Watford are 16th.
First Half
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Downes
Second Half
Harwood-Bellis
Yellow Card
63'
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Doumbia
66'
Chakvetadze
Yellow Card
⇄
Stewart
⇄
Léo Scienza
70'
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Mfuni
⚽
Larin
Assist: Bree
Bree
Yellow Card
85'
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Ngakia
85'
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Mendy
86'
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Maamma
Charles
Yellow Card
⇄
Fellows
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 15 |  QPR | 46 | 16 | 10 | 20 | -12 | 58 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonWatford
1Won
Statistical edge
1–12
battles won across 15 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.87VS0.68
Attack1 · 5 won
6
Shots
11
4
Shots on target
2
5
Shots in the box
6
1
Shots outside box
5
1
Shots off goal
4
3
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
412
Total passes
453
333
Accurate passes
373
81%
Pass accuracy
82%
Discipline0 · 1 won
10
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
5
0.57
Goals prevented
0.57
Southampton
4-2-3-1
Watford
4-2-3-1Southampton
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 10F. AzazM
- 11R. StewartF
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 14J. BreeD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 34WelingtonD
- 41Daniel PeretzG
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 3R. ManningD
- 9C. LarinF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 23S. EdozieM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 38E. JelertD
Watford
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaD
- 8G. ChakvetadzeM
- 10I. LouzaM
- 16M. BolaD
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 21S. MfuniD
- 23N. MendyM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 42O. MaammaM
Substitutes
- 3S. GoglichidzeD
- 7T. InceM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 27F. MendyD
- 29J. PétrisD
- 34K. BaahF
- 43J. GrievesF
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 67 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | 67 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/5 |
| Tom Fellows | M | 89 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 38 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Elias Jelert | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyle Larin | F | 23 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Shea Charles | M | 52 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Imrân Louza(C) | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Stephen Mfuni | D | 70 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Othmane Maamma | M | 86 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7/11 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nampalys Mendy | M | 85 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Giorgi Chakvetadze | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | D | 85 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marc Bola | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jack Grieves | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thomas Ince | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jeremy Petris | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Saba Goglichidze | D | 20 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Formose Mendy | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 9 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 27 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |