Watford vs Southampton
Ref: F. HallamVicarage Road, Watford · 22,200 cap
Match recap
Watford and Southampton drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Baah and Irankunda scored for Watford; Archer and Manning replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.55 for Watford versus 1.81 for Southampton. Watford sit 16th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
10'
⚽
Archer
Assist: Wood-Gordon
12'
Manning
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Kayembe
⇄
Alleyne
64'
Harwood-Bellis
Yellow Card
⚽
Baah
Assist: Vata
68'
Charles
Yellow Card
Irankunda
Yellow Card
76'
⇄
Robinson
76'
⇄
Fraser
76'
⇄
Archer
Abankwah
Yellow Card
78'
⚽
Manning
80'
Matsuki
Yellow Card
⚽
Irankunda
⇄
Irankunda
⇄
Kjerrumgaard
84'
⇄
Azaz
86'
Downs
Yellow Card
88'
⇄
Roerslev
⇄
Ngakia
| # | 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
WatfordSouthampton
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.55VS1.81
Attack2 · 4 won
10
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
7
5
Shots in the box
8
5
Shots outside box
4
5
Shots off goal
2
4
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
398
Total passes
331
320
Accurate passes
256
80%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline2 · 1 won
14
Fouls
12
2
Yellow cards
5
1
Offsides
5
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
5
Goalkeeper saves
2
1
Blocked shots
3
-0.92
Goals prevented
-0.92
Watford
3-5-2
Watford
3-5-2Starting XI
- 1E. SelvikG
- 2J. NgakiaM
- 3Max AlleyneD
- 4K. KebenD
- 5H. KyprianouM
- 9L. KjerrumgaardF
- 16M. BolaM
- 17M. SissokoM
- 25J. AbankwahD
- 39E. KayembeM
- 66N. IrankundaF
Substitutes
- 6M. PollockD
- 11R. VataF
- 12N. BaxterG
- 18Vivaldo SemedoF
- 20M. DoumbiaF
- 22J. MorrisD
- 24T. Dele-BashiruM
- 34K. BaahF
- 45R. AndrewsD
Southampton
Starting XI
- 2M. RoerslevM
- 3R. ManningM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 10F. AzazF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 24S. CharlesM
- 26R. FraserM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 11R. StewartF
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 21C. TaylorD
- 25G. LongG
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 42D. DownsF
Watford
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | F | 83 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2/3 |
| Egil Selvik | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Bola | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Hector Kyprianou | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Max Alleyne | D | 57 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | F | 84 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Kévin Keben Biakolo | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Moussa Sissoko(C) | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| James Abankwah | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Edo Kayembe | M | 57 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Matthew Pollock | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Baxter | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Dele-Bashiru | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Andrews | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Morris | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kwadwo Baah | F | 33 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Rocco Vata | F | 33 | 6.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | F | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Vivaldo | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0/1 |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 76 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Finn Azaz | F | 84 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0/2 |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 76 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jay Robinson | F | 76 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4/4 |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Roerslev | M | 88 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Charlie Taylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 14 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 14 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Damion Downs | F | 14 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |