Watford 2-1 Southampton: Final score, stats and lineups
English League Championship
Key events
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Hector KyprianouFoul on Léo Scienza.8'
- 12'
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Matthew PollockFoul on Léo Scienza.13'
- 14'
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18'
James BreeFoul on Othmane Maamma.
- 24'
- 29'
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Amin NabizadaFoul on Lewis Dobbin.43'
- Halftime 45'+6'
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56'
Cyle LarinAssist: Cameron Bragg
- 57'
- 61'
- 61'
- 61'
- 70'
- 70'
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Mamadou DoumbiaFoul on Léo Scienza.72'
- 74'
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74'
Flynn DownesFoul on Othmane Maamma.
- 77'
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Martín PayeroFoul on Finn Azaz.84'
- 89'
- End Regular Time 90'+6'
Team stats
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4Corner Kicks8
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34.2Possession65.8
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16SHOTS17
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4ON GOAL3
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7Blocked Shots6
Match info
- Competition
- English League Championship
- Kickoff
- Sunday, August 16, 2026, 8:30 AM ET
- Venue
- Vicarage Road, Watford, England
- Where to watch
- Paramount+
- Attendance
- 19,542
- Series
- SOU leads series 3-0-2
Team stats
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12Fouls9
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6Yellow Cards3
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0Red Cards0
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0Offsides3
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4Corner Kicks8
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2Saves2
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34.2Possession65.8
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16SHOTS17
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4ON GOAL3
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0.3On Target %0.2
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0Penalty Goals0
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0Penalty Kicks Taken0
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211Accurate Passes449
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268Passes513
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0.8Pass Completion %0.9
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3Accurate Crosses5
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14Crosses31
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0.2Cross %0.2
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46Long Balls46
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20Accurate Long Balls26
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0.4Long Balls %0.6
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7Blocked Shots6
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10Effective Tackles8
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17Tackles21
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0.6Tackle %0.4
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8Interceptions2
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45Effective Clearances11
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45Clearances11
Lineups
Watford4-2-3-1- 1Federico RavagliaG
- 23Omar-Haktab TraoréRB
- 16Marc Bola↓LB
- 5Hector KyprianouLM
- 6Matthew PollockCD-R
- 4Kévin KebenCD-L
- 21Amin Nabizada↓AM-R
- 8Edoardo Bove↓RM
- 20Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 17Iker Bravo↓AM
- 7Othmane Maamma↓AM-L
Southampton4-2-3-1- 1Daniel PeretzG
- 14James BreeRB
- 3Ryan ManningLB
- 4Flynn DownesLM
- 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
- 5Jack StephensCD-L
- 27Kuryu Matsuki↓AM-R
- 26Cameron Bragg↓RM
- 9Cyle Larin↓F
- 7Léo ScienzaAM
- 11Lewis Dobbin↓AM-L
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |
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