footballtoday
90+1′ France U21 crestFrance U211 Italy U21 crestItaly U212 60′ Albania U21 crestAlbania U212 Luxembourg U21 crestLuxembourg U211 58′ Spain U21 crestSpain U211 Japan U21 crestJapan U210 17′ Egypt crestEgypt2 Malawi crestMalawi0 15′ Mali crestMali0 Rwanda crestRwanda0 FT Llaneros crestLlaneros0 Chico crestChico0 FT Czechia U18 crestCzechia U180 Poland U18 crestPoland U183 FT Singapore crestSingapore1 Paraguay crestParaguay4 12:00 Chinese Taipei crestChinese Taipei Kyrgyzstan crestKyrgyzstan FT Comoros crestComoros0 Congo crestCongo0 FT Mozambique crestMozambique0 Ethiopia crestEthiopia1 FT Zambia crestZambia1 Burundi crestBurundi1 FT Congo DR U23 crestCongo DR U232 Nigeria U23 crestNigeria U230 FT United Arab Emirates crestUnited Arab Emirates3 Honduras crestHonduras1 FT Saudi Arabia crestSaudi Arabia3 South Korea crestSouth Korea2 FT Qatar crestQatar0 Australia crestAustralia3 FT Burkina Faso crestBurkina Faso1 Mauritania crestMauritania0 FT Cape Verde Islands crestCape Verde Islands4 Liberia crestLiberia2 FT Gabon crestGabon2 Lesotho crestLesotho0 FT Nigeria crestNigeria3 Tanzania crestTanzania1 FT South Africa crestSouth Africa2 Kenya crestKenya2 FT Tunisia crestTunisia0 Libya crestLibya2 FT Kuwait crestKuwait3 Syria crestSyria0 FT Poland U21 crestPoland U212 Norway U21 crestNorway U210
Championship Matchweek 1
Watford crestWatford
2–1
FT
HT 2–0
Southampton crestSouthampton
  • I. Bravo 12′
  • A. Nabizada 29′
  • C. Larin 56′
Vicarage Road, Watford Matt Donohue, England

Match report

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 in Championship Matchweek 1 at Vicarage Road, Watford.

Expected goals finished 0.81 to 1.71, so Watford won despite creating less.

Southampton had 66% of the ball; shots were 16-17.

Key takeaways

Expected goals

Expected goals finished 0.81 to 1.71, so Watford won despite creating less.

Control

Southampton had 66% of the ball; shots were 16-17.

Timeline

Watford above · Southampton below
  • Hector Kyprianou8′
  • ⚽I. Bravo12′
  • Matthew Pollock13′
  • 14′Cyle Larin
  • 18′James Bree
  • ⇄M. BolaJ. Zemura24′
  • ⚽A. Nabizada29′
  • Amin Nabizada43′
  • 56′⚽C. LarinAssist: C. Bragg
  • 57′⇄L. DobbinF. Azaz
  • ⇄I. BravoM. Payero61′
  • ⇄E. BoveE. Kayembe61′
  • ⇄A. NabizadaM. Adu Poku61′
  • 70′⇄C. BraggS. Edozie
  • 70′⇄C. LarinD. Mubama
  • Mamadou Doumbia72′
  • Othmane Maamma74′
  • 74′Flynn Downes
  • ⇄O. MaammaR. Vata77′
  • Martín Payero84′
  • 89′⇄K. MatsukiB. Brereton Diaz

Match stats

● Watford● Southampton
Possession 34%
66%
Expected goals (xG) 0.81
1.71
Shots 16
17
Shots on target 3
3
Shots inside the box 11
11
Corners 4
8
Accurate passes 207
451
Saves 2
1
Fouls 12
9
Offsides 0
3
Yellow cards 6
3
Red cards 0
0

Line-ups

Watford4-2-3-1
26 D. Bachmann
33 J. Zemura
53 J. Clarridge
56 A. Eames
22 M. Payero
39 E. Kayembe
11 R. Vata
9 L. Kjerrumgaard
48 M. Adu Poku

Manager: Alessio Dionisi

Southampton4-2-3-1
25 G. Long
34 Welington
15 N. Wood
10 F. Azaz
18 T. Fellows
22 B. Brereton Diaz
19 C. Archer
23 S. Edozie
28 D. Mubama

Manager: Tonda Eckert

Top-rated players

Iker BravoWatford · 61′ · 1 goal · 1 key passes
7.9
Ryan ManningSouthampton · 90′ · 3 key passes
7.7
Cyle LarinSouthampton · 70′ · 1 goal · 1 key passes
7.7
Amin NabizadaWatford · 61′ · 1 goal · 1 key passes
7.3
Taylor Harwood-BellisSouthampton · 90′ · 1 key passes
7.3
Federico RavagliaWatford · 90′
7.2

Questions & answers

What was the score in Watford vs Southampton?

Watford 2-1 Southampton (half-time 2-0).

Where is Watford vs Southampton played?

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford.

Who is the referee for Watford vs Southampton?

The appointed referee is Matt Donohue, England.