ChampionshipEngland

Watford vs Southampton

Watford
2–1 Full time
Southampton

Regular Season - 1Sunday, 16 August 2026Vicarage Road, Watford

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Watford 2–1 Southampton — Championship, Sunday, 16 August 2026. Full-time result, kick-off time and match details on FutToday.

Match statistics

3 Shots on goal 3
16 Total shots 17
34% Possession 66%
266 Total passes 514
78% Pass accuracy 88%
4 Corner kicks 8
12 Fouls 9
6 Yellow cards 3

Timeline

  1. 8' Hector Kyprianou Yellow Card Watford
  2. 12' I. Bravo Watford
  3. 13' Matthew Pollock Yellow Card Watford
  4. 14' Cyle Larin Yellow Card Southampton
  5. 18' James Bree Yellow Card Southampton
  6. 24' J. Zemura off M. Bola Watford
  7. 29' A. Nabizada Watford
  8. 43' Amin Nabizada Yellow Card Watford
  9. 56' C. Larin Assist C. Bragg Southampton
  10. 57' F. Azaz off L. Dobbin Southampton
  11. 61' M. Payero off I. Bravo Watford
  12. 61' E. Kayembe off E. Bove Watford
  13. 61' M. Adu Poku off A. Nabizada Watford
  14. 70' S. Edozie off C. Bragg Southampton
  15. 70' D. Mubama off C. Larin Southampton
  16. 72' Mamadou Doumbia Yellow Card Watford
  17. 74' Othmane Maamma Yellow Card Watford
  18. 74' Flynn Downes Yellow Card Southampton
  19. 77' R. Vata off O. Maamma Watford
  20. 84' Martín Payero Yellow Card Watford
  21. 89' B. Brereton Diaz off K. Matsuki Southampton

Line-ups

Watford

4-2-3-1 Alessio Dionisi

Starting XI

  1. 1 F. Ravaglia G
  2. 23 O. H. Traore D
  3. 6 M. Pollock D
  4. 4 K. Keben D
  5. 16 M. Bola D
  6. 8 E. Bove M
  7. 5 H. Kyprianou M
  8. 21 A. Nabizada M
  9. 17 I. Bravo M
  10. 7 O. Maamma M
  11. 20 M. Doumbia F

Substitutes

  1. 26 D. Bachmann G
  2. 33 J. Zemura D
  3. 53 J. Clarridge D
  4. 56 A. Eames
  5. 22 M. Payero M
  6. 39 E. Kayembe M
  7. 11 R. Vata F
  8. 9 L. Kjerrumgaard F
  9. 48 M. Adu Poku F

Southampton

4-2-3-1 Tonda Eckert

Starting XI

  1. 1 D. Peretz G
  2. 14 J. Bree D
  3. 6 T. Harwood-Bellis D
  4. 5 J. Stephens D
  5. 3 R. Manning D
  6. 26 C. Bragg M
  7. 4 F. Downes M
  8. 27 K. Matsuki M
  9. 7 L. Scienza M
  10. 11 L. Dobbin M
  11. 9 C. Larin F

Substitutes

  1. 25 G. Long G
  2. 34 Welington D
  3. 15 N. Wood D
  4. 10 F. Azaz M
  5. 18 T. Fellows M
  6. 22 B. Brereton Diaz F
  7. 19 C. Archer F
  8. 23 S. Edozie M
  9. 28 D. Mubama F