English Premier League

Southampton vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 45': Mohamed Elyounoussi
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  • 14': Cucho Hernández
  • 34': Cucho Hernández

Cucho Hernandez nets double as Watford overcome Southampton

Watford striker Cucho Hernandez bagged a brace and kept his club's survival hopes alive after a 2-1 victory at Southampton.

Match Commentary

  • 14': Goal! Southampton 0, Watford 1. Cucho Hernández (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 34': Goal! Southampton 0, Watford 2. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Juraj Kucka with a cross.
  • 45': Goal! Southampton 1, Watford 2. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Che Adams with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Armando Broja replaces William Smallbone.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Watford 2.
  • 48': Romain Perraud (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 60': Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Oriol Romeu.
  • 76': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 86': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  • 87': Substitution, Watford. Joshua King replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 90': VAR Decision: No Penalty Southampton.
  • 90'+1': Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Kiko Femenía.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
  • 90'+7': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Cucho Hernández.
  • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Watford 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 28,863

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+56 Arsenal 34 77 5
+48 Manchester City 33 76 3
+41 Liverpool 34 74 4
+21 Aston Villa 34 66 8
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Statistics

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12 Fouls 8
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 11
5 Saves 3
37.5 Possession 62.5
9 SHOTS 13
5 ON GOAL 7
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
203 Accurate Passes 386
306 Passes 498
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 10
12 Crosses 33
0.2 Cross % 0.3
72 Long Balls 54
27 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
1 Blocked Shots 1
15 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 17
0.8 Tackle % 0.5
20 Interceptions 8
32 Effective Clearances 12
32 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
44 Fraser Forster (GK)
22 Mohammed Salisu
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
15 Romain Perraud Yellow Card
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
8 James Ward-Prowse
6 Oriol Romeu Yellow Card
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
17 Stuart Armstrong
10 Ché Adams
20 William Smallbone

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
6 Imran Louza
33 Juraj Kucka
19 Moussa Sissoko Yellow Card
10 João Pedro
25 Emmanuel Dennis
29 Cucho Hernández

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