English League Championship

Southampton vs Watford 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

Southampton
  • 70': Cyle Larin
FT
1 - 0
Watford

    Introduction

    Southampton are hosting Watford at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Commentary

    • 38': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Flynn Downes because of an injury.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Watford 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Watford 0.
    • 53': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, Watford. Luca Kjerrumgaard replaces Mamadou Doumbia.
    • 66': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ross Stewart.
    • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
    • 70': Substitution, Watford. Saba Goglichidze replaces Stephen Mfuni.
    • 70': Goal! Southampton 1, Watford 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': James Bree (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Formose Mendy replaces Nampalys Mendy.
    • 85': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Petris replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 86': Substitution, Watford. Kwadwo Baah replaces Othmane Maamma.
    • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 90'+2': Shea Charles (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Watford 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

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

    English League Championship Standings

    POS TEAM GP GD PTS
    +28 Coventry City 30 58 6
    +18 Middlesbrough 30 58 6
    +22 Ipswich Town 30 54 6
    +8 Hull City 30 54 8
    Full Table

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 10
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 3
    3 Saves 2
    52.8 Possession 47.2
    11 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.7
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    373 Accurate Passes 333
    454 Passes 411
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    5 Accurate Crosses 4
    30 Crosses 22
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    49 Long Balls 60
    20 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    14 Effective Tackles 7
    19 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.3
    10 Interceptions 4
    23 Effective Clearances 26
    23 Clearances 26

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    41 Daniel Peretz (GK)
    5 Jack Stephens
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis Yellow Card
    34 Welington
    14 James Bree
    10 Finn Azaz
    4 Flynn Downes
    20 Caspar Jander
    11 Ross Stewart
    13 Léo Scienza
    18 Tom Fellows
    Substitutes:
    Ryan Manning, Elias Jelert, Kuryu Matsuki, Cameron Archer, Alex McCarthy, Shea Charles, Samuel Edozie, Nathan Wood, Cyle Larin.

    WAT Watford (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Egil Selvik (GK)
    21 Stephen Mfuni
    25 James Abankwah
    16 Marc Bola
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    39 Edo Kayembe
    10 Imran Louza
    23 Nampalys Mendy
    20 Mamadou Doumbia
    8 Giorgi Chakvetadze Yellow Card
    42 Othmane Maamma
    Substitutes:
    Formose Mendy, Nathan Baxter, Kwadwo Baah, Tom Ince, Saba Goglichidze, Vivaldo Semedo, Luca Kjerrumgaard, Jack Grieves, Jeremy Petris.

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