
Watford vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
Adams strike gives Southampton 1-0 win over Watford
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A pinpoint first-half strike by Che Adams gave Southampton a well-deserved away win over Watford in their Premier League clash on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 20': Goal! Watford 0, Southampton 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 45'+2': João Pedro (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Cucho Hernández.
- 45': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces João Pedro.
- 55': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 58': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 76': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces James Ward-Prowse.
- 82': Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 90': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Oriol Romeu.
Game Information
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,869
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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WAT![]() |
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---|---|---|
6 | Fouls | 16 |
2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 2 |
8 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
3 | Saves | 0 |
61.3 | Possession | 38.7 |
12 | SHOTS | 10 |
1 | ON GOAL | 4 |
0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
364 | Accurate Passes | 198 |
482 | Passes | 297 |
0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
26 | Crosses | 30 |
0.2 | Cross % | 0.1 |
58 | Long Balls | 69 |
27 | Accurate Long Balls | 27 |
0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
5 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
10 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
15 | Tackles | 15 |
0.7 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
12 | Interceptions | 12 |
25 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
25 | Clearances | 27 |
Watford (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
5 | William Troost-Ekong |
11 | Adam Masina |
2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
33 | Juraj Kucka ![]() |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
29 | Cucho Hernández |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
7 | Josh King |
10 | João Pedro ![]() |
Southampton (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
22 | Mohammed Salisu ![]() |
35 | Jan Bednarek |
2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
21 | Valentino Livramento |
6 | Oriol Romeu |
8 | James Ward-Prowse ![]() |
11 | Nathan Redmond |
24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
10 | Ché Adams |
9 | Adam Armstrong |
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