Southampton vs Watford

Championship 13 Apr 2024, 14:00
Southampton
Southampton
3–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
🏟 St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire) 👤 J. Smith Round 43

Match report

Southampton edged past Watford 3-2 in the Championship on 13 April 2024.

Southampton dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 13 shots to Watford's 12.

The match was played at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire), with J. Smith in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 13 - 12 On target 4 - 6 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 6 - 15 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Flynn Downes
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Che Adams 1 goal
8 Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1 assist
7 Will Smallbone 1 goal
7 Ryan Porteous 1 goal
First half vs second half
Southampton stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 8–5
Shots On Goal 2–3 2–3
Ball Possession 66–34 —
Corners 2–2 4–1
Attacks 58–40 53–49
Match statistics
5 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 89
46 Dangerous Attacks 35
4 On Target 6
8 Off Target 6
13 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 3
3 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 11
1 Shots Outside Box 1
6 Fouls 15
6 Corners 3
3 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 1
597 Passes Total 368
519 Passes Accurate 287
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 4-3-3
31 G. Bazunu
14 J. Bree 21 T. Harwood-Bellis 5 J. Stephens 2 K. Walker-Peters
16 W. Smallbone 4 F. Downes 7 J. Aribo
36 D. Brooks 10 C. Adams 9 A. Armstrong
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 D. Bachmann
5 R. Porteous 15 M. Pollock 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
39 E. Kayembe 24 T. Dele-Bashiru
18 Y. Asprilla 16 G. Chakvetadze 25 E. Dennis
19 V. Bayo
Southampton
Coach
R. Martin
Substitutes
  • 26 Ryan Fraser
  • 17 Stuart Armstrong
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 18 Sékou Mara
  • 35 Jan Bednarek
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
  • 19 Joe Rothwell
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
Watford
Coach
T. Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 11 Ismael Koné
  • 42 James Morris
  • 37 Matheus Martins
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 9 Mileta Rajovic
  • 26 Ben Hamer
  • 3 Francisco Sierralta
  • 8 Jake Livermore
  • 7 Thomas Ince
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ I. Koné ↓ T. Dele-Bashiru Watford
  • 56' ↑ S. Armstrong ↓ J. Aribo Southampton
  • 56' ↑ R. Fraser ↓ D. Brooks Southampton
  • 61' ↑ J. Morris ↓ J. Lewis Watford
  • 62' ↑ Matheus Martins ↓ E. Dennis Watford
  • 62' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ M. Pollock Watford
  • 71' ↑ R. Manning ↓ J. Bree Southampton
  • 78' ↑ M. Rajović ↓ V. Bayo Watford
  • 80' ↑ J. Bednarek ↓ W. Smallbone Southampton
  • 80' ↑ S. Mara ↓ C. Adams Southampton
Cards
  • 40' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 55' R. Porteous Watford
  • 70' E. Kayembe Watford
  • 74' R. Fraser Southampton
Head-to-head
Southampton 5 4 draws 1 Watford
2026-02-07 Southampton vs Watford 1 - 0
2025-08-30 Watford vs Southampton 2 - 2
2024-04-13 Southampton vs Watford 3 - 2
2024-02-06 Southampton vs Watford 3 - 0
2024-01-28 Watford vs Southampton 1 - 1
2023-12-09 Watford vs Southampton 1 - 1
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Watford D D L L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Watford?
Southampton won 3-2 against Watford on 13 April 2024.
Who won Southampton vs Watford?
Southampton won the match 3-2.
Where was Southampton vs Watford played?
The match was played at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire).
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Watford?
Southampton had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.