Watford vs Southampton

Championship 9 Dec 2023, 15:00
Watford
Watford
1–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Southampton
Southampton
🏟 Vicarage Road (Watford) 👤 G. Eltringham Round 20

Match report

Watford were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton in the Championship on 9 December 2023. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Southampton dominated possession with 60% of the ball, while Watford had 11 shots to Southampton's 6.

The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford), with G. Eltringham in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 40% - 60% Shots 11 - 6 On target 4 - 3 Corners 7 - 3 Fouls 10 - 16 Yellow cards 7
8
Player of the match
Che Adams
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Jan Bednarek 91 passes (95% accurate)
8 Adam Armstrong 1 assist
7 Rhys Healey 1 goal
7 Ben Hamer captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–2 6–4
Shots On Goal 1–0 3–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 4–2 3–1
Attacks 34–58 44–44
Match statistics
5 Substitution 4
78 Attacks 102
57 Dangerous Attacks 39
5 On Target 3
7 Off Target 3
11 Shots Total 6
4 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 2
4 Shots Blocked 1
8 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 1
10 Fouls 16
7 Corners 3
3 Offsides 0
40% Ball Possession 60%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 3
360 Passes Total 588
293 Passes Accurate 525
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 4-2-3-1
26 B. Hamer
45 R. Andrews 5 R. Porteous 4 W. Hoedt 6 J. Lewis
39 E. Kayembe 3 F. Sierralta
18 Y. Asprilla 11 I. Koné 12 K. Sema
9 M. Rajovic
Southampton · 4-3-2-1
31 G. Bazunu
2 K. Walker-Peters 21 T. Harwood-Bellis 35 J. Bednarek 3 R. Manning
7 J. Aribo 24 S. Charles 17 S. Armstrong
9 A. Armstrong 10 C. Adams
22 C. Alcaraz
Watford
Coach
V. Ismaël
Substitutes
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 19 Vakoun Issouf Bayo
  • 16 Giorgi Chakvetadze
  • 37 Matheus Martins
  • 14 Rhys Healey
  • 1 Daniel Bachmann
  • 15 Matthew Pollock
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
  • 10 Imrân Louza
Southampton
Coach
R. Martin
Substitutes
  • 26 Ryan Fraser
  • 18 Sékou Mara
  • 14 James Bree
  • 16 Will Smallbone
  • 13 Joe Lumley
  • 5 Jack Stephens
  • 6 Mason Holgate
  • 40 Cameron Bragg
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. Fraser ↓ C. Alcaraz Southampton
  • 70' ↑ T. Ince ↓ Y. Asprilla Watford
  • 70' ↑ V. Bayo ↓ M. Rajović Watford
  • 80' ↑ G. Chakvetadze ↓ I. Koné Watford
  • 80' ↑ Matheus Martins ↓ J. Lewis Watford
  • 81' ↑ S. Mara ↓ C. Adams Southampton
  • 87' ↑ W. Smallbone ↓ J. Aribo Southampton
  • 87' ↑ J. Bree ↓ S. Armstrong Southampton
  • 90+5' ↑ R. Healey ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
Cards
  • 34' S. Charles Southampton
  • 45' A. Armstrong Southampton
  • 59' R. Porteous Watford
  • 61' I. Kone Watford
  • 87' S. Armstrong Southampton
  • 87' W. Hoedt Watford
  • 90+3' R. Fraser Southampton
Head-to-head
Watford 1 4 draws 5 Southampton
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
Watford D W D D D
Southampton D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Watford vs Southampton?
Watford drew 1-1 against Southampton on 9 December 2023.
Who won Watford vs Southampton?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Watford vs Southampton played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road (Watford).
Who had more possession in Watford vs Southampton?
Southampton had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.