Southampton vs Watford

Championship 7 Feb 2026, 12:31
Southampton
Southampton
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Watford
Watford
👤 E. Bell Round 31

Match report

Southampton edged past Watford 1-0 in the Championship on 7 February 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Watford had 11 shots to Southampton's 6.

The referee was E. Bell.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 50% - 50% Shots 6 - 11 On target 4 - 2 Corners 3 - 9 Fouls 10 - 10 Yellow cards 4
7
Player of the match
Cyle Larin
Southampton · 1 goal
7 Daniel Peretz captained the side
7 James Bree 1 assist
7 Taylor Harwood-Bellis 70 passes (83% accurate)
7 Jack Stephens 63 passes (86% accurate)
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–6 3–5
Shots On Goal 2–1 2–1
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 1–2 2–7
Attacks 55–39 38–56
Match statistics
3 Corners 9
4 Substitution 5
93 Attacks 95
50 Dangerous Attacks 51
1 On Target 2
5 Off Target 10
50% Ball Possession 50%
6 Shots Total 11
4 Shots On Goal 2
1 Shots Off Goal 4
1 Shots Blocked 5
5 Shots Inside Box 6
1 Shots Outside Box 5
10 Fouls 10
3 Corners 9
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 1
2 Saves 3
410 Passes Total 454
332 Passes Accurate 374
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 4-2-3-1
41 D. Peretz
14 J. Bree 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 5 J. Stephens 34 Welington
20 C. Jander 4 F. Downes
18 T. Fellows 10 F. Azaz 13 L. Scienza
11 R. Stewart
Watford · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Selvik
2 J. Ngakia 25 J. Abankwah 21 S. Mfuni 16 M. Bola
23 N. Mendy 10 I. Louza
42 O. Maamma 39 E. Kayembe 8 G. Chakvetadze
20 M. Doumbia
Southampton
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
  • 24 Shea Charles
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
  • 9 Cyle Larin
  • 15 Nathan Wood
  • 1 Alex McCarthy
  • 38 Elias Jelert
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 27 Kuryu Matsuki
  • 19 Cameron Archer
Watford
Coach
Charlie Daniels
Substitutes
  • 9 Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 3 Saba Goglichidze
  • 27 Formose Mendy
  • 29 Jeremy Petris
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 43 Jack Grieves
  • 7 Thomas Ince
  • 18 Vivaldo
Substitutions
  • 38' ↑ S. Charles ↓ F. Downes Southampton
  • 63' ↑ L. Kjerrumgaard ↓ M. Doumbia Watford
  • 67' ↑ S. Edozie ↓ L. Scienza Southampton
  • 67' ↑ C. Larin ↓ R. Stewart Southampton
  • 70' ↑ S. Goglichidze ↓ S. Mfuni Watford
  • 85' ↑ F. Mendy ↓ N. Mendy Watford
  • 85' ↑ J. Petris ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
  • 86' ↑ K. Baah ↓ O. Maamma Watford
  • 90' ↑ N. Wood ↓ T. Fellows Southampton
Cards
  • 53' T. Harwood-Bellis Southampton
  • 66' G. Chakvetadze Watford
  • 75' J. Bree Southampton
  • 90+2' S. Charles 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 1-0 against Watford on 7 February 2026.
Who won Southampton vs Watford?
Southampton won the match 1-0.
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Watford?
Southampton had 50% of possession, compared to 50% for the other side.