Watford vs Southampton

Championship 30 Aug 2025, 14:00
Watford
Watford
2–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Southampton
Southampton
🏟 Vicarage Road Round 4

Match report

Watford shared 4 goals in a thrilling draw with Southampton in the Championship on 30 August 2025. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Southampton had 12 shots to Watford's 10.

The match was played at Vicarage Road.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 54% - 46% Shots 10 - 12 On target 4 - 7 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 14 - 12 Yellow cards 7
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Player of the match
Nestory Irankunda
Watford · 1 goal
8 Kwadwo Baah 1 goal
8 Ryan Manning 1 goal
7 Cameron Archer 1 goal
7 Egil Selvik 5 saves
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 5–5
Shots On Goal 0–5 4–2
Ball Possession 54–46 —
Corners 1–3 3–2
Attacks 42–48 41–39
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
5 Substitution 5
83 Attacks 87
0 Attacks 5
0 Attacks 5
0 Attacks 4
42 Dangerous Attacks 43
0 Dangerous Attacks 4
1 Dangerous Attacks 4
0 Dangerous Attacks 3
4 On Target 8
6 Off Target 4
10 Shots Total 12
4 Shots On Goal 7
5 Shots Off Goal 2
1 Shots Blocked 3
5 Shots Inside Box 8
5 Shots Outside Box 4
14 Fouls 12
4 Corners 5
1 Offsides 5
54% Ball Possession 46%
2 Yellow Cards 5
5 Saves 2
395 Passes Total 335
320 Passes Accurate 260
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Watford · 3-5-2
1 E. Selvik
3 M. Alleyne 4 K. Biakolo 25 J. Abankwah
2 J. Ngakia 17 M. Sissoko 5 H. Kyprianou 39 E. Kayembe 16 M. Bola
66 N. Irankunda 9 L. Kjerrumgaard
Southampton · 3-4-2-1
31 G. Bazunu
5 J. Stephens 15 N. Wood 6 T. Harwood-Bellis
2 M. Roerslev 26 R. Fraser 24 S. Charles 3 R. Manning
10 F. Azaz 46 J. Robinson
19 C. Archer
Watford
Coach
Paulo César Pezzolano Suárez
Substitutes
  • 34 Kwadwo Baah
  • 11 Rocco Vata
  • 20 Mamadou Doumbia
  • 18 Vivaldo
  • 12 Nathan Baxter
  • 22 James Morris
  • 45 Ryan Andrews
  • 6 Matthew Pollock
  • 24 Tom Dele-Bashiru
Southampton
Coach
William Still
Substitutes
  • 27 Kuryu Matsuki
  • 42 Damion Downs
  • 9 Adam Armstrong
  • 11 Ross Stewart
  • 12 Ronnie Edwards
  • 1 Alex McCarthy
  • 25 George Long
  • 17 Joshua Quarshie
  • 21 Charlie Taylor
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ R. Vata ↓ E. Kayembe Watford
  • 57' ↑ K. Baah ↓ M. Alleyne Watford
  • 76' ↑ K. Matsuki ↓ R. Fraser Southampton
  • 76' ↑ D. Downs ↓ J. Robinson Southampton
  • 76' ↑ A. Armstrong ↓ C. Archer Southampton
  • 83' ↑ M. Doumbia ↓ N. Irankunda Watford
  • 84' ↑ V. Semedo ↓ L. Kjerrumgaard Watford
  • 84' ↑ R. Stewart ↓ F. Azaz Southampton
  • 88' ↑ R. Edwards ↓ M. Roerslev Rasmussen Southampton
  • 90+2' ↑ R. Andrews ↓ J. Ngakia Watford
Cards
  • 12' R. Manning Southampton
  • 64' T. Harwood-Bellis Southampton
  • 68' S. Charles Southampton
  • 75' N. Irankunda Watford
  • 77' J. Abankwah Watford
  • 80' K. Matsuki Southampton
  • 86' D. Downs 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 2-2 against Southampton on 30 August 2025.
Who won Watford vs Southampton?
Neither — the match finished 2-2.
Where was Watford vs Southampton played?
The match was played at Vicarage Road.
Who had more possession in Watford vs Southampton?
Watford had 54% of possession, compared to 46% for the other side.