Watford vs Southampton — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 27

Watford

3–4Full-time

Southampton

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

DLWLWLGoals 17-15

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: Jonathan Moss

Match events

4'Troy Deeney
14'Cédric Soares
28'Dušan Tadić
33'Manolo Gabbiadini
44'Stefano Okaka
45+2'Nathan Redmond (Dušan Tadić)
70'E. Capoue (Isaac Success)
73'Sebastian Prödl
78'James Ward-Prowse (S. Boufal)
79'Stefano Okaka (Isaac Success)
82'Troy Deeney
83'Manolo Gabbiadini
85'Manolo Gabbiadini (Shane Long)
86'Nathan Redmond (Dušan Tadić)
87'Dušan Tadić (Jordy Clasie)
89'Stefano Okaka (Abdoulaye Doucouré)
90+4'Abdoulaye Doucouré (M. Britos)

Lineups

Watford

Southampton

4-4-2

4-2-3-1

W. MazzarriCoach

C. Puel

Bench (7)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Southampton have averaged 1.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 5 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

2Watford wins

3Draws

3Southampton wins

10-13Goals

Watford

2–1Aug 16, 2026, 12:30 PM

Southampton

1–0Feb 7, 2026, 12:31 PM

Watford

2–2Aug 30, 2025, 2:00 PM

Southampton

3–2Apr 13, 2024, 2:00 PM

Watford

Southampton

3–0Feb 6, 2024, 7:45 PM

Watford

1–1Jan 28, 2024, 2:00 PM

Southampton

Watford

1–1Dec 9, 2023, 3:00 PM

Southampton

1–2Mar 13, 2022, 2:00 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.7

2.4Goals conceded per game1.5

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Jonathan Moss

3.66Yellow cards / game

0.07Red cards / game

0.1Penalties scored / game

Based on 41 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Southampton

0-15'

40%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

20%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

40%

Match statistics

37%Possession63%

—Expected goals (xG)—

4Shots on target11

16Total shots20

7Shots off target4

5Blocked shots5

11Shots inside the box12

5Shots outside the box8

6Corners5

2Offsides2

16Fouls9

3Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

7Goalkeeper saves1

258Total passes446

156Accurate passes338

60%Pass accuracy76%

Player ratings

1Dušan TadićSouthampton⚽ 1🅰️ 28.6
2Nathan RedmondSouthampton⚽ 28.6
3Abdoulaye DoucouréWatford⚽ 17.4
4Troy DeeneyWatford⚽ 1🟨7.4
5Manolo GabbiadiniSouthampton⚽ 1🟨7.3
6Stefano OkakaWatford⚽ 1🟨7.2

Box score

Watford

11Valon BehramiM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles3

Duels56%

5Sebastian PrödlD · 90'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles1

Duels67%

3

3M. BritosD · 90'

🅰️ 16.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes54%

Tackles3

Duels50%

29

29E. CapoueM · 70'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes61%

Tackles2

Duels80%

33Stefano OkakaF · 89'

⚽ 1🟨7.2

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes88%

Tackles1

Duels48%

1Heurelho GomesG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels—

8Tom CleverleyM · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles2

Duels67%

9Troy Deeney (C)F · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.4

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes44%

Tackles—

Duels54%

21M'Baye NiangM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes66%

Tackles2

Duels47%

25

25J. HolebasD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles3

Duels63%

4

4Y. KaboulD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes56%

Tackles5

Duels67%

Bench (7)

15

15C. CathcartD

—

10Isaac SuccessF · 20'

🅰️ 16.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels0%

6Adrian MariappaD

—

16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 1'

⚽ 17.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels—

18

18C. ZúñigaD

—

34

34G. ArlauskisG

—

35

35C. StewartM

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Southampton

11Dušan TadićM · 87'

⚽ 1🅰️ 28.6

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes83%

Tackles—

Duels60%

8

8S. Davis (C)M · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels38%

2Cédric SoaresD · 90'

🟨6.4

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes71%

Tackles3

Duels58%

1

1F. ForsterG · 90'

6.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes28%

Tackles—

Duels—

21Ryan BertrandD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes93%

Tackles1

Duels40%

14Oriol RomeuM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels54%

22Nathan RedmondM · 90'

⚽ 28.6

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes67%

Tackles1

Duels50%

16James Ward-ProwseM · 78'

6.5

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels20%

3Maya YoshidaD · 90'

7.1

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles3

Duels55%

20Manolo GabbiadiniF · 85'

⚽ 1🟨7.3

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Shots2/5 on target

Passes61%

Tackles—

Duels42%

24

24J. StephensD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels29%

Bench (7)

4Jordy ClasieM · 3'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels0%

7Shane LongF · 5'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

9Jay RodriguezF

—

19

19S. BoufalM · 12'

6.8

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes83%

Tackles1

Duels75%

40Mouez HassenG

—

12Martín CáceresD

—

38Sam McQueenM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Southampton played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Southampton kick off?+

Kickoff is at Mar 4, 2017, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).