Watford vs Southampton

Watford

Vicarage Road Stadium

30 Aug 2025, 16:00

2:2

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

Cameron Archer(Nathan Wood)

Goal

10'

Ryan Manning

12'

2ND HALF

57'

Kwadwo Baah

Edo Kayembe

57'

Rocco Vata

Max Alleyne

T. Harwood-Bellis

64'

65'

Goal

Kwadwo Baah(Rocco Vata)

Shea Charles

68'

75'

N. Irankunda

Cameron Archer

A. Armstrong

76'

Jay Robinson

Damion Downs

76'

Ryan Fraser

K. Matsuki

76'

77'

J. Abankwah

Ryan Manning

Goal

78'

K. Matsuki

80'

81'

Goal

N. Irankunda

83'

M. Doumbia

N. Irankunda

Finn Azaz

R. Stewart

84'

84'

Vivaldo

L. Kjerrumgaard

Damion Downs

86'

Mads Roerslev

Ronnie Edwards

88'

92'

R. Andrews

Jeremy Ngakia

Match statistics

54%Possession46%

395Passes Attempted335

320Completed Passes260

4Corners5

11Throw-ins21

10Shots On Target12

Line-ups

Watford

Formation

3-5-2 C

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25	77'
Max Alleyne #3	57'
H. Kyprianou #5
Edo Kayembe #39	57'
M. Sissoko #17
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	92'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	84'
N. Irankunda #66	83' ⚽81' 75'

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Watford

Formation

3-5-2 C

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Kévin Keben

#4Kévin Keben

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Max Alleyne

#3Max Alleyne

H. Kyprianou

#5H. Kyprianou

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

M. Sissoko

#17M. Sissoko

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

L. Kjerrumgaard

#9L. Kjerrumgaard

N. Irankunda

#66N. Irankunda

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Kévin Keben #4
J. Abankwah #25	77'
Max Alleyne #3	57'
H. Kyprianou #5
Edo Kayembe #39	57'
M. Sissoko #17
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	92'
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	84'
N. Irankunda #66	83' ⚽81' 75'

Will not play

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Early March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Watford

Paulo Pezzolano

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

G. Bazunu

#31G. Bazunu

Nathan Wood

#15Nathan Wood

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

Shea Charles

#24Shea Charles

Ryan Fraser

#26Ryan Fraser

Mads Roerslev

#2Mads Roerslev

Ryan Manning

#3Ryan Manning

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Jay Robinson

#46Jay Robinson

Cameron Archer

#19Cameron Archer

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15	🎯10'
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	64'
Jack Stephens #5
Shea Charles #24	68'
Ryan Fraser #26	76'
Mads Roerslev #2	88'
Ryan Manning #3	⚽78' 12'
Finn Azaz #10	84'
Jay Robinson #46	76'
Cameron Archer #19	76' ⚽10'

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Will Still

Head-to-head

30 matches

Watford

Watford

9

Wins

9

Draws

12

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Watford

FA Cup2024 • 2 matches

Southampton

Watford

Watford

Southampton

Championship2023 • 1 match

Watford

Southampton

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Watford

Southampton

Premier League2022 • 1 match

Southampton

Watford

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Farai Hallam

Venue:

Vicarage Road Stadium

Capacity:

19 920

Watford vs Southampton match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Watford and Southampton. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.