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

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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: Mid March 2026

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

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	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-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.