Southampton vs Watford

Southampton

St. Mary's Stadium

07 Feb 2026, 13:31

1:0

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

37'

Injured

F. Downes

38'

Shea Charles

F. Downes

2ND HALF

53'

T. Harwood-Bellis

M. Doumbia

L. Kjerrumgaard

63'

G. Chakvetadze

66'

67'

Cyle Larin

67'

R. Stewart

67'

Samuel Edozie

Léo Scienza

70'

Goal

Cyle Larin(James Bree)

Stephen Mfuni

S. Goglichidze

70'

75'

James Bree

Jeremy Ngakia

J. Pétris

85'

N. Mendy

F. Mendy

85'

O. Maamma

Kwadwo Baah

86'

90'

Nathan Wood

Tom Fellows

92'

Shea Charles

Match statistics

47%Possession53%

412Passes Attempted453

333Completed Passes373

3Corners9

16Throw-ins16

6Shots On Target11

Line-ups

Southampton

Formation

4-2-3-1

Daniel Peretz

#41Daniel Peretz

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Welington

#34Welington

James Bree

#14James Bree

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Caspar Jander

#20Caspar Jander

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Léo Scienza

#13Léo Scienza

Tom Fellows

#18Tom Fellows

R. Stewart

#11R. Stewart

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz #41
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	53'
Welington #34
James Bree #14	75' 🎯70'
F. Downes #4	37' 38'
Caspar Jander #20
Finn Azaz #10
Léo Scienza #13	67'
Tom Fellows #18	90'
R. Stewart #11	67'

Substitutes

Alex Mccarthy #1
Elias Jelert #38
Ryan Manning #3
Nathan Wood #15	90'
Shea Charles #24	92' 38'
K. Matsuki #27
Cameron Archer #19
Samuel Edozie #23	67'
Cyle Larin #9	⚽70' 67'

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

Tonda Eckert

Southampton

Formation

4-2-3-1

Daniel Peretz

#41Daniel Peretz

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Welington

#34Welington

James Bree

#14James Bree

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Caspar Jander

#20Caspar Jander

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Léo Scienza

#13Léo Scienza

Tom Fellows

#18Tom Fellows

R. Stewart

#11R. Stewart

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz #41
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	53'
Welington #34
James Bree #14	75' 🎯70'
F. Downes #4	37' 38'
Caspar Jander #20
Finn Azaz #10
Léo Scienza #13	67'
Tom Fellows #18	90'
R. Stewart #11	67'

Substitutes

Alex Mccarthy #1
Elias Jelert #38
Ryan Manning #3
Nathan Wood #15	90'
Shea Charles #24	92' 38'
K. Matsuki #27
Cameron Archer #19
Samuel Edozie #23	67'
Cyle Larin #9	⚽70' 67'

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

Tonda Eckert

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

E. Selvik

#1E. Selvik

Stephen Mfuni

#21Stephen Mfuni

J. Abankwah

#25J. Abankwah

Marc Bola

#16Marc Bola

Jeremy Ngakia

#2Jeremy Ngakia

Imrân Louza

#10Imrân Louza

N. Mendy

#23N. Mendy

Edo Kayembe

#39Edo Kayembe

G. Chakvetadze

#8G. Chakvetadze

O. Maamma

#42O. Maamma

M. Doumbia

#20M. Doumbia

Starting XI

E. Selvik #1
Stephen Mfuni #21	70'
J. Abankwah #25
Marc Bola #16
Jeremy Ngakia #2	85'
Imrân Louza #10
N. Mendy #23	85'
Edo Kayembe #39
G. Chakvetadze #8	66'
O. Maamma #42	86'
M. Doumbia #20	63'

Substitutes

Nathan Baxter #12
S. Goglichidze #3	70'
F. Mendy #27	85'
J. Pétris #29	85'
J. Grieves #43
Tom Ince #7
Kwadwo Baah #34	86'
Vivaldo #18
L. Kjerrumgaard #9	63'

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

C. Daniels

Head-to-head

31 matches

Southampton

Southampton

12

Wins

10

Draws

9

Wins

Watford

Watford

Championship2025 • 1 match

Watford

Southampton

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Watford

FA Cup2024 • 2 matches

Southampton

Watford

Watford

Southampton

Championship2023 • 1 match

Watford

Southampton

Friendly2022 • 1 match

Watford

Southampton

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:

Elliot Bell

Venue:

St. Mary's Stadium

Capacity:

32 384

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