Southampton vs Watford 07/02/2026

Southampton

St. Mary's Stadium

07 Feb 2026, 13:31

1:0

Finished

Watford

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

37'

Injured

Flynn Downes

38'

Shea Charles

Flynn 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

#41Peretz

Jack

#5Stephens

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Welington

#34Damascena Santos

James Patrick

#14Bree

Flynn

#4Downes

Caspar

#20Jander

Finn Isaac

#10Azaz

Leonardo

#13Weschenfelder-Scienza

Tom Allen

#18Fellows

Ross Cameron

#11Stewart

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz #41
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	53'
Welington #34
James Bree #14	75' 🎯70'
Flynn 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

Alex Simon

Alex Simon McCarthy

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Early May 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Southampton

Formation

4-2-3-1

Daniel

#41Peretz

Jack

#5Stephens

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Welington

#34Damascena Santos

James Patrick

#14Bree

Flynn

#4Downes

Caspar

#20Jander

Finn Isaac

#10Azaz

Leonardo

#13Weschenfelder-Scienza

Tom Allen

#18Fellows

Ross Cameron

#11Stewart

Starting XI

Daniel Peretz #41
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	53'
Welington #34
James Bree #14	75' 🎯70'
Flynn 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

Alex Simon

Alex Simon McCarthy

Goalkeeper

Wrist injury

Return: Early May 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Out for season

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Watford

Formation

4-2-3-1

Egil

#1Selvik

Stephen

#21Mfuni

James

#25Abankwah

Marc Joel

#16Bola

Jeremy Mpobi

#2Ngakia

Imrân

#10Louza

Nampalys

#23Mendy

Edouard

#39Kayembe Kayembe

Giorgi

#8Chakvetadze

Othmane

#42Maamma

Mamadou

#20Doumbia

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: Doubtful

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Stephen

Stephen Mfuni

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early May 2026

Manager

Watford

C. Daniels

Head-to-head

31 matches

Southampton

Southampton

11

Wins

10

Draws

10

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	42	25	10	7	84:42	+42	85	LWWDD
2	Ipswich Town	41	21	12	8	71:42	+29	75	WDWWL
3	Millwall	42	21	10	11	56:47	+9	73	LDWLD
4	Southampton	42	20	12	10	73:50	+23	72	WWWWW
5	Middlesbrough	42	20	12	10	62:42	+20	72	DDLDL
6	Hull City	42	20	8	14	64:60	+4	68	LWDDL
7	Wrexham AFC	42	17	13	12	63:60	+3	64	LWDLL
8	Derby County	42	18	9	15	61:53	+8	63	WWLWL
9	Norwich City	42	17	7	18	55:50	+5	58	LWDWL
10	Bristol City	42	16	10	16	52:51	+1	58	DLWWD
11	Queens Park Rangers	42	16	10	16	58:63	-5	58	WWWDD
12	Watford	42	14	15	13	52:51	+1	57	WDLDL
13	Preston North End	42	14	15	13	50:53	-3	57	LWDDW
14	Swansea City	42	16	9	17	50:54	-4	57	LLDDW
15	Birmingham City	42	15	11	16	51:52	-1	56	DLLLW
16	Stoke City	42	15	10	17	49:46	+3	55	WLWLD
17	Sheffield Utd	42	16	6	20	59:59	0	54	DLDLW
18	Charlton Athletic	42	12	13	17	39:51	-12	49	DLLDL
19	Portsmouth	42	12	12	18	43:57	-14	48	LDDWW
20	Blackburn Rovers	43	12	12	19	38:53	-15	48	DWDDL
21	West Brom	42	11	13	18	42:56	-14	46	WWDDD
22	Oxford United	42	10	14	18	41:54	-13	44	DLDDW
23	Leicester	42	11	14	17	54:64	-10	41	LDDDL
24	Sheffield Wed	42	1	11	30	25:82	-57	-4	LLLDD

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.