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%

411Passes Attempted454

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

Oriol

Oriol Romeu Vidal

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Cameron

Cameron Bragg

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

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

Oriol

Oriol Romeu Vidal

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Cameron

Cameron Bragg

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

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: Late February 2026

Matthew William

Matthew William Pollock

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late February 2026

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

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	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-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.