Southampton vs Watford, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Southampton

1': William Smallbone
20': Ché Adams
90'+9': Flynn Downes

FT
3 - 2

Watford

34': Ryan Porteous
85': Ismaël Koné

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Southampton are hosting Watford at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Goal! Southampton 1, Watford 0. Will Smallbone (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
3': Offside, Watford. Yáser Asprilla is caught offside.
4': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
5': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
11': Delay in match (Southampton).
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
13': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
14': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by David Brooks.
14': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
14': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
18': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
20': Goal! Southampton 2, Watford 0. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks.
22': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
23': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
24': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ché Adams.
25': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
27': Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
27': Foul by David Brooks (Southampton).
28': Ché Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
28': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
31': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Emmanuel Dennis.
31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
33': Attempt missed. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
34': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
34': Goal! Southampton 2, Watford 1. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
36': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
38': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
40': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
40': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Watford).
40': Wesley Hoedt (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
45': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
45': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla with a cross.
45'+1': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Aribo following a fast break.
45'+2': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Watford 1.
45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Watford 1.
45': Substitution, Watford. Ismaël Koné replaces Tom Dele-Bashiru.
46': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Jamal Lewis (Watford).
47': Attempt missed. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
49': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
49': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt blocked. Ryan Porteous (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jamal Lewis with a cross.
53': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
54': Attempt missed. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
55': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
55': Ryan Porteous (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
55': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
56': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces David Brooks.
56': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Joe Aribo.
59': Delay in match because of an injury Will Smallbone (Southampton).
60': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
61': Substitution, Watford. James Morris replaces Jamal Lewis.
62': Substitution, Watford. Matheus Martins replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
62': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Mattie Pollock.
62': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
62': Matheus Martins (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
69': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) header from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by James Morris with a cross.
70': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
70': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
70': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
71': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces James Bree.
72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ryan Porteous.
73': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
74': Daniel Bachmann (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
74': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
77': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Jan Bednarek replaces Will Smallbone.
80': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Ché Adams.
81': Foul by Ismaël Koné (Watford).
81': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
81': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
82': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
84': Attempt blocked. Yáser Asprilla (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
85': Goal! Southampton 2, Watford 2. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt with a headed pass.
90'+1': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
90'+4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Matheus Martins.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
90'+7': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
90'+7': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+8': Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
90'+8': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Morris.
90'+8': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
90'+9': Goal! Southampton 3, Watford 2. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis following a corner.
90'+10': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Watford 2.
0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Watford 2.

Statistics

WAT		SOU
15	Fouls	6
3	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	3
3	Corner Kicks	6
1	Saves	3
37.9	Possession	62.1
12	SHOTS	13
6	ON GOAL	4
0.5	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
288	Accurate Passes	523
368	Passes	602
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
6	Accurate Crosses	7
14	Crosses	21
0.4	Cross %	0.3
51	Long Balls	40
23	Accurate Long Balls	15
0.5	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
6	Effective Tackles	18
14	Tackles	24
0.4	Tackle %	0.8
7	Interceptions	8
18	Effective Clearances	11
18	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,347

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Leeds United	26	+29	53
2	Burnley	26	+22	52
3	Sheffield United	26	+19	52
4	Sunderland	26	+17	50

Full Table

Line-Ups

Southampton (4-3-3)

No.	Name
31	Gavin Bazunu (GK)
5	Jack Stephens
21	Taylor Harwood-Bellis
2	Kyle Walker-Peters
14	James Bree
4	Flynn Downes
7	Joe Aribo
16	William Smallbone
10	Ché Adams
9	Adam Armstrong
36	David Brooks

Southampton Substitutes:

Sékou Mara, Ryan Manning, Stuart Armstrong, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Joe Rothwell, Joe Lumley, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Fraser, Samuel Edozie.

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
4	Wesley Hoedt
15	Matthew Pollock
6	Jamal Lewis
5	Ryan Porteous
16	Giorgi Chakvetadze
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
39	Edo Kayembe
19	Bayo Youssouf
25	Emmanuel Dennis
18	Yáser Asprilla

Watford Substitutes:

Ismaël Koné, James Morris, Tom Ince, Francisco Sierralta, Ben Hamer, Jake Livermore, Matheus Martins, Mileta Rajovic, Ryan Andrews.

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