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Watford v Southampton 2-1 · EFL Championship - English Second Tier

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2-1

  • I. Bravo12'
  • A. Nabizada29'
  • C. Larin56'
Southampton crestSouthampton
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What happened

Written from the recorded events — no interpretation added

Watford beat Southampton 2-1 in the EFL Championship - English Second Tier.

I. Bravo 12' and A. Nabizada 29' scored for Watford, C. Larin 56' for Southampton.

Watford had 34% of the ball to Southampton's 66%; the sides had 16 and 17 shots (4 and 3 on target).

The referee showed 9 yellow cards and no reds.

Key stats

Possession

34%66%
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Shots

1617
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xG

0.831.19
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Shots on Target

43
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Corners

45
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Pass Accuracy

78%88%
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Match timeline

  1. 89’SubstitutionK. Matsuki · On: B. Brereton Diaz
  2. 84’Yellow cardM. Payero
  3. 77’SubstitutionO. Maamma · On: R. Vata
  4. 74’Yellow cardF. Downes
  5. 74’Yellow cardO. Maamma
  6. 72’Yellow cardM. Doumbia
  7. 70’SubstitutionC. Larin · On: D. Mubama
  8. 70’SubstitutionC. Bragg · On: S. Edozie
  9. 61’SubstitutionE. Bove · On: E. Kayembe
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Team stats comparison

WatfordSouthampton
  • 34Possession66
  • 16Shots17
  • 4Shots on Target3
  • 0.83xG1.19
  • 4Corners5
  • 0Offsides3
  • 2Saves2
  • 265Passes507
  • 78Pass Accuracy88
  • 12Fouls9
  • 6Yellow Cards3

Match info

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Referee
Matt Donohue, England
Watford coach
Alessio Dionisi
Southampton coach
Tonda Eckert

Match record

Competition
EFL Championship - English Second Tier
Kick-off
Match ID
cornerflick:match:watford-vs-southampton-championship-2026-08-16

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Lineups

Confirmed selections

Watford4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Federico RavagliaGK
  • 23Omar Haktab TraoreDF
  • 6Matthew PollockDF
  • 4Kévin Keben BiakoloDF
  • 16Marc BolaDF
  • 8Edoardo BoveMF
  • 5Hector KyprianouMF
  • 7Othmane MaammaMF
  • 17Iker BravoMF
  • 21Amin NabizadaMF
  • 20Mamadou DoumbiaFW

Bench

  • 26Daniel Bachmann
  • 53James Clarridge
  • 56Albert Eames
  • 49Michael Adu-Poku
  • 33Jordan Zemura
  • 39Edo Kayembe
  • 22Martín Payero
  • 9Luca Kjerrumgaard
  • 11Rocco Vata

Coach · Alessio Dionisi

1. Federico Ravaglia (GK)1Ravaglia23. Omar Haktab Traore (DF)23Traore6. Matthew Pollock (DF)6Pollock4. Kévin Keben Biakolo (DF)4Biakolo16. Marc Bola (DF)16Bola8. Edoardo Bove (MF)8Bove5. Hector Kyprianou (MF)5Kyprianou7. Othmane Maamma (MF)7Maamma17. Iker Bravo (MF)17Bravo21. Amin Nabizada (MF)21Nabizada20. Mamadou Doumbia (FW)20Doumbia1. Daniel Peretz (GK)1Peretz14. James Bree (DF)14Bree6. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (DF)6Harwood-Bellis5. Jack Stephens (DF)5Stephens3. Ryan Manning (DF)3Manning4. Flynn Downes (MF)4Downes26. Cameron Bragg (MF)26Bragg7. Leo Scienza (MF)7Scienza27. Kuryu Matsuki (MF)27Matsuki11. Lewis Dobbin (MF)11Dobbin9. Cyle Larin (FW)9Larin
  • Watford
  • Southampton

Southampton4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1Daniel PeretzGK
  • 14James BreeDF
  • 6Taylor Harwood-BellisDF
  • 5Jack StephensDF
  • 3Ryan ManningDF
  • 4Flynn DownesMF
  • 26Cameron BraggMF
  • 7Leo ScienzaMF
  • 27Kuryu MatsukiMF
  • 11Lewis DobbinMF
  • 9Cyle LarinFW

Bench

  • 25George Long
  • 15Nathan Wood
  • 34Welington
  • 10Finn Azaz
  • 18Tom Fellows
  • 22Ben Brereton Díaz
  • 23Samuel Edozie
  • 19Cameron Archer
  • 28Divin Mubama

Coach · Tonda Eckert

Head to head

Watford crest1Wins
4Draws
Southampton crest3Wins

Previous 5 meetings

  • 2026 · ChampionshipWatford2 - 1Southampton
  • 2026 · ChampionshipWatford0 - 1Southampton
  • 2025 · ChampionshipWatford2 - 2Southampton
  • 2024 · ChampionshipWatford2 - 3Southampton
  • 2024 · FA CupWatford0 - 3Southampton

Meetings held in the Cornerflick archive.

EFL Championship - English Second Tier table

#TeamPWDLGDPts
1Swansea crestSwansea8521+717
2West Ham crestWest Ham8431+1115
3Middlesbrough crestMiddlesbrough8431+415
4Wolves crestWolves7421+514
5West Brom crestWest Brom8422+214
13Southampton crestSouthampton8422+910
20Watford crestWatford8224-38
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Full timeline

21 events

  1. 8’Yellow cardH. Kyprianou
  2. 12’I. BravoWatford1–0
  3. 13’Yellow cardM. Pollock
  4. 14’Yellow cardC. Larin
  5. 18’Yellow cardJ. Bree
  6. 24’SubstitutionM. Bola · On: J. Zemura
  7. 29’A. NabizadaWatford2–0
  8. 43’Yellow cardA. Nabizada
  9. 56’C. LarinSouthampton · assist C. Bragg2–1
  10. 57’SubstitutionL. Dobbin · On: F. Azaz
  11. 61’SubstitutionE. Bove · On: E. Kayembe
  12. 61’SubstitutionA. Nabizada · On: M. Adu Poku
  13. 61’SubstitutionI. Bravo · On: M. Payero
  14. 70’SubstitutionC. Larin · On: D. Mubama
  15. 70’SubstitutionC. Bragg · On: S. Edozie
  16. 72’Yellow cardM. Doumbia
  17. 74’Yellow cardF. Downes
  18. 74’Yellow cardO. Maamma
  19. 77’SubstitutionO. Maamma · On: R. Vata
  20. 84’Yellow cardM. Payero
  21. 89’SubstitutionK. Matsuki · On: B. Brereton Diaz

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