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

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

#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'
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: Unknown

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Leonardo

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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'
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: Unknown

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Leonardo

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Jérémy

Jérémy Pétris

Defender

Shoulder injury

Return: Early April 2026

Jeremy Mpobi

Jeremy Mpobi Ngakia

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early April 2026

Hector Matthew

Hector Matthew Kyprianou

Midfielder

Hand injury

Return: Late March 2026

Pierre

Pierre Dwomoh Junior

Midfielder

Thigh injury

Return: Late March 2026

Kwadwo Kyeremeh

Kwadwo Kyeremeh Baah

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Rocco

Rocco Vata

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late March 2026

Othmane

Othmane Maamma

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

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	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

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.