Watford 2-1 Southampton · Championship
Watford beat Southampton 2-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Watford and Southampton met in the Championship at Vicarage Road in Watford on Sunday, 16 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Watford: I. Bravo 12'; A. Nabizada 29'. Southampton: C. Larin 56'.
How the match went
Southampton saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Watford had 16 shots with 3 on target, Southampton 17 with 3 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Watford and 8 to Southampton. Watford conceded 12 fouls, Southampton 9. The referee showed 9 yellow cards (6 for Watford, 3 for Southampton).
Line-ups
Watford started in a 4-2-3-1: Federico Ravaglia, Omar Haktab Traore, Matthew Pollock, Kévin Keben Biakolo, Marc Bola, Edoardo Bove, Hector Kyprianou, Amin Nabizada, Iker Bravo, Othmane Maamma, Mamadou Doumbia.
Southampton started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, Ryan Manning, Cameron Bragg, Flynn Downes, Kuryu Matsuki, Leo Scienza, Lewis Dobbin, Cyle Larin.
More from this competition: Championship fixtures, results and table.