Southampton vs Watford match stats & report

3–2 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 43 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · Ref J. Smith

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Southampton beat Watford 3–2 in the Championship on 13 April 2024. Expected goals finished 1.85–0.84. Southampton had 62% of the ball.

Southampton vs Watford match statistics

SouthamptonWatford

62% Ball possession 38%
1.85 Expected goals (xG) 0.84
13 Total shots 12
4 Shots on target 6
6 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 3
11 Shots inside the box 11
6 Corners 3
6 Fouls 15
3 Offsides 1
1 Yellow cards 3
602 Passes 368
87% Pass accuracy 78%
3 Goalkeeper saves 1

Goals and cards

1' Goal W. Smallbone (assist A. Armstrong) Southampton
20' Goal C. Adams (assist D. Brooks) Southampton
34' Goal R. Porteous (assist Y. Asprilla) Watford
40' Yellow card W. Hoedt Watford
55' Yellow card R. Porteous Watford
70' Yellow card E. Kayembe Watford
74' Yellow card Ryan Fraser Southampton
85' Goal I. Koné (assist W. Hoedt) Watford
90+9' Goal F. Downes (assist T. Harwood-Bellis) Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed 4-3-3 R. Martin

31 G. Bazunu

2 K. Walker-Peters 5 J. Stephens 21 T. Harwood-Bellis 14 J. Bree

7 Joe Aribo 4 F. Downes 16 W. Smallbone

9 A. Armstrong 10 C. Adams 36 D. Brooks

Bench S. Armstrong , Ryan Fraser , R. Manning , J. Bednarek , S. Mara , S. Edozie , J. Lumley , J. Rothwell , K. Sulemana

Watford

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 T. Cleverley

1 D. Bachmann

6 J. Lewis 4 W. Hoedt 15 M. Pollock 5 R. Porteous

24 T. Dele-Bashiru 39 E. Kayembe

25 Emmanuel Dennis 16 G. Chakvetadze 18 Y. Asprilla

19 V. Bayo

Bench I. Koné , J. Morris , Matheus Martins , Ryan Andrews , Mileta Rajović , B. Hamer , J. Livermore , F. Sierralta , T. Ince

Form guide

Southampton at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Watford away

0–2–8 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.6 per game
Conceded: 2.4 per game
Clean sheets: 0 / 10
Corners: 3.4 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Watford head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
6 Feb 24	Southampton v Watford	3–0
28 Jan 24	Watford v Southampton	1–1
9 Dec 23	Watford v Southampton	1–1
23 Jul 22	Watford v Southampton	0–0

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Southampton vs Watford head-to-head record