Championship Scores & Fixtures
Championship Table
- Watford, Position 8, Points 3
- Southampton, Position 24, Points -4
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
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| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | -4 |
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Key
- Position 1, 2: Promotion
- Position 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8: Promotion Play-off
- Position 22, 23, 24: Relegation
- Southampton were deducted four points due to breaches of EFL regulations
Team Lineups
home team,Watford
Manager:Alessio Dionisi
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
home team,Watford
away team,Southampton
Manager:Tonda Eckert
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
away team,Southampton
home team,Watford
Manager:Alessio Dionisi
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
away team,Southampton
Manager:Tonda Eckert
Formation:4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
Starting lineup
Substitutes
Match Officials
- Referee:
- Matt Donohue
- Assistant Referee 1:
- Jacob Graham
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Jon Block
- Fourth Official:
- Sam Allison
Match Stats
Key, Watford v SouthamptonBasic Stats
Overall possession
xG
Watford 0.1335Southampton 0Shots
Watford 6Southampton 0Shots on target
Watford 2Southampton 0Total touches inside the opposition box
Watford 6Southampton 4Goalkeeper saves
Watford 0Southampton 1Aerial duels won
Watford 1Southampton 4Fouls committed
Watford 3Southampton 2Corners
Watford 1Southampton 0In-depth match stats
Attack
Shots
Watford 6Southampton 0Shots on target
Watford 2Southampton 0Shots off target
Watford 3Southampton 0Attempts out of box
Watford 2Southampton 0Total offsides
Watford 0Southampton 1Expected
xG
Watford 0.1335Southampton 0xG from open play
Watford 0.1254Southampton 0xG from set play
Watford 0.0081Southampton 0xA
Watford 0.0227359Southampton 0.0401195Distribution
Total passes
Watford 64Southampton 68Pass accuracy %
Watford 79.7Southampton 77.9Backward passes
Watford 8Southampton 9Forward passes
Watford 23Southampton 21Total long balls
Watford 11Southampton 7Successful final third passes
Watford 5Southampton 14Total crosses
Watford 3Southampton 3Defence
Total tackles
Watford 7Southampton 4Won tackle %
Watford 42.9Southampton 50Fouls committed
Watford 3Southampton 2Total yellow cards
Watford 2Southampton 2Total clearances
Watford 6Southampton 5Season so far
Championship
Form guide
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Previous scores
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Match Facts
Watford have won just one of their last 14 meetings with Southampton in all competitions (D6 L7); a 2-1 away win in the Premier League in March 2022 (D3 L3 since).
Southampton are unbeaten in their last 10 away league games against Watford (W4 D6), drawing each of their previous two visits since a 1-0 win in the Premier League in October 2021.
Watford lost their final five Championship games last season by an aggregate score of 1-16; the Hornets last lost six in a row outside the top-flight in February 1973 (9).
Southampton ended last season unbeaten in their final 19 league games (W14 D5), only once previously have they gone 20+ league games unbeaten, doing so in February 2024 (22).
Despite only playing 1,800 minutes in the Championship last season (excluding play-offs), only Radek Vítek (8.5) and Carl Rushworth (8.1) prevented more goals based on Opta’s expected goals model than Southampton’s Daniel Peretz (7.1), conceding 18 goals (excluding own goals) from an xGOT conceded total of 25.1.
