Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 4
| 30 Aug 2025-3:00 pm
Watford
l l l w d
2 : 2
0.55
xG
1.81
Full Time
Southampton
w w d l w
K. Baah
65'
N. Irankunda
81'
C. Archer
10'
R. Manning
78'
| Referee: F. Hallam | Half Time: 0-1
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
Goals
10'
Goal
C. Archer (Assistant: Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon)
Goal
K. Baah (Assistant: R. Vata)
65'
78'
Goal
R. Manning
Goal
N. Irankunda
81'
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7.2
1
Egil Selvik
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6.2
25
J. Abankwah
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6.5
4
K. Keben
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6.9
3
M. Alleyne
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7.2
16
M. Bola
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6.2
39
E. Kayembe
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7.2
5
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
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6.3
17
M. Sissoko
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6.2
2
J. Ngakia
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6.5
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
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8.2
66
N. Irankunda
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6.5
31
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu
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6.2
6
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
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6.9
15
Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
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6.2
5
J. Stephens
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7.7
3
R. Manning
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7
24
S. Charles
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6.7
26
R. Fraser
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6.2
2
M. Rasmussen
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6.6
46
J. Robinson
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6.7
10
Finn Isaac Azaz
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7
19
C. Archer
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Line Ups
Watford
1
g
Egil Selvik
7.2
3
d
M. Alleyne
57'
6.9
4
m
K. Keben
6.5
25
d
J. Abankwah
77'
6.2
2
f
J. Ngakia
90'
6.2
17
m
M. Sissoko
6.3
5
m
Hector Matthew Kyprianou
7.2
39
m
E. Kayembe
57'
6.2
16
d
M. Bola
7.2
66
f
N. Irankunda
75'81'83'
8.2
9
f
L. Kjerrumgaard
84'
6.5
Substitutes
45
d
R. Andrews
90'
18
f
Vivaldo Semedo
84'
6.5
20
f
M. Doumbia
83'
6.7
11
m
R. Vata
57'
6.9
34
f
K. Baah
57'65'
7.6
24
m
Ayotomiwa Dele-Bashiru
22
d
J. Morris
6
d
Matthew William Pollock
12
g
N. Baxter
Coach
P. Pezzolano
Southampton
31
g
Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu
6.5
5
d
J. Stephens
6.2
15
d
Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
6.9
6
d
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
64'
6.2
2
d
M. Rasmussen
88'
6.2
26
m
R. Fraser
76'
6.7
24
d
S. Charles
68'
7
3
m
R. Manning
12'78'
7.7
10
m
Finn Isaac Azaz
84'
6.7
46
f
J. Robinson
76'
6.6
19
f
C. Archer
10'76'
7
Substitutes
12
m
Ronnie Lee Edwards
88'
11
f
Ross Cameron Stewart
84'
6.7
27
m
K. Matsuki
76'80'
6.7
42
f
Damion Downs
76'86'
6.3
9
f
A. Armstrong
76'
7
25
g
G. Long
17
d
J. Quarshie
21
d
C. Taylor
1
g
A. McCarthy
Coach
W. Still
Substitutes
Out
M. Alleyne
In
K. Baah
57'
Watford
Out
E. Kayembe
In
R. Vata
57'
Watford
Southampton
76'
Out
R. Fraser
In
K. Matsuki
Southampton
76'
Out
J. Robinson
In
Damion Downs
Southampton
76'
Out
C. Archer
In
A. Armstrong
Out
N. Irankunda
In
M. Doumbia
83'
Watford
Out
L. Kjerrumgaard
In
Vivaldo Semedo
84'
Watford
Southampton
84'
Out
Finn Isaac Azaz
In
Ross Cameron Stewart
Southampton
88'
Out
M. Rasmussen
In
Ronnie Lee Edwards
Out
J. Ngakia
In
R. Andrews
90'
Watford
Referees
Referee: F. Hallam
Cards
12'
Yellow Card
R. Manning
64'
Yellow Card
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
68'
Yellow Card
S. Charles
Yellow Card
N. Irankunda
75'
Yellow Card
J. Abankwah
77'
80'
Yellow Card
K. Matsuki
86'
Yellow Card
Damion Downs
Match Statistics
Watford
Southampton
Off Target 5 Blocked 1
On Target 4
On Target 7
Off Target 5 Blocked 3
2 Yellow Cards 5
4 Corners 5
14 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 5
55 Ball Possession 45
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Goal 7
2 Goals 2
5 Shots off Goal 2
1 Blocked Shots 3
5 Shots insidebox 8
5 Shots outsidebox 4
5 Goalkeeper Saves 2
398 Total passes 331
320 Passes accurate 256
0.55 Expected Goals 1.81
Players Statistics
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Southampton
Goalkeepers
Field Players
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Assistant: Nathan Dean Joshua Wood-Gordon
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12' Yellow Card
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Time wasting
R. Manning
K. Baah
Substitute 57'
In:K. Baah
Out:M. Alleyne
R. Vata
Substitute 57'
In:R. Vata
Out:E. Kayembe
64' Yellow Card
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
Foul
Taylor Jay Harwood-Bellis
K. Baah
Goal 1:1 65'
K. Baah
Assistant: R. Vata
68' Yellow Card
S. Charles
Foul
S. Charles
N. Irankunda
Yellow Card 75'
N. Irankunda
Foul
76' Substitute
In:K. Matsuki
Out:R. Fraser
K. Matsuki
76' Substitute
In:Damion Downs
Out:J. Robinson
Damion Downs
76' Substitute
In:A. Armstrong
Out:C. Archer
A. Armstrong
J. Abankwah
Yellow Card 77'
J. Abankwah
Foul
78' 1:2 Goal
R. Manning
R. Manning
80' Yellow Card
K. Matsuki
Foul
K. Matsuki
N. Irankunda
Goal 2:2 81'
N. Irankunda
M. Doumbia
Substitute 83'
In:M. Doumbia
Out:N. Irankunda
Vivaldo Semedo
Substitute 84'
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
84' Substitute
In:Ross Cameron Stewart
Out:Finn Isaac Azaz
Ross Cameron Stewart
86' Yellow Card
Damion Downs
Foul
Damion Downs
88' Substitute
In:Ronnie Lee Edwards
Out:M. Rasmussen
Ronnie Lee Edwards
R. Andrews
Substitute 90'
In:R. Andrews
Out:J. Ngakia