Championship / 26/27 / MATCHWEEK 1
Watford FC v Southampton FC
Watford FCHome
2 – 1Southampton FCAway
Sun 16 Aug 2026 · 12:30 UTC · Result
- Stadium
- Vicarage Road
- Referee
- Matthew Donohue
- Attendance
- 19,542
ON THE PITCH
Lineups & match stats
Goals scored and substitution minutes. On = subbed on; Off = subbed off. — means not recorded or not applicable. Unused substitutes did not play.
Watford FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Federico Ravaglia | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Kévin Keben | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Hector Kyprianou | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Othmane Maamma | 0 | — | 77′ |
| 8 | Edoardo Bove | 0 | — | 61′ |
| 16 | Marc Bola | 0 | — | 24′ |
| 17 | Iker Bravo | 1 | — | 61′ |
| 20 | Mamadou Doumbia | 0 | — | — |
| 21 | Amin Nabizada | 1 | — | 61′ |
| 23 | Omar Traoré | 0 | — | — |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Luca Kjerrumgaard | 0 | — | — |
| 11 | Rocco Vata | 0 | 77′ | — |
| 22 | Martín Payero | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 26 | Daniel Bachmann | 0 | — | — |
| 33 | Jordan Zemura | 0 | 24′ | — |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 48 | Michael Adu-Poku | 0 | 61′ | — |
| 53 | James Clarridge | 0 | — | — |
| 56 | Albert Eames | 0 | — | — |
Southampton FC
11 startersStarting XI
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Peretz | 0 | — | — |
| 3 | Ryan Manning | 0 | — | — |
| 4 | Flynn Downes | 0 | — | — |
| 5 | Jack Stephens | 0 | — | — |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 0 | — | — |
| 7 | Leo Scienza | 0 | — | — |
| 9 | Cyle Larin | 1 | — | 70′ |
| 11 | Lewis Dobbin | 0 | — | 57′ |
| 14 | James Bree | 0 | — | — |
| 26 | Cameron Bragg | 0 | — | 70′ |
| 27 | Kuryu Matsuki | 0 | — | 89′ |
Substitutes
| No. | Player | Goals | On | Off |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Finn Azaz | 0 | 57′ | — |
| 15 | Nathan Wood | 0 | — | — |
| 18 | Tom Fellows | 0 | — | — |
| 19 | Cameron Archer | 0 | — | — |
| 22 | Ben Brereton Díaz | 0 | 89′ | — |
| 23 | Samuel Edozie | 0 | 70′ | — |
| 25 | George Long | 0 | — | — |
| 28 | Divin Mubama | 0 | 70′ | — |
| 34 | Welington | 0 | — | — |