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Watford 2–1 Southampton match report
Official Lineup
Official Lineup
Official Lineup
Team news
Watford
No earlier lineup in this competition to compare.
Southampton
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HEAD TO HEAD · ALL COMPETITIONS
Watford vs Southampton record
3
Watford wins
9
Draws
11
Southampton wins
23 meetings on record
Watford
- Marc Bola started the last 3 meetings vs Southampton
Southampton
- Jack Stephens started the last 4 meetings vs Watford
LAST MEETINGS
- 16 Aug 2026Watford 2–1 SouthamptonChampionship
- 7 Feb 2026Southampton 1–0 WatfordChampionship
- 30 Aug 2025Watford 2–2 SouthamptonChampionship
- 13 Apr 2024Southampton 3–2 WatfordChampionship
- 6 Feb 2024Southampton 3–0 WatfordFA Cup
- 28 Jan 2024Watford 1–1 SouthamptonFA Cup
- 9 Dec 2023Watford 1–1 SouthamptonChampionship
- 23 Jul 2022Watford 0–0 SouthamptonFriendlies Clubs
- 13 Mar 2022Southampton 1–2 WatfordPremier League
- 30 Oct 2021Watford 0–1 SouthamptonPremier League
Fan predictions
5 lineupsTop fan accuracy
Anonymous8/11on Southampton
Watford
1 predictionAvg 8.0/11Best 8/11
100% called the 4-2-3-1 shape ✓
Nobody saw Federico Ravaglia starting
100% backed Selvik, not in the squad
Southampton
4 predictionsAvg 6.8/11Best 8/11
Only 25% called the 4-2-3-1 shape
Nobody saw Cameron Bragg starting
100% backed Azaz, left on the bench
About this match
Watford vs Southampton lineups
Updated
Confirmed lineups for Watford vs Southampton in the Championship on 16 Aug 2026. See both teams' starting XIs, formations, who came off the bench and how the crowd predicted it.
Watford confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia; Traoré, Pollock, Keben, Bola; Bove, Kyprianou; Maamma, Bravo, Nabizada; Doumbia.
Southampton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Peretz; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Manning; Downes, Bragg; Scienza, Matsuki, Dobbin; Larin.
- How did Watford and Southampton line up?
- Watford confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Ravaglia; Traoré, Pollock, Keben, Bola; Bove, Kyprianou; Maamma, Bravo, Nabizada; Doumbia. Southampton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Peretz; Bree, Harwood-Bellis, Stephens, Manning; Downes, Bragg; Scienza, Matsuki, Dobbin; Larin. Both confirmed starting XIs, formations and substitutes for Watford vs Southampton are shown above.
- What was the score in Watford vs Southampton?
- Watford vs Southampton finished 2–1 on 16 Aug 2026.