Southampton v Watford, 09 September 2017

Score2-0 to Watford
RefereeLee Probert
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance31,435

View Southampton v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Watford first win against Southampton in their last eight meetings (lost four).

0 Southampton

2 Watford

Goals:

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 38 G
Daryl Janmaat 66 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
José Holebas Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
André Carrillo Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for James Ward-Prowse 46
Shane Long for Manolo Gabbiadini 69
Charlie Austin for Sofiane Boufal 71

Substitutions:

Adrian Mariappa for Younès Kaboul 61
Daryl Janmaat for Kiko Femenía 62
Troy Deeney for Andre Gray 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now failed to score in nine of their last 12 Premier League games, including three of their four games so far in 2017-18. The Saints had now scored only one goal in open play in their last six games in the Premier League. They had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost five). Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino said: "They were better in the first-half especially with long balls and second balls. Physically, they were fresher than us. They created enough to score. We have to learn from today. In the second-half, we were much better but we couldn't create. The game is 22 players to analyse not just 11. I will talk about my team and the other manager will talk about his. They had a lot of people behind the ball and it was difficult for us. It was tough. They were better than us in the first-half."

Comments:

League position: 4th Watford had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for only the second time (also December 2015). The Hornets had now kept a clean sheet in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 29 October 2016. Their seven goals in the Premier League so far in this season had now been scored by six different players with only Abdoulaye Doucouré scoring more than once. Watford manager Marco Silva said: “We deserved the three points. We controlled the match. It’s not easy to come here to Southampton and control all the match. They [the Watford players] had a lot of very good ball possession, they create some play down the sides with the idea was always to play high, they created a lot of chances between the lines and they controlled everything. But we do a lot of work with our players and we showed some good football moments and very good transition in our physical organisation as well."

0 Southampton

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for James Ward-Prowse 46
Shane Long for Manolo Gabbiadini 69
Charlie Austin for Sofiane Boufal 71

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had now failed to score in nine of their last 12 Premier League games, including three of their four games so far in 2017-18. The Saints had now scored only one goal in open play in their last six games in the Premier League. They had now won two of their last 12 games in the Premier League (lost five). Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino said: "They were better in the first-half especially with long balls and second balls. Physically, they were fresher than us. They created enough to score. We have to learn from today. In the second-half, we were much better but we couldn't create. The game is 22 players to analyse not just 11. I will talk about my team and the other manager will talk about his. They had a lot of people behind the ball and it was difficult for us. It was tough. They were better than us in the first-half."

2 Watford

Goals:

Abdoulaye Doucouré 38 G
Daryl Janmaat 66 G

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
José Holebas Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
André Carrillo Midfielder/Forward
Richarlison Midfielder/Forward
Andre Gray Forward

Substitutions:

Adrian Mariappa for Younès Kaboul 61
Daryl Janmaat for Kiko Femenía 62
Troy Deeney for Andre Gray 84

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 4th Watford had now won consecutive away games in the Premier League for only the second time (also December 2015). The Hornets had now kept a clean sheet in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since 29 October 2016. Their seven goals in the Premier League so far in this season had now been scored by six different players with only Abdoulaye Doucouré scoring more than once. Watford manager Marco Silva said: “We deserved the three points. We controlled the match. It’s not easy to come here to Southampton and control all the match. They [the Watford players] had a lot of very good ball possession, they create some play down the sides with the idea was always to play high, they created a lot of chances between the lines and they controlled everything. But we do a lot of work with our players and we showed some good football moments and very good transition in our physical organisation as well."