Southampton v Watford, 13 January 2016

Score2-0 to Southampton
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance28,399

View Southampton v Watford head to head

Southampton had now won three of their last four meetings with Watford (all league) after losing all six meetings between 2004 and 2008 (all competitions). Kick-off: 7.45pm

2 Southampton

0 Watford

Goals:

Shane Long 17 G
Dušan Tadić 73 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender José Fonte
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Almen Abdi Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Jose Jurado Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for Sadio Mané 71
Graziano Pelle for Steven Davis 81
Maya Yoshida for Cédric Soares 82

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Almen Abdi 61
Victor Ibarbo for Allan Nyom 68
Craig Cathcart for Miguel Britos 72

Cards:

Cédric Soares 24 Y

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 67 Y
Troy Deeney 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Juanmi
Forward Graziano Pelle

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Victor Ibarbo

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had lost six of their last eight Premier League games (won one) prior to this game. This was only the second time that the Saints had scored more than one goal in their last 12 games in league and cup.

Comments:

League position: 10th After 21 games, this was only the second time that Watford had been losing at half-time in the Premier League in this season. This was the first time that they had failed to scored in their last 13 games (all competitions).

2 Southampton

Goals:

Shane Long 17 G
Dušan Tadić 73 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender José Fonte
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Sadio Mané
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

Substitutions:

Dušan Tadić for Sadio Mané 71
Graziano Pelle for Steven Davis 81
Maya Yoshida for Cédric Soares 82

Cards:

Cédric Soares 24 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kelvin Davis
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Juanmi
Forward Graziano Pelle

Comments:

League position: 12th Southampton had lost six of their last eight Premier League games (won one) prior to this game. This was only the second time that the Saints had scored more than one goal in their last 12 games in league and cup.

0 Watford

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
José Holebas Defender
Allan Nyom Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Almen Abdi Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Jose Jurado Midfielder
Ben Watson Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
Odion Ighalo Forward

Substitutions:

Ikechi Anya for Almen Abdi 61
Victor Ibarbo for Allan Nyom 68
Craig Cathcart for Miguel Britos 72

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 67 Y
Troy Deeney 77 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender/Midfielder Ikechi Anya
Defender/Midfielder Valon Behrami
Defender/Midfielder Juan Paredes
Midfielder Adlène Guédioura
Midfielder Victor Ibarbo

Comments:

League position: 10th After 21 games, this was only the second time that Watford had been losing at half-time in the Premier League in this season. This was the first time that they had failed to scored in their last 13 games (all competitions).