Southampton v Watford, 13 March 2022

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Attendance28,863
Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Southampton won: 6 Drawn: 5 Watford won: 3 Southampton scored: 22 Watford scored: 17 Watford had now won on two of their ten visits to Southampton in the top division (lost six).

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

2 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Mohamed Elyounoussi 45 G

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 14 G
Cucho Hernández 34 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Mohammed Salisu
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Hassane Kamara Defender
Samir Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Juraj Kucka Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Armando Broja for Will Smallbone 46
Nathan Redmond for Oriol Romeu 74
Shane Long for Armando Broja 90

Substitutions:

Josh King for Emmanuel Dennis 87
Craig Cathcart for Kiko Femenía 90
Ken Sema for Cucho Hernández 90

Cards:

Romain Perraud 48 Y
Oriol Romeu 65 Y
Jan Bednarek 76 Y

Cards:

Cucho Hernández 60 Y
Moussa Sissoko 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Yann Valery
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 10th Southampton had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League after losing one game in their preceding 13 games in all competitions (won eight). The Saints had now lost four of their last 40 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 26). They had now scored one goal in each of 14 of their 29 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (none in six of the other 15).

Comments:

League position: 18th Watford had now won two of their last 18 games in all competitions (lost 13). The Hornets scored more than one goal for the first time in their last eight away games in the Premier League. 801 goals had now been scored in their 295 games in the Premier League (for 305, against 496).

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Mohamed Elyounoussi 45 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Mohammed Salisu
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu

Substitutions:

Armando Broja for Will Smallbone 46
Nathan Redmond for Oriol Romeu 74
Shane Long for Armando Broja 90

Cards:

Romain Perraud 48 Y
Oriol Romeu 65 Y
Jan Bednarek 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Yann Valery
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Adam Armstrong
Forward Armando Broja
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 10th Southampton had now lost three consecutive games in the Premier League after losing one game in their preceding 13 games in all competitions (won eight). The Saints had now lost four of their last 40 home games in the Premier League against newly promoted teams (won 26). They had now scored one goal in each of 14 of their 29 games in the Premier League so far in 2021-22 (none in six of the other 15).

2 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 14 G
Cucho Hernández 34 G

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Hassane Kamara Defender
Samir Defender
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Juraj Kucka Midfielder
Imran Louza Midfielder
Moussa Sissoko Midfielder
Cucho Hernández Midfielder/Forward
Emmanuel Dennis Forward
João Pedro Forward

Substitutions:

Josh King for Emmanuel Dennis 87
Craig Cathcart for Kiko Femenía 90
Ken Sema for Cucho Hernández 90

Cards:

Cucho Hernández 60 Y
Moussa Sissoko 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu
Forward Josh King

Comments:

League position: 18th Watford had now won two of their last 18 games in all competitions (lost 13). The Hornets scored more than one goal for the first time in their last eight away games in the Premier League. 801 goals had now been scored in their 295 games in the Premier League (for 305, against 496).