Southampton vs Watford

30 November 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Danny Ings 78’
  • James Ward-Prowse 83’
  • Ismaila Sarr 24’

Match summary

Southampton came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Watford. Watford led 1-0 at half-time.

Ismaila Sarr put Watford ahead in the 24th minute, Danny Ings equalised in the 78th minute, set up by Moussa Djenepo, and James Ward-Prowse won it with a direct free kick in the 83rd minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.97 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 0.50 from 6.

Match stats

Southampton Watford
11 Shots 6
6 Shots on Target 3
6 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.97 xG 0.50
1.97 Non-penalty xG 0.50
8 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Southampton Watford
Kick-off
24’
Ismaila Sarr0-1 (Watford)
Half-time0-1
Danny Ings
Assist: Moussa Djenepo1-1 (Southampton)
78’
James Ward-Prowse2-1 (Southampton)
83’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southampton
  • Nathan Redmond

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 0.50 24’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 0-1 24’ 78’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-1 78’ 83’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-1 83’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.97 0.50 24’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), 0-1 Sarr 24’ 78’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-1 Ings 78’ 83’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-1 Ward-Prowse 83’
Southampton 1.97 xGWatford 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Southampton attacking 
78’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 77’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.65 xG, blocked 24’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 68’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Sofiane Boufal (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 78’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.86 xG, goal 77’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.65 xG, blocked 24’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 68’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 44’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 83’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, goal 90+5’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 60’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 2’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 21’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 40’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 3’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 54’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 8’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 30’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Sofiane Boufal (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF780 0.000.081
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Stephens DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.000
Moussa Djenepo MID9010 0.000.861
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID901 0.030.021
James Ward-Prowse MID9013 0.210.000
Nathan Redmond MID592 0.060.000
Danny Ings FWD9012 0.880.672
Michael Obafemi FWD590 0.000.000
Shane Long Sub312 0.780.000
Sofiane Boufal Sub311 0.010.131
Yan Valery Sub120 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 46% Avg odds 2.09
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.53
Watford win 27% Avg odds 3.59

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton DLLLD
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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Watford 1-1 Southampton, 23 Apr 19 Next meeting: Watford 1-3 Southampton, 28 Jun 20  All Southampton vs Watford meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.