Watford vs Southampton

28 June 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Michael Oliver

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jan Bednarek 79’ (og)
  • Danny Ings 16’, 70’
  • James Ward-Prowse 82’

Match summary

Southampton beat Watford 3-1 on the road. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Danny Ings put Southampton ahead in the 16th minute, set up by William Smallbone. In the second half, Ings made it 0-2 in the 70th minute, Bednarek's own goal pulled one back to make it 1-2 in the 79th minute, and James Ward-Prowse made it 1-3 with a direct free kick in the 82nd minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.34 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Watford's 0.37 from 8.

Match stats

Watford Southampton
8 Shots 11
0 Shots on Target 7
5 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.37 xG 1.34
0.37 Non-penalty xG 1.34
6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Watford Southampton
Kick-off
16’
Danny Ings
Assist: William Smallbone0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
70’
Danny Ings0-2 (Southampton)
Jan Bednarek
Own goal1-2 (Watford)
79’
82’
James Ward-Prowse1-3 (Southampton)
Full-time1-3

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Craig Dawson
  • Craig Cathcart
  • Abdoulaye Doucouré

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 1.34 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 16’ 70’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-2 70’ 79’ Jan Bednarek (Watford) own goal, 1-2 79’ 82’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 1-3 82’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.37 1.34 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-1 Ings 16’ 70’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 0-2 Ings 70’ 79’ Jan Bednarek (Watford) own goal, 1-2 Bednarek 79’ 82’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 1-3 Ward-Prowse 82’
Watford 0.37 xGSouthampton 1.34 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Watford attacking 
24’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 89’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 74’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 82’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, goal 47’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 62’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 89’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), own goal 24’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.37 xG, off target 89’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.36 xG, saved 74’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 82’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.13 xG, goal 47’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), set piece, 0.10 xG, blocked 77’ Craig Dawson (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 70’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, goal 85’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 90+6’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 15’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 60’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 62’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 48’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 61’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 62’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 89’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 36’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 79’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF830 0.000.000
Craig Dawson DEF901 0.090.101
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF780 0.000.000
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Will Hughes MID773 0.080.000
Ismaila Sarr MID901 0.100.041
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID902 0.060.000
Roberto Pereyra MID780 0.000.000
Troy Deeney FWD901 0.030.000
Danny Welbeck Sub130 0.000.000
João Pedro Sub120 0.000.000
José Holebas Sub120 0.000.000
Ignacio Pussetto Sub70 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 40% Avg odds 2.38
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.23
Southampton win 30% Avg odds 3.20

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

Form going into the game

Watford LWLDL
Southampton WLLWL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 2-1 Watford, 30 Nov 19 Next meeting: Watford 0-1 Southampton, 30 Oct 21  All Watford vs Southampton 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.