Watford vs Southampton

9 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee G Eltringham

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Rhys Healey 90+6’
  • Che Adams 56’

Match summary

Watford and Southampton drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Che Adams put Southampton ahead in the 56th minute and Rhys Healey equalised in stoppage time.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.61 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots, Southampton 0.80 from 6.

Match stats

Watford Southampton
11 Shots 6
4 Shots on Target 3
7 Corners 3
3 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
0.61 xG 0.80
0.61 Non-penalty xG 0.80

Key events

Watford Southampton
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
56’
Che Adams0-1 (Southampton)
Rhys Healey1-1 (Watford)
90+6’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ryan Porteous
  • Wesley Hoedt
  • Ismael Koné
Southampton
  • Shea Charles
  • Stuart Armstrong
  • Adam Armstrong
  • Ryan Fraser

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.80 56’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-1 56’ 90+6’ Rhys Healey (Watford), 1-1 90+6’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.61 0.80 56’ Che Adams (Southampton), 0-1 Adams 56’ 90+6’ Rhys Healey (Watford), 1-1 Healey 90+6’
Watford 0.61 xGSouthampton 0.80 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Watford attacking 
39’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 56’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 53’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 44’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Rhys Healey (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 45’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 56’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 39’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.29 xG, off target 53’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 69’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 74’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 44’ Ken Sema (Watford), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 46’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), set piece, 0.07 xG, off target 85’ Tom Ince (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 39’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 79’ Ismael Koné (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 5’ Francisco Sierralta (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90+6’ Rhys Healey (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 45’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 3’ Yáser Asprilla (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 81’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
Ben Hamer
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Andrews
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Porteous
90′ – – – – – –
Wesley Hoedt
90′ – – – – – –
Jamal Lewis Taken off
80′ – – – – – – –
Edo Kayembe Taken off
90′ – – 3 0.15 – – –
Francisco Sierralta
90′ – – 2 0.11 – – –
Yáser Asprilla Taken off
70′ – – 2 0.12 – – –
Ismael Koné Taken off
80′ – – 1 0.05 – –
Ken Sema
90′ – – 1 0.08 – – –
Mileta Rajović Taken off
70′ – – – – – – –
Tom Ince Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
Vakoun Issouf Bayo Came on as a substitute
20′ – – – – – – –
Giorgi Chakvetadze Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Matheus Martins Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 33% Avg odds 2.89
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.43
Southampton win 39% Avg odds 2.41

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

Form going into the game

Watford DWLWW
Southampton WWDWW

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 1-2 Watford, 13 Mar 22 Next meeting: Southampton 3-2 Watford, 13 Apr 24  All Watford vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.