Watford 2-2 Southampton — EFL Championship, 30 Aug 2025
Watford and Southampton drew 2-2 in the EFL Championship on 30 August 2025 at Vicarage Road, Watford. Cameron Archer, Kwadwo Baah, Ryan Manning, Nestory Irankunda got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 1 and Southampton 2, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 0-110'assist: Nathan Wood-Gordon
- 12'Time wasting
- Half-time0-1
- 57'
- 57'
- 64'
- 1-165'assist: Rocco Vata
- 68'Foul
- 75'
- 76'
- 76'out: D. Downs
- 76'
- 77'Foul
- 1-278'
- 80'Foul
- 2-281'
- 83'
- 84'
- 84'
- 86'Foul
- 88'
- 90+2'
- Full-time2-2
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Watford
- 8.2Nestory IrankundaF
- 7.6Kwadwo BaahF
- 7.2Marc BolaM
- 7.2Hector KyprianouM
- 7.2Egil SelvikG
- 6.9Rocco VataF
- 6.9Max AlleyneD
- 6.7Mamadou DoumbiaF
- 6.5Kévin KebenD
- 6.5Luca KjerrumgaardF
- 6.5VivaldoF
- 6.3Moussa SissokoM
- 6.2Edouard KayembeM
- 6.2Jeremy NgakiaM
- 6.2James AbankwahD
Southampton
- 7.7Ryan ManningM
- 7.0Shea CharlesM
- 7.0Cameron ArcherF
- 7.0Adam ArmstrongF
- 6.9Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.7Ryan FraserM
- 6.7Ross StewartF
- 6.7Finn AzazF
- 6.7Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.6Jay RobinsonF
- 6.5Gavin BazunuG
- 6.3Damion DownsF
- 6.2Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 6.2Mads RoerslevM
- 6.2Jack StephensD
Line-ups
Watford3-5-2
Coach: Edward Still
- 17M. SissokoM6.3
- 39Edouard Kayembe57'M6.2
- 16Marc BolaM7.2
- 1Egil SelvikG7.2
- 5Hector KyprianouM7.2
- 2Jeremy Ngakia90+2'M6.2
- 3M. Alleyne57'D6.9
- 4Kévin KebenD6.5
- 25James Abankwah77'D6.2
- 9Luca Kjerrumgaard84'F6.5
- 66Nestory Irankunda81'75'83'F8.2
Substitutes
- 6Matthew PollockD
- 12Nathan BaxterG
- 24T. Dele-BashiruM
- 34Kwadwo Baah65'57'F7.6
- 22James MorrisD
- 11Rocco Vata57'F6.9
- 18V. Semedo84'F6.5
- 45R. Andrews90+2'D
- 20Mamadou Doumbia83'F6.7
- 2M. Roerslev Rasmussen88'M6.2
- 26R. Fraser76'M6.7
- 5Jack StephensD6.2
- 15Nathan Wood-GordonD6.9
- 3Ryan Manning78'12'M7.7
- 31G. BazunuG6.5
- 19Cameron Archer10'76'F7.0
- 6Taylor Harwood-Bellis64'D6.2
- 10Finn Azaz84'F6.7
- 24Shea Charles68'M7.0
- 46J. Robinson76'F6.6
Substitutes
- 21Charles TaylorD
- 1Alex McCarthyG
- 25George LongG
- 9Adam Armstrong76'F7.0
- 11Ross Stewart84'F6.7
- 12Ronnie Edwards88'D
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 42D. Downs76'F6.3
- 27Kuryu Matsuki80'76'M6.7
Team statistics
55%Possession45%
0.55Expected goals (xG)1.81
10Total shots12
4Shots on target7
5Shots off target2
1Blocked shots3
4Corners5
1Offsides5
14Fouls12
2Yellow cards5
5Goalkeeper saves2
-0.92Goals prevented-0.92
398Total passes331
320Accurate passes256
80%Pass accuracy77%
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nestory Irankunda | 83 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Kwadwo Baah | 33 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 7.6 |
| Marc Bola | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Hector Kyprianou | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.2 |
| Egil Selvik | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Rocco Vata | 33 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Max Alleyne | 57 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Mamadou Doumbia | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Kévin Keben | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Luca Kjerrumgaard | 84 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Vivaldo | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Moussa Sissoko | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Edouard Kayembe | 57 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jeremy Ngakia | 89 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| James Abankwah | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.2 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Manning | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Shea Charles | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Cameron Archer | 76 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Adam Armstrong | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Fraser | 76 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Ross Stewart | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Finn Azaz | 84 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jay Robinson | 76 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 4 | 6.6 |
| Gavin Bazunu | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Damion Downs | 14 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Mads Roerslev | 88 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Jack Stephens | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
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