Game leaders
Scoring
1st Half
Goal - HeaderGoal! Southampton 1, Watford 0. Will Smallbone (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
GoalGoal! Southampton 2, Watford 0. Ché Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by David Brooks.
GoalGoal! Southampton 2, Watford 1. Ryan Porteous (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Yáser Asprilla.
2nd Half
GoalGoal! Southampton 2, Watford 2. Ismaël Koné (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wesley Hoedt with a headed pass.
GoalGoal! Southampton 3, Watford 2. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis following a corner.
Team stats
WATSOU15Fouls6
3Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides3
3Corner Kicks6
1Saves3
37.9Possession62.1
12SHOTS13
6ON GOAL4
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
288Accurate Passes523
368Passes602
0.8Pass Completion %0.9
6Accurate Crosses7
14Crosses21
0.4Cross %0.3
51Long Balls40
23Accurate Long Balls15
0.5Long Balls %0.4
3Blocked Shots3
6Effective Tackles18
14Tackles24
0.4Tackle %0.8
7Interceptions8
18Effective Clearances11
18Clearances11