Watford vs Southampton 2-1
I. Bravo 12'
A. Nabizada 29'
C. Larin 56'
Watford beat Southampton 2-1 at Vicarage Road in the Championship opener on 16 August 2026. Goals from I. Bravo (12') and A. Nabizada (29') gave the hosts a 2-0 half-time lead, before C. Larin pulled one back for Southampton in the 56th minute. Southampton enjoyed 66% of the possession, but both sides had three shots on target.
Match note written by Pitcharium from the match data.Match timeline
- Hector Kyprianou · Yellow card8'
- I. Bravo12'
- Matthew Pollock · Yellow card13'
- 14'Cyle Larin · Yellow card
- 18'James Bree · Yellow card
- M. Bola for J. Zemura24'
- A. Nabizada29'
- Amin Nabizada · Yellow card43'
- 56'C. Larin assist C. Bragg
- 57'L. Dobbin for F. Azaz
- I. Bravo for M. Payero61'
- E. Bove for E. Kayembe61'
- A. Nabizada for M. Adu Poku61'
- 70'C. Bragg for S. Edozie
- 70'C. Larin for D. Mubama
- Mamadou Doumbia · Yellow card72'
- Othmane Maamma · Yellow card74'
- 74'Flynn Downes · Yellow card
- O. Maamma for R. Vata77'
- Martín Payero · Yellow card84'
- 89'K. Matsuki for B. Brereton Diaz
Match stats
Line-ups
Watford starting XI
- 1F. Ravaglia
- 23O. H. Traore
- 6M. Pollock
- 4K. Keben
- 16M. Bola
- 8E. Bove
- 5H. Kyprianou
- 21A. Nabizada
- 17I. Bravo
- 7O. Maamma
- 20M. Doumbia
Watford bench · coach Alessio Dionisi
Southampton starting XI
- 1D. Peretz
- 14J. Bree
- 6T. Harwood-Bellis
- 5J. Stephens
- 3R. Manning
- 26C. Bragg
- 4F. Downes
- 27K. Matsuki
- 7L. Scienza
- 11L. Dobbin
- 9C. Larin
Southampton bench · coach Tonda Eckert
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Championship table
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |  Swansea | 14 | +5 | 26 |
| 5 |  West Brom | 14 | +5 | 25 |
| 6 |  Southampton | 14 | +15 | 24 |
| 7 |  Wolves | 13 | +7 | 24 |
| 8 |  West Ham | 13 | +15 | 22 |
| 9 |  Sheffield Utd | 14 | +3 | 22 |
| 10 |  Portsmouth | 14 | +3 | 22 |
| 11 |  QPR | 14 | +5 | 21 |
| 12 |  Norwich | 14 | +3 | 18 |
| 13 |  Millwall | 14 | -1 | 18 |
| 14 |  Blackburn | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 15 |  Bristol City | 13 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 |  Bolton | 14 | -7 | 17 |
| 17 |  Lincoln | 14 | -10 | 15 |
| 18 |  Cardiff | 13 | -1 | 14 |
| 19 |  Wrexham | 13 | -4 | 14 |
| 20 |  Watford | 14 | -10 | 14 |
| 21 |  Charlton | 14 | -11 | 14 |
| 22 |  Burnley | 14 | -8 | 10 |