English:
Southampton Edges Watford in a Hard-Fought Match at St. Mary’s
Southampton, England – In a Championship clash held at St. Mary’s Stadium, Southampton secured a narrow victory against Watford. The match, part of the 31st round of the 2025 season, was officiated by referee Elliot Bell.
Watford controlled possession with 53%, while Southampton held 47% of the ball. However, it was Southampton who found the net thanks to a goal by C. Larin in the 70th minute, assisted by J. Bree.
Watford attempted more shots, with a total of 11, though only 2 were on target. Southampton, on the other hand, generated 6 shots, 4 of which were directed towards the opposing goal. Watford also dominated in corner kicks, earning 9 compared to Southampton’s 3.
The match was marked by intensity, with a total of 19 fouls committed between both teams. The referee showed yellow cards to T. Harwood-Bellis, J. Bree, and S. Charles for Southampton, and to G. Chakvetadze for Watford. There were no red cards for either team.
Substitutions southampton: at minute 38 F. Downes came in and S. Charles went out., at minute 67 R. Stewart came in and C. Larin went out., at minute 67 L. Scienza came in and S. Edozie went out., at minute 90 T. Fellows came in and N. Wood went out.
Substitutions watford: at minute 63 M. Doumbia came in and L. Kjerrumgaard went out., at minute 70 S. Mfuni came in and S. Goglichidze went out., at minute 85 J. Ngakia came in and J. Petris went out., at minute 85 N. Mendy came in and F. Mendy went out., at minute 86 O. Maamma came in and K. Baah went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Southampton
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