Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season | Matchweek 4
| 30 Aug 2025-2:00 pm
Watford
l l w d
2 : 2
Full Time
Southampton
w w d l w
K. Baah
65'
N. Irankunda
81'
C. Archer
10'
R. Manning
78'
| Referee: F. Hallam | Half Time: 0-1
1st Half
45' 15' 30'
 
2nd Half
90' 60' 75'
2'
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
LEI
2 : 0
BIR
29 Aug - 7:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
MID
1 : 0
SHE
30 Aug - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
QPR
3 : 1
CHA
30 Aug - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
STO
0 : 1
WES
30 Aug - 11:30 am
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
WAT
2 : 2
SOU
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
BRI
4 : 2
HUL
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
IPS
2 : 2
DER
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
MIL
0 : 2
WRE
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
BLA
0 : 2
NOR
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
SHE
0 : 2
SWA
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
OXF
2 : 2
COV
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
Championship 2025-2026 - Regular Season
Matchweek 4
POR
1 : 0
PRE
30 Aug - 2:00 pm
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Commentary
Line Ups
Stats
Events
Standing
Match summary
Watford
Southampton
Substitute 90' +2'
In:R. Andrews
Out:J. Ngakia
88' Substitute
In:R. Edwards
Out:M. Roerslev
86' Yellow Card
D. Downs
Foul
Substitute 84'
In:Vivaldo Semedo
Out:L. Kjerrumgaard
84' Substitute
In:R. Stewart
Out:F. Azaz
Substitute 83'
In:M. Doumbia
Out:N. Irankunda
Goal 2:2 81'
N. Irankunda
80' Yellow Card
K. Matsuki
Foul
78' 1:2 Goal
R. Manning
Yellow Card 77'
J. Abankwah
Foul
76' Substitute
In:K. Matsuki
Out:R. Fraser
76' Substitute
In:D. Downs
Out:J. Robinson
76' Substitute
In:A. Armstrong
Out:C. Archer
Yellow Card 75'
N. Irankunda
Foul
68' Yellow Card
S. Charles
Foul
Goal 1:1 65'
K. Baah
Assistant: R. Vata
64' Yellow Card
T. Harwood-Bellis
Foul
Substitute 57'
In:R. Vata
Out:E. Kayembe
Substitute 57'
In:K. Baah
Out:M. Alleyne
12' Yellow Card
R. Manning
Time wasting
10' 0:1 Goal
C. Archer
Assistant: N. Wood-Gordon
1
E. Selvik
25
J. Abankwah
4
K. Keben
3
M. Alleyne
16
M. Bola
39
E. Kayembe
5
H. Kyprianou
17
M. Sissoko
2
J. Ngakia
9
L. Kjerrumgaard
66
N. Irankunda
31
G. Bazunu
6
T. Harwood-Bellis
15
N. Wood-Gordon
5
J. Stephens
3
R. Manning
24
S. Charles
26
R. Fraser
2
M. Roerslev
46
J. Robinson
10
F. Azaz
19
C. Archer
field field
Watford
1
g
E. Selvik
3
d
M. Alleyne
57'
4
d
K. Keben
25
d
J. Abankwah
77'
2
d
J. Ngakia
90'
17
m
M. Sissoko
5
m
H. Kyprianou
39
m
E. Kayembe
57'
16
d
M. Bola
66
f
N. Irankunda
75'81'83'
9
f
L. Kjerrumgaard
84'
Substitutes
12
g
N. Baxter
6
d
M. Pollock
11
m
R. Vata
57'
18
f
Vivaldo Semedo
84'
20
m
M. Doumbia
83'
22
d
J. Morris
24
m
A. Dele-Bashiru
34
f
K. Baah
57'65'
45
d
R. Andrews
90'
Coach
P. Pezzolano
Southampton
31
g
G. Bazunu
5
d
J. Stephens
15
d
N. Wood-Gordon
6
d
T. Harwood-Bellis
64'
2
d
M. Roerslev
88'
26
m
R. Fraser
76'
24
m
S. Charles
68'
3
d
R. Manning
12'78'
10
m
F. Azaz
84'
46
f
J. Robinson
76'
19
f
C. Archer
10'76'
Substitutes
1
g
A. McCarthy
12
d
R. Edwards
88'
17
d
J. Quarshie
21
d
C. Taylor
27
m
K. Matsuki
76'80'
42
f
D. Downs
76'86'
11
f
R. Stewart
84'
9
f
A. Armstrong
76'
25
g
G. Long
Coach
W. Still
Substitutes
Out
E. Kayembe
In
R. Vata
57'
Watford
Out
M. Alleyne
In
K. Baah
57'
Watford
Southampton
76'
Out
R. Fraser
In
K. Matsuki
Southampton
76'
Out
J. Robinson
In
D. Downs
Southampton
76'
Out
C. Archer
In
A. Armstrong
Out
N. Irankunda
In
M. Doumbia
83'
Watford
Out
L. Kjerrumgaard
In
Vivaldo Semedo
84'
Watford
Southampton
84'
Out
F. Azaz
In
R. Stewart
Southampton
88'
Out
M. Roerslev
In
R. Edwards
Out
J. Ngakia
In
R. Andrews
90'
+2
Watford
Watford
Southampton
Off Target 6
On Target 4
On Target 7
Off Target 5
2 Yellow Cards 5
4 Corners 5
14 Fouls 12
1 Offsides 5
55 Ball Possession 45
10 Shots 12
4 Shots on Goal 7
2 Goals 2
Watford
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Southampton
Goalkeepers
Field Players
Goals
10'
Goal
C. Archer (Assistant: N. Wood-Gordon)
Goal
K. Baah (Assistant: R. Vata)
65'
78'
Goal
R. Manning
Goal
N. Irankunda
81'
Cards
12'
Yellow Card
R. Manning
64'
Yellow Card
T. Harwood-Bellis
68'
Yellow Card
S. Charles
Yellow Card
N. Irankunda
75'
Yellow Card
J. Abankwah
77'
80'
Yellow Card
K. Matsuki
86'
Yellow Card
D. Downs
Standing

Championship 2025-2026 – Group #1

All
Home
Away
#
Club
M
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pt
1
Coventry
Coventry
d w w w w
>
35
21
8
6
72
38
34
71
2
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough
w w l d d
>
34
18
9
7
51
34
17
63
3
Millwall
Millwall
w w l w w
>
35
18
8
9
47
40
7
62
4
Ipswich
Ipswich
d w l w w
>
33
17
9
7
59
34
25
60
5
Hull City
Hull City
d l l w w
>
34
18
6
10
56
48
8
60
6
Wrexham
Wrexham
l d w w w
>
35
15
12
8
54
45
9
57
7
Southampton
Southampton
w w d w w
>
35
14
11
10
57
46
11
53
8 ▲
Derby
Derby
l w l l w
>
35
14
9
12
52
46
6
51
9 ▲
Watford
Watford
l d w l w
>
35
13
12
10
45
41
4
51
10 ▼
Bristol City
Bristol City
w d l w l
>
35
14
8
13
48
44
4
50
11 ▼
Birmingham
Birmingham
w w d w l
>
34
13
10
11
45
43
2
49
12 ▼
Preston
Preston
w d l d l
>
35
12
13
10
41
40
1
49
13 ▲
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd
l w w l w
>
35
15
3
17
50
48
2
48
14 ▼
Stoke City
Stoke City
d l d w l
>
35
13
8
14
39
34
5
47
15 ▼
QPR
QPR
d l w l l
>
35
13
8
14
46
54
-8
47
16 ▼
Swansea
Swansea
w l w d l
>
35
13
7
15
40
43
-3
46
17
Norwich
Norwich
w w l w w
>
35
13
6
16
47
44
3
45
18
Charlton
Charlton
w l d d l
>
35
10
11
14
33
44
-11
41
19
Leicester
Leicester
l l d d l
>
35
10
10
15
47
56
-9
40
20
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
l w w l l
>
34
10
9
15
34
44
-10
39
21
Blackburn
Blackburn
l w w l l
>
35
10
8
17
33
46
-13
38
22
West Brom
West Brom
d d l d l
>
35
9
8
18
34
52
-18
35
23
Oxford United
Oxford United
d l d l w
>
35
7
11
17
31
47
-16
32
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday
l l l l l
>
35
1
8
26
21
71
-50
11
- Promotion to the Premier League
- Qualification for Championship play-offs
- Relegation to EFL League One

Sheffield United were deducted two points for defaulting on payments to other clubs during the 2022–23 and 2023–24 seasons, with a further two points suspended
Referee: F. Hallam