WATFORD. Watford found a way to clinch a draw against Southampton with a late goal from R. Healey scored in the (90′) after Southampton got a lead with a goal from C. Adams (56′). Southampton was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (60%)
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 19,797 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who had the assistance of Shaun Hudson and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 1.16 degrees Celsius or 34.09 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 72%.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Watford has 28 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will has 38 points to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Watford will host Ipswich Town on the 12th of December with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Southampton will play away against Coventry City on the 13th of December with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (5 draws).
Watford – Formation
Watford
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Watford started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Valérien Ismaël decided to play with the following team: Jake Livermore, Ben Hamer , Ryan Andrews , Ryan Porteous , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Edo Kayembe , Francisco Sierralta , Yaser Asprilla , Ismaël Koné , Ken Sema and Mileta Rajovic .
The home team had on the bench: Thomas Ince , Horacio Barrenechea, Imrân Louza, Rhys Healey , Matthew Pollock, Giorgi Chakvetadze , Vakoun Issouf Bayo , Tom Dele-Bashiru and Matheus Martins .
Substitutions
Watford made 5 changes: Yaser Asprilla for Thomas Ince (69′), Mileta Rajovic for Vakoun Issouf Bayo (70′), Jamal Lewis for Matheus Martins (80′), Ismaël Koné for Giorgi Chakvetadze (80′) and Edo Kayembe for Rhys Healey (90′).
Player of the match: Rhys Healey
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Rhys Healey.
His rating is with 1 goal, 0 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes.
His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 90′.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
Southampton started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Flynn Downes, Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Ryan Manning , Joe Aribo , Shea Charles , Stuart Armstrong , Adam Armstrong , Ché Adams and Carlos Alcaraz .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Stephens, Mason Holgate, Joe Lumley, James Bree , Will Smallbone , Sékou Mara , Samuel Edozie, Ryan Fraser and Cameron Bragg.
Substitutions
Southampton made 4 changes: Carlos Alcaraz for Ryan Fraser (46′), Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (81′), Stuart Armstrong for James Bree (87′) and Joe Aribo for Will Smallbone (87′).
Player of the match: Adam Armstrong
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Adam Armstrong.
His rating is with 31 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Southampton – 1-1
- Sunderland – West Bromwich Albion – 2-1
- Stoke City – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Rotherham United – Swansea City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 2-0
- Norwich City – Preston North End – 0-0
- Middlesbrough – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Leicester City – Plymouth Argyle – 4-0
- Huddersfield Town – Bristol City – 1-1
- Cardiff City – Millwall – 1-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Leeds United – 0-2
