Home News Premium Sports Betting Recomemndations Contact
Which Premier League club has gone 55 games without an English goalscorer?View more
13 Jan 2016
Saints too good for Watford

Goals from Shane Long and Dusan Tadic earned Southampton only their second league win in nine games as they saw off Watford at St Mary's Stadium.

The Saints were exceptional and outshone their in-form visitors on a wet and cold night on the south coast.

Long opened the scoring when he directed his header past Heurelho Gomes from a excellent Matt Targett delivery.

Dusan Tadic made it 2-0, two minutes after coming on in the 73rd minute, when he fired in from eight yards.

Southampton finally make it count

Saints manager Ronald Koeman had seen his side play well in patches over the past few games, but bar the 4-0 win over Arsenal on Boxing Day, they have lacked the killer punch in the final third.

On a night for only the hardiest, the Dutchman's players showed their mettle and made it count in the final third, while Watford never looked up for the battle.

Long and Tadic might have grabbed the goals but it should be Sadio Mane who grabs the headlines.

The Senegal midfielder, who was left out of the starting XI for the 1-0 loss to Norwich as punishment for arriving late, started and ran the visiting backline ragged with his pace and tenacity.

He had two great chances to score - first a low shot that whistled past the post when he just had Heurelho Gomes to beat, and then a drive that narrowly missed the upright.

More to follow.

Lineup, Bookings (3) & Substitutions (6)

Southampton

  • 44 Forster
  • 02 Soares Booked (Yoshida - 82' )
  • 17 van Dijk
  • 06 Fonte
  • 21 Bertrand
  • 14 Romeu
  • 04 Clasie
  • 08 Davis (Pellè - 81' )
  • 10 Mané (Tadic - 71' )
  • 33 Targett
  • 07 Long

Substitutes

  • 01 Davis
  • 03 Yoshida
  • 11 Tadic
  • 15 Martina
  • 16 Ward-Prowse
  • 19 Pellè
  • 20 Juanmi

Watford

  • 01 Gomes
  • 02 Nyom (Ibarbo - 68' )
  • 05 Prödl Booked
  • 03 Britos (Cathcart - 72' )
  • 25 Holebas
  • 22 Abdi (Anya - 61' )
  • 29 Capoue
  • 23 Watson
  • 07 Jurado
  • 24 Ighalo
  • 09 Deeney Booked

Substitutes

  • 08 Behrami
  • 14 Paredes
  • 15 Cathcart
  • 17 Guédioura
  • 19 Ibarbo
  • 21 Anya
  • 34 Arlauskis
Ref: Craig Pawson
Att: 28,399

Match Stats

Shots

15 4

On target

7 1

Corners

8 1

Fouls

9 11

Live Text Commentary

Full time

Full Time Match ends, Southampton 2, Watford 0.

90:00 +5:16 Full time

Full Time Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Watford 0.

90:00 +5:03

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.

90:00 +3:14

Offside, Southampton. Dusan Tadic tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.

90:00 +0:23

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.

89:38

Hand ball by Víctor Ibarbo (Watford).

88:23

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by José Holebas.

87:13

Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.

86:10

Foul by Jordy Clasie (Southampton).

86:10

Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

84:19

Attempt saved. Craig Cathcart (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

83:22

Foul by Odion Ighalo (Watford).

83:22

Virgil van Dijk (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82:51

Sebastian Prödl (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82:51

Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).

81:16 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Southampton. Maya Yoshida replaces Cédric Soares.

80:58 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Southampton. Graziano Pellè replaces Steven Davis.

79:06

Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Watson.

76:36 Booking

Booking Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

76:34

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

76:34

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

75:20

Offside, Southampton. Ryan Bertrand tries a through ball, but Steven Davis is caught offside.

72:43 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Southampton 2, Watford 0. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Steven Davis with a headed pass.

71:45 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Craig Cathcart replaces Miguel Britos.

71:12

Odion Ighalo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

71:12

Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).

70:49 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Southampton. Dusan Tadic replaces Sadio Mané.

69:59

Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Shane Long.

68:11

Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Virgil van Dijk following a set piece situation.

67:50 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Víctor Ibarbo replaces Nyom.

66:59 Booking

Booking Sebastian Prödl (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

66:56

Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).

66:56

Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

66:01

Attempt saved. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long.

64:15

Offside, Southampton. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Steven Davis is caught offside.

62:04

Ben Watson (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

62:04

Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).

60:52 Substitution

Substitution Substitution, Watford. Ikechi Anya replaces Almen Abdi.

59:10

Foul by Odion Ighalo (Watford).

59:10

Jose Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58:11

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

58:11

Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

56:44

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Miguel Britos.

56:29

Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Steven Davis with a cross following a corner.

55:53

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nyom.

54:06

Steven Davis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

54:06

Foul by Sebastian Prödl (Watford).

52:39

Offside, Watford. Miguel Britos tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.

49:30

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

47:12

Delay in match Heurelho Gomes (Watford) because of an injury.

46:35

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sebastian Prödl.

46:33

Attempt blocked. Sadio Mané (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked.

45:36

Almen Abdi (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

45:36

Foul by Jordy Clasie (Southampton).

45:00

Second Half begins Southampton 1, Watford 0.

45:00 +1:12 Half time

Half Time First Half ends, Southampton 1, Watford 0.

45:00 +0:48

Offside, Watford. Etienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.

42:03

Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.

41:08

Attempt blocked. Jurado (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nyom.

40:24

Foul by Odion Ighalo (Watford).

40:24

Jose Fonte (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

39:43

Attempt missed. Jose Fonte (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.

38:49

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nyom.

35:33

Sadio Mané (Southampton) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box.

34:08

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

34:08

Cédric Soares (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32:10

Offside, Southampton. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.

30:13

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

30:13

Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

28:00

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.

27:57

Attempt blocked. Odion Ighalo (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.

25:40

Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.

25:40

Foul by Virgil van Dijk (Southampton).

25:34

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

24:09

Delay in match Etienne Capoue (Watford) because of an injury.

23:44 Booking

Booking Cédric Soares (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

23:10

José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

23:10

Foul by Cédric Soares (Southampton).

23:07

Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Matt Targett.

21:55

Heurelho Gomes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

21:55

Foul by Jordy Clasie (Southampton).

21:20

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.

21:09

Attempt blocked. Matt Targett (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

20:17

Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.

20:16

Attempt saved. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.

16:03 Goal scored

Goal! Goal! Southampton 1, Watford 0. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.

9:15

Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.

6:03

Cédric Soares (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

6:03

Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).

5:23

Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).

5:23

Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

3:25

Offside, Watford. Troy Deeney tries a through ball, but Odion Ighalo is caught offside.

0:00

First Half begins.

0:00

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Live data and text provided by our data suppliers

All rights reserved by bsports.uk
Recommanded Contacts All news