Watford vs Southampton: Watford will look to build on their brilliant win against Everton when they face Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday.
Match Details:
Teams: Watford vs Southampton
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Date: Saturday 30th October, 2021
Time: 07:30 PM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
Watford heads into this after a brilliant 5-2 away win over Everton in the Premier League, which was Ranieri’s 1st as manager of the Hornets.
King scored a hat-trick while Kucka and Dennis also found the back of the net. Davies and Richarlison were the scorers for the Toffees.
This was Watford’s 1st win since their success against Norwich in September, being after 4 matches.
Watford jumped to 14th place with the win and have picked up 10 points.
On the other hand, Southampton were knocked out of the EFL Cup on penalties against Chelsea 4-3 after it finished 1-1 in regulation time.
Prior to this, they drew 2-2 against Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday. Cornet scored twice for the visitors while Livramento and Broja cancelled out their strikes.
This left Southampton in 16th place with 8 points as they continue their aim of turning their fortunes around.
Both sides last met in 2020 during the EPL 2019-20 season, where Southampton won 3-1 away.
Form Guide
Watford: LDLLW
Southampton: LLWDD
Last Matches of both teams:
Everton 2-5 Watford
Southampton 2-2 Burnley
First game: Lose 5-0
Second game: Win 5-2Claudio Ranieri’s start to life with Watford 😅 pic.twitter.com/gnysDxXLlM
— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 23, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Watford vs Southampton in India?
The match is live streamed on the Hotstar VIP App, Jio TV.
Team News
Kabasele, Sierralta, Etebo miss out for Watford due to injuries. Kiko remains a doubt due to a hip injury while Dennis is suspended due to accumulation of bookings.
Broja nurses an ankle injury ruling him out for the Saints along with Stephens.
Watford possible 11:
Foster, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Masina, Sissoko, Kucka, Sarr, Pedro, Hernandez and King
Southampton possible 11:
McCarthy, Perraud, Salisu, Bednarek, Livramento, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Walcott, Redmond and Adams
Prediction: Watford 3-2 Southampton
A goal-fest is on the cards given the leaky defences on show. Both sides are struggling to get their season into sort some of direction.
Watford would be just that much more confident after their success last week hoping to build on it, while Southampton try to avoid making life difficult.
Broja’s absence will affect the Saints and hence we see Watford winning by the odd goal.
Players to watch out for: King, Kucka, Adams and Ward-Prowse.
