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Image source, Getty ImagesWill Still saw his Southampton team draw after twice leading at Watford.
Southampton manager Will Still bemoaned the fact that small errors are costing his 13th-placed side after seeing them twice lose leads at Watford.
Still told BBC Radio Solent after the 2-2 draw at Vicarage Road: "We've done enough to win the game, we got ourselves into a perfect situation 10 minutes from the end.
"We've disorganised ourselves, lost possession in a central area and not quite reacted as well as we should.
"These little mistakes we're making are costing us quite a lot at the moment, that's frustrating. We've got a lot of new players through the door and I think the team will look a lot different in the coming months.
"We've got two weeks now to set up, prepare and take these little lapses out of what we're doing. There's only one thing we can do, keep knocking the nail on the head and stay positive."
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Image source, Getty ImagesAlex Oxlade-Chamberlain is returning to England after two years in Turkey
Birmingham remain interested in former England international Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain after his departure from Besiktas.
The 32-year-old is available on a free transfer after leaving the Black Eagles following two years in Turkey.
Oxlade-Chamberlain is also understood to have Premier League interest while a sentimental return to Southampton - where he started his career - cannot be ruled out but strong interest remains from St Andrew's.
Ambitious Blues, promoted after winning League One with an EFL record of 111 points last season, are determined to challenge for promotion to the Premier League this term and are considering bringing Oxlade-Chamberlain in.
The ex-Arsenal and Liverpool midfielder, who won the Champions League in 2019 and Premier League with the Reds in 2020, is eager to return to England to be with his young family.
Wages are not expected to be an issue with Oxlade-Chamberlain believed to be realistic and aware not to price himself out of any move, while Besiktas said they had agreed to pay him compensation of 1.75m euros (£1.5m) under the terms of his termination.
The midfielder, capped 35 times by England, made 50 appearances for Besiktas after leaving Anfield in 2023, scoring five goals, and won the Turkish Cup in 2024.
He enjoyed a good relationship with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer - who was sacked by the club on Thursday - with the former Manchester United boss previously praising his professionalism and experience.
He made 18 appearances, scoring once, in the second half of last season as Besiktas finished fourth to qualify for the Europa League.
But they were knocked out of the competition by Shakhtar and failed to reach the league stage of the Europa Conference League after losing in the play-offs to Lausanne on Thursday, which cost Solskjaer his job.
Southampton are working on a deal with German side Heidenheim for 26-year-old Brazilian midfielder Leo Scienza. (Fabrizio Romano, external)
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Watford and Southampton have both picked up four points from their opening three Championship matches ahead of their meeting at Vicarage Road on Saturday (15:00 BST).
Paulo Pezzolano's Hornets come into this one unbeaten in their past two Championship games, drawing 1-1 with Swansea City last weekend.
Saints saw their unbeaten start ended by a 2-1 home defeat to Stoke last Saturday, though Will Still's side picked up an impressive 3-0 win away to Norwich City in the EFL Cup on Tuesday.
Watford have won just two of their past 17 league games against Southampton (D7 L8), keeping just two clean sheets across that time.
Southampton are unbeaten across their past nine away league games against Watford (W4 D5), this after a return of just one win across their prior 16 such clashes with the Hornets (D6 L9).
Watford have won just two of their past 12 league games (D3 L7), though both of those victories have come at Vicarage Road, including their last fixture on home soil against QPR.
Southampton have won just two of their past 25 away league games (D5 L18), failing to score in two of their last three on the road.
Southampton have averaged the largest share of possession so far in the 2025-26 Championship (64.0%), however the Saints have faced more shots via fast breaks than any other team so far this season (6), half of which came against Stoke last time out.
Image source, Getty ImagesSouthampton defender Welington is set to miss 'months' of the season due to an ankle injury.
Saints boss Will Still is braced to be without the full-back for a significant period after he was withdrawn in the first half of their 2-1 Championship defeat to Stoke City.
"Wely's not great, he'll be out for a couple of months," Still said. "His ankle's not great.
"If there's an opportunity to [sign cover] I'm sure we will, but that goes for every position.
"Our squad is big enough and good enough to sort things out."
Welington joined Saints from Sao Paulo in January and has made 14 first-team appearances.
He has started all three of Southampton's league matches this season against Wrexham, Ipswich Town and the Potters.
Southampton have agreed a deal to sign Nurnberg's German midfielder Caspar Jander, 22. (Sky Sports), external
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