HALF-TIMEpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Now, that's a half that won't live long in the memory. Two shots on target from Southampton but neither side looked like scoring.
Summary
Watford XI: Gomes, Nyom, Prodl, Cathcart, Holebas, Capoue, Behrami, Anya, Ighalo, Jurado, Deeney.
Southampton XI: Stekelenburg, Yoshida, Fonte, Caulker, Targett, Wanyama, Romeu, Soares, Mane, S Davis, Pelle.
HALF-TIMEpublished at 16:48 British Summer Time 23 August 2015
CLOSEpublished at 40 mins:
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Watford's Ikechi Anya sends in a low and hard cross into the Southampton area but striker Odion Ighalo, whose view is obscured by two defenders, fails to get a touch as the ball goes through his legs.
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When you get excited about the first corner of the game you know you are not watching a classic. The set piece - unsurprisingly judging by the match so far - doesn't amount to anything.
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Southampton striker Graziano Pelle gets in front of defender Sebastian Prodl to meet a Shane Long cross but glances a header wide.
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The game in graphic form so far...
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Quote MessageIt's just worries me that Southampton haven't looked a threat so far. The only time we did was when Sadio Mane ran in behind Watford but he has gone off.
Former Southampton manager Dave Merrington
YELLOW CARDpublished at 27 mins:
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Just after Victor Wanyama picks up a booking, Watford send a cross into the area which Troy Deeney nods down for Jose Jurado only for Jose Fonte to crucially clear.
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Ouchpublished at 25 mins:
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Jose Holebas strikes a left-foot effort sweetly from 20-yards but Watford striker Troy Deeney can't get out of the way and takes a blow to the midriff.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 23 mins:
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Southampton have to make an early substitution as Sadio Mane can't continue. Shane Long replaces him.
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Sadio Mane is down for the third time in as many minutes much to the frustration of the home crowd, but he does look in a bit of bother as Southampton's medical staff attend to him.
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Southampton forward Sadio Mane surges past left-back Craig Cathcart and puts in a cross for striker Graziano Pelle but Allan Nyom intercepts.
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Ikechi Anya has looked lively at the start of the game and he gets to the right side of the Southampton box and puts a ball across the face of the visitors' area but there's no-one there to get on the end of it.
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Cedric Soares is back on the pitch with a bandage around his head.
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There's a bit of a hold-up in play as Southampton's Cedric Soares requires some treatment to a facial injury.
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Watford produce some decent approach play but it's not backed up by the shot of right-back Allan Nyom as he sends his effort well, well wide.
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Jose Jurado tries to play a long diagonal ball into the angled run of Ikechi Anya from the right flank but the pass is too close to Southampton keeper Maarten Stekelenburg, who gathers.
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Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores was succeeded at Valencia by Southampton counterpart Ronald Koeman and also played against him for Real Madrid when the Dutchman was with Barcelona.
There doesn't appear to be any hard feelings between the pair though as they shared a warm embrace just before kick-off.
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We are under way at Vicarage Road with Watford in their yellow and black kit and Southampton sporting red and white striped shirts.
Away day strugglespublished at 15:59
Watford v Southampton (16:00 BST)
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