HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2018
Watford 0-2 Southampton
Boos are heard at Vicarage Road as the half-time whistle is blown.
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Kick-off- 15:00 GMT
Watford have lost six of their last seven Premier League games
Southampton haven't won any of their last nine Premier Leagues
Mauricio Pellegrino's side start the day above the relegation zone on goal difference
HALF-TIMEpublished at 15:46 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2018
Image source, ReutersGOAL 0-2 Southamptonpublished at 44 mins
James Ward-Prowse
Image source, ReutersShane Long chases a loose ball and wins it near the halfway line. He then runs down the left wing with it and squares it to Dusan Tadic who is waiting in the penalty area. Tadic lays it off to James Ward-Prowse who finishes neatly. It's 2-0 and Southampton are well worth their lead.
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Watford 0-1 Southampton
Watford defender Daryl Janmaat floats a cross towards Richarlison in the area but Saints goalkeeper Alex McCarthy comes and takes it pretty easily.
Postpublished at 40 mins
Watford 0-1 Southampton
Ben Watson wins the ball in midfield, he gives it to Roberto Pereyra but he takes the wrong option and Watford's attack breaks down. The story of their first half.
SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 35 mins
Watford 0-1 Southampton
Roberto Pereyra comes on for Tom Cleverley, who signals to the Watford bench he has a problem. Ben Watson was already walking off as he was due to be substituted but he now stays on.
Image source, ReutersGot to score!published at 33 mins
Watford 0-1 Southampton
Southampton striker Shane Long should score. Dusan Tadic plays it across the area from the left-hand side, it's missed by a number of players but Long takes too long over the chance and Watford's Marvin Zeegelaar blocks.
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Watford 0-1 Southampton
Pierre Hojbjerg is booked for scything down Watford's Tom Cleverley around 10 yards into Southampton's half on the right flank.
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Watford 0-1 Southampton
Southampton's James Ward-Prowse spots Heurelho Gomes off his line and shoots from inside his own half. He misses by a long way.
That's two strikes from very long range in a matter of minutes.
CLOSE!published at 26 mins
Watford 0-1 Southampton
A speculative long range strike from Wesley Hoedt goes close. The Dutch centre-half spotted Huerelho Gomes off his line and he went for it. Gomes just managed to tip it over the crossbar.
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Watford 0-1 Southampton
Southampton striker Shane Long goes close with a header after a nice cross from the right from Dusan Tadic. Watford are grateful as Huerlho Gomes claws the ball away
GOAL - Watford 0-1 Southamptonpublished at 21 mins
James Ward-Prowse
Image source, Getty ImagesShane Long crosses into the area from the right, the ball falls to James Ward-Prowse and he places it into the net - a precise low finish through a number of opposition players.
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Andre Gray swings and misses in the box, Watford keep the ball alive and Daryl Janmaat goes close with a long-range strike, which forces Alex McCarthy into a fingertip save.
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Richarlison rampages forward into Southampton's area but he's ushered off the ball by Jack Stephens. The tempo is picking up.
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Southampton defender Cedric Soares has a chance from just outside of the area but his looping shot goes well wide. It was a half-chance but that's among the best either side have mustered so far. It came off the back of Shane Long going close.
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Ryan Bertrand gets in behind Watford's defence after a nice through ball from Dusan Tadic but he puts too much power on the cross and wastes a good opening.
Image source, ReutersPostpublished at 15:11 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2018
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Alistair Bruce-Ball
BBC Radio 5 liveWatford scarves aloft at Vicarage Road to pay tribute once again to Watford’s greatest ever manager Graham Taylor.
Gone but never ever forgotten - Graham is a part of the furniture here at Watford with a stand bearing his name, a huge banner which gets unfurled over the heads of the fans with a picture of his face right in the middle of it and countless photos and memories around the ground of the glory years under his management.
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Southampton are seeing plenty of the ball in the early stages, Watford are yet to create a chance of note.
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Watford 0-0 Southampton
Southampton go close as Oriol Romeu tries to dance his way through Watford's defence. The ball falls to Shane Long, who forces a save from Heurelho Gomes.
KICK-OFFpublished at 15:00 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2018
Watford 0-0 Southampton
We're under way at Vicarage Road.
Before Southampton's Dusan Tadic gets us started, Watford fans honour the anniversary of the passing of Graham Taylor by holding their scarves high above their heads. It is quite a sight.
Image source, Getty ImagesPostpublished at 14:55 Greenwich Mean Time 13 January 2018
Watford v Southampton (15:00 GMT)
Four games into this season Watford beat Southampton 2-0 at St Mary's, which took them into the Champions League places and two points off the top of the table.
It's fair to say that early optimism may have faded for some.
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