PREVIEW: Watford - Southampton team news, stats, how to watch Premier League on TV and stream online

NHOW TO WATCH, STREAM WATFORD VS SOUTHAMPTON AND OTHER PREMIER LEAGUE GAMES:

Date/time: 30/10/2021, 15:00 (UK), 10:00 ET, 07:00 PT (USA)

Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford, UK

How to watch Watford vs Southampton on TV

UK: No broadcast

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How to legally stream Watford vs Southampton online

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Canada: DAZN (Watch EVERY Saints match in Canada with a high-quality, legal stream with DAZN. Click here to start your free DAZN trial to watch Premier League soccer)

Check out LiveSoccerTV for alternatives.

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Watford vs Southampton team news

Southampton take on Watford this afternoon at Vicarage Road as they hunt after their second Premier League win of the season.

But new Hornets manager Claudio Ranieri and his side will be buoyed after their spectacular 5-2 away win at Everton last weekend.

In terms of team news, Southampton captain James Ward-Prowse will make his return to the first team after serving the three-match ban he got following his red card against Chelsea.

However, there is some bad news for Saints fans. On-loan striker Armando Broja has been ruled out of action with an ankle injury, joining Jack Stephens on the sidelines.

Watford forward Emmanuel Dennis miss out on Saturday afternoon, serving a one-game suspension after picking up five yellow cards already this season.

Danny Rose could play after recovering from a calf injury, but Kiko Femenia is expected to sit this one out with a hip problem.

Watford vs Southampton pre-match stats

Head-to-head

• Watford’s solitary victory in the past 14 competitive meetings was by 2-0 in the Premier League at St. Mary’s Stadium four years ago.
• Southampton are unbeaten in their last seven away league matches against Watford (W3, D4).
• Saints can win three successive league games against Watford for the first time.

Watford

• Watford have failed to win any of their past three home league games, conceding eight goals and scoring just once.
• The Hornets can equal the club top-flight record of 20 consecutive matches without a clean sheet, set from September 1999 to March 2000.
• They failed to score in all five Premier League defeats so far this season.
• Claudio Ranieri is vying to earn consecutive Premier League wins as a manager for the first time since Leicester City’s title-winning campaign in 2015-16.
• The only competitive managerial meeting between Ranieri and Ralph Hasenhuttl was Fulham’s 2-0 Premier League defeat at Southampton in February 2019. Ranieri was sacked by the Cottagers the following day.

Southampton

• Southampton have won just one of their past 17 away league games. That came at Sheffield United in March (D4, L12).
• Saints have lost an unrivalled 18 Premier League matches in 2021. They last fared worse in a calendar year in 1998, with 19 defeats.
• They failed to score in all three away league fixtures versus promoted opposition last season.
• Valentino Livramento could become just the third 18-year-old to start the first 10 matches of a Premier League season, emulating Micah Richards and Phil Jones.
• Ralph Hasenhuttl has faced a different opposition manager in all four of his league games against Watford: Javier Gracia, Quique Sanchez Flores, Nigel Pearson and now Claudio Ranieri.

Stats via BBC Sport.