Watford vs Southampton: What time is it, where can I watch it and what is the latest team news for the Premier League clash?
SunSport reveals all you need to know about this weekend's top flight fixture at Vicarage Road
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SOUTHAMPTON will look to erase the hurt of their EFL Cup final defeat when they travel to Vicarage Road to face Watford on Saturday.
The Hornets were pegged back by West Ham last weekend, after skipper Troy Deeney opened the scoring after three minutes from the penalty spot.
The Saints were excellent against Manchester United at Wembley last week and despite losing, boss Claude Puel will hoping there is no cup final hangover as they look to get back into the top ten.
Here SunSport tells you all you need to know about the Premier League clash...
When is Watford vs Southampton?
The game takes place at 3pm on Saturday March 4th at Vicarage Road.
Where can I watch Watford vs Southampton?
The game is not televised live in the UK but you can watch highlights on BBC's Match of the Day at 10:20pm and follow the game live through our live blog during the game.
There's updates from all the Premier League games on Matchday Live on talkSPORT from 1pm.
What is the Watford team news?
January signing Mauro Zarate could miss the rest of the season after being stretchered off on Saturday with a serious knee injury.
Daryl Janmaat is still a doubt with groin strain and Nordin Amrabat is a doubt with an ankle injury.
What is the Southampton team news?
Virgil van Dijk and Charlie Austin are the big Saints absentees and may not be back in action until April. Matt Targett is a few weeks away from being fit following his hamstring injury.
FACTS
- Watford have won one of their five Premier League clashes with the Saints (W1 D2 L2) - a 3-2 victory back in December 1999.
- Southampton are unbeaten in six league games against the Hornets (W3 D3 L0), including three matches played in the Championship between 2009 and 2012.
- Watford have only scored four goals in five previous Premier League meetings with Southampton and three of those were in the aforementioned win in December 1999; they have failed to score in three of their last four.
- In the three Premier League games between these two sides since the start of last season, Watford have attempted just two shots on target in 270 minutes.
- Watford had substitute Ben Watson sent off in the reverse fixture on the opening day of the 2016-17 season - the only time a sub has been sent off in the Premier League all season.
- Southampton have already lost 11 games in the Premier League this season; the same number as in the whole of 2015-16.
- Manolo Gabbiadini has scored five times in three appearances for Southampton since joining the club, including twice in the League Cup Final. He could become the first Saints player to score in his first three Premier League appearances for the club.
- Gabbiadini also scored in his final three competitive appearances for Napoli, so he’s now scored in six successive club appearances overall (eight goals).
- Troy Deeney (104 goals) – who has scored four goals in his last five Premier League appearances – is just one goal away from becoming the joint-third highest goalscorer in Watford history alongside Cliff Holton (105 goals).
- Southampton have lost five Premier League games that they have been leading in 2016-17, more than any other team. The last team to lose 5+ games after scoring first in a Premier League season were West Ham in 2013-14 (6) and the record in a single PL campaign is 7; set by Blackburn (1992-93), Southampton (1992-93) and Wolves (2011-12).