Southampton vs Watford LIVE: Premier League commentary on talkSPORT as relegation rivals clash at St Mary’s

The Premier League’s bottom two teams meet at St Mary’s on Saturday evening in a crucial clash.

Southampton come into this game having had three points snatched from them in the last minute in a 2-2 draw against Arsenal last weekend.

Watford, who prop up the table, are a point behind the Saints and were beaten 3-0 at home against Burnley in their last outing.

talkSPORT’s GameDay special will bring you all the action from this huge relegation clash and here’s how you can listen.

Southampton vs Watford: How to listen

The Premier League clash will get under way at 17:30pm on Saturday, November 30.

talkSPORT will bring you all the build-up before handing over to Ian Danter and Matt Holland for live and exclusive commentary.

To tune in, just click here for the live stream or click the radio player below.

You can also listen through the talkSPORT App, on DAB Digital Radio or on MW 1053 or 1089.

Southampton vs Watford: Head-to-head

In the last four Premier League outings between the two sides there have been three score draws.

Both outings last season finished 1-1. In their most recent meeting in Apri, Southampton striker Shane Long scored the fastest goal in Premier League history when he netted after 7.69 seconds.

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Southampton vs Watford: The stats

Southampton are winless in their last three home Premier League meetings with Watford (D2 L1) – they’d only failed to win two of their first eight top-flight home matches against the Hornets (W6 D0 L2).
The last three Premier League meetings with Southampton and Watford have finished level, with Watford coming from behind to draw each time.
Just one of Southampton’s nine Premier League points this season has been won in home games (11%). Saints could become the first side in English top-flight history to fail to win any of their opening seven home league games in consecutive campaigns.
In English top-flight history, only Blackpool in 1930/31 (22) have conceded more goals in their opening six home league games than the 21 Southampton have shipped at St Mary’s so far this term.
Watford are looking to win consecutive away league games for the first time since winning their opening three on the road in 2017/18. Indeed, the Hornets’ only league victory this season came in their last away game (2-0 vs Norwich).
Watford have a shot conversion rate of just 4.8% in the Premier League, netting eight of their 166 attempts. It’s the lowest conversion rate in a campaign since Sunderland’s 4.7% in 2002/03.
Danny Ings has scored 46% of Southampton’s Premier League goals this season (6/13), including five of their last seven. No player has scored a higher share of their side’s goals in the competition this term.

Southampton vs Watford: Team News

Southampton

Defender Jannik Vestergaard has been able to resume training following illness and could start. Sofiane Boufal is out having suffered a toe injury running into a kitchen table, while Stuart Armstrong is also absent due to a hamstring problem.

Watford

Watford are without a number of players ahead of the trip to St Mary’s with Domingos Quina (groin), Tom Cleverley (heel), Daniel Bachmann (hamstring), Danny Welbeck (hamstring), Sebastian Prödl (knee) and Roberto Pereyra (hamstring) all on the sidelines.

Defender Craig Dawson is also set to miss out having needed stitches in a head wound which forced him off at half-time against Burnley.

The Hornets have been handed a double boost in recent weeks with the return of club captain Troy Deeney and summer arrival Ismaila Sarr, both of whom got some valuable minutes in the defeat to Burnley and could be poised to start together for the first time.