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Southampton 1-0 Watford: Three match takeaways

ByDaniel Hargraves|
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Jack Stephens of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with his team mates during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary's Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 27: Jack Stephens of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with his team mates during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary's Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
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SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: Jack Stephens of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with his team mates during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
SOUTHAMPTON, ENGLAND – JANUARY 27: Jack Stephens of Southampton celebrates after scoring his sides first goal with his team mates during The Emirates FA Cup Fourth Round match between Southampton and Watford at St Mary’s Stadium on January 27, 2018 in Southampton, England. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)

Stephens deserves to start more

After finally scoring his first senior goal for Southampton, Stephens had another solid overall performance alongside Wesley Hoedt.

The 24-year-old looks comfortable on the ball and can ping a pass from a real distance; a replica of Hoedt if you like.

Despite still being young, Stephens has matured greatly in the past year since being a regular in the first-team setup and clearly has a lot more potential to stay in the side for the rest of the season at the very least!