Southampton baited over Spygate scandal in defeat at Watford

Southampton discovered that the Championship will be an unforgiving arena this season as they were baited about Spygate on their way to being beaten 2-1 by a new-look Watford side at Vicarage Road.

Playing their first league fixture since the espionage affair that saw them thrown out of the play-offs in May, Tonda Eckert's side had no answer to the home team's energy and tenacity.