Birmingham vs Southampton
Ref: Matt Donohue, EnglandSt Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham · 30,009 cap
Match recap
Birmingham and Southampton drew 1–1 in their Championship fixture. Neumann scored for Birmingham; Archer replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.70 for Birmingham versus 1.36 for Southampton. Birmingham sit 10th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
41'
Wood-Gordon
Yellow Card
Second Half
48'
Jander
Yellow Card
⚽
Neumann
Assist: Robinson
58'
⇄
Fellows
58'
⇄
Robinson
68'
⇄
Armstrong
68'
⇄
Jander
⇄
Furuhashi
⇄
Stansfield
71'
⚽
Archer
Assist: Jelert
Neumann
Yellow Card
⇄
Roberts
83'
⇄
Azaz
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 5 |  Middlesbrough | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +25 | 80 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BirminghamSouthampton
9Won
Statistical edge
9–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.70VS1.36
Attack4 · 2 won
20
Shots
13
4
Shots on target
5
11
Shots in the box
9
9
Shots outside box
4
10
Shots off goal
3
2
Corners
5
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
38%
Possession
62%
346
Total passes
570
275
Accurate passes
495
79%
Pass accuracy
87%
Discipline3 · 0 won
10
Fouls
15
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
3
6
Blocked shots
5
-0.12
Goals prevented
-0.12
Birmingham
4-2-3-1
Southampton
3-4-2-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5P. NeumannD
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 16P. RobertsM
- 18W. WillumssonM
- 23A. SampstedD
- 24T. IwataM
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 41E. CashinD
Substitutes
- 4W. BurrellD
- 7M. MazwiM
- 11D. IsicheiM
- 12M. LeonardM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 27K. FujimotoM
- 30L. KoumasF
- 33M. DuckschF
Southampton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3R. ManningM
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 10F. AzazF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 7J. AriboM
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 34WelingtonD
- 38E. JelertD
- 48Cameron BraggM
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Robinson | D | 90 | 8.5 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 69 | 7.2 | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1/4 |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Tomoki Iwata(C) | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 82 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Willum Thor Willumsson | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 69 | 6.3 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Alfons Sampsted | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kanya Fujimoto | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Daniel Isichei | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Burrell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Menzi Mazwi | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 21 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 21 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | 8 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 68 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jay Robinson | F | 58 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Tom Fellows | M | 58 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Finn Azaz | F | 83 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 22 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | 32 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Elias Jelert | D | 32 | 6.6 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 13 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |