Blackburn vs Southampton
Ref: Robert Madley, EnglandEwood Park, Blackburn, Lancashire · 31,367 cap
Match recap
Blackburn beat Southampton 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Alebiosu and Guðjohnsen scored for Blackburn; Léo Scienza replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 3.20 for Blackburn versus 1.67 for Southampton. Blackburn sit 20th in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
19'
Quarshie
Yellow Card
Gardner-Hickman
Yellow Card
23'
⚽
Léo Scienza
Wharton
Yellow Card
Tronstad
Yellow Card
Second Half
59'
⇄
Archer
⇄
De Neve
⇄
Tronstad
⇄
Morishita
68'
⇄
Léo Scienza
⚽
Alebiosu
Assist: Miller
81'
⇄
Charles
81'
⇄
Manning
81'
⇄
Edwards
⚽
Guðjohnsen
90+4'
Welington
Red Card
| # | 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 |
| 19 |  Charlton | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
BlackburnSouthampton
13Won
Statistical edge
13–3
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
3.20VS1.67
Attack6 · 0 won
18
Shots
12
6
Shots on target
5
13
Shots in the box
9
5
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
3
6
Corners
5
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
51%
Possession
49%
384
Total passes
380
279
Accurate passes
268
73%
Pass accuracy
71%
Discipline2 · 2 won
13
Fouls
7
3
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
1
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
5
5
Blocked shots
4
-0.22
Goals prevented
-0.22
Blackburn
3-4-1-2
Southampton
3-4-3
Blackburn
3-4-1-2Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 6S. TronstadM
- 11A. GuðjohnsenF
- 12L. MillerD
- 14D. De NeveM
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 16S. WhartonD
- 22B. TóthG
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 25R. MorishitaF
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroD
- 8Sidnei TavaresM
- 9M. GueyeF
- 18A. HenrikssonM
- 19R. HedgesM
- 28A. ForshawM
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
Southampton
3-4-3Starting XI
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 2M. RoerslevM
- 3R. ManningM
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 10F. AzazM
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 24S. CharlesM
Substitutes
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 26R. FraserM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 34WelingtonD
- 42D. DownsF
- 46Jay RobinsonF
- 48Cameron BraggM
- 49N. OyekunleF
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Miller | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2/2 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/3 |
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Andri Guðjohnsen | F | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Dion De Neve | M | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Scott Wharton(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | F | 67 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sondre Tronstad | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 7 | 3 | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Yuri Ribeiro | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sidnei Tavares | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Makhtar Gueye | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Forshaw | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harry Pickering | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 23 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 23 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Axel Henriksson | M | 23 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | F | 68 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4/7 |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 81 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3/4 |
| Adam Armstrong(C) | F | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Alex McCarthy | G | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mads Roerslev | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 81 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Cameron Archer | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/2 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Nicholas Oyekunle | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Downs | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/2 |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 9 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 31 | 5.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jack Stephens | D | 22 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | 13 | 5.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |