Oxford United vs Southampton
Ref: Leigh Doughty, EnglandThe Kassam Stadium, Oxford, Oxfordshire · 12,500 cap
Match recap
Oxford United beat Southampton 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Goodrham and Mills scored for Oxford United; Harwood-Bellis replied for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.91 for Oxford United versus 1.44 for Southampton. Oxford United sit 22nd in the Championship table while Southampton are 4th.
First Half
Spencer
Yellow Card
⚽
Goodrham
29'
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Léo Scienza
37'
Downes
Yellow Card
Second Half
56'
⇄
Downes
56'
⇄
Léo Scienza
⇄
Harris
70'
⇄
Fellows
⇄
Prelec
⇄
Płacheta
85'
⇄
Azaz
⚽
Mills
Assist: Lankshear
⇄
Mills
Mills
Yellow 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 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
Oxford UnitedSouthampton
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.91VS1.44
Attack3 · 3 won
17
Shots
19
6
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
14
10
Shots outside box
5
8
Shots off goal
7
5
Corners
7
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
30%
Possession
70%
260
Total passes
622
191
Accurate passes
536
73%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline1 · 2 won
14
Fouls
9
2
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
7
-1.31
Goals prevented
-1.31
Oxford United
4-2-3-1
Southampton
3-4-2-1
Oxford United
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. CummingG
- 3C. BrownD
- 6M. HelikD
- 7P. PłachetaM
- 12L. HarrisM
- 14B. De KeersmaeckerM
- 15B. SpencerD
- 16N. PrelecF
- 17S. MillsM
- 19T. GoodrhamM
- 26J. CurrieD
Substitutes
- 2S. LongD
- 4W. VaulksM
- 9M. HarrisF
- 11O. RomenyF
- 21M. IngramG
- 22G. LeighD
- 23S. DembéléM
- 27W. LankshearF
- 50F. KrastevM
Southampton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3R. ManningM
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 10F. AzazF
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 31G. BazunuG
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 7J. AriboM
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 26R. FraserM
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 34WelingtonD
- 46Jay RobinsonF
- 48Cameron BraggM
Oxford United
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Mills | M | 89 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/5 |
| Jamie Cumming | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tyler Goodrham | M | 90 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1/2 |
| Michał Helik(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Currie | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Nik Prelec | F | 75 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Brian De Keersmaecker | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — |
| Brodie Spencer | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Harris | M | 66 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Ciaron Brown | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Przemysław Płacheta | M | 75 | 6.3 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Sam Long | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Greg Leigh | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ole Romeny | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Harris | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Matt Ingram | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Will Vaulks | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Filip Krastev | M | 24 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Will Lankshear | F | 15 | 6.7 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Siriki Dembélé | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Finn Azaz | F | 85 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3/3 |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 56 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 70 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Leo Scienza | F | 56 | 6.2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/2 |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oriol Romeu | M | 34 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 34 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 20 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |