Southampton vs Birmingham
Ref: David Webb, EnglandSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Birmingham 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Azaz, Armstrong, and Armstrong scored for Southampton; Gray replied for Birmingham. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.08 for Southampton versus 2.01 for Birmingham. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Birmingham are 10th.
First Half
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Azaz
Assist: Léo Scienza
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Armstrong
Assist: Azaz
Second Half
49'
Iwata
Yellow Card
54'
⚽
Gray
Assist: Cochrane
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Armstrong
59'
⇄
Cochrane
59'
⇄
Ducksch
⇄
Léo Scienza
⇄
Armstrong
⇄
Azaz
⇄
Jander
80'
⇄
Roberts
86'
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Stansfield
86'
⇄
Gray
⇄
Fellows
Aribo
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 |
| 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
SouthamptonBirmingham
4Won
Statistical edge
4–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.08VS2.01
Attack2 · 4 won
18
Shots
22
8
Shots on target
4
9
Shots in the box
14
9
Shots outside box
8
9
Shots off goal
10
7
Corners
8
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
40%
Possession
60%
291
Total passes
407
231
Accurate passes
348
79%
Pass accuracy
86%
Discipline2 · 0 won
9
Fouls
11
1
Yellow cards
1
0
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 2 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
1
Blocked shots
8
-0.28
Goals prevented
-0.28
Southampton
3-4-2-1
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Southampton
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
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 26R. FraserM
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 46Jay RobinsonF
- 48Cameron BraggM
Birmingham
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 4C. KlarerD
- 5P. NeumannD
- 7T. DoyleM
- 8Paik Seung-HoM
- 10D. GrayM
- 16P. RobertsM
- 20A. CochraneD
- 24T. IwataD
- 25J. BeadleG
- 28J. StansfieldM
- 33M. DuckschF
Substitutes
- 6J. RobinsonD
- 9K. FuruhashiF
- 12M. LeonardM
- 14K. AndersonM
- 17L. DykesF
- 21R. AllsopG
- 26B. Osayi-SamuelD
- 30L. KoumasF
- 41E. CashinD
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Armstrong | F | 63 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | F | 63 | 8.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | F | 80 | 7.3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 80 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0/1 |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | — | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cameron Bragg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 27 | 7.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/3 |
| Oriol Romeu | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Joe Aribo | M | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
Birmingham
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demarai Gray | M | 86 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 4 | 3 | — | 2/2 |
| Tommy Doyle | M | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | — |
| James Beadle | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seung-Ho Paik | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Christoph Klarer(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Patrick Roberts | M | 80 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomoki Iwata | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Marvin Ducksch | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Alex Cochrane | D | 59 | 6.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — |
| Phil Neumann | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Stansfield | M | 86 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Ryan Allsop | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bright Osayi-Samuel | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Marc Leonard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eiran Cashin | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Robinson | D | 31 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Keshi Anderson | M | 10 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lewis Koumas | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Lyndon Dykes | F | 11 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Kyogo Furuhashi | F | 31 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — |