Southampton vs Blackburn
Ref: J. SmithSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Blackburn 3–0 in their Championship fixture. Larin, Manning, and Archer scored for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.23 for Southampton versus 0.28 for Blackburn. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Blackburn are 20th.
First Half
5'
McLoughlin
Yellow Card
7'
Gardner-Hickman
Yellow Card
⚽
Larin
Assist: Archer
⚽
Manning
Second Half
⇄
Bree
46'
⇄
Redmond
46'
⇄
Alebiosu
⇄
Matsuki
⇄
Manning
⇄
Bragg
73'
⇄
Jørgensen
73'
⇄
Baradji
78'
⇄
Pickering
⚽
Archer
Assist: Léo Scienza
⇄
Archer
| # | 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
SouthamptonBlackburn
12Won
Statistical edge
12–2
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.23VS0.28
Attack5 · 0 won
16
Shots
8
7
Shots on target
3
12
Shots in the box
4
4
Shots outside box
4
4
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
4
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
59%
Possession
41%
621
Total passes
432
549
Accurate passes
350
88%
Pass accuracy
81%
Discipline2 · 1 won
8
Fouls
5
0
Yellow cards
2
0
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
5
Blocked shots
3
0.26
Goals prevented
0.26
Southampton
Blackburn
3-4-2-1
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9C. LarinF
- 14J. BreeD
- 18T. FellowsD
- 19C. ArcherM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
- 48Cameron BraggM
Substitutes
- 4F. DownesM
- 11R. StewartF
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 20C. JanderM
- 23S. EdozieM
- 25G. LongG
- 34WelingtonD
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Blackburn
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 2R. AlebiosuM
- 3H. PickeringD
- 4Yuri RibeiroM
- 5T. Gardner-HickmanM
- 15S. McLoughlinD
- 22B. TóthG
- 24M. BaradjiF
- 27N. RedmondF
- 29M. JørgensenF
- 31Kristi MontgomeryM
- 38Tom AtchesonD
Substitutes
- 1A. PearsG
- 14D. De NeveD
- 19R. HedgesM
- 20E. CashinD
- 21O. AfolayanF
- 23Y. OhashiF
- 25R. MorishitaM
- 26C. O'RiordanD
- 54V. JosephF
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 8.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/2 |
| Ryan Manning | D | 71 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | — |
| Cameron Archer | M | 87 | 8.2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyle Larin | F | 90 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3/4 |
| James Bree | D | 45 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 71 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Tom Fellows | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 71 | 6.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Jay Robinson | F | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 45 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | 19 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Welington | D | 19 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 19 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Blackburn
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balázs Tóth | G | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuri Ribeiro | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Taylor Gardner-Hickman | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2/3 |
| Moussa Baradji | F | 73 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Harry Pickering | D | 78 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Nathan Redmond | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sean McLoughlin(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Ryan Alebiosu | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kristi Montgomery | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mathias Jørgensen | F | 73 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Atcheson | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Connor O'Riordan | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dion De Neve | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aynsley Pears | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Valentin Joseph | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryoya Morishita | M | 45 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Oladapo Afolayan | F | 17 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Hedges | M | 17 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Eiran Cashin | D | 12 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Yuki Ohashi | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/2 |