Southampton vs Bristol City
Ref: E. BellSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton and Bristol City drew 2–2 in their Championship fixture. Larin and Stewart scored for Southampton; Bell and Bell replied for Bristol City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.97 for Southampton versus 0.74 for Bristol City. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Bristol City are 12th.
First Half
5'
⚽
Bell
Assist: Twine
Charles
Yellow Card
⚽
Larin
Assist: Manning
Second Half
⇄
Matsuki
⇄
Archer
Downes
Yellow Card
63'
⚽
Bell
Assist: Horvat
⇄
Azaz
⇄
Bree
73'
⇄
Bell
⚽
Stewart
Assist: Fellows
76'
Pring
Yellow Card
Larin
Yellow Card
81'
⇄
Horvat
⇄
Downes
90+1'
Sam Morsy
Yellow Card
90+8'
Dickie
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 |
| 11 |  Swansea | 46 | 18 | 10 | 18 | -2 | 64 |
| 12 |  Bristol City | 46 | 17 | 11 | 18 | 0 | 62 |
| 13 |  Sheffield Utd | 46 | 18 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 60 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonBristol City
8Won
Statistical edge
8–4
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.97VS0.74
Attack3 · 2 won
10
Shots
8
4
Shots on target
5
7
Shots in the box
3
3
Shots outside box
5
2
Shots off goal
2
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing3 · 0 won
54%
Possession
46%
524
Total passes
451
443
Accurate passes
384
85%
Pass accuracy
85%
Discipline0 · 2 won
14
Fouls
10
3
Yellow cards
3
5
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
2
4
Blocked shots
1
0.66
Goals prevented
0.66
Southampton
Bristol City
4-2-3-1
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 4F. DownesM
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9C. LarinF
- 10F. AzazM
- 14J. BreeD
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 19C. ArcherM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
Substitutes
- 5J. Stephens
- 11R. StewartF
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 23S. EdozieM
- 25G. LongG
- 34WelingtonD
- 48Cameron BraggM
Bristol City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2R. McCrorieD
- 3C. PringD
- 10S. TwineM
- 11D. BurgzorgF
- 12J. KnightM
- 14T. HorvatM
- 20S. BellM
- 21Neto BorgesD
- 23R. VítekG
- 38N. EileD
- 40Sam MorsyM
Substitutes
- 16R. DickieD
- 17M. SykesM
- 18E. RiisF
- 19G. TannerD
- 24Sebastian NaylorD
- 30S. ArmstrongF
- 32L. ThomasG
- 44George EarthyM
- 48R. YoungF
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cyle Larin | F | 90 | 7.2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Cameron Archer | M | 57 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 87 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 71 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 57 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 71 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Shea Charles | M | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 19 | 8.0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 19 | 7.7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 33 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Leo Scienza | M | 33 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/2 |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Bristol City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Radek Vitek | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Bell | M | 72 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0/1 |
| Jason Knight(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Tomi Horvat | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — |
| Sam Morsy | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Neto Borges | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Delano Burgzorg | F | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Noah Eile | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Scott Twine | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ross McCrorie | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cameron Pring | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Lewis Thomas | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Emil Riis Jacobsen | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ranel Young | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Seb Naylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sinclair Armstrong | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Tanner | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Earthy | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Dickie | D | 9 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mark Sykes | M | 18 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |