Southampton vs Derby
Ref: A. KitchenSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Derby 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Léo Scienza and Harwood-Bellis scored for Southampton; Morris replied for Derby. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.73 for Southampton versus 0.91 for Derby. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Derby are 8th.
First Half
9'
⇄
Clark
38'
⚽
Morris
Second Half
53'
Sanderson
Yellow Card
55'
Fraulo
Yellow Card
⚽
Léo Scienza
Assist: Azaz
⇄
Stewart
⇄
Fellows
66'
⇄
Banel
67'
⇄
Johnston
67'
⇄
Ozoh
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Manning
⇄
Léo Scienza
⇄
Azaz
84'
⇄
Travis
⇄
Bree
Larin
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 |
| 7 |  Wrexham | 46 | 19 | 14 | 13 | +4 | 71 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonDerby
11Won
Statistical edge
11–0
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.73VS0.91
Attack5 · 0 won
15
Shots
9
5
Shots on target
4
12
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
3
7
Shots off goal
2
6
Corners
2
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
62%
Possession
38%
462
Total passes
289
384
Accurate passes
213
83%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline2 · 0 won
8
Fouls
14
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 0 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.86
Goals prevented
-0.86
Southampton
Derby
4-2-3-1
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 10F. AzazM
- 11R. StewartF
- 13Léo ScienzaM
- 14J. BreeD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
Substitutes
- 9C. LarinF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 23S. EdozieM
- 24S. CharlesM
- 25G. LongG
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 34WelingtonD
- 48Cameron BraggM
Derby
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 5M. ClarkeD
- 9C. MorrisF
- 12R. O'DonnellG
- 18D. OzohM
- 19S. SzmodicsM
- 22M. JohnstonD
- 23J. WardD
- 27L. TravisM
- 28D. SandersonD
- 34J. BanelM
- 42B. ClarkM
Substitutes
- 3C. ForsythD
- 4D. BatthD
- 6S. LangåsD
- 15L. SalvesenF
- 29O. FrauloM
- 31J. VickersG
- 37Owen EamesM
- 44I. GordonD
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 8.6 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Leo Scienza | M | 75 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1/3 |
| Ryan Manning | D | 90 | 8.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 2/2 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2/3 |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/2 |
| Finn Azaz | M | 75 | 7.3 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 64 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| George Long | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Welington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 26 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Samuel Edozie | M | 15 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/2 |
| Shea Charles | M | 15 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cyle Larin | F | 26 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 0/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 9 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Derby
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlton Morris | F | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Richard O'Donnell | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Matthew Clarke | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Ward | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Bobby Clark | M | 9 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| David Ozoh | M | 67 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Sammie Szmodics | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Lewis Travis(C) | M | 84 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/4 |
| Max Johnston | D | 67 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Dion Sanderson | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaydon Banel | M | 66 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Josh Vickers | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny Batth | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaac Gordon | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cruz Allen | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Owen Eames | M | 24 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Lars-Jørgen Salvesen | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sondre Langås | D | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Craig Forsyth | D | 23 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oscar Fraulo | M | 81 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |