Southampton vs Norwich
Ref: L. SmithSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat Norwich 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Azaz scored for Southampton. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.61 for Southampton versus 1.04 for Norwich. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Norwich are 9th.
First Half
⚽
Azaz
Assist: Larin
27'
Ben Slimane
Yellow Card
37'
Stacey
Yellow Card
41'
Fisher
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Field
Downes
Yellow Card
60'
⇄
Kvistgaarden
⇄
Downes
69'
Mattsson
Yellow Card
73'
⇄
Stacey
⇄
Jander
⇄
Edozie
Harwood-Bellis
Yellow Card
Azaz
Yellow Card
87'
⇄
Ahmed
87'
⇄
Ben Slimane
⇄
Matsuki
Bragg
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 |
| 8 |  Derby | 46 | 20 | 9 | 17 | +8 | 69 |
| 9 |  Norwich | 46 | 19 | 8 | 19 | +7 | 65 |
| 10 |  Birmingham | 46 | 17 | 13 | 16 | +1 | 64 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonNorwich
1Won
Statistical edge
1–11
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.61VS1.04
Attack0 · 5 won
9
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
7
6
Shots in the box
6
3
Shots outside box
8
2
Shots off goal
3
5
Corners
6
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
43%
Possession
57%
346
Total passes
464
281
Accurate passes
390
81%
Pass accuracy
84%
Discipline0 · 1 won
13
Fouls
13
4
Yellow cards
4
3
Offsides
0
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
7
Goalkeeper saves
3
3
Blocked shots
4
0.40
Goals prevented
0.40
Southampton
Norwich
4-2-3-1
Southampton
Starting XI
- 3R. ManningD
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9C. LarinF
- 10F. AzazM
- 14J. BreeD
- 20C. JanderM
- 23S. EdozieM
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 41Daniel PeretzG
Substitutes
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 19C. ArcherF
- 24S. CharlesM
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 32James JonesG
- 48Cameron BraggM
- 49N. OyekunleF
Norwich
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. KovačevićG
- 3J. StaceyD
- 15Ruairi McConvilleD
- 20A. Ben SlimaneM
- 21A. AhmedM
- 23K. McLeanM
- 25P. MaghomaM
- 26S. FieldM
- 30M. KvistgaardenF
- 33J. CórdobaD
- 35K. FisherD
Substitutes
- 5J. MedićD
- 6H. DarlingD
- 7P. MattssonM
- 8L. GibbsM
- 16Jacob WrightM
- 18A. ForsonM
- 31L. MouldenG
- 42T. SpringettF
- 46E. Mundle-SmithF
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Peretz | G | 90 | 8.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Finn Azaz | M | 90 | 8.3 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4/6 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| James Bree | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Ryan Manning | D | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caspar Jander | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Samuel Edozie | M | 74 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | 89 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Cyle Larin | F | 90 | 6.5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 65 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Cameron Archer | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nicholas Oyekunle | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Jones | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Oriol Romeu | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shea Charles | M | 16 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Cameron Bragg | M | 25 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Nathan Wood | D | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 16 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Norwich
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| José Córdoba | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4/4 |
| Vladan Kovačević | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kenny McLean(C) | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5/5 |
| Ruairi McConville | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Sam Field | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ali Ahmed | M | 87 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Jack Stacey | D | 73 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kellen Fisher | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Edmond-Paris Maghoma | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1/3 |
| Mathias Kvistgaarden | F | 60 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Anis Ben Slimane | M | 87 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Harry Darling | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jakov Medić | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tony Springett | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Louie Moulden | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liam Gibbs | M | 17 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Pelle Mattsson | M | 45 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jacob Wright | M | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Forson Amankwah | M | 12 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Errol Mundle-Smith | F | 30 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |