Southampton vs Stoke City
Ref: J. SmithSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Stoke City beat Southampton 2–1 in their Championship fixture. Harwood-Bellis scored for Southampton; Baker and Thomas replied for Stoke City. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 2.59 for Southampton versus 1.50 for Stoke City. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
⇄
Welington
25'
Tchamadeu
Yellow Card
28'
Mubama
Yellow Card
45+3'
Seko
Yellow Card
Second Half
⇄
Armstrong
54'
⚽
Baker
Wood-Gordon
Yellow Card
59'
Mubama
Red Card
59'
Mubama
Yellow Card
⇄
Wood-Gordon
71'
⇄
Bae Jun-Ho
71'
⇄
Seko
71'
Johansson
Yellow Card
76'
⚽
Thomas
Assist: Johansson
⚽
Harwood-Bellis
Assist: Mateus Fernandes
⇄
Charles
⇄
Robinson
81'
⇄
Manhoef
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonStoke City
13Won
Statistical edge
13–2
battles won across 17 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
2.59VS1.50
Attack4 · 1 won
18
Shots
12
2
Shots on target
4
13
Shots in the box
7
5
Shots outside box
5
10
Shots off goal
4
7
Corners
3
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
65%
Possession
35%
457
Total passes
257
396
Accurate passes
189
87%
Pass accuracy
74%
Discipline3 · 1 won
6
Fouls
12
1
Yellow cards
5
0
Red cards
1
2
Offsides
1
Goalkeeping & Defence2 · 0 won
2
Goalkeeper saves
1
6
Blocked shots
4
-0.44
Goals prevented
-0.44
Southampton
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Southampton
Starting XI
- 4F. DownesM
- 5J. StephensD
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 18Mateus FernandesF
- 24S. CharlesM
- 26R. FraserM
- 31G. BazunuG
- 34WelingtonM
- 46Jay RobinsonF
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 2M. RoerslevD
- 3R. ManningD
- 11R. StewartF
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 27K. MatsukiM
- 42D. DownsF
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 3A. CresswellD
- 7S. ThomasM
- 8L. BakerM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 12T. SekoM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 18B. Lawal
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 42M. ManhoefM
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 17E. BocatD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 46William SmithM
- 56F. FawunmiF
- 57Jaden MearsD
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Fraser | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1/1 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.3 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | — | — |
| Mateus Fernandes | F | 90 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Welington | M | 21 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Jay Robinson | F | 79 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3/4 |
| Shea Charles | M | 79 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 68 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Adam Armstrong | F | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens(C) | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joshua Quarshie | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Kuryu Matsuki | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | D | 70 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — |
| Mads Roerslev | D | 12 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 12 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Damion Downs | F | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Ross Stewart | F | 23 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 81 | 7.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Lewis Baker | M | 90 | 7.0 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Bosun Lawal | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 70 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | 70 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 59 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Favour Fawunmi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| William Smith | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jaden Mears | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 21 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 21 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |