Southampton vs West Brom
Ref: Sam Allison, EnglandSt. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · 32,689 cap
Match recap
Southampton beat West Brom 3–2 in their Championship fixture. Léo Scienza, Armstrong, and Armstrong scored for Southampton; Ahearne-Grant and Phillips replied for West Brom. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.97 for Southampton versus 1.34 for West Brom. Southampton sit 4th in the Championship table while West Brom are 21st.
First Half
8'
Diakité
Yellow Card
⚽
Léo Scienza
Assist: Fellows
⚽
Armstrong
⚽
Armstrong
Assist: Azaz
39'
⇄
Mowatt
Second Half
Armstrong
Yellow Card
62'
⚽
Ahearne-Grant
⇄
Fellows
⇄
Léo Scienza
⇄
Armstrong
76'
⇄
Diakité
78'
Price
Yellow Card
86'
⚽
Phillips
Assist: Johnston
⇄
Jander
⇄
Azaz
89'
⇄
Price
Romeu
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 |
| 20 |  Blackburn | 46 | 13 | 13 | 20 | -14 | 52 |
| 21 |  West Brom | 46 | 13 | 14 | 19 | -10 | 51 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
SouthamptonWest Brom
8Won
Statistical edge
8–6
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.97VS1.34
Attack1 · 5 won
8
Shots
18
4
Shots on target
7
5
Shots in the box
16
3
Shots outside box
2
2
Shots off goal
4
2
Corners
9
Possession & Passing4 · 0 won
55%
Possession
45%
554
Total passes
424
477
Accurate passes
354
86%
Pass accuracy
83%
Discipline2 · 0 won
12
Fouls
13
2
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
3
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
4
Goalkeeper saves
1
2
Blocked shots
7
-1.28
Goals prevented
-1.28
Southampton
3-4-2-1
West Brom
4-2-3-1Southampton
3-4-2-1Starting XI
- 3R. ManningM
- 4F. DownesM
- 6T. Harwood-BellisD
- 9A. ArmstrongF
- 10F. AzazF
- 13Léo ScienzaF
- 15N. Wood-GordonD
- 17J. QuarshieD
- 18T. FellowsM
- 20C. JanderM
- 31G. BazunuG
Substitutes
- 1A. McCarthyG
- 5J. StephensD
- 7J. AriboM
- 12R. EdwardsD
- 19C. ArcherF
- 26R. FraserM
- 28Oriol RomeuM
- 34WelingtonD
- 46Jay RobinsonF
West Brom
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 2C. MephamD
- 3N. PhillipsD
- 4C. StylesD
- 5K. BielikD
- 10K. Ahearne-GrantM
- 17O. DiakitéM
- 19A. HeggebøF
- 21I. PriceM
- 22S. Iling-JuniorM
- 23J. WildsmithG
- 27A. MowattM
Substitutes
- 6G. CampbellD
- 8J. MolumbyM
- 9J. MajaF
- 11M. JohnstonF
- 12D. DikeF
- 14A. GilchristD
- 20J. GriffithsG
- 26T. BanyF
- 37Oliver BostockM
Southampton
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Armstrong(C) | F | 75 | 8.6 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Ryan Manning | M | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Leo Scienza | F | 63 | 7.5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2/7 |
| Finn Azaz | F | 87 | 7.3 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Flynn Downes | M | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Fellows | M | 63 | 7.0 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1/5 |
| Caspar Jander | M | 87 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1/1 |
| Nathan Wood | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Quarshie | D | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Welington | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alex McCarthy | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Stephens | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ronnie Edwards | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Archer | F | 27 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2/5 |
| Oriol Romeu | M | 10 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jay Robinson | F | 15 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Fraser | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Aribo | M | 10 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
West Brom
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karlan Grant | M | 90 | 7.6 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Nathaniel Phillips | D | 90 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 0/1 |
| Chris Mepham | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aune Selland Heggebø | F | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Krystian Bielik | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1/1 |
| Ousmane Diakité | M | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Callum Styles | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Samuel Iling Junior | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 0/1 |
| Isaac Price | M | 89 | 6.2 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Alex Mowatt(C) | M | 39 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| Joe Wildsmith | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oliver Bostock | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tammer Bany | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| George Campbell | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Maja | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Gilchrist | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joshua Griffiths | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Johnston | F | 14 | 7.5 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | — |
| Daryl Dike | F | 8 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jayson Molumby | M | 51 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/1 |