TotalBound Football
Southampton
FT
4–1
12 Sep 2026
Bristol City
Europa League Sat 12 Sep, 15:00London St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton Samuel Allison 30,132 attendance

Timeline

  1. 38' Cyle Larin assist Finn Azaz
  2. 45' Cameron Bragg for Flynn Downes
  3. 54' Lisav Eissat Yellow Card
  4. 58' Jed Wallace for Yu Hirakawa
  5. 58' Sam Greenwood for Dominic Ballard
  6. 61' Cyle Larin
  7. 66' Lorent Tolaj assist Rio Cardines
  8. 69' Tom Fellows for Léo Scienza
  9. 77' Tomi Horvat for George Tanner
  10. 78' Cameron Pring for Rio Cardines
  11. 78' Divin Mubama for Cyle Larin
  12. 82' Kuryu Matsuki assist Finn Azaz
  13. 83' Elijah Adebayo for Lorent Tolaj
  14. 85' Finn Azaz assist Divin Mubama
  15. 88' Welington for Ryan Manning
  16. 88' Lewis Dobbin for Finn Azaz
  17. 89' Sam Greenwood Yellow Card

Match stats

56.1% Possession 43.9%
10 Shots 21
5 On target 6
6 Fouls 14
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 0
4 Saves 1
475 Accurate passes 343

Lineups

Southampton 4-2-3-1
1 Peretz
3 Manning 13 Schlotterbeck 15 Wood 14 Bree
4 Downes 30 Ward-Prowse
7 Scienza 10 Azaz 27 Matsuki
9 Larin
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
1 Tickle
21 Cardines 2 Eissat 16 Dickie 19 Tanner
12 Knight 8 Williams
10 Twine 23 Ballard 7 Hirakawa
9 Tolaj
Southampton 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Daniel Peretz G
  2. 13 Keven Schlotterbeck CD-L
  3. 15 Nathan Wood CD-R
  4. 3 Ryan Manning ▼ LB
  5. 14 James Bree RB
  6. 10 Finn Azaz ▼ AM
  7. 4 Flynn Downes ▼ LM
  8. 30 James Ward-Prowse RM
  9. 9 Cyle Larin ▼ F
  10. 7 Léo Scienza ▼ AM-L
  11. 27 Kuryu Matsuki AM-R

Came on

  1. 34 Welington ▲ SUB
  2. 26 Cameron Bragg ▲ SUB
  3. 28 Divin Mubama ▲ SUB
  4. 11 Lewis Dobbin ▲ SUB
  5. 18 Tom Fellows ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 5 Jack Stephens SUB
  2. 25 George Long SUB
  3. 6 Zach Abbott SUB
  4. 23 Samuel Edozie SUB
Bristol City 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Sam Tickle G
  2. 2 Lisav Eissat CD-L
  3. 16 Robert Dickie CD-R
  4. 21 Rio Cardines ▼ LB
  5. 19 George Tanner ▼ RB
  6. 23 Dominic Ballard ▼ AM
  7. 12 Jason Knight LM
  8. 8 Joe Williams RM
  9. 9 Lorent Tolaj ▼ F
  10. 10 Scott Twine AM-L
  11. 7 Yu Hirakawa ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 3 Cameron Pring ▲ SUB
  2. 14 Tomi Horvat ▲ SUB
  3. 45 Elijah Adebayo ▲ SUB
  4. 17 Jed Wallace ▲ SUB
  5. 20 Sam Greenwood ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 4 Adam Randell SUB
  2. 27 Gibson Yah SUB
  3. 38 Noah Eile SUB
  4. 40 Bradley Collins SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
  3. 90'+6' Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  4. 90'+4' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  5. 90'+4' Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  6. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  7. 89' Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 89' Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  9. 89' Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
  10. 88' Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Finn Azaz.
  11. 88' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
  12. 87' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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  1. 87' Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).
  2. 85' Goal! Southampton 4, Bristol City 1. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
  3. 84' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 84' Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
  5. 83' Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Lorent Tolaj.
  6. 82' Goal! Southampton 3, Bristol City 1. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  7. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
  8. 78' Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rio Cardines.
  9. 77' Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces George Tanner.
  10. 77' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  11. 77' Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  12. 74' Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
  13. 73' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  14. 73' Foul by Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City).
  15. 70' Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Greenwood with a cross.
  16. 69' Substitution, Southampton. Tom Fellows replaces Léo Scienza.
  17. 68' Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rob Dickie.
  18. 67' Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  19. 67' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  20. 66' Goal! Southampton 2, Bristol City 1. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rio Cardines following a corner.
  21. 66' Attempt missed. Rio Cardines (Bristol City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  22. 66' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
  23. 65' Attempt missed. Nathan Wood (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
  24. 64' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  25. 64' Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  26. 63' Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
  27. 63' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 61' Goal! Southampton 2, Bristol City 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a fast break.
  29. 61' Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  30. 58' Substitution, Bristol City. Sam Greenwood replaces Dom Ballard.
  31. 58' Substitution, Bristol City. Jed Wallace replaces Yu Hirakawa.
  32. 58' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  33. 57' Delay in match because of an injury Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  34. 56' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  35. 56' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  36. 54' Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  37. 54' Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  38. 54' Foul by Lisav Eissat (Bristol City).
  39. 53' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
  40. 53' Attempt missed. Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) header from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  41. 51' Foul by Rob Dickie (Bristol City).
  42. 51' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  43. 48' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  44. 48' Foul by Jason Knight (Bristol City).
  45. 47' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  46. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Flynn Downes.
  47. 45' Second Half begins Southampton 1, Bristol City 0.
  48. 45'+4' First Half ends, Southampton 1, Bristol City 0.
  49. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  50. 45' Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  51. 44' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross.
  52. 42' Attempt missed. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Dom Ballard.
  53. 42' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  54. 42' Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  55. 41' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  56. 41' Joe Williams (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  57. 40' Attempt saved. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  58. 38' Goal! Southampton 1, Bristol City 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  59. 37' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  60. 36' Delay in match because of an injury Léo Scienza (Southampton).
  61. 35' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Scott Twine with a cross.
  62. 33' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  63. 33' Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  64. 31' Attempt missed. Scott Twine (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Lorent Tolaj with a headed pass.
  65. 29' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  66. 29' Scott Twine (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  67. 29' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rob Dickie.
  68. 26' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  69. 26' Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City).
  70. 26' Attempt blocked. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
  71. 25' Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  72. 23' James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. 23' Foul by Joe Williams (Bristol City).
  74. 20' Attempt saved. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal by Sam Tickle (Bristol City). Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  75. 18' Attempt missed. Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rio Cardines with a cross following a corner.
  76. 17' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  77. 15' Attempt saved. Joe Williams (Bristol City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  78. 14' Attempt blocked. Nathan Wood (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes with a cross.
  79. 13' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by George Tanner.
  80. 12' Attempt blocked. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Williams.
  81. 10' Attempt missed. Dom Ballard (Bristol City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorent Tolaj.
  82. 8' Attempt missed. Rob Dickie (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Tanner.
  83. 7' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
  84. 7' Attempt saved. Jason Knight (Bristol City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  85. 6' Corner, Bristol City. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
  86. 5' Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  87. 5' Yu Hirakawa (Bristol City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  88. 2' Attempt saved. Lisav Eissat (Bristol City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by George Tanner.
  89. First Half begins.
  90. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Southampton W D D W L

  • L West Ham United 4-1 Carabao Cup
  • W Millwall 5-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Birmingham City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Lincoln City 1-1 EFL Championship
  • W Swansea City 3-1 EFL Championship

Bristol City W W W D L

  • L Millwall 2-0 EFL Championship
  • D at Birmingham City 2-2 EFL Championship
  • W Portsmouth 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Preston North End 3-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Burnley 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 21 Apr 2026 Southampton 2–2 Bristol City 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 21 Oct 2025 Bristol City 3–1 Southampton 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 13 Feb 2024 Bristol City 3–1 Southampton 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 29 Nov 2023 Southampton 1–0 Bristol City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 24 Sep 2013 Southampton 2–0 Bristol City 2013-14 English Capital One Cup

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