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Southampton
FT
3–0
HT 2–0
Blackburn Rovers
Championship Tue 14 Apr, 20:00London St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton Josh Smith 25,576 attendance

Timeline

  1. 5' Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
  2. 7' Taylor Gardner-Hickman Yellow Card
  3. 24' Cyle Larin assist Cameron Archer
  4. 43' Ryan Manning
  5. 45' Yuki Ohashi for Nathan Redmond
  6. 45' Ryoya Morishita for Ryan Alebiousu
  7. 45' Nathan Wood for James Bree
  8. 71' Welington for Ryan Manning
  9. 71' Léo Scienza for Kuryu Matsuki
  10. 71' Flynn Downes for Cameron Bragg
  11. 73' Oladapo Afolayan for Mathias Jørgensen
  12. 73' Ryan Hedges for Moussa Baradji
  13. 78' Eiran Cashin for Harry Pickering
  14. 86' Cameron Archer assist Léo Scienza
  15. 87' Jay Robinson for Cameron Archer

Match stats

58.6% Possession 41.4%
16 Shots 8
7 On target 3
8 Fouls 5
0 Yellow cards 2
0 Red cards 0
0 Offsides 1
3 Saves 4
549 Accurate passes 350

Lineups

Southampton 5-4-1
41 Peretz
3 Manning 6 Harwood-Bellis 5 Stephens 14 Bree 18 Fellows
19 Archer 24 Charles 48 Bragg 27 Matsuki
9 Larin
Blackburn Rovers 3-4-2-1
22 Toth
3 Pickering 15 McLoughlin 38 Atcheson
4 Ribeiro 31 Montgomery 5 Gardner-Hickman 2 Alebiousu
24 Baradji 29 Jørgensen
27 Redmond
Southampton 5-4-1
  1. 41 Daniel Peretz G
  2. 5 Jack Stephens CD
  3. 6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis CD-L
  4. 14 James Bree ▼ CD-R
  5. 3 Ryan Manning ▼ LB
  6. 18 Tom Fellows RB
  7. 24 Shea Charles CM-L
  8. 48 Cameron Bragg ▼ CM-R
  9. 19 Cameron Archer ▼ LM
  10. 27 Kuryu Matsuki ▼ RM
  11. 9 Cyle Larin F

Came on

  1. 4 Flynn Downes ▲ SUB
  2. 34 Welington ▲ SUB
  3. 46 Jay Robinson ▲ SUB
  4. 13 Léo Scienza ▲ SUB
  5. 15 Nathan Wood ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 25 George Long SUB
  2. 20 Caspar Jander SUB
  3. 23 Samuel Edozie SUB
  4. 11 Ross Stewart SUB
Blackburn Rovers 3-4-2-1
  1. 22 Balazs Toth G
  2. 15 Sean McLoughlin CD
  3. 3 Harry Pickering ▼ CD-L
  4. 38 Tom Atcheson CD-R
  5. 31 Kristi Montgomery CM-L
  6. 5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman CM-R
  7. 4 Yuri Ribeiro LM
  8. 2 Ryan Alebiousu ▼ RM
  9. 29 Mathias Jørgensen ▼ F
  10. 24 Moussa Baradji ▼ CF-L
  11. 27 Nathan Redmond ▼ CF-R

Came on

  1. 19 Ryan Hedges ▲ SUB
  2. 21 Oladapo Afolayan ▲ SUB
  3. 23 Yuki Ohashi ▲ SUB
  4. 20 Eiran Cashin ▲ SUB
  5. 25 Ryoya Morishita ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 54 Valentin Joseph SUB
  2. 1 Aynsley Pears SUB
  3. 26 Connor O'Riordan SUB
  4. 14 Dion De Neve SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  2. 90'+4' Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  3. 90'+4' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  4. 90'+4' Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  5. 90'+2' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  6. 90'+1' Delay in match (Southampton).
  7. 90' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  8. 89' Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Welington.
  9. 87' Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Cameron Archer.
  10. 86' Goal! Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  11. 82' Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  12. 81' Attempt saved. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
74 earlier entries
  1. 81' Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
  2. 81' Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
  3. 80' Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  4. 80' Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  5. 78' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Eiran Cashin replaces Harry Pickering.
  6. 78' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  7. 73' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
  8. 73' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Moussa Baradji.
  9. 73' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
  10. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Flynn Downes replaces Cameron Bragg.
  11. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  12. 71' Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
  13. 70' Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
  14. 69' Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
  15. 68' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Bragg.
  16. 68' Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
  17. 64' Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  18. 64' Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  19. 64' Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
  20. 60' Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
  21. 60' Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  22. 59' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  23. 59' Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
  24. 58' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  25. 58' Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  26. 58' Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  27. 58' Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  28. 55' Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
  29. 53' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  30. 53' Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  31. 53' Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  32. 50' Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  33. 47' Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  34. 47' Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  35. 45' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita replaces Ryan Alebiosu.
  36. 45' Second Half begins Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  37. 45' Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Nathan Redmond.
  38. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces James Bree.
  39. 45'+4' First Half ends, Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  40. 45' Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  41. 43' Goal! Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ryan Manning (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  42. 40' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
  43. 36' Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
  44. 32' Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
  45. 31' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  46. 29' Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  47. 28' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  48. 24' Goal! Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  49. 24' Attempt saved. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  50. 23' Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji is caught offside.
  51. 22' Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  52. 22' Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
  53. 19' Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  54. 16' Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
  55. 16' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
  56. 15' Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
  57. 15' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  58. 14' Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  59. 13' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
  60. 9' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  61. 9' Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
  62. 8' Attempt missed. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cameron Bragg following a corner.
  63. 8' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
  64. 8' Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  65. 7' Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  66. 7' Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
  67. 7' Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  68. 5' Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  69. 5' Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  70. 5' Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
  71. 3' Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  72. 3' Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  73. First Half begins.
  74. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Southampton W W W W W

  • W Norwich City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • W Oxford United 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W Arsenal 2-1 English FA Cup
  • W at Wrexham 5-1 EFL Championship
  • W Derby County 2-1 EFL Championship

Blackburn Rovers D D W D W

  • W at Millwall 2-1 EFL Championship
  • D Middlesbrough 0-0 EFL Championship
  • W at Birmingham City 1-0 EFL Championship
  • D West Bromwich Albion 0-0 EFL Championship
  • D at Stoke City 1-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

Series tied 2-2-1

  • 25 Oct 2025 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Southampton 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 6 Apr 2024 Blackburn Rovers 0–0 Southampton 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 16 Dec 2023 Southampton 4–0 Blackburn Rovers 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 9 Apr 2005 Blackburn Rovers 3–0 Southampton 2004-2005 Barclays Premier League
  • 21 Aug 2004 Southampton 3–2 Blackburn Rovers 2004-2005 Barclays Premier League

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