TotalBound Football
Southampton
FT
3–1
HT 1–1
Stoke City
Championship Sat 22 Aug, 15:00London St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton Steve Martin 29,185 attendance

Timeline

  1. 8' Cyle Larin assist Flynn Downes
  2. 19' James Bree Yellow Card
  3. 26' Ethan Galbraith assist Sam Gallagher
  4. 38' Sam Gallagher Yellow Card
  5. 50' Flynn Downes Yellow Card
  6. 53' Ryan Manning Yellow Card
  7. 62' Ethan Galbraith Yellow Card
  8. 62' Róbert Bozeník for George Hirst
  9. 70' Svante Ingelsson for Sam Gallagher
  10. 78' Divin Mubama for Cyle Larin
  11. 78' Lewis Dobbin for Léo Scienza
  12. 81' Tomás Rigo for Djibril Soumaré
  13. 81' Maksym Talovierov for Eric Bocat
  14. 82' Maksym Talovierov Yellow Card
  15. 86' Svante Ingelsson Yellow Card
  16. 89' Divin Mubama assist Finn Azaz
  17. 90' Samuel Edozie for Tom Fellows
  18. 90'+3' Svante Ingelsson Red Card
  19. 90'+5' Romeo Akachukwu for Finn Azaz
  20. 90'+5' Cameron Bragg for Kuryu Matsuki

Match stats

58.2% Possession 41.8%
17 Shots 14
5 On target 2
10 Fouls 21
3 Yellow cards 3
0 Red cards 1
2 Offsides 2
1 Saves 2
411 Accurate passes 260

Lineups

Southampton 4-2-3-1
1 Peretz
3 Manning 5 Stephens 15 Wood 14 Bree
27 Matsuki 4 Downes
7 Scienza 10 Azaz 18 Fellows
9 Larin
Stoke City 4-2-3-1
1 Johansson
17 Bocat 23 Gibson 16 Wilmot 2 Johnson
8 Galbraith 27 Soumaré
7 Thomas 10 Jun-Ho 20 Gallagher
15 Hirst
Southampton 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Daniel Peretz G
  2. 5 Jack Stephens CD-L
  3. 15 Nathan Wood CD-R
  4. 3 Ryan Manning LB
  5. 14 James Bree RB
  6. 10 Finn Azaz ▼ AM
  7. 27 Kuryu Matsuki ▼ LM
  8. 4 Flynn Downes RM
  9. 9 Cyle Larin ▼ F
  10. 7 Léo Scienza ▼ AM-L
  11. 18 Tom Fellows ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 29 Romeo Akachukwu ▲ SUB
  2. 26 Cameron Bragg ▲ SUB
  3. 11 Lewis Dobbin ▲ SUB
  4. 28 Divin Mubama ▲ SUB
  5. 23 Samuel Edozie ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
  1. 19 Cameron Archer SUB
  2. 34 Welington SUB
  3. 17 Joshua Quarshie SUB
  4. 25 George Long SUB
Stoke City 4-2-3-1
  1. 1 Viktor Johansson G
  2. 23 Ben Gibson CD-L
  3. 16 Ben Wilmot CD-R
  4. 17 Eric Bocat ▼ LB
  5. 2 Ben Johnson RB
  6. 10 Bae Jun-Ho AM
  7. 8 Ethan Galbraith LM
  8. 27 Djibril Soumaré ▼ RM
  9. 15 George Hirst ▼ F
  10. 7 Sorba Thomas AM-L
  11. 20 Sam Gallagher ▼ AM-R

Came on

  1. 19 Tomás Rigo ▲ SUB
  2. 40 Maksym Talovierov ▲ SUB
  3. 6 Svante Ingelsson ▲ SUB
  4. 9 Róbert Bozeník ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (5)
  1. 42 Million Manhoef SUB
  2. 52 Laurence Giani SUB
  3. 24 Joshua Griffiths SUB
  4. 4 Ben Pearson SUB
  5. 5 Luke Graham SUB

Commentary

  1. Match ends, Southampton 3, Stoke City 1.
  2. 90'+6' Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Stoke City 1.
  3. 90'+6' Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  4. 90'+6' Foul by Sorba Thomas (Stoke City).
  5. 90'+5' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
  6. 90'+5' Substitution, Southampton. Romeo Akachukwu replaces Finn Azaz.
  7. 90'+4' Goal! Southampton 3, Stoke City 1. Ryan Manning (Southampton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  8. 90'+3' Second yellow card to Svante Ingelsson (Stoke City) for a bad foul.
  9. 90'+3' Penalty Southampton. Samuel Edozie draws a foul in the penalty area.
  10. 90'+3' Penalty conceded by Svante Ingelsson (Stoke City) after a foul in the penalty area.
  11. 90'+1' Lewis Dobbin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  12. 90'+1' Foul by Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
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  1. 90'+1' Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  2. 90' Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Tom Fellows.
  3. 89' Goal! Southampton 2, Stoke City 1. Divin Mubama (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  4. 88' Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  5. 86' Svante Ingelsson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 86' Divin Mubama (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  7. 86' Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  8. 84' Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner.
  9. 82' Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 82' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  11. 82' Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
  12. 81' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  13. 81' Substitution, Stoke City. Maksym Talovierov replaces Eric Bocat.
  14. 81' Substitution, Stoke City. Tomás Rigo replaces Djibril Soumaré.
  15. 80' Delay in match because of an injury Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
  16. 79' Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  17. 79' Foul by Róbert Bozeník (Stoke City).
  18. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Léo Scienza.
  19. 78' Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
  20. 77' Attempt blocked. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Eric Bocat.
  21. 75' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  22. 75' Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  23. 74' Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Viktor Johansson (Stoke City). Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  24. 71' Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  25. 71' Offside, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník is caught offside.
  26. 71' Attempt missed. Svante Ingelsson (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  27. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Svante Ingelsson replaces Sam Gallagher.
  28. 69' Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  29. 69' Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  30. 68' Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
  31. 68' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Johnson.
  32. 67' Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  33. 67' Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  34. 66' Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  35. 66' Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  36. 64' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eric Bocat.
  37. 62' Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces George Hirst.
  38. 62' Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  39. 62' Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  40. 62' Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City).
  41. 60' Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
  42. 59' Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  43. 59' Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  44. 58' Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  45. 58' Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  46. 58' Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kuryu Matsuki.
  47. 56' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  48. 56' Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  49. 53' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  50. 53' Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
  51. 53' Ryan Manning (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  52. 52' Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  53. 52' Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  54. 51' James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  55. 51' Foul by Eric Bocat (Stoke City).
  56. 50' Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  57. 50' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  58. 50' Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  59. 49' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  60. 49' Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  61. 48' Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  62. 48' Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  63. 47' Attempt missed. Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bae Jun-Ho.
  64. 45' Second Half begins Southampton 1, Stoke City 1.
  65. 45'+2' First Half ends, Southampton 1, Stoke City 1.
  66. 45'+1' Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  67. 43' Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  68. 43' Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City).
  69. 42' Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  70. 42' Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  71. 40' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  72. 40' Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).
  73. 38' Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  74. 38' Foul by Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  75. 38' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  76. 38' Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  77. 38' Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
  78. 36' Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  79. 36' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  80. 36' Foul by George Hirst (Stoke City).
  81. 36' Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  82. 34' Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
  83. 34' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
  84. 33' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  85. 33' Delay in match because of an injury Sam Gallagher (Stoke City).
  86. 33' Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  87. 30' Attempt blocked. Eric Bocat (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  88. 30' Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  89. 29' Attempt blocked. Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  90. 29' Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  91. 29' Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  92. 29' Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  93. 28' Foul by Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City).
  94. 28' Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  95. 26' Goal! Southampton 1, Stoke City 1. Ethan Galbraith (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sam Gallagher with a cross.
  96. 25' Djibril Soumaré (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  97. 25' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  98. 25' Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  99. 22' Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  100. 22' Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  101. 21' Foul by Ben Gibson (Stoke City).
  102. 21' Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  103. 20' Attempt missed. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  104. 19' James Bree (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  105. 19' Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  106. 19' Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  107. 18' Offside, Stoke City. George Hirst is caught offside.
  108. 16' Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  109. 16' Attempt blocked. George Hirst (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Djibril Soumaré with a headed pass.
  110. 8' Goal! Southampton 1, Stoke City 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes with a through ball following a fast break.
  111. 7' Offside, Southampton. Léo Scienza is caught offside.
  112. 5' Foul by Ben Johnson (Stoke City).
  113. 5' Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  114. 5' Attempt saved. Ben Gibson (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross.
  115. 4' Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  116. 4' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  117. 2' Foul by Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City).
  118. 2' Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  119. First Half begins.
  120. Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Southampton L W W D W

  • W at Preston North End 3-1 EFL Championship
  • D at Middlesbrough 0-0 EFL Championship
  • W Middlesbrough 2-1 EFL Championship
  • W at Colchester United 2-0 Carabao Cup
  • L at Watford 2-1 EFL Championship

Stoke City L W L L L

  • L Millwall 3-1 EFL Championship
  • L Portsmouth 3-1 EFL Championship
  • L at Bristol City 2-0 EFL Championship
  • W Oldham Athletic 2-0 Carabao Cup
  • L Swansea City 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

SOU leads series 3-2

  • 31 Jan 2026 Stoke City 0–2 Southampton 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 23 Aug 2025 Southampton 1–2 Stoke City 2025-26 English League Championship
  • 29 Oct 2024 Southampton 3–2 Stoke City 2024-25 English Carabao Cup
  • 27 Apr 2024 Southampton 0–1 Stoke City 2023-24 English League Championship
  • 3 Oct 2023 Stoke City 0–1 Southampton 2023-24 English League Championship

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