Southampton 3–1 Birmingham City · Total Bound Football

Southampton

3–1

HT 2–0

Birmingham City

Championship Sat 6 Dec, 15:00London St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton David Webb 29,309 attendance

Timeline

6' Finn Azaz assist Léo Scienza
24' Adam Armstrong assist Finn Azaz
49' Tomoki Iwata Yellow Card
54' Demarai Gray assist Alex Cochrane
58' Adam Armstrong
59' Jack Robinson for Alex Cochrane
59' Kyogo Furuhashi for Marvin Ducksch
63' Jay Robinson for Léo Scienza
63' Cameron Archer for Adam Armstrong
80' Joe Aribo for Finn Azaz
80' Oriol Romeu for Caspar Jander
80' Keshi Anderson for Patrick Roberts
86' Lyndon Dykes for Jay Stansfield
86' Lewis Koumas for Demarai Gray
87' Ronnie Edwards for Tom Fellows
90'+2' Joe Aribo Yellow Card

Match stats

40.3% Possession 59.7%

18 Shots 22

8 On target 4

9 Fouls 11

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 2

3 Saves 5

231 Accurate passes 348

Lineups

Southampton 3-4-2-1

31 Bazunu

5 Stephens 15 Wood 6 Harwood-Bellis

3 Manning 20 Jander 4 Downes 18 Fellows

13 Scienza 9 Armstrong

10 Azaz

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1

25 Beadle

20 Cochrane 4 Klarer 5 Neumann 24 Iwata

8 Seung-Ho 7 Doyle

10 Gray 28 Stansfield 16 Roberts

33 Ducksch

Southampton 3-4-2-1

31 Gavin Bazunu G
15 Nathan Wood CD
5 Jack Stephens CD-L
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis CD-R
20 Caspar Jander ▼ CM-L
4 Flynn Downes CM-R
3 Ryan Manning LM
18 Tom Fellows ▼ RM
9 Adam Armstrong ▼ F
13 Léo Scienza ▼ CF-L
10 Finn Azaz ▼ CF-R

Came on

28 Oriol Romeu ▲ SUB
12 Ronnie Edwards ▲ SUB
19 Cameron Archer ▲ SUB
46 Jay Robinson ▲ SUB
7 Joe Aribo ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

1 Alex McCarthy SUB
17 Joshua Quarshie SUB
48 Cameron Bragg SUB
26 Ryan Fraser SUB

Birmingham City 4-2-3-1

25 James Beadle G
4 Christoph Klarer CD-L
5 Phil Neumann CD-R
20 Alex Cochrane ▼ LB
24 Tomoki Iwata RB
28 Jay Stansfield ▼ AM
8 Paik Seung-Ho LM
7 Tommy Doyle RM
33 Marvin Ducksch ▼ F
10 Demarai Gray ▼ AM-L
16 Patrick Roberts ▼ AM-R

Came on

9 Kyogo Furuhashi ▲ SUB
6 Jack Robinson ▲ SUB
14 Keshi Anderson ▲ SUB
30 Lewis Koumas ▲ SUB
17 Lyndon Dykes ▲ SUB

Unused substitutes (4)

41 Eiran Cashin SUB
21 Ryan Allsop SUB
12 Marc Leonard SUB
26 Bright Osayi-Samuel SUB

Commentary

Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
90'+7' Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
90'+6' Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
90'+5' Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stephens following a corner.
90'+4' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
90'+3' Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes with a headed pass.
90'+3' Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.
90'+2' Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass.
90'+2' Joe Aribo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+2' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2' Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
90'+1' Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).

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90'+1' Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90' Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
87' Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces Tom Fellows.
86' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Demarai Gray.
86' Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.
86' Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
85' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
84' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
84' Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
83' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
83' Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
82' Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
80' Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Patrick Roberts.
80' Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Caspar Jander.
80' Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Finn Azaz.
78' Offside, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray is caught offside.
76' Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76' Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
75' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73' Delay in match because of an injury Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
73' Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
73' Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
72' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
72' Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
71' Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71' Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
70' Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
69' Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
63' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
63' Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Léo Scienza.
61' Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
61' Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Léo Scienza.
60' Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
60' Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
60' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
59' Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
59' Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
59' Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
59' Substitution, Birmingham City. Jack Robinson replaces Alex Cochrane.
58' Goal! Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
58' Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Caspar Jander.
56' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56' Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
56' Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
56' Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55' Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
55' Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54' Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
53' Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
53' Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
52' Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
51' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
49' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
48' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
48' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
47' Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
46' Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
45' Second Half begins Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
45'+3' First Half ends, Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
45'+2' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2' Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
45'+2' Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2' Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
45'+1' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Armstrong.
45'+1' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
45' Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
45' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
42' Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
42' Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
42' Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
39' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
39' Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ryan Manning.
37' Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Neumann with a headed pass.
36' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36' Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
35' Attempt missed. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
34' Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
34' Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
33' Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
33' Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29' Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
28' Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
28' Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
26' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26' Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
24' Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
19' Delay over. They are ready to continue.
19' Delay in match (Southampton).
19' Tom Fellows (Southampton) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
17' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
17' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
15' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
15' Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Caspar Jander.
14' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14' Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
12' Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
11' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
9' Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
8' Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
6' Goal! Southampton 1, Birmingham City 0. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
5' Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
4' Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
4' Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
3' Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3' Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
1' Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1' Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Recent form

Southampton L W W W W

W at Queens Park Rangers 2-1 EFL Championship
W Sheffield Wednesday 3-1 EFL Championship
W at Charlton Athletic 5-1 EFL Championship
W Leicester City 3-0 EFL Championship
L at Millwall 3-2 EFL Championship

Birmingham City W D W L W

W Millwall 4-0 EFL Championship
L at Middlesbrough 2-1 EFL Championship
W Norwich City 4-1 EFL Championship
D at West Bromwich Albion 1-1 EFL Championship
W Watford 2-1 EFL Championship

Head to head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

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