Cyle Larin 8'
Divin Mubama 89'
Ryan Manning 90'+4' (P)
Ethan Galbraith 26'
Cyle LarinFlynn Downes
8'
James Bree
19'
26'
Ethan GalbraithSam Gallagher
38'
Sam Gallagher
HT 1 - 1
Flynn Downes
50'
Ryan Manning
53'
62'
Ethan Galbraith
62'
Róbert BozeníkGeorge Hirst
70'
Svante IngelssonSam Gallagher
Divin MubamaCyle Larin
78'
Lewis DobbinLéo Scienza
78'
81'
Tomás RigoDjibril Soumaré
81'
Maksym TaloverovEric Bocat
82'
Maksym Taloverov
86'
Svante Ingelsson
Divin MubamaFinn Azaz
89'
Samuel EdozieTom Fellows
90'
90'+3'
Svante Ingelsson
Ryan Manning (P)
90'+4'
Romeo AkachukwuFinn Azaz
90'+5'
Cameron BraggKuryu Matsuki
90'+5'
FT 3 - 1
58%Possession42%
17Shots14
5Shots on target2
4Corners2
10Fouls21
3Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
2Offsides2
1Saves2
475Passes326
87%Pass accuracy80%
Southampton4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Daniel PeretzG
14James BreeRB
3Ryan ManningLB
27Kuryu MatsukiLM
15Nathan WoodCD-R
5Jack StephensCD-L
18Tom FellowsAM-R
4Flynn DownesRM
9Cyle LarinF
10Finn AzazAM
7Léo ScienzaAM-L
Substitutes
29Romeo AkachukwuSUB
19Cameron ArcherSUB
26Cameron BraggSUB
34WelingtonSUB
11Lewis DobbinSUB
17Joshua QuarshieSUB
28Divin MubamaSUB
25George LongSUB
23Samuel EdozieSUB
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Starting XI
1Viktor JohanssonG
2Ben JohnsonRB
17Eric BocatLB
8Ethan GalbraithLM
16Ben WilmotCD-R
23Ben GibsonCD-L
20Sam GallagherAM-R
27Djibril SoumaréRM
15George HirstF
10Bae Jun-HoAM
7Sorba ThomasAM-L
Substitutes
19Tomás RigoSUB
42Million ManhoefSUB
52Laurence GianiSUB
40Maksym TaloverovSUB
24Joshua GriffithsSUB
6Svante IngelssonSUB
9Róbert BozeníkSUB
4Ben PearsonSUB
5Luke GrahamSUB
Recent form
SouthamptonWDWWL
Stoke CityLLLWL
Last meetings
31/01/26Stoke City0 - 2Southampton
23/08/25Southampton1 - 2Stoke City
30/10/24Southampton3 - 2Stoke City
27/04/24Southampton0 - 1Stoke City
04/10/23Stoke City0 - 1Southampton
English League Championship Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham City | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +14 | 29 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | +11 | 29 |
| 3 | Stoke City | 15 | 9 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 29 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 5 | West Bromwich Albion | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +8 | 28 |
| 6 | Swansea City | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | +4 | 26 |
| 7 | Southampton | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | +14 | 24 |
| 8 | Queens Park Rangers | 15 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 24 |
| 9 | West Ham United | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | +14 | 23 |
| 10 | Sheffield United | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | +2 | 22 |
| 12 | Norwich City | 15 | 7 | 0 | 8 | +8 | 21 |
| 13 | Blackburn Rovers | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 14 | Cardiff City | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 18 |
| 15 | Wrexham | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | -2 | 18 |
| 16 | Millwall | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 18 |
| 17 | Bristol City | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | -8 | 18 |
| 18 | Bolton Wanderers | 15 | 5 | 2 | 8 | -9 | 17 |
| 19 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | -10 | 17 |
| 20 | Watford | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -10 | 15 |
| 21 | Lincoln City | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -11 | 15 |
| 22 | Burnley | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -9 | 10 |
| 23 | Derby County | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | -16 | 10 |
| 24 | Preston North End | 15 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -17 | 8 |