Southampton vs Stoke City match stats & report

3–1 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 2 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton · Ref Steve Martin, England

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Southampton beat Stoke City 3–1 in the Championship on 22 August 2026. Expected goals finished 2.32–0.93. Southampton had 58% of the ball.

Southampton vs Stoke City match statistics

SouthamptonStoke City

58% Ball possession 42%
2.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.93
18 Total shots 15
5 Shots on target 2
6 Shots off target 6
7 Blocked shots 7
11 Shots inside the box 12
4 Corners 2
10 Fouls 21
2 Offsides 2
3 Yellow cards 5
0 Red cards 1
474 Passes 329
86% Pass accuracy 81%
1 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

8' Goal C. Larin (assist F. Downes) Southampton
19' Yellow card J. Bree Southampton
26' Goal E. Galbraith (assist S. Gallagher) Stoke City
38' Yellow card S. Gallagher Stoke City
50' Yellow card F. Downes Southampton
52' Yellow card R. Manning Southampton
62' Yellow card E. Galbraith Stoke City
82' Yellow card M. Talovierov Stoke City
86' Yellow card S. Ingelsson Stoke City
89' Goal D. Mubama (assist F. Azaz) Southampton
90' Penalty scored R. Manning Southampton
90+3' Yellow card S. Ingelsson Stoke City
90+3' Red card S. Ingelsson Stoke City

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Tonda Eckert

1 Daniel Peretz

3 R. Manning 5 J. Stephens 15 N. Wood-Gordon 14 J. Bree

27 K. Matsuki 4 F. Downes

7 Léo Scienza 10 F. Azaz 18 T. Fellows

9 C. Larin

Bench G. Long , Welington , J. Quarshie , R. Akachukwu , C. Bragg , L. Dobbin , C. Archer , S. Edozie , D. Mubama

Stoke City

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mark Robins

1 V. Johansson

17 E. Bocat 23 B. Gibson 16 B. Wilmot 2 B. Johnson

8 E. Galbraith 27 El Hadji Djibril Soumaré

7 S. Thomas 10 Bae Jun-Ho 20 S. Gallagher

15 G. Hirst

Bench J. Griffiths , L. Giani , M. Talovierov , L. Graham , B. Pearson , S. Ingelsson , T. Rigo , R. Boženík , M. Manhoef

Out and doubtful

A. Cresswell Stoke City Out — Knee Injury
B. Lawal Stoke City Out — Health problems
J. Tchamadeu Stoke City Out — Knee Injury
L. Cisse Stoke City Out — Knock
C. Jander Southampton Out — Lacking Match Fitness
A. Ampah Stoke City Out — Hamstring Injury

Only confirmed absences move the numbers. Doubts are listed so you can judge them yourself.

Form guide

Southampton at home

6–4–0 in 10 matches

Scored: 2.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 6.0 per game
Shots on target: 4.8 per game

33% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Stoke City away

3–2–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 0.9 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 1 / 10
Corners: 5.3 per game
Shots on target: 2.8 per game

0% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Stoke City head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
31 Jan 26	Stoke City v Southampton	0–2
23 Aug 25	Southampton v Stoke City	1–2
27 Apr 24	Southampton v Stoke City	0–1
3 Oct 23	Stoke City v Southampton	0–1

Only 4 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Southampton vs Stoke City head-to-head record