Southampton vs Norwich match stats & report

1–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 36 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · Ref L. Smith

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Southampton beat Norwich 1–0 in the Championship on 18 March 2026. Expected goals finished 0.61–1.04. Norwich had 57% of the ball.

Southampton vs Norwich match statistics

SouthamptonNorwich

43% Ball possession 57%
0.61 Expected goals (xG) 1.04
9 Total shots 14
4 Shots on target 7
2 Shots off target 3
3 Blocked shots 4
6 Shots inside the box 6
5 Corners 6
13 Fouls 13
3 Offsides 0
4 Yellow cards 4
346 Passes 464
81% Pass accuracy 84%
7 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

24' Goal F. Azaz (assist C. Larin) Southampton
27' Yellow card A. Ben Slimane Norwich
37' Yellow card J. Stacey Norwich
41' Yellow card K. Fisher Norwich
48' Yellow card F. Downes Southampton
69' Yellow card P. Mattsson Norwich
82' Yellow card T. Harwood-Bellis Southampton
84' Yellow card F. Azaz Southampton
90+6' Yellow card C. Bragg Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed

41 Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper
14 J. Bree Defender
6 T. Harwood-Bellis Defender
5 J. Stephens Defender
3 R. Manning Defender
4 F. Downes Midfielder
27 K. Matsuki Midfielder
10 F. Azaz Midfielder
20 C. Jander Midfielder
23 S. Edozie Midfielder
9 C. Larin Attacker

Bench J. Jones , O. Romeu , S. Charles , N. Oyekunle , N. Wood-Gordon , C. Archer , T. Fellows , C. Bragg , J. Quarshie

Norwich

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Philippe Clement

1 V. Kovacevic

35 K. Fisher 33 J. Córdoba 15 Ruairi McConville 3 J. Stacey

26 S. Field 23 K. McLean

21 A. Ahmed 20 A. Ben Slimane 25 P. Maghoma

30 M. Kvistgaarden

Bench L. Moulden , J. Medić , H. Darling , T. Springett , A. Forson , Jacob Wright , P. Mattsson , L. Gibbs , E. Mundle-Smith

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.

Norwich away

4–1–5 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.7 per game
Conceded: 1.5 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 5.1 per game
Shots on target: 5.3 per game

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Norwich head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
13 Dec 25	Norwich v Southampton	2–1
1 Jan 24	Norwich v Southampton	1–1
12 Aug 23	Southampton v Norwich	4–4

Only 3 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Southampton vs Norwich head-to-head record