Southampton vs Blackburn match stats & report

3–0 Full time

Championship · England · Regular Season - 45 · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, Hampshire · Ref J. Smith

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Southampton beat Blackburn 3–0 in the Championship on 14 April 2026. Expected goals finished 2.23–0.28. Southampton had 59% of the ball.

Southampton vs Blackburn match statistics

SouthamptonBlackburn

59% Ball possession 41%
2.23 Expected goals (xG) 0.28
16 Total shots 8
7 Shots on target 3
4 Shots off target 2
5 Blocked shots 3
12 Shots inside the box 4
7 Corners 4
8 Fouls 5
0 Offsides 1
0 Yellow cards 2
621 Passes 432
88% Pass accuracy 81%
3 Goalkeeper saves 4

Goals and cards

5' Yellow card S. McLoughlin Blackburn
7' Yellow card T. Gardner-Hickman Blackburn
24' Goal C. Larin (assist C. Archer) Southampton
43' Goal R. Manning Southampton
86' Goal C. Archer (assist Léo Scienza) Southampton

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Southampton

Confirmed

41 Daniel Peretz Goalkeeper
18 T. Fellows Defender
14 J. Bree Defender
5 J. Stephens Defender
6 T. Harwood-Bellis Defender
3 R. Manning Defender
27 K. Matsuki Midfielder
48 C. Bragg Midfielder
24 S. Charles Midfielder
19 C. Archer Midfielder
9 C. Larin Attacker

Bench G. Long , F. Downes , Welington , Jay Robinson , R. Stewart , N. Wood-Gordon , S. Edozie , Léo Scienza , C. Jander

Blackburn

Confirmed 3-4-2-1 Damien Johnson

22 B. Tóth

3 H. Pickering 15 S. McLoughlin 38 T. Atcheson

4 Y. Ribeiro 31 Kristi Montgomery 5 T. Gardner-Hickman 2 R. Alebiosu

24 M. Baradji 27 N. Redmond

29 M. Jorgensen

Bench A. Pears , D. De Neve , V. Joseph , R. Hedges , O. Afolayan , Y. Ohashi , E. Cashin , R. Morishita , C. O'Riordan

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.

Blackburn away

2–5–3 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.1 per game
Conceded: 1.3 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 6.5 per game
Shots on target: 3.3 per game

9% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Blackburn head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 Oct 25	Blackburn v Southampton	2–1
6 Apr 24	Blackburn v Southampton	0–0
16 Dec 23	Southampton v Blackburn	4–0

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

The full Southampton vs Blackburn head-to-head record