Southampton vs Arsenal match stats & report

2–1 Full time

FA Cup · England · Quarter-finals · St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton · Ref S. Barrott

Southampton stats & fixtures · Arsenal stats & fixtures

Southampton beat Arsenal 2–1 in the FA Cup (Quarter-finals) on 4 April 2026. Expected goals finished 0.80–2.10. Arsenal had 64% of the ball.

Southampton vs Arsenal match statistics

SouthamptonArsenal

36% Ball possession 64%
0.80 Expected goals (xG) 2.10
8 Total shots 23
4 Shots on target 7
3 Shots off target 6
1 Blocked shots 10
6 Shots inside the box 14
4 Corners 9
9 Fouls 11
2 Yellow cards 1
304 Passes 524
79% Pass accuracy 89%
6 Goalkeeper saves 2

Goals and cards

27' Yellow card R. Manning Southampton
35' Goal R. Stewart (assist J. Bree) Southampton
68' Goal V. Gyökeres (assist K. Havertz) Arsenal
85' Goal S. Charles (assist T. Fellows) Southampton
89' Yellow card C. Jander Southampton
90+4' Yellow card G. Martinelli Arsenal

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
15 N. Wood-Gordon Defender
3 R. Manning Defender
48 C. Bragg Midfielder
20 C. Jander Midfielder
18 T. Fellows Midfielder
10 F. Azaz Midfielder
13 Léo Scienza Midfielder
11 R. Stewart Attacker

Bench G. Long , O. Romeu , C. Larin , S. Charles , Jay Robinson , N. Oyekunle , C. Archer , S. Edozie , Joshua Quarshie

Arsenal

Confirmed 4-2-3-1 Mikel Arteta

13 Kepa

49 M. Lewis-Skelly 6 Gabriel Magalhães 3 Cristhian Mosquera 4 B. White

16 C. Norgaard 8 M. Ødegaard

11 G. Martinelli 29 K. Havertz 56 M. Dowman

9 Gabriel Jesus

Bench David Raya , V. Gyökeres , N. Madueke , W. Saliba , Martín Zubimendi , A. Annous , M. Salmon , R. Calafiori , C. O’Neill

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.

Arsenal away

6–2–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.4 per game
Conceded: 0.9 per game
Clean sheets: 4 / 10
Corners: 3.8 per game
Shots on target: 3.8 per game

13% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southampton vs Arsenal head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
25 May 25	Southampton v Arsenal	1–2
5 Oct 24	Arsenal v Southampton	3–1
21 Apr 23	Arsenal v Southampton	3–3
23 Oct 22	Southampton v Arsenal	1–1

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

The full Southampton vs Arsenal head-to-head record