English League Championship

Stoke City vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
    FT
    0 - 1
    Southampton
    • 41': Stuart Armstrong

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Southampton at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Will Smallbone.
    • 4': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic with a through ball.
    • 6': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic following a corner.
    • 7': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 7': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 8': Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Attempt missed. Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
    • 13': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
    • 13': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 18': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 19': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 21': Attempt blocked. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sead Haksabanovic.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Josh Laurent (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 22': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 22': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Nathan Lowe (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mehdi Léris with a cross.
    • 26': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Sead Haksabanovic (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
    • 31': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 31': Foul by Nathan Lowe (Stoke City).
    • 32': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
    • 32': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Wilmot.
    • 39': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 39': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 41': Goal! Stoke City 0, Southampton 1. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 44': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City).
    • 44': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Ki-Jana Hoever (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 45': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 45'+2': Attempt missed. Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Léris.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.
    • 47': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
    • 47': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Luke McNally.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 48': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 49': Foul by Luke McNally (Stoke City).
    • 49': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt saved. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes with a through ball.
    • 55': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mark Travers.
    • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Wilmot (Stoke City).
    • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Stoke City. Jordan Thompson replaces Ben Wilmot because of an injury.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
    • 68': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ki-Jana Hoever.
    • 70': Foul by Josh Laurent (Stoke City).
    • 70': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Bae Jun-Ho replaces Sead Haksabanovic.
    • 70': Substitution, Stoke City. Wouter Burger replaces Josh Laurent.
    • 71': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
    • 71': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
    • 71': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
    • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
    • 74': Substitution, Stoke City. Wesley replaces Ki-Jana Hoever.
    • 74': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 75': Attempt missed. Wesley (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mehdi Léris with a cross.
    • 77': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 77': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 78': Attempt blocked. Ben Pearson (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Adam Armstrong.
    • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Aribo following a fast break.
    • 84': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Stoke City).
    • 84': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
    • 85': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Wesley (Stoke City).
    • 86': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 86': Daniel Johnson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 87': Mehdi Léris (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jordan Thompson.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Nathan Lowe (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Wouter Burger with a cross.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Southampton. Mason Holgate replaces Will Smallbone.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 90'+4': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+6': Attempt saved. Wouter Burger (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Pearson.
    • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Johnson.
    • 90'+6': Offside, Stoke City. Mehdi Léris is caught offside.
    • 90'+7': Foul by Luke McNally (Stoke City).
    • 90'+7': Sékou Mara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+9': Foul by Jordan Thompson (Stoke City).
    • 90'+9': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+11': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.
    • 90'+11': Wouter Burger (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.

    Statistics

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    2 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 5
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    6 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 3
    57.6 Possession 42.4
    9 SHOTS 15
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.1
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    459 Accurate Passes 270
    536 Passes 369
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 5
    10 Crosses 31
    0.3 Cross % 0.2
    45 Long Balls 72
    26 Accurate Long Balls 38
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    2 Blocked Shots 7
    8 Effective Tackles 16
    12 Tackles 21
    0.7 Tackle % 0.8
    12 Interceptions 15
    35 Effective Clearances 8
    35 Clearances 8

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 20,002

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 26 +28 52
    2 Middlesbrough 26 +11 46
    3 Ipswich Town 25 +18 44
    4 Preston North End 26 +11 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    STK Stoke City (4-1-2-1-2)

    No. Name
    1 Mark Travers (GK)
    16 Ben Wilmot
    23 Luke McNally
    4 Ben Pearson Yellow Card
    24 Junior Tchamadeu
    17 Ki-Jana Hoever Yellow Card
    20 Sead Haksabanovic
    12 Daniel Johnson Yellow Card
    28 Josh Laurent
    35 Nathan Lowe
    27 Mehdi Léris Yellow Card
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Dwight Gayle, Bae Jun-Ho, Nikola Jojic, Wouter Burger, Jack Bonham, Frank Fielding, Sol Sidibe, Jordan Thompson, Wesley.

    SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    35 Jan Bednarek
    21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    3 Ryan Manning
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    16 William Smallbone
    22 Carlos Alcaraz
    20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
    9 Adam Armstrong
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Shea Charles, James Bree, Mason Holgate, Joe Aribo, Ché Adams, Ryan Fraser, Sékou Mara, Alex McCarthy, Samuel Edozie.

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