English League Championship

FT Saturday, August 23, 2025
Stoke City LLWWW 2
–
Southampton LLWWD 1
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STK022
SOU011
St. Mary's Stadium · 28,922 att. · Paramount+

Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
3
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
7
1
Saves
2
35.3
Possession
64.7
12
SHOTS
18
4
ON GOAL
2
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
189
Accurate Passes
396
257
Passes
457
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.9
2
Accurate Crosses
11
19
Crosses
44
0.1
Cross %
0.3
55
Long Balls
40
24
Accurate Long Balls
16
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
4
Blocked Shots
6
5
Effective Tackles
8
9
Tackles
13
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
5
Interceptions
6
40
Effective Clearances
28
40
Clearances
28

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

SOU · 3-4-2-1

  1. 31Gavin BazunuG
  2. 15Nathan WoodCD
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  4. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  5. 24Shea CharlesCM-L
  6. 4Flynn DownesCM-R
  7. 34WelingtonLM
  8. 26Ryan FraserRM
  9. 9Adam ArmstrongF
  10. 46Jay RobinsonCF-L
  11. 18Mateus FernandesCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 42Damion DownsSUB
  2. 11Ross StewartSUB
  3. 3Ryan ManningSUB
  4. 2Mads RoerslevSUB
  5. 1Alex McCarthySUB
  6. 27Kuryu MatsukiSUB
  7. 12Ronnie EdwardsSUB
  8. 19Cameron ArcherSUB
  9. 17Joshua QuarshieSUB

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Viktor JohanssonG
  2. 16Ben WilmotCD-L
  3. 18Bosun LawalCD-R
  4. 3Aaron CresswellLB
  5. 22Junior TchamadeuRB
  6. 10Bae Jun-HoAM
  7. 8Lewis BakerLM
  8. 12Tatsuki SekoRM
  9. 9Divin MubamaF
  10. 7Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 42Million ManhoefAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 13Jack BonhamSUB
  2. 17Eric BocatSUB
  3. 26Ashley PhillipsSUB
  4. 4Ben PearsonSUB
  5. 57Jaden MearsSUB
  6. 46Will SmithSUB
  7. 56Favour FawunmiSUB
  8. 14Jamie DonleySUB
  9. 11Róbert BozeníkSUB

Timeline

  1. 21' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Welington because of an injury.
  2. 25' Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 28' Divin Mubama (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 45'+3' Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Damion Downs replaces Adam Armstrong.
  6. 54' Goal! Southampton 0, Stoke City 1. Lewis Baker (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  7. 57' Nathan Wood (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 59' Second yellow card to Divin Mubama (Stoke City).
  9. 68' Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Nathan Wood.
  10. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  11. 70' Substitution, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips replaces Tatsuki Seko.
  12. 71' Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 75' Goal! Southampton 0, Stoke City 2. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Johansson following a fast break.
  14. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Mads Roerslev replaces Shea Charles.
  15. 79' Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Jay Robinson.
  16. 79' Goal! Southampton 1, Stoke City 2. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross following a corner.
  17. 81' Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Million Manhoef.

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