English League Championship

Southampton vs Birmingham City, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 6': Finn Azaz
  • 24': Adam Armstrong
  • 58': Adam Armstrong
FT
3 - 1
Birmingham City
  • 54': Demarai Gray

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Southampton are hosting Birmingham City at St. Mary'S Stadium, Southampton, 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.
  • 1': Foul by Patrick Roberts (Birmingham City).
  • 1': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City).
  • 3': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Cochrane with a cross.
  • 6': Goal! Southampton 1, Birmingham City 0. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton). Assisted by Tomoki Iwata with a cross.
  • 9': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alex Cochrane.
  • 11': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 14': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Caspar Jander.
  • 15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Neumann.
  • 17': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Demarai Gray.
  • 17': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 19': Tom Fellows (Southampton) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  • 19': Delay in match (Southampton).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 24': Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  • 26': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 26': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
  • 29': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 33': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 34': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) header from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 36': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 36': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Phil Neumann with a headed pass.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 39': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Beadle.
  • 42': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
  • 42': Phil Neumann (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marvin Ducksch.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Adam Armstrong.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
  • 45'+2': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 45'+2': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Birmingham City 0.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 48': Foul by Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City).
  • 48': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 49': Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 52': Attempt missed. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 53': Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  • 54': Goal! Southampton 2, Birmingham City 1. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Cochrane.
  • 55': Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
  • 56': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 56': Foul by Alex Cochrane (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Foul by Phil Neumann (Birmingham City).
  • 56': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Caspar Jander.
  • 58': Goal! Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jack Robinson replaces Alex Cochrane.
  • 59': Substitution, Birmingham City. Kyogo Furuhashi replaces Marvin Ducksch.
  • 59': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 59': Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
  • 60': Offside, Birmingham City. Jay Stansfield is caught offside.
  • 61': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City). Assisted by Léo Scienza.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high following a fast break.
  • 63': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Léo Scienza.
  • 63': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jay Robinson.
  • 71': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
  • 71': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 72': Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 73': Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
  • 73': Attempt missed. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
  • 75': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
  • 76': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Offside, Birmingham City. Demarai Gray is caught offside.
  • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Finn Azaz.
  • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Caspar Jander.
  • 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Patrick Roberts.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
  • 83': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  • 85': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 86': Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.
  • 86': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Demarai Gray.
  • 87': Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
  • 90'+2': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
  • 90'+2': Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2': Joe Aribo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+2': Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes with a headed pass.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stephens following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
8 Corner Kicks 7
5 Saves 3
59.7 Possession 40.3
22 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 8
0.2 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
348 Accurate Passes 231
407 Passes 291
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
15 Accurate Crosses 2
48 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.2
42 Long Balls 46
24 Accurate Long Balls 14
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
8 Blocked Shots 1
10 Effective Tackles 7
18 Tackles 8
0.6 Tackle % 0.9
4 Interceptions 7
23 Effective Clearances 46
23 Clearances 46

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary'S Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 29,309

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 19 +29 43
2 Middlesbrough 19 +8 36
3 Millwall 19 -2 34
4 Ipswich Town 19 +14 31
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
15 Nathan Wood
5 Jack Stephens
6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
20 Caspar Jander
4 Flynn Downes
3 Ryan Manning
18 Tom Fellows
9 Adam Armstrong
13 Léo Scienza
10 Finn Azaz
Southampton Substitutes:
Alex McCarthy, Joshua Quarshie, Cameron Bragg, Oriol Romeu, Ronnie Edwards, Ryan Fraser, Cameron Archer, Jay Robinson, Joe Aribo.

BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
25 James Beadle (GK)
4 Christoph Klarer
5 Phil Neumann
20 Alex Cochrane
24 Tomoki Iwata Yellow Card
28 Jay Stansfield
8 Paik Seung-Ho
7 Tommy Doyle
33 Marvin Ducksch
10 Demarai Gray
16 Patrick Roberts
Birmingham City Substitutes:
Kyogo Furuhashi, Jack Robinson, Eiran Cashin, Keshi Anderson, Ryan Allsop, Marc Leonard, Lewis Koumas, Lyndon Dykes, Bright Osayi-Samuel.

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