Southampton vs Sheffield United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Southampton are hosting Sheffield United
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 Finn Azaz (Southampton).
- 1': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Attempt blocked. Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 3': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Welington.
- 5': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
- 5': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Goal! Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
- 11': Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 11': Foul by Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United).
- 12': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United).
- 12': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 13': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United).
- 13': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 17': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mark McGuinness.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harrison Burrows.
- 18': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 20': Foul by Tahith Chong (Sheffield United).
- 20': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
- 22': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
- 22': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Oliver Arblaster.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander with a headed pass.
- 28': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 28': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 31': Offside, Southampton. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Harrison Burrows (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 35': Attempt missed. Caspar Jander (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 36': Foul by Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United).
- 36': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Callum O'Hare.
- 38': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United).
- 38': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Welington.
- 45': Foul by Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United).
- 45': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Welington.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 47': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
- 47': Tyrese Campbell (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sydie Peck.
- 48': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 49': Attempt saved. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Harrison Burrows with a cross.
- 50': Foul by Elias Jelert (Southampton).
- 50': Oliver Arblaster (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 53': Foul by Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United).
- 53': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
- 55': Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Léo Scienza (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
- 56': Tahith Chong (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Sydie Peck with a cross.
- 57': Attempt saved. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
- 58': Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 58': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Elias Jelert.
- 59': Substitution, Sheffield United. Patrick Bamford replaces Tyrese Campbell.
- 60': Substitution, Sheffield United. Andre Brooks replaces Tahith Chong.
- 60': Foul by Ki-Jana Hoever (Sheffield United).
- 60': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Substitution, Southampton. Adam Armstrong replaces Ross Stewart.
- 62': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Elias Jelert with a cross.
- 63': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 63': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
- 65': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Patrick Bamford.
- 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Femi Seriki replaces Ki-Jana Hoever.
- 66': Substitution, Sheffield United. Gustavo Hamer replaces Callum O'Hare.
- 67': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Elias Jelert.
- 68': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Michael Cooper (Sheffield United). Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a cross.
- 68': Attempt missed. Tom Fellows (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Caspar Jander following a fast break.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andre Brooks.
- 70': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
- 71': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Foul by Finn Azaz (Southampton).
- 72': Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Delay in match because of an injury Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United).
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 76': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Welington.
- 77': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Elias Jelert.
- 77': Attempt missed. Thomas Cannon (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a corner.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Léo Scienza.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Welington.
- 78': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Finn Azaz.
- 79': Substitution, Sheffield United. Danny Ings replaces Thomas Cannon.
- 79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harrison Burrows.
- 80': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
- 82': Foul by Femi Seriki (Sheffield United).
- 82': Jay Robinson (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 83': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 84': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Mee.
- 85': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles with a cross following a corner.
- 86': Andre Brooks (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 87': Foul by Danny Ings (Sheffield United).
- 87': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt saved. Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 90': Elias Jelert (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Sheffield United).
- 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces Elias Jelert.
- 90'+3': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
- 90'+3': Sydie Peck (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+3': Shea Charles (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Brooks with a cross.
- 90'+7': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
- 90'+7': Gustavo Hamer (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Attempt missed. Mark McGuinness (Sheffield United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
Statistics
 SHU |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 11 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 46.4 | Possession | 53.6 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 15 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 351 | Passes | 411 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 18 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 56 | Long Balls | 72 |
| 12 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.2 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 8 | Tackles | 12 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 25 |
| 30 | Clearances | 25 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 32 | +30 | 62 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 32 | +17 | 61 |
| 3 | Millwall | 32 | +4 | 56 |
| 4 | Ipswich Town | 30 | +22 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Daniel Peretz (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 34 | Welington |
| 38 | Elias Jelert |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 20 | Caspar Jander  |
| 13 | Léo Scienza |
| 18 | Tom Fellows |
| 11 | Ross Stewart |
| 10 | Finn Azaz |
Sheffield United (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Michael Cooper (GK) |
| 15 | Ben Mee |
| 25 | Mark McGuinness |
| 14 | Harrison Burrows |
| 12 | Ki-Jana Hoever |
| 42 | Sydie Peck |
| 4 | Oliver Arblaster |
| 10 | Callum O'Hare |
| 24 | Tahith Chong |
| 23 | Tyrese Campbell |
| 7 | Thomas Cannon |
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