English League Championship

FT Saturday, January 31, 2026
Southampton LWLWD 2
–
Stoke City WWDLD 0
1st2ndT
SOU112
STK000
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Team Stats

18
Fouls
8
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
5
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
2
47.6
Possession
52.4
11
SHOTS
10
4
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
353
Accurate Passes
405
449
Passes
489
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
2
11
Crosses
16
0.2
Cross %
0.1
79
Long Balls
62
36
Accurate Long Balls
29
0.5
Long Balls %
0.5
5
Blocked Shots
3
12
Effective Tackles
16
19
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.7
6
Interceptions
8
29
Effective Clearances
18
29
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

STK · 4-2-3-1

  1. 25Tommy SimkinG
  2. 18Bosun LawalCD-L
  3. 26Ashley PhillipsCD-R
  4. 17Eric BocatLB
  5. 40Maksym TaloverovRB
  6. 10Bae Jun-HoAM
  7. 15Steven N'ZonziLM
  8. 19Tomás RigoRM
  9. 49Milan SmitF
  10. 7Sorba ThomasAM-L
  11. 29Lamine CisseAM-R

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 41Daniel PeretzG
  2. 5Jack StephensCD-L
  3. 6Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. 34WelingtonLB
  5. 14James BreeRB
  6. 10Finn AzazAM
  7. 4Flynn DownesLM
  8. 20Caspar JanderRM
  9. 11Ross StewartF
  10. 13Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. 18Tom FellowsAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Goal! Stoke City 0, Southampton 1. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
  2. 30' Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Tomás Rigo.
  4. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot replaces Maksym Talovierov.
  5. 45' Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Steven Nzonzi.
  6. 52' Goal! Stoke City 0, Southampton 2. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Stewart following a corner.
  7. 65' Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Léo Scienza.
  8. 65' Substitution, Southampton. Nicholas Oyekunle replaces Ross Stewart.
  9. 71' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 72' Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 74' Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Caspar Jander.
  12. 78' Substitution, Stoke City. Favour Fawunmi replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
  13. 83' Favour Fawunmi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  14. 90' Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Tom Fellows.
  15. 90'+2' Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

EFL Championship News

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