English League Championship

Southampton vs Queens Park Rangers, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 9': Finn Azaz
  • 45'+2': Kuryu Matsuki
  • 50': Kuryu Matsuki
  • 59': Léo Scienza
  • 70': James Bree
FT
5 - 0
Queens Park Rangers

    About

    Southampton are hosting Queens Park Rangers 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.
    • 2': Foul by Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 2': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
    • 4': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 8': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 8': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Goal! Southampton 1, Queens Park Rangers 0. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
    • 16': Amadou Mbengue (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
    • 16': Caspar Jander (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 18': Attempt blocked. Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Amadou Mbengue.
    • 20': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Caspar Jander.
    • 23': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Rayan Kolli is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
    • 27': Rhys Norrington-Davies (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 28': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Nicolas Madsen (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 30': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 31': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kieran Morgan replaces Nicolas Madsen because of an injury.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Richard Kone.
    • 35': Offside, Southampton. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 38': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 43': Attempt saved. Caspar Jander (Southampton) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner by Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Léo Scienza.
    • 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
    • 45': Offside, Southampton. Léo Scienza is caught offside.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Bree.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jimmy Dunne.
    • 45'+2': Goal! Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Daniel Bennie replaces Rayan Kolli.
    • 47': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 47': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 48': Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 49': Foul by Jimmy Dunne (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 50': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Ryan Manning.
    • 50': Goal! Southampton 3, Queens Park Rangers 0. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
    • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Amadou Mbengue.
    • 53': Attempt saved. James Bree (Southampton) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 53': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Walsh.
    • 54': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 54': Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Harvey Vale (Queens Park Rangers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 58': Offside, Queens Park Rangers. Koki Saito is caught offside.
    • 59': Goal! Southampton 4, Queens Park Rangers 0. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz following a fast break.
    • 60': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Kealey Adamson replaces Harvey Vale.
    • 61': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Esquerdinha replaces Rhys Norrington-Davies.
    • 64': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 64': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 65': Foul by Richard Kone (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 65': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Jonathan Varane replaces Richard Kone.
    • 68': Delay in match (Southampton).
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Finn Azaz.
    • 68': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Cyle Larin.
    • 70': Goal! Southampton 5, Queens Park Rangers 0. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 73': Foul by Ronnie Edwards (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 73': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 74': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 74': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
    • 75': Substitution, Southampton. Tom Fellows replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
    • 77': Attempt blocked. Daniel Bennie (Queens Park Rangers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 78': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 78': Koki Saito (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 80': Corner, Queens Park Rangers. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 81': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
    • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Flynn Downes.
    • 82': Foul by Kieran Morgan (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 82': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 85': Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Daniel Bennie (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 88': Caspar Jander (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Foul by Isaac Hayden (Queens Park Rangers).
    • 90': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Joe Walsh (Queens Park Rangers). Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Bree.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 5, Queens Park Rangers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 5, Queens Park Rangers 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 6
    0 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 3
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    4 Saves 1
    42.9 Possession 57.1
    5 SHOTS 14
    1 ON GOAL 9
    0.2 On Target % 0.6
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    334 Accurate Passes 492
    409 Passes 558
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 3
    17 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    50 Long Balls 38
    21 Accurate Long Balls 24
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
    3 Blocked Shots 1
    7 Effective Tackles 10
    12 Tackles 18
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    11 Interceptions 12
    16 Effective Clearances 24
    16 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 26,422

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    41 Daniel Peretz (GK)
    5 Jack Stephens
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    3 Ryan Manning
    14 James Bree
    10 Finn Azaz
    20 Caspar Jander Yellow Card
    4 Flynn Downes
    9 Cyle Larin
    13 Léo Scienza
    27 Kuryu Matsuki
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Shea Charles, Cameron Bragg, Cameron Archer, George Long, Elias Jelert, Ross Stewart, Samuel Edozie, Tom Fellows, Nathan Wood.

    QPR Queens Park Rangers (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Joe Walsh (GK)
    37 Ronnie Edwards
    3 Jimmy Dunne
    18 Rhys Norrington-Davies
    27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
    24 Nicolas Madsen
    15 Isaac Hayden
    14 Koki Saito
    20 Harvey Vale
    26 Rayan Kolli
    22 Richard Kone
    Queens Park Rangers Substitutes:
    Kealey Adamson, João Henrique, Daniel Bennie, Tylon Smith, Ben Hamer, Isak Alemayehu, Jonathan Varane, Kieran Morgan, Jake Clark-Salter.

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