English League Championship

Southampton vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 6': Cyle Larin
  • 13': Shea Charles
FT
2 - 0
Oxford United

    About

    Southampton are hosting Oxford 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 Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 1': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 4': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
    • 5': Attempt saved. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
    • 6': Goal! Southampton 1, Oxford United 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 11': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
    • 13': Goal! Southampton 2, Oxford United 0. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer following a corner.
    • 15': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
    • 17': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
    • 17': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 18': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 18': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 22': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 22': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 23': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 26': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 27': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 31': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
    • 34': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 35': Attempt missed. Yunus Konak (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
    • 36': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 36': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
    • 39': Attempt missed. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Long with a cross.
    • 41': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 41': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yunus Konak.
    • 43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles following a corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
    • 45'+1': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
    • 48': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
    • 49': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
    • 52': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 54': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 54': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 55': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
    • 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 59': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
    • 59': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Cameron Archer.
    • 61': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Shea Charles.
    • 63': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
    • 63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Flynn Downes.
    • 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Jamie Donley replaces Jack Currie.
    • 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Jamie McDonnell replaces Yunus Konak.
    • 71': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by James Bree with a through ball.
    • 71': Tom Fellows (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
    • 73': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 73': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Michal Helik.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
    • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Jeon Jin-Woo replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
    • 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Will Lankshear.
    • 77': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
    • 77': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 78': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
    • 79': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 80': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Ross Stewart.
    • 85': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
    • 85': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
    • 86': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 87': Attempt saved. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
    • 87': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 87': Jeon Jin-Woo (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Substitution, Oxford United. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Stanley Mills.
    • 89': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton).
    • 89': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 89': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
    • 89': Michal Helik (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Southampton. Joshua Quarshie replaces Ryan Manning.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Southampton. Nicholas Oyekunle replaces Finn Azaz.
    • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicholas Oyekunle (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
    • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Harris.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 9
    3 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 6
    5 Saves 1
    30.8 Possession 69.2
    9 SHOTS 20
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    210 Accurate Passes 607
    271 Passes 650
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    23 Crosses 11
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    51 Long Balls 35
    20 Accurate Long Balls 19
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    3 Blocked Shots 7
    6 Effective Tackles 4
    14 Tackles 6
    0.4 Tackle % 0.7
    4 Interceptions 12
    20 Effective Clearances 28
    20 Clearances 28

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 30,428

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 44 +46 89
    2 Millwall 44 +13 79
    3 Ipswich Town 42 +29 76
    4 Southampton 44 +24 76
    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
    19 Cameron Archer
    24 Shea Charles
    4 Flynn Downes
    9 Cyle Larin
    10 Finn Azaz
    18 Tom Fellows
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Caspar Jander, Cameron Bragg, Nathan Wood, Joshua Quarshie, Kuryu Matsuki, George Long, Nicholas Oyekunle, Samuel Edozie, Ross Stewart.

    OXF Oxford United (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Jamie Cumming (GK)
    6 Michal Helik Yellow Card
    3 Ciaron Brown
    2 Sam Long
    26 Jack Currie
    15 Brodie Spencer Yellow Card
    8 Cameron Brannagan
    5 Yunus Konak
    44 Myles Peart-Harris
    17 Stanley Mills Yellow Card
    27 Will Lankshear
    Oxford United Substitutes:
    Jamie Mcdonnell, Se-Jin Jeon, Will Vaulks, Matt Ingram, Mark Harris, Christ Makosso, Jamie Donley, Nik Prelec, Aidomo Emakhu.

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