English League Championship

Southampton vs Blackburn Rovers, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 24': Cyle Larin
  • 43': Ryan Manning
  • 86': Cameron Archer
FT
3 - 0
Blackburn Rovers

    About

    Southampton are hosting Blackburn Rovers 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.
    • 3': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
    • 5': Foul by Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 5': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 5': Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 7': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 7': Foul by Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 7': Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 8': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 8': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 8': Attempt missed. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cameron Bragg following a corner.
    • 9': Foul by Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 9': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
    • 15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
    • 16': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 16': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
    • 19': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
    • 22': Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
    • 22': Mathias Jørgensen (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Moussa Baradji is caught offside.
    • 24': Attempt saved. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 24': Goal! Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
    • 28': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 29': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Alebiosu (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 31': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers). Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
    • 36': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Balázs Tóth (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 40': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
    • 43': Goal! Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Ryan Manning (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Wood replaces James Bree.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Yuki Ohashi replaces Nathan Redmond.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryoya Morishita replaces Ryan Alebiosu.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
    • 47': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Attempt blocked. Taylor Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yuri Ribeiro.
    • 55': Attempt blocked. Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryoya Morishita.
    • 58': Kristi Montgomery (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 58': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
    • 58': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 58': Foul by Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton).
    • 59': Foul by Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 59': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Moussa Baradji (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 60': Foul by Cameron Bragg (Southampton).
    • 64': Foul by Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers).
    • 64': Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 68': Attempt blocked. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kristi Montgomery.
    • 68': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Bragg.
    • 69': Attempt saved. Sean McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Harry Pickering with a cross.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
    • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
    • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Léo Scienza replaces Kuryu Matsuki.
    • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Flynn Downes replaces Cameron Bragg.
    • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Oladapo Afolayan replaces Mathias Jørgensen.
    • 73': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Moussa Baradji.
    • 73': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
    • 78': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Balázs Tóth.
    • 78': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Eiran Cashin replaces Harry Pickering.
    • 80': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
    • 80': Oladapo Afolayan (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Oladapo Afolayan.
    • 81': Ryoya Morishita (Blackburn Rovers) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the box.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Tom Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
    • 82': Attempt missed. Yuki Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Taylor Gardner-Hickman.
    • 86': Goal! Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Léo Scienza.
    • 87': Substitution, Southampton. Jay Robinson replaces Cameron Archer.
    • 89': Attempt missed. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Welington.
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+1': Delay in match (Southampton).
    • 90'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 90'+4': Yuri Ribeiro (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0.

    Statistics

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    5 Fouls 8
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 7
    4 Saves 3
    41.4 Possession 58.6
    8 SHOTS 16
    3 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    350 Accurate Passes 549
    432 Passes 621
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 6
    16 Crosses 16
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    51 Long Balls 48
    20 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    3 Blocked Shots 5
    6 Effective Tackles 12
    9 Tackles 17
    0.7 Tackle % 0.7
    8 Interceptions 8
    16 Effective Clearances 19
    16 Clearances 19

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 25,576

    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
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    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    41 Daniel Peretz (GK)
    5 Jack Stephens
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    14 James Bree
    3 Ryan Manning
    18 Tom Fellows
    24 Shea Charles
    48 Cameron Bragg
    19 Cameron Archer
    27 Kuryu Matsuki
    9 Cyle Larin
    Southampton Substitutes:
    George Long, Flynn Downes, Welington, Jay Robinson, Léo Scienza, Caspar Jander, Samuel Edozie, Nathan Wood, Ross Stewart.

    BLK Blackburn Rovers (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    22 Balazs Toth (GK)
    15 Sean McLoughlin Yellow Card
    3 Harry Pickering
    38 Tom Atcheson
    31 Kristi Montgomery
    5 Taylor Gardner-Hickman Yellow Card
    4 Yuri Ribeiro
    2 Ryan Alebiousu
    29 Mathias Jørgensen
    24 Moussa Baradji
    27 Nathan Redmond
    Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
    Ryan Hedges, Valentin Joseph, Oladapo Afolayan, Yuki Ohashi, Aynsley Pears, Connor O'Riordan, Dion De Neve, Eiran Cashin, Ryoya Morishita.

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