Southampton 3-1 Stoke City — EFL Championship, 22 Aug 2026
Southampton beat Stoke City 3-1 in the EFL Championship on 22 August 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Cyle Larin, Ethan Galbraith, Divin Mubama, Ryan Manning got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 2 and Stoke City 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-08'assist: Flynn Downes
- 19'Foul
- 1-126'assist: Samuel Gallagher
- 38'Foul
- Half-time1-1
- 50'Foul
- 53'Foul
- 62'Foul
- 62'
- 70'
- 78'
- 78'
- 81'out: Tomáš Rigo
- 81'
- 82'
- 86'Unsportsmanlike conduct
- 2-189'assist: Finn Azaz
- 90'
- 90+3'Foul
- 90+3'Foul
- 3-190+4'Penalty
- 90+5'
- 90+5'
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
7.3
Top rated
Southampton
- 7.3Cyle LarinF
- 6.9Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.9Ryan ManningD
- 6.9Tom FellowsM
- 6.7Leo ScienzaM
- 6.7Jack StephensD
- 6.6Flynn DownesM
- 6.3Finn AzazM
- 6.3Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.2James BreeD
- 6.0Daniel PeretzG
Stoke City
- 7.3Benjamin GibsonD
- 7.3Ethan GalbraithM
- 7.2Jun-Ho BaeM
- 6.9Djibril SoumaréM
- 6.9Sorba ThomasM
- 6.6Samuel GallagherM
- 6.5Eric-Junior BocatD
- 6.5George HirstF
- 6.3Ben JohnsonD
- 6.3Benjamin WilmotD
- 6.3Viktor JohanssonG
Line-ups
Stoke City4-2-3-1
Southampton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 25George LongG
- 19Cameron ArcherF
- 11Lewis Dobbin78'F
- 34WelingtonD
- 23Samuel Edozie90'M
- 28Divin Mubama89'78'F
- 26Cameron BraggM
- 17Joshua QuarshieD
- 29Romeo Akachukwu90+5'M
Stoke CityMark Robins
Substitutes
- 4Benjamin PearsonM
- 6Svante Ingelsson86'90+3'90+3'70'M
- 9Róbert Boženík62'F
- 40Maksym Talovierov82'81'D
- 24Joshua GriffithsG
- 42Million ManhoefF
- 19Tomáš Rigo81'M
- 5Luke GrahamD
- 52Laurence GianiD
Team statistics
57%Possession43%
0.57Expected goals (xG)0.54
3Total shots12
1Shots on target2
2Shots off target4
0Blocked shots6
1Corners1
1Offsides1
7Fouls10
1Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves0
-0.54Goals prevented-0.54
271Total passes198
232Accurate passes166
86%Pass accuracy84%
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyle Larin | 49 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ryan Manning | 49 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Tom Fellows | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Leo Scienza | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jack Stephens | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Flynn Downes | 49 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6.6 |
| Finn Azaz | 49 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| James Bree | 49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Daniel Peretz | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
Stoke City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Gibson | 49 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Ethan Galbraith | 49 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Jun-Ho Bae | 49 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Djibril Soumaré | 49 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Sorba Thomas | 49 | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Samuel Gallagher | 49 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Eric-Junior Bocat | 49 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| George Hirst | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Ben Johnson | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Benjamin Wilmot | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Viktor Johansson | 49 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonLWWDW
- L16 Aug 26AWatford1-2
- W08 Aug 26AColchester2-0
- W12 May 26HMiddlesbrough2-1
- D09 May 26AMiddlesbrough0-0
- W02 May 26APreston3-1
Stoke CityLWLLL
- L15 Aug 26HSwansea1-2
- W08 Aug 26HOldham2-0
- L02 May 26ABristol City0-2
- L25 Apr 26HPortsmouth1-3
- L21 Apr 26HMillwall1-3
Head-to-head
- 31 Jan 26Stoke City0-2Southampton
- 23 Aug 25Southampton1-2Stoke City
- 27 Apr 24Southampton0-1Stoke City
- 03 Oct 23Stoke City0-1Southampton
- 03 Mar 18Southampton0-0Stoke City
- 30 Sept 17Stoke City2-1Southampton
Most recent meetings