Southampton 5-1 Millwall — EFL Championship, 29 Aug 2026
Southampton beat Millwall 5-1 in the EFL Championship on 29 August 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Cyle Larin, Finn Azaz, Léo Scienza and Tom Fellows scored for Southampton; Mark Sykes for Millwall. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 2 and Millwall 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 4'Foul
- 10'Foul
- 0-115'
- 1-125'assist: Ryan Manning
- 2-138'assist: Léo Scienza
- 45'
- Half-time2-1
- 3-155'Penalty
- 61'
- 4-162'assist: Finn Azaz
- 70'
- 71'
- 71'
- 71'
- 79'Jenson Metcalfeout: Zakariya Lovelace
- 80'
- 81'
- 5-186'
- 87'
- 87'
- Full-time5-1
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Southampton
- 9.0Finn AzazM
- 8.5Cyle LarinF
- 7.7Léo ScienzaM
- 7.1Daniel PeretzG
- 7.0James BreeD
- 6.9Cameron BraggM
- 6.9Tom FellowsM
- 6.8James Ward-ProwseM
- 6.7K. SchlotterbeckD
- 6.5Lewis DobbinF
- 6.4Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.4Divin MubamaF
- 6.3Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.3Jack StephensD
- 6.2Flynn DownesM
- 6.1Ryan ManningD
- 6.6Samuel EdozieM
- 6.6George LongG
- 6.6Romeo AkachukwuM
- 6.6WelingtonD
Millwall
- 6.6Taïryk ArconteF
- 6.5Lyndon DykesF
- 6.5Camiel NeghliM
- 6.4Joshua CoburnF
- 6.3Casper De NorreM
- 6.3J. MetcalfeM
- 6.1Kyrell LisbieF
- 6.1Mark SykesD
- 6.0Caleb TaylorD
- 5.8Daniel KellyM
- 5.7Jake CooperD
- 5.7Luke CundleM
- 5.6Zak Norton SturgeD
- 5.6Elkan BaggottD
- 5.4Maxime CrocombeG
- 6.6J. Osei-TutuD
- 6.6Daniel BatthD
- 6.6J. ColemanG
- 6.6Alfie MasseyM
Line-ups
Millwall4-3-3
Southampton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 30James Ward-Prowse45'M6.8
- 5Jack Stephens87'D6.3
- 25George LongG6.6
- 11Lewis Dobbin81'F6.5
- 34WelingtonD6.6
- 23Samuel EdozieM6.6
- 18Tom Fellows86'87'71'M6.9
- 28Divin Mubama70'F6.4
- 29Romeo AkachukwuM6.6
MillwallAlex Neil
Substitutes
- 2J. Osei-TutuD6.6
- 43J. ColemanG6.6
- 23Daniel BatthD6.6
- 13Lyndon Dykes80'F6.5
- 25Luke Cundle61'M5.7
- 12Elkan Baggott71'D5.6
- 16Daniel Kelly71'M5.8
- 44Alfie MasseyM6.6
Team statistics
51%Possession49%
21Total shots14
7Shots on target5
7Shots off target5
7Blocked shots4
8Corners11
1Offsides2
6Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves2
418Total passes377
367Accurate passes303
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finn Azaz | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 9.0 |
| Cyle Larin | 70 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8.5 |
| Léo Scienza | 71 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Daniel Peretz | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| James Bree | 90 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Cameron Bragg | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Tom Fellows | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| James Ward-Prowse | 44 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| K. Schlotterbeck | 87 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Divin Mubama | 20 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jack Stephens | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Flynn Downes | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Manning | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Samuel Edozie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| George Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Romeo Akachukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Welington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Millwall
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taïryk Arconte | 71 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Lyndon Dykes | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Camiel Neghli | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Coburn | 80 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Casper De Norre | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| J. Metcalfe | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Kyrell Lisbie | 61 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.1 |
| Mark Sykes | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Caleb Taylor | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Daniel Kelly | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Jake Cooper | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Luke Cundle | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Zak Norton Sturge | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Elkan Baggott | 19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Maxime Crocombe | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| J. Osei-Tutu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Batth | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Coleman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Alfie Massey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonLWLWW
- L25 Aug 26HWest Ham1-4
- W22 Aug 26HStoke City3-1
- L16 Aug 26AWatford1-2
- W08 Aug 26AColchester2-0
- W12 May 26HMiddlesbrough2-1
Head-to-head
- 01 Jan 26Southampton0-0Millwall
- 29 Nov 25Millwall3-2Southampton
- 24 Feb 24Southampton1-2Millwall
- 04 Nov 23Millwall0-1Southampton
- 17 Mar 12Millwall2-3Southampton
- 07 Feb 12Southampton2-3Millwall
Most recent meetings
Before and after
Southampton
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- Next: Birmingham 1-1 Southampton, 1 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
Millwall
- Previous: Cambridge United 0-1 Millwall, 25 Aug 2026 · EFL Cup
- Next: Millwall 0-3 Wrexham, 2 Sep 2026 · EFL Championship
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