Southampton 4-1 Bristol City — EFL Championship, 12 Sep 2026
Southampton beat Bristol City 4-1 in the EFL Championship on 12 September 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. Cyle Larin, Lorent Tolaj, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 1 and Bristol City 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-038'assist: Finn Azaz
- 45'
- Half-time1-0
- 54'Foul
- 58'
- 58'
- 2-061'
- 2-166'assist: Rio Cardines
- 69'
- 77'
- 78'
- 78'
- 3-182'assist: Finn Azaz
- 83'
- 4-185'assist: Divin Mubama
- 88'
- 88'
- 89'Foul
- Full-time4-1
Player ratings
8.6
Top rated
Southampton
- 8.6Cyle LarinF
- 8.6Finn AzazM
- 7.5Kuryu MatsukiM
- 7.3James BreeD
- 7.2Daniel PeretzG
- 7.1Ryan ManningD
- 7.1Flynn DownesM
- 7.0Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.9Divin MubamaF
- 6.9Cameron BraggM
- 6.8Léo ScienzaM
- 6.8James Ward-ProwseM
- 6.7K. SchlotterbeckD
- 6.5Lewis DobbinF
- 6.3WelingtonD
- 6.2Tom FellowsM
- 6.6George LongG
- 6.6Jack StephensD
- 6.6Samuel EdozieM
- 6.6Z. AbbottD
Bristol City
- 7.9Lorent TolajF
- 7.3Rio CardinesD
- 6.7Joseph WilliamsM
- 6.4E. AdebayoF
- 6.3Jason KnightM
- 6.3George TannerD
- 6.2Robert DickieD
- 6.1Yu HirakawaM
- 6.0Scott TwineM
- 6.0Lisav EissatD
- 5.9Jed WallaceM
- 5.8Tomi HorvatM
- 5.7Cameron PringD
- 5.7Sam GreenwoodM
- 5.6Dominic BallardM
- 5.6Sam TickleG
- 6.6Noah EileD
- 6.6Bradley CollinsG
- 6.6Gibson YahM
- 6.6Adam RandellM
Line-ups
Bristol City4-2-3-1
Southampton4-2-3-1
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 5Jack StephensD6.6
- 25George LongG6.6
- 11Lewis Dobbin88'F6.5
- 34Welington88'D6.3
- 23Samuel EdozieM6.6
- 18Tom Fellows69'M6.2
- 28Divin Mubama78'F6.9
- 26Cameron Bragg45'M6.9
- 6Z. AbbottD6.6
Bristol CityM. Skubala
Substitutes
- 45E. AdebayoF6.4
- 3Cameron Pring78'D5.7
- 17Jed Wallace58'M5.9
- 40Bradley CollinsG6.6
- 4Adam RandellM6.6
- 14Tomi Horvat77'M5.8
- 20Sam Greenwood89'58'M5.7
- 38Noah EileD6.6
- 27Gibson YahM6.6
Team statistics
56%Possession44%
10Total shots21
5Shots on target6
2Shots off target12
3Blocked shots3
2Corners5
6Fouls14
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
4Goalkeeper saves1
532Total passes392
475Accurate passes340
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyle Larin | 78 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 |
| Finn Azaz | 88 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8.6 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.5 |
| James Bree | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Daniel Peretz | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| Ryan Manning | 88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Flynn Downes | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Divin Mubama | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Cameron Bragg | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Léo Scienza | 69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| James Ward-Prowse | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| K. Schlotterbeck | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Welington | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Tom Fellows | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| George Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jack Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Samuel Edozie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Z. Abbott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Bristol City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorent Tolaj | 83 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7.9 |
| Rio Cardines | 78 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| Joseph Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| E. Adebayo | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Jason Knight | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| George Tanner | 77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Robert Dickie | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Yu Hirakawa | 58 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Scott Twine | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Lisav Eissat | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Jed Wallace | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Tomi Horvat | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5.8 |
| Cameron Pring | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.7 |
| Sam Greenwood | 32 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5.7 |
| Dominic Ballard | 58 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Sam Tickle | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| Noah Eile | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Bradley Collins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gibson Yah | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adam Randell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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