Southampton 1-4 West Ham — EFL Cup, 25 Aug 2026
West Ham beat Southampton 4-1 in the EFL Cup Round of 64 on 25 August 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton. L. Scienza, Joshua Ajala, Valentín Castellanos, Jarrod Bowen got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Southampton have won 1 and West Ham 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-010'
- 26'Foul
- 34'Foul
- 1-141'assist: Lewis Orford
- Half-time1-1
- 1-253'
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'
- 59'
- 60'
- 60'
- 60'out: Flynn Downes
- 66'
- 1-375'assist: Joël Veltman
- 80'
- 1-484'assist: Lewis Orford
- 87'
- Full-time1-4
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Southampton
- 7.3Leo ScienzaM
- 7.0Tom FellowsF
- 6.9Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 6.7Flynn DownesM
- 6.7Divin MubamaF
- 6.7Romeo AkachukwuM
- 6.7Kuryu MatsukiM
- 6.7Cameron BraggM
- 6.5Finn AzazM
- 6.3Lewis DobbinF
- 6.3Cyle LarinF
- 6.3Samuel EdozieM
- 6.3Jack StephensD
- 6.2WelingtonD
- 5.9Daniel PeretzG
- 5.5James BreeD
West Ham
- 8.5Joshua AjalaM
- 7.9Jarrod BowenF
- 7.7Lewis OrfordM
- 7.3Joël VeltmanD
- 7.2Valentín CastellanosF
- 7.2Maximilian KilmanD
- 7.0Divine MukasaF
- 6.9Arne EngelsM
- 6.7Keiber LamadridM
- 6.7Joël PiroeF
- 6.6Manor SolomonF
- 6.5Mohamadou KantéM
- 6.5Ezra MayersD
- 6.3Finlay HerrickG
- 6.3Airidas GolambeckisD
Line-ups
West Ham4-4-1-1
Southampton4-3-3
Substitutes
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 9Cyle Larin80'F6.3
- 25George LongG
- 3Ryan ManningD
- 4Flynn Downes60'M6.7
- 19Cameron ArcherF
- 10Finn Azaz66'M6.5
- 23Samuel Edozie60'M6.3
- 17Joshua QuarshieD
- 27Kuryu Matsuki60'M6.7
West HamNuno Espirito Santo
Substitutes
- 2Kyle Walker-PetersD
- 10Manor SolomonF6.6
- 1Mads HermansenG
- 20Jarrod Bowen84'59'F7.9
- 11Valentín Castellanos75'59'F7.2
- 7Arne Engels59'M6.9
- 42Kaelan Casey87'D
- 27Soungoutou MagassaM
- 30Oliver ScarlesD
Team statistics
58%Possession42%
12Total shots17
4Shots on target7
4Shots off target2
4Blocked shots8
2Corners5
7Fouls8
2Yellow cards0
4Goalkeeper saves3
587Total passes418
521Accurate passes369
89%Pass accuracy88%
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leo Scienza | 60 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Tom Fellows | 60 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Nathan Wood-Gordon | 93 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Flynn Downes | 33 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Divin Mubama | 93 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Romeo Akachukwu | 66 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 33 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Cameron Bragg | 60 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Finn Azaz | 27 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 79 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Cyle Larin | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Samuel Edozie | 33 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Jack Stephens | 93 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Welington | 93 | – | – | – | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6.2 |
| Daniel Peretz | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| James Bree | 93 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5.5 |
West Ham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joshua Ajala | 59 | 2 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | 8.5 |
| Jarrod Bowen | 34 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.9 |
| Lewis Orford | 93 | – | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Joël Veltman | 93 | – | 1 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Valentín Castellanos | 34 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Maximilian Kilman | 93 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.2 |
| Divine Mukasa | 87 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 |
| Arne Engels | 34 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Keiber Lamadrid | 59 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 6.7 |
| Joël Piroe | 59 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Manor Solomon | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Mohamadou Kanté | 59 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.5 |
| Ezra Mayers | 93 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Finlay Herrick | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Airidas Golambeckis | 93 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Recent Form
SouthamptonWLWWD
- W22 Aug 26HStoke City3-1
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- W08 Aug 26AColchester2-0
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- D09 May 26AMiddlesbrough0-0
Head-to-head
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