Southampton vs Birmingham

28 October 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee David Webb

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Taylor Harwood-Bellis 9’
  • Carlos Alcaraz 22’
  • Adam Armstrong 86’
  • Jay Stansfield 58’

Match summary

Southampton won 3-1 at home to Birmingham. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Taylor Harwood-Bellis put Southampton ahead with a header in the 9th minute and Carlos Alcaraz made it 2-0 in the 22nd minute. In the second half, Jay Stansfield pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 58th minute and Adam Armstrong made it 3-1 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.29 expected goals (xG) from 11 shots to Birmingham's 0.60 from 10.

Match stats

Southampton Birmingham
11 Shots 10
5 Shots on Target 2
4 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2.29 xG 0.60
2.29 Non-penalty xG 0.60

Key events

Southampton Birmingham
Kick-off
Taylor Harwood-Bellis1-0 (Southampton)
9’
Carlos Alcaraz2-0 (Southampton)
22’
Half-time2-0
58’
Jay Stansfield2-1 (Birmingham)
Adam Armstrong3-1 (Southampton)
86’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Birmingham
  • Emanuel Aiwu
  • Jordan James
  • Jay Stansfield
  • Gary Gardner

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 0.60 9’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 1-0 9’ 22’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 2-0 22’ 58’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 2-1 58’ 86’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 3-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.29 0.60 9’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), 1-0 Harwood-Bellis 9’ 22’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 2-0 Alcaraz 22’ 58’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), 2-1 Stansfield 58’ 86’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), 3-1 Armstrong 86’
Southampton 2.29 xGBirmingham 0.60 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Birmingham attacking Southampton attacking 
22’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 45’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 52’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 9’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 58’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 62’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 86’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 40’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 50’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 29’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 50’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 66’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+5’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 45’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.41 xG, off target 52’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, off target 9’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.19 xG, goal 58’ Jay Stansfield (Birmingham), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 62’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.12 xG, off target 86’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 47’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 50’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 40’ Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 29’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 59’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 61’ Lukas Jutkiewicz (Birmingham), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 24’ Siriki Dembélé (Birmingham), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+3’ Ryan Fraser (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 21’ Oliver Burke (Birmingham), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 32’ Will Smallbone (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 66’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 50’ Cody Drameh (Birmingham), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Scott Hogan (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 77’ Jordan James (Birmingham), open play, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 2 0.25 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Will Smallbone Taken off
81′ – – 1 0.03 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Stuart Armstrong Taken off
82′ – – 1 0.10 – – –
Carlos Alcaraz Taken off
69′ 1 – 2 0.98 – – –
90′ 1 – 4 0.89 – – –
Kamaldeen Sulemana Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
Joe Aribo Came on as a substitute
21′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Fraser Came on as a substitute
14′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Shea Charles Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – –
Samuel Edozie Came on as a substitute
8′ – – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 63% Avg odds 1.51
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.42
Birmingham win 15% Avg odds 6.26

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Last five league games before this one, oldest first. Select one to open it.

Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.