Southampton vs Bristol City

21 April 2026 · Championship · 2025/26 · Referee Elliot Bell

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Cyle Larin 29’
Ross Stewart 74’

Ryan Manning 5’ (og)
Sam Bell 63’

Match summary

The points were shared as Southampton and Bristol City drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Manning's own goal put Bristol City ahead with a header in the 5th minute and Cyle Larin equalised in the 29th minute. In the second half, Sam Bell put Bristol City back in front with a header in the 63rd minute and Ross Stewart equalised with a header in the 74th minute.

Southampton had the better of the chances, with 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Bristol City's 0.74 from 8.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

10 Shots 9

5 Shots on target 6

7 Corners 3

528 Passes 450

84.7% Pass accuracy 84.4%

10 Tackles 16

14 Fouls 10

4 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

5 Offsides 1

Key events

Southampton Bristol City

Cameron ArcherArgument

0’

Kick-off

2’

Delano BurgzorgShot on target

5’

Sam Bell

0-1

Shea CharlesFoul

28’

Cyle LarinRight foot shot

1-1

29’

Half-time1-1

Cameron ArcherShot on target

46’

Second half underway

50’

Tomi HorvatShot on target

Leo ScienzaCameron Archer

57’

Tom FellowsKuryu Matsuki

57’

Flynn DownesFoul

62’

63’

Sam BellHeader

1-2

69’

Tomi HorvatShot on target

Caspar JanderFinn Azaz

70’

Ross StewartJames Bree

71’

73’

Mark SykesSam Bell

Ross StewartHeader

2-2

74’

76’

Cameron PringFoul

79’

Tomi HorvatShot on target

Cyle LarinFoul

80’

81’

Rob DickieTomi Horvat

Shea CharlesShot on target

86’

Cameron BraggFlynn Downes

87’

90+1’

Sam MorsyFoul

90+8’

Noah EileTime wasting

Full-time2-2

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.

Southampton 1.55 xGBristol City 0.74 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Bristol City attacking Southampton attacking

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Lineups

Southampton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Bristol City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel Peretz	90′	4	2	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


James Bree Taken off	71′	–	–	–	1	–	26	–	–	–	–
Taylor Harwood-Bellis	90′	1	–	–	4	2	80	–	–	–	–
Nathan Wood	90′	–	–	–	1	1	93	–	–	–	–
Ryan Manning	90′	1	–	–	3	1	64	–	–	1	–

Midfielders8 players


Flynn Downes Taken off	87′	–	–	47	–	–	2	1	2	4	–
Shea Charles	90′	–	–		–	–
Kuryu Matsuki Taken off	57′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	1	1	1	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	71′	–	–	31	–	–	2	–	3	–	–	–
Leo Scienza Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	10	–	–	1	1	3	1	1	–
Tom Fellows Came on as a substitute	33′	–	1	7	1	–	–	–	–	2	–	–
Caspar Jander Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	15	2	–	1	1	2	–	1	–
Cameron Bragg Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Cameron Archer Taken off	57′	–	–	1	1	0.04	–	–	2	2	14	–
Cyle Larin	90′	1	–	2	1	0.70	–	1	4	1	11
Ross Stewart Came on as a substitute	19′	1	–	2	1	0.39	–	1	3	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Radek Vitek	90′	2	2	51	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Noah Eile	90′	2	1	–	3	1	60	1	–	–	–
Neto Borges	90′	1	1	–	4	1	51	–	–	–	–
Cameron Pring	90′	1	1	–	3	1	33	2	–	–
Rob Dickie Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	2	2	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Ross McCrorie	90′	–	–	33	–	–	–	3	4	3	1	–
Jason Knight	90′	–	–	60	–	–	2	1	8	–	4	–
Sam Morsy	90′	–	–	64	–	–	2	2	3	1	1
Sam Bell Taken off	72′	1	–	12	2	–	–	–	2	1	–	–
Tomi Horvat Taken off	81′	–	1	35	2	–	1	2	4	–	2	–
Scott Twine	90′	–	–	24	1	–	4	1	6	1	1	–
Mark Sykes Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–

Forwards1 player


Delano Burgzorg	90′	–	–	2	1	0.41	–	1	4	1	21	–

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. A blank cell means that figure is not available for that player.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 69% Avg odds 1.37

Draw 19% Avg odds 4.96

Bristol City win 12% Avg odds 7.60

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

Form going into the game

Southampton W W W W W

Bristol City L W W D L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Bristol City 3-1 Southampton, 21 Oct 25 Next meeting: Southampton 4-1 Bristol City, 12 Sep 26 All Southampton vs Bristol City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.