Southampton vs Millwall

29 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Adam Herczeg

Full time 5 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Cyle Larin 25’, 62’
  • Finn Azaz 38’
  • Leo Scienza 55’ (pen)
  • Tom Fellows 86’
  • Mark Sykes 15’

Match summary

Southampton came from behind to win 5-1 at home to Millwall. Southampton led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Mark Sykes put Millwall ahead in the 15th minute, Cyle Larin equalised with a header in the 25th minute, and Finn Azaz put Southampton in front in the 38th minute. In the second half, Leo Scienza made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 55th minute, Larin made it 4-1 in the 62nd minute, and Tom Fellows made it 5-1 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 3.62 expected goals (xG) from 21 shots to Millwall's 1.35 from 15.

Match stats

53% Possession 47%
21 Shots 15
7 Shots on target 5
8 Corners 11
81 Attacks 80
51 Dangerous attacks 40
428 Passes 378
87.1% Pass accuracy 81.0%
9 Tackles 17
6 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 1
1 Offsides 2

Key events

Southampton Millwall
Kick-off
2’
Tairyk ArconteShot on target
2’
Corner
Ryan ManningFoul
4’
10’
Mark SykesFoul
12’
Corner
13’
Corner
15’
Mark SykesRight foot shot0-1 (Millwall)
21’
Corner
Corner
23’
Cyle LarinHeader1-1 (Southampton)
25’
Corner
37’
Finn AzazRight foot shot2-1 (Southampton)
38’
Corner
40’
Corner
42’
Corner
45’
Corner
45+1’
Half-time2-1
James Ward-ProwseFlynn Downes
46’
Keven SchlotterbeckShot on target
47’
Second half underway
52’
Corner
Leo ScienzaPenalty3-1 (Southampton)
55’
Corner
58’
61’
Luke CundleKyrell Lisbie
Cyle LarinLeft foot shot4-1 (Southampton)
62’
66’
Josh CoburnShot on target
66’
Corner
Cyle LarinShot on target
67’
Divin MubamaCyle Larin
70’
71’
Elkan BaggottZak Sturge
71’
Daniel KellyTairyk Arconte
Tom FellowsLeo Scienza
71’
Corner
73’
79’
Zak LovelaceJenson Metcalfe
80’
Lyndon DykesJosh Coburn
Lewis DobbinKuryu Matsuki
81’
83’
Corner
83’
Corner
84’
Corner
Tom FellowsRight foot shot5-1 (Southampton)
86’
Jack StephensKeven Schlotterbeck
87’
Tom Fellows
87’
88’
Zak LovelaceShot on target
88’
Corner
89’
Corner
90’
Zak LovelaceShot on target
Full-time5-1

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.62 1.35 15’ Mark Sykes (Millwall), 0-1 15’ 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 1-1 25’ 38’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), 2-1 38’ 55’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), 3-1 55’ 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 4-1 62’ 86’ Tom Fellows (Southampton), 5-1 86’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.62 1.35 15’ Mark Sykes (Millwall), 0-1 Sykes 15’ 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 1-1 Larin 25’ 38’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), 2-1 Azaz 38’ 55’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), 3-1 Scienza 55’ 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 4-1 Larin 62’ 86’ Tom Fellows (Southampton), 5-1 Fellows 86’
Southampton 3.62 xGMillwall 1.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Millwall attacking Southampton attacking 
38’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 55’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ Kyrell Lisbie (Millwall), open play, 0.65 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 86’ Tom Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 76’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 74’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 88’ Zak Lovelace (Millwall), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 51’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Camiel Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Zak Lovelace (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Mark Sykes (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Elkan Baggott (Millwall), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Camiel Neghli (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 13’ Kyrell Lisbie (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Caleb Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Caleb Taylor (Millwall), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 38’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.96 xG, goal 55’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 47’ Kyrell Lisbie (Millwall), open play, 0.65 xG, hit the woodwork 67’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 86’ Tom Fellows (Southampton), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 76’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, off target 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.17 xG, goal 74’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, off target 88’ Zak Lovelace (Millwall), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 51’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 7’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 12’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 31’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 37’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 37’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 30’ Camiel Neghli (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90’ Zak Lovelace (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, saved 45’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 66’ Josh Coburn (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 67’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 15’ Mark Sykes (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, goal 37’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 2’ Tairyk Arconte (Millwall), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 74’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 80’ Elkan Baggott (Millwall), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 20’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+1’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 24’ Ryan Manning (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 40’ James Bree (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 47’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 13’ Kyrell Lisbie (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 66’ Caleb Taylor (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 13’ Camiel Neghli (Millwall), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 52’ Caleb Taylor (Millwall), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Lineups

Southampton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Peretz
Manning
Wood
Schlotterbeck 87’
Bree
Bragg
Downes 46’
Scienza 71’
Matsuki 81’
Azaz
Larin 2 70’
Millwall 4-3-3 Starting XI
Crocombe
Sturge 71’
Taylor
Cooper
Sykes
Norre
Metcalfe 79’
Neghli
Lisbie 61’
Arconte 71’
Coburn 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Daniel Peretz
90′ 4 1 14 – – – – –
Defenders5 players
James Bree
90′ 3 1 – 4 – 49 1 – – –
Nathan Wood
90′ – – 1 3 3 21 1 – – –
Keven Schlotterbeck Taken off
87′ – 2 1 4 4 30 1 – – –
Ryan Manning
90′ – – – 1 – 46 1 – 1
Jack Stephens Came on as a substitute
3′ – – – – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
Cameron Bragg
90′ – – 71 4 – – – 1 – 1 –
Flynn Downes Taken off
45′ – – 17 1 – 2 – 4 – 2 –
Kuryu Matsuki Taken off
81′ – – 41 – – 1 – 3 1 1 –
Finn Azaz
90′ 1 1 40 3 – – – 3 – 2 –
Leo Scienza Taken off
71′ 1 1 31 3 – 1 – 5 – 3 –
James Ward-Prowse Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 28 – – – – – – – –
Tom Fellows Came on as a substitute
19′ 1 – 8 – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Cyle Larin Taken off
70′ 2 – 6 3 0.94 – – 3 – 6 –
Divin Mubama Came on as a substitute
20′ – – 2 – 0.30 – – 1 – 5 –
Lewis Dobbin Came on as a substitute
9′ – – – – – – – – – 9 –
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 48% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.73
Millwall win 27% Avg odds 3.49

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

Form going into the game

Southampton DDWLW
Millwall WDWWW

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Previous and next meeting

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