Southampton vs Stoke

22 August 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Steve Martin

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–1

Cyle Larin 8’
Divin Mubama 89’
Ryan Manning 90+4’ (pen)

Ethan Galbraith 26’

Match summary

Southampton beat Stoke 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Cyle Larin put Southampton ahead in the 8th minute and Ethan Galbraith equalised in the 26th minute. In the second half, Divin Mubama put Southampton back in front in the 89th minute and Ryan Manning made it 3-1 from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 2.32 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Stoke's 0.93 from 15. Stoke had a player sent off.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

18 Shots 15

5 Shots on target 2

4 Corners 2

77 Attacks 75

40 Dangerous attacks 46

474 Passes 329

86.5% Pass accuracy 80.5%

14 Tackles 11

10 Fouls 21

3 Yellow cards 5

0 Red cards 1

2 Offsides 2

Key events

Southampton Stoke

Kick-off

5’

Ben GibsonShot on target

Cyle LarinRight foot shot

1-0

8’

James BreeFoul

19’

26’

Ethan GalbraithLeft foot shot

1-1

38’

Sam GallagherFoul

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Flynn DownesFoul

50’

Ryan ManningFoul

53’

62’

Róbert BoženíkGeorge Hirst

62’

Ethan GalbraithFoul

70’

Svante IngelssonSam Gallagher

Leo ScienzaShot on target

74’

Cyle LarinShot on target

75’

Lewis DobbinLeo Scienza

78’

Divin MubamaCyle Larin

78’

81’

Maksym TalovierovEric Bocat

81’

Tomáš RigoDjibril Soumaré

82’

Maksym TalovierovFoul

86’

Svante IngelssonArgument

Divin MubamaLeft foot shot

2-1

89’

Samuel EdozieTom Fellows

90’

90+3’

Svante IngelssonSecond yellowFoul

Ryan ManningPenalty

3-1

90+4’

Cameron BraggKuryu Matsuki

90+5’

Romeo AkachukwuFinn Azaz

90+5’

Full-time3-1

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.

Southampton 2.32 xGStoke 0.93 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Stoke attacking Southampton attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Daniel Peretz	90′	1	1	40	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


James Bree	90′	1	1	–	3	1	42	1	–	–
Nathan Wood	90′	1	–	2	6	4	56	–	–	–	–
Jack Stephens	90′	–	–	2	4	3	73	–	–	–	–
Ryan Manning	90′	3	–	–	6	–	50	1	1	–

Midfielders5 players


Flynn Downes	90′	–	1	54	2	–	4	2	7	4	3
Kuryu Matsuki Taken off	89′	–	–	52	1	–	1	2	4	1	1	–
Tom Fellows Taken off	89′	–	–	32	1	–	1	1	5	–	3	–
Finn Azaz Taken off	89′	–	1	39	4	–	2	1	2	1	–	–
Leo Scienza Taken off	78′	–	–	25	1	–	–	–	5	–	2	–

Forwards3 players


Cyle Larin Taken off	78′	1	–	5	2	0.75	–	–	4	2	6	–
Lewis Dobbin Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	4	–
Divin Mubama Came on as a substitute	12′	1	–	1	1	0.24	–	–	2	1	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Viktor Johansson	90′	2	3	37	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Ben Johnson	90′	1	1	–	2	1	26	1	–	–	–
Ben Wilmot	90′	1	–	1	2	–	44	1	–	–	–
Ben Gibson	90′	2	1	1	5	3	47	4	–	–	–
Eric Bocat Taken off	81′	2	2	–	5	1	30	1	–	–	–
Maksym Talovierov Came on as a substitute	9′	1	1	–	1	–	2	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Djibril Soumaré Taken off	81′	–	–	30	1	–	1	–	5	–	3	–
Ethan Galbraith	90′	1	–	36	–	–	2	1	4	4	1
Jun-Ho Bae	90′	–	–	27	3	–	1	1	11	1	4	–
Sorba Thomas	90′	–	–		–	–						–
Svante Ingelsson Came on as a substituteSent off	23′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–
Tomáš Rigo Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Sam Gallagher Taken off	70′	–	1	1	–	0.02	–	1	5	–	11
George Hirst Taken off	62′	–	–	3	–	0.12	–	–	1	–	3	–
Róbert Boženík Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	0.10	–	–	2	–	4	–

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 58% Avg odds 1.62

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.13

Stoke win 19% Avg odds 4.89

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

Form going into the game

Southampton W D D W L

Stoke L L L L L

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Previous and next meeting

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