Southampton vs Swansea

8 September 2026 · Championship · 2026/27 · Referee Lewis Smith

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • Finn Azaz 9’
  • Cyle Larin 33’
  • Leo Scienza 78’
  • Žan Vipotnik 52’ (pen)

Match summary

Southampton saw off Swansea 3-1. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Finn Azaz put Southampton ahead in the 9th minute and Cyle Larin made it 2-0 in the 33rd minute. In the second half, Žan Vipotnik pulled one back to make it 2-1 from the penalty spot in the 52nd minute and Leo Scienza made it 3-1 in the 78th minute.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 1.44 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Swansea 1.22 from 10.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%
16 Shots 10
4 Shots on target 2
9 Corners 3
57 Attacks 52
24 Dangerous attacks 33
449 Passes 498
85.5% Pass accuracy 85.7%
11 Tackles 17
10 Fouls 10
0 Yellow cards 1
5 Offsides 3

Key events

Southampton Swansea
Kick-off
Finn AzazLeft foot shot1-0 (Southampton)
9’
Cyle LarinLeft foot shot2-0 (Southampton)
33’
Half-time2-0
46’
Second half underway
52’
Žan VipotnikPenalty2-1 (Swansea)
54’
RonaldFoul
Leo ScienzaShot on target
72’
Leo ScienzaRight foot shot3-1 (Southampton)
78’
90+5’
Stephen EustaquioShot on target
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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.22 9’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), 1-0 9’ 33’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 2-0 33’ 52’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), 2-1 52’ 78’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), 3-1 78’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.44 1.22 9’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), 1-0 Azaz 9’ 33’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), 2-0 Larin 33’ 52’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), 2-1 Vipotnik 52’ 78’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), 3-1 Scienza 78’
Southampton 1.44 xGSwansea 1.22 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Swansea attacking Southampton attacking 
52’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 33’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 25’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 9’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 18’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 47’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 78’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 51’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 14’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Melker Widell (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 52’ Žan Vipotnik (Swansea), penalty, 0.79 xG, goal 5’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 33’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 25’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.19 xG, blocked 9’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), set piece, 0.11 xG, goal 26’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 18’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Ronald (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+5’ Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 43’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 21’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 21’ Joseph Opoku (Swansea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 55’ Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Ben Cabango (Swansea), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 78’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 14’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 72’ Leo Scienza (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 90’ Divin Mubama (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 39’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+1’ Finn Azaz (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ Cyle Larin (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Adam Idah (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 30’ Marko Stamenić (Swansea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Melker Widell (Swansea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target
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Lineups

Southampton 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Peretz
Manning
Wood
Schlotterbeck
Bree
Downes
Ward-Prowse 90’
Scienza 85’
Azaz
Fellows 76’
Larin 85’
Swansea 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Vigouroux
Lissah
Cabango
Welsh
Tymon
Fulton 63’
Stamenić
Opoku 46’
Yeo 78’
Just 63’
Vipotnik 70’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 1 57 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
90′ 1 2 1 5 3 26 1 – 1 –
90′ 1 1 1 5 2 64 – – – –
90′ 1 1 – 5 4 59 1 – – –
90′ – 2 – 1 – 51 – – – –
Midfielders7 players
90′ – 1 51 1 – 3 – 5 2 2 –
James Ward-Prowse Taken off
89′ – – 48 – – – 2 1 – 1 –
Tom Fellows Taken off
76′ – – 14 2 – – – – 2 – –
90′ 1 – 35 1 – 1 – 2 – – –
Leo Scienza Taken off
85′ 1 – 26 1 – 1 – 6 1 2 –
Kuryu Matsuki Came on as a substitute
14′ – 1 4 2 – – – 1 – – –
Samuel Edozie Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – – – – – – –
Forwards2 players
Cyle Larin Taken off
85′ 1 – 6 1 0.53 – 2 4 1 9 –
Divin Mubama Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – 0.04 – – 2 – 5 –
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 51% Avg odds 1.83
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.78
Swansea win 24% Avg odds 3.96

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

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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.