1 SOU
Southampton
2 STO
Stoke City
SOU 1
2 STO

Southampton
-
Stoke City

Championship, Round 3
Saturday, August 23, 2025 3:00 PM
St. Mary's Stadium

Result

1-2

Match Recap

2H
Lewis Baker 55'
D. Mubama 59'
S. Thomas 76'
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 80'

Match Events

Second Half 1 - 2

Third Substitution
81'
Goal
80'
Fifth Substitution
79'
Fourth Substitution
79'
Goal
76'
Second Substitution
71'
Yellow Card
71'
Yellow Card
First Substitution
71'
Third Substitution
68'
Yellow Card
59'
Yellow Card
Red Card
59'
Red Card
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
57'
Goal
55'
Second Substitution
46'

First Half 0 - 0

Yellow Card
45+3'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
28'
Yellow Card
Yellow Card
25'
Yellow Card
First Substitution
21'

Match Statistics

Ball Possession

65%
35%

Total Shots

18
13

Shots on Goal

2
5

Corners

7
3

Expected Goals (xG)

2.32
1.20

Match Information

Information Value
League Championship
Season Championship 2025/26
Round Round 3
Date August 23, 2025
Time 15:00
Venue St. Mary's Stadium
Result 1 - 2

Lineups

Southampton
G. Bazunu
31. G. Bazunu
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
6. T. Harwood-Bellis
Nathan Wood
15. N. Wood
Jack Stephens
5. J. Stephens
Ryan Fraser
26. R. Fraser
Flynn Downes
4. F. Downes
Northern Ireland
Shea Charles
24. S. Charles
Welington
34. Welington
Mateus Fernandes
18. M. Fernandes
J. Robinson
46. J. Robinson
Adam Armstrong
9. A. Armstrong
D. Mubama
9. D. Mubama
S. Thomas
7. S. Thomas
J. Bae
10. J. Bae
Netherlands
Million Manhoef
42. M. Manhoef
Lewis Baker
8. L. Baker
Tatsuki Seko
12. T. Seko
A. Cresswell
3. A. Cresswell
Ben Wilmot
16. B. Wilmot
Mohammed Olabosun Lawal
18. M. O. Lawal
Junior Tchamadeu
22. J. Tchamadeu
Sweden
Viktor Johansson
1. V. Johansson
Stoke City

Form before the match

Previous Fixtures

League Cup 2024/25
League Cup 2024/25

October 29, 2024

FT
3
2
Southampton
Southampton
Stoke City
Stoke City

Championship 2023/24
Championship 2023/24

April 27, 2024

FT
0
1
Southampton
Southampton
Stoke City
Stoke City

October 3, 2023

FT
0
1
Stoke City
Stoke City
Southampton
Southampton

Upcoming Fixtures

Championship 2025/26
Championship 2025/26

January 31, 2026

FT
0
2
Stoke City
Stoke City
Southampton
Southampton

Championship

Team P GD Pts

Promotion

1
Coventry
Coventry 		33 32 65
2
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough 		33 17 62

Promotion Playoffs

3
Millwall
Millwall 		33 2 56
4
Ipswich
Ipswich 		31 20 54
5
Hull City
Hull City 		32 5 54
6
Wrexham
Wrexham 		33 7 51
7
Birmingham
Birmingham 		33 5 49
8
Derby
Derby 		33 6 48
9
Watford
Watford 		33 5 48
10
Preston
Preston 		33 3 48
11
Southampton
Southampton 		33 4 47
12
Bristol City
Bristol City 		33 4 47
13
QPR
QPR 		33 -1 47
14
Sheffield Utd
Sheffield Utd 		33 1 45
15
Swansea
Swansea 		33 0 45
16
Stoke City
Stoke City 		33 5 44
17
Charlton
Charlton 		33 -10 40
18
Norwich
Norwich 		33 -1 39
19
Portsmouth
Portsmouth 		32 -8 39
20
Blackburn
Blackburn 		33 -10 38
21
West Brom
West Brom 		33 -17 34

Relegation

22
Leicester
Leicester 		33 -7 33
23
Oxford United
Oxford United 		33 -16 29
24
Sheffield Wednesday
Sheffield Wednesday 		33 -46 -7