English League Championship

Southampton vs Swansea City, 2026-27 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 9': Finn Azaz
  • 33': Cyle Larin
  • 78': Léo Scienza
FT
3 - 1
Swansea City
  • 52': Zan Vipotnik (P)

About

Southampton are hosting Swansea City at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 8': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 8': Jay Fulton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Goal! Southampton 1, Swansea City 0. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
  • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a corner.
  • 17': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
  • 17': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross.
  • 20': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Keven Schlotterbeck.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Joseph Opoku (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stephen Welsh.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 22': Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cyle Larin.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
  • 26': Foul by Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City).
  • 26': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 27': Offside, Southampton. Nathan Wood is caught offside.
  • 29': Foul by Ben Cabango (Swansea City).
  • 29': Cyle Larin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Yeo.
  • 31': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Léo Scienza.
  • 33': Goal! Southampton 2, Swansea City 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
  • 34': Offside, Swansea City. Elijah Just is caught offside.
  • 36': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
  • 36': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Foul by Joseph Opoku (Swansea City).
  • 38': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Elijah Just.
  • 40': Ben Cabango (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  • 40': Offside, Swansea City. Moussa Yeo is caught offside.
  • 41': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Cabango.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Flynn Downes (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cyle Larin with a headed pass.
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Elijah Just (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Swansea City 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Swansea City. Ronald replaces Joseph Opoku.
  • 46': Offside, Southampton. Cyle Larin is caught offside.
  • 47': Attempt missed. Ronald (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Elijah Just with a cross.
  • 49': Foul by Moussa Yeo (Swansea City).
  • 49': James Bree (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Josh Tymon (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
  • 51': Attempt missed. Ben Cabango (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Filip Lissah with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 51': Penalty Swansea City. Zan Vipotnik draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 51': Penalty conceded by James Bree (Southampton) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 52': Goal! Southampton 2, Swansea City 1. Zan Vipotnik (Swansea City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 53': Offside, Southampton. Léo Scienza is caught offside.
  • 54': Foul by Ronald (Swansea City).
  • 54': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 54': Ronald (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning following a set piece situation.
  • 55': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
  • 58': Foul by Elijah Just (Swansea City).
  • 58': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Elijah Just (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 61': Ronald (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 61': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  • 62': Attempt missed. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 63': Substitution, Swansea City. Melker Widell replaces Jay Fulton.
  • 63': Substitution, Swansea City. Stephen Eustaquio replaces Elijah Just.
  • 64': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 64': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
  • 67': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Melker Widell.
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Melker Widell (Swansea City).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Substitution, Swansea City. Adam Idah replaces Zan Vipotnik.
  • 71': Offside, Southampton. Finn Azaz is caught offside.
  • 72': Attempt saved. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Lawrence Vigouroux (Swansea City).
  • 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
  • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marko Stamenic.
  • 76': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
  • 77': Attempt missed. Adam Idah (Swansea City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left. Assisted by Stephen Welsh.
  • 78': Substitution, Swansea City. Eom Ji-Sung replaces Moussa Yeo.
  • 78': Goal! Southampton 3, Swansea City 1. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kuryu Matsuki.
  • 80': Offside, Swansea City. Adam Idah is caught offside.
  • 81': Melker Widell (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 81': Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
  • 82': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Melker Widell (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Eom Ji-Sung following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
  • 85': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Léo Scienza.
  • 87': Foul by Adam Idah (Swansea City).
  • 87': Nathan Wood (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 88': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Filip Lissah.
  • 89': Marko Stamenic (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
  • 90': Attempt missed. Divin Mubama (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
  • 90': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
  • 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kuryu Matsuki.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Stephen Eustaquio (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Swansea City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Swansea City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 10
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 5
3 Corner Kicks 9
1 Saves 1
52.6 Possession 47.4
10 SHOTS 16
2 ON GOAL 4
0.2 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
422 Accurate Passes 384
498 Passes 447
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
2 Accurate Crosses 7
17 Crosses 19
0.1 Cross % 0.4
55 Long Balls 41
22 Accurate Long Balls 18
0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
3 Blocked Shots 4
11 Effective Tackles 4
16 Tackles 8
0.7 Tackle % 0.5
11 Interceptions 11
15 Effective Clearances 18
15 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 27,299

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Swansea City 8 +7 17
2 West Ham United 8 +11 15
3 Middlesbrough 8 +4 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 7 +5 14
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Daniel Peretz (GK)
13 Keven Schlotterbeck
15 Nathan Wood
3 Ryan Manning
14 James Bree
10 Finn Azaz
30 James Ward-Prowse
4 Flynn Downes
9 Cyle Larin
7 Léo Scienza
18 Tom Fellows
Southampton Substitutes:
Welington, George Long, Jack Stephens, Divin Mubama, Kuryu Matsuki, Samuel Edozie, Lewis Dobbin, Zach Abbott, Cameron Bragg.

SWA Swansea City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Lawrence Vigouroux (GK)
23 Stephen Welsh
5 Ben Cabango
14 Josh Tymon
26 Filip Lissah
8 Elijah Just
6 Marko Stamenic
4 Jay Fulton
9 Zan Vipotnik
49 Moussa Yeo
30 Joseph Opoku
Swansea City Substitutes:
Tiago Parente, Ronald, Stephen Eustáquio, Andrew Fisher, Joshua Key, Jenson Seelt, Melker Widell, Adam Idah, Eom Ji-Sung.

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