English League Championship

Stoke City vs Southampton, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Stoke City
    FT
    0 - 2
    Southampton
    • 10': Finn Azaz
    • 52': Flynn Downes

    About

    Stoke City are hosting Southampton at bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, 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': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by James Bree.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas following a corner.
    • 4': Foul by Léo Scienza (Southampton).
    • 4': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Léo Scienza (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
    • 6': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ashley Phillips.
    • 8': Foul by Maksym Talovierov (Stoke City).
    • 8': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 10': Goal! Stoke City 0, Southampton 1. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 12': Attempt blocked. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 12': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
    • 13': Eric-Junior Bocat (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 13': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
    • 17': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Milan Smit with a headed pass.
    • 19': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
    • 19': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Sorba Thomas.
    • 20': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Daniel Peretz.
    • 21': Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
    • 23': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 24': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 24': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 25': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 25': Tomás Rigo (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 26': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
    • 26': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 28': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
    • 28': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Steven Nzonzi.
    • 29': Finn Azaz (Southampton) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
    • 30': Finn Azaz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 32': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 32': Milan Smit (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Delay in match because of an injury Milan Smit (Stoke City).
    • 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 34': Attempt saved. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton). Assisted by Tomás Rigo.
    • 35': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
    • 35': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 36': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
    • 40': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caspar Jander.
    • 45': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
    • 45': Lamine Cissé (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Steven Nzonzi (Stoke City).
    • 45'+1': Léo Scienza (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+3': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+3': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
    • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.
    • 45': Second Half begins Stoke City 0, Southampton 1.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Pearson replaces Steven Nzonzi.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Ben Wilmot replaces Maksym Talovierov.
    • 45': Substitution, Stoke City. Tatsuki Seko replaces Tomás Rigo.
    • 48': Foul by Milan Smit (Stoke City).
    • 48': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Simkin.
    • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Ashley Phillips (Stoke City).
    • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bosun Lawal.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Léo Scienza with a cross following a corner.
    • 52': Goal! Stoke City 0, Southampton 2. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ross Stewart following a corner.
    • 56': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Tommy Simkin (Stoke City). Assisted by Ross Stewart.
    • 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 65': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Léo Scienza.
    • 65': Substitution, Southampton. Nicholas Oyekunle replaces Ross Stewart.
    • 68': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Foul by Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City).
    • 70': Bae Jun-Ho (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 70': Foul by Caspar Jander (Southampton).
    • 71': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
    • 71': Milan Smit (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 71': Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sorba Thomas following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Daniel Peretz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 74': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 74': Foul by Ben Pearson (Stoke City).
    • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Caspar Jander.
    • 75': Ben Wilmot (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 75': Foul by Nicholas Oyekunle (Southampton).
    • 77': Foul by Welington (Southampton).
    • 77': Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 78': Substitution, Stoke City. Favour Fawunmi replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
    • 78': Favour Fawunmi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 78': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 79': Offside, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips is caught offside.
    • 82': Attempt saved. Tatsuki Seko (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
    • 83': Foul by Favour Fawunmi (Stoke City).
    • 83': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Favour Fawunmi (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 86': Attempt blocked. Favour Fawunmi (Stoke City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Phillips.
    • 86': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 87': Attempt missed. Ashley Phillips (Stoke City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sorba Thomas with a cross following a corner.
    • 88': Handball by Nicholas Oyekunle (Southampton).
    • 90': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 90': Ben Pearson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
    • 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Bosun Lawal (Stoke City).
    • 90'+2': Welington (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+2': Bosun Lawal (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Stoke City 0, Southampton 2.

    Statistics

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    18 Fouls 8
    3 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    3 Offsides 1
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    3 Saves 2
    47.6 Possession 52.4
    11 SHOTS 10
    4 ON GOAL 3
    0.4 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    353 Accurate Passes 405
    449 Passes 489
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    2 Accurate Crosses 2
    11 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.1
    79 Long Balls 62
    36 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    12 Effective Tackles 16
    19 Tackles 22
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    6 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 18
    29 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: bet365 Stadium
    Location: Stoke-on-Trent, England
    Attendance: 23,529

    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

    STK Stoke City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    25 Tommy Simkin (GK)
    18 Bosun Lawal Yellow Card
    26 Ashley Phillips
    17 Eric Bocat
    40 Maksym Talovierov
    10 Bae Jun-Ho
    15 Steven N'Zonzi
    19 Tomás Rigo
    49 Milan Smit
    7 Sorba Thomas
    29 Lamine Cisse
    Stoke City Substitutes:
    Ben Wilmot, Ruben Curley, Favour Fawunmi, Will Smith, Ben Pearson, Ben Gibson, Frank Fielding, Aaron Cresswell, Tatsuki Seko.

    SOU Southampton (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    41 Daniel Peretz (GK) Yellow Card
    5 Jack Stephens Yellow Card
    6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
    34 Welington
    14 James Bree
    10 Finn Azaz
    4 Flynn Downes
    20 Caspar Jander
    11 Ross Stewart
    13 Léo Scienza
    18 Tom Fellows
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Alex McCarthy, Nathan Wood, Shea Charles, Kuryu Matsuki, Elias Jelert, Jay Robinson, Nicholas Oyekunle, Ryan Manning, Joshua Quarshie.

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