EFL Championship 2026-27 ｜ Matchday 2 ｜ 2026-08-22 23:00 JST
3 – 1
8' C. Larin 89' D. Mubama 90' R. Manning
Match summary Southampton and Stoke City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 2 on August 22. Southampton beat Stoke City 3-1. It was 1-1 at half-time. Southampton scored 2 after the break to seal the win.
Southampton controlled the game with 58% possession and 18 shots (15 for their opponents). Southampton scored 3 from 5 shots on target. Yellow cards: Southampton 3, Stoke City 5 in a heated match. Stoke City finished the game with ten men after a red card.
Team stats 4-2-3-1 1 Peretz 3 Mann ing 5 Step hen 15 Wood -Go 14 Bree 27 Matsuki 4 Downes 7 Scienza 10 Azaz 18 Fellows 9 Larin
4-2-3-1 1 Johanss 17 Bocat 23 Gibson 16 Wilmot 2 John son 8 Galbrai 27 Soumare 7 Thomas 10 Jun-Ho 20 Gallagh 15 Hirst
2.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.93
-0.81 Goals prevented (xG) -0.81
View as table Southampton Stat Stoke City 4-2-3-1 Formation 4-2-3-1 58% Possession 42% 2.32 Expected goals (xG) 0.93 18 Shots 15 5 Shots on target 2 6 Shots off target 6 7 Blocked shots 7 11 Shots inside the box 12 7 Shots outside the box 3 4 Corner kicks 2 2 Offsides 2 10 Fouls 21 474 Passes 329 410 Accurate passes 265 86% Pass accuracy 81% 1 Goalkeeper saves 2 -0.81 Goals prevented (xG) -0.81 3 Yellow cards 5 0 Red cards 1
Referee: Steve Martin, England
Player stats Southampton Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Daniel Peretz 0 28(70%) 0 0 0 5.9 90 DF J. Bree 0 1 40(95%) 0 1 0 1 1 6.6 90 1 4(3) DF N. Wood-Gordon 0 1 2 48(86%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 8(6) DF J. Stephens 1 0 2 66(90%) 0 0 0 1 7.2 90 1 6(3) DF R. Manning 2 1 1 3 39(78%) 0 1 0 1 3 7.7 90 13(6) MF F. Downes 0 3 50(93%) 1 1 0 4 3 6.9 90 2 2 13(6) MF K. Matsuki 1 0 1(100%) 1 44(86%) 0 0 0 1 1 6.7 89 1 2 9(4) MF T. Fellows 0 1 2 27(84%) 0 0 0 3 7 89 1 1 5(4) MF F. Azaz 2 0 2 35(90%) 1 0 0 1 7.3 89 4 1 7(2) MF Léo Scienza 1 1 0 3(60%) 23(92%) 0 0 0 2 6.9 78 1 8(5) FW C. Larin 3 2 1 1 1 4(67%) 0 0 0 2 2 7.6 78 11(4) FW L. Dobbin 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 12 4(1) FW D. Mubama 1 1 1 1(100%) 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 7.3 12 3(2) MF Cameron Bragg 0 1(100%) 0 0 0 1 MF R. Akachukwu 0 0 0 0 1 MF S. Edozie 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 3(3) GK G. Long 0 0 0 0 DF Joshua Quarshie 0 0 0 0 DF Welington 0 0 0 0 FW C. Archer 0 0 0 0
Stoke City Pos Player Shots Shots on target Goals Dribbles (success) Tackles (success) Blocks Passes (accuracy) Assists Yellow cards Red cards Fouls Fouled Rating Min Key passes Interceptions Duels (won) GK Viktor Johansson 0 23(62%) 0 0 0 6.3 90 2(1) DF Ben Johnson 0 1 1 22(85%) 0 0 0 2 5.9 90 7(3) DF Ben Wilmot 0 1(100%) 1 3 38(86%) 0 0 0 1 6.5 90 3(2) DF Ben Gibson 2 1 0 1 44(92%) 0 0 0 4 6.5 90 1 8(4) DF Eric Bocat 0 2 28(90%) 0 0 0 1 6.6 81 1 2 7(3) MF Djibril Soumaré 1 0 1 22(71%) 0 0 0 3 6.6 81 1 8(5) MF Ethan Galbraith 1 1 1 2 32(89%) 0 1 0 3 1 7.3 90 1 11(4) MF Sam Gallagher 1 0 2 3(27%) 1 1 0 3 6.9 70 1 3 11(6) MF Jun-Ho Bae 1 0 2(100%) 1 24(89%) 0 0 0 1 4 7.5 90 3 1 13(11) MF S. Thomas 0 16(73%) 0 0 0 1 2 6.3 90 5 1 8(2) FW George Hirst 0 3(100%) 0 0 0 2 6.5 62 7(1) FW Róbert Boženík 1 0 1 1 2(50%) 0 0 0 1 6.3 28 4(2) MF Svante Ingelsson 1 0 2(67%) 0 2 1 1 4.9 23 1(None) DF Maksym Talovierov 0 1 2(100%) 0 1 0 1 5.9 9 1 3(1) MF Tomáš Rigo 0 4(100%) 0 0 0 6.2 9 1(None) GK Joshua Griffiths 0 0 0 0 DF Luke Graham 0 0 0 0 DF Laurence Giani 0 0 0 0 FW Million Manhoef 0 0 0 0 MF Ben Pearson 0 0 0 0
Lineups Southampton Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 Daniel Peretz Starter DF 14 J. Bree Starter DF 15 N. Wood-Gordon Starter DF 5 J. Stephens Starter DF 3 R. Manning Starter MF 4 F. Downes Starter MF 27 K. Matsuki Starter MF 18 T. Fellows Starter MF 10 F. Azaz Starter MF 7 Léo Scienza Starter FW 9 C. Larin Bench MF 29 R. Akachukwu Bench MF 26 Cameron Bragg Bench FW 11 L. Dobbin Bench MF 23 S. Edozie Bench FW 28 D. Mubama
Show unused substitutes (4) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 25 G. Long Bench DF 34 Welington Bench DF 17 J. Quarshie Bench FW 19 C. Archer
Stoke City Role Pos No. Player Starter GK 1 V. Johansson Starter DF 2 B. Johnson Starter DF 16 B. Wilmot Starter DF 23 B. Gibson Starter DF 17 E. Bocat Starter MF 27 D. Soumare Starter MF 8 E. Galbraith Starter MF 20 S. Gallagher Starter MF 10 Bae Jun-Ho Starter MF 7 S. Thomas Starter FW 15 G. Hirst Bench DF 40 M. Talovierov Bench MF 6 S. Ingelsson Bench MF 19 T. Rigo Bench FW 9 R. Bozenik
Show unused substitutes (5) Role Pos No. Player Bench GK 24 J. Griffiths Bench DF 52 L. Giani Bench DF 5 L. Graham Bench MF 4 B. Pearson Bench FW 42 M. Manhoef
Match events Time Team Event Player Score 1H 8' Southampton ⚽ Goal C. Larin 1-0 1H 19' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card J. Bree 1H 26' Stoke City ⚽ Goal E. Galbraith 1-1 1H 38' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card Sam Gallagher 2H 5' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card F. Downes 2H 7' Southampton 🟨 Yellow card R. Manning 2H 17' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card Ethan Galbraith 2H 17' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT G. Hirst → IN R. Bozenik 2H 25' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT S. Gallagher → IN S. Ingelsson 2H 33' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT Léo Scienza → IN L. Dobbin 2H 33' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT C. Larin → IN D. Mubama 2H 36' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT E. Bocat → IN M. Talovierov 2H 36' Stoke City 🔄 Substitution OUT D. Soumare → IN T. Rigo 2H 37' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card Maksym Talovierov 2H 41' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card Svante Ingelsson 2H 44' Southampton ⚽ Goal D. Mubama 2-1 2H 45+3' Stoke City 🟨 Yellow card Svante Ingelsson 2H 45+3' Stoke City 🟥 Red card Svante Ingelsson 2H 45+5' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT F. Azaz → IN R. Akachukwu 2H 45+5' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT K. Matsuki → IN Cameron Bragg 2H 45' Southampton 🔄 Substitution OUT T. Fellows → IN S. Edozie 2H 45' Southampton ⚽ Goal R. Manning 3-1
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