EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 6 | 2026-09-09 03:45 JST
Match summary
Southampton and Swansea City met in the EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 6 on September 9. Southampton defeated Swansea City 3-1. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time. In the second half, Southampton scored 1 and Swansea City scored 1.
Scorers: Southampton – F. Azaz, Léo Scienza and C. Larin; Swansea City – Z. Vipotnik. Assists: Southampton – J. Bree, F. Downes and K. Matsuki.
Possession: Southampton 47%, Swansea City 53%. Shots: Southampton 16, Swansea City 10. Southampton scored 3 from 4 shots on target.
Team stats
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4-2-3-1
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| Southampton | Stat | Swansea City |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 47% | Possession | 53% |
| 1.44 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.22 |
| 16 | Shots | 10 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 8 | Shots off target | 4 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 16 | Shots inside the box | 4 |
| 0 | Shots outside the box | 6 |
| 9 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 5 | Offsides | 3 |
| 10 | Fouls | 10 |
| 449 | Passes | 498 |
| 384 | Accurate passes | 427 |
| 86% | Pass accuracy | 86% |
| 1 | Goalkeeper saves | 1 |
| -1.02 | Goals prevented (xG) | -1.02 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Lewis Smith, 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 | 46(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | J. Bree | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23(88%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 2 | 7(5) | |||
| DF | N. Wood-Gordon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 57(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | |||||
| DF | K. Schlotterbeck | 1 | 0 | 1 | 51(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 6(5) | |||||||
| DF | R. Manning | 0 | 39(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 2 | 2 | 3(1) | |||||
| MF | F. Downes | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 48(94%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 90 | 1 | 14(8) | |||
| MF | J. Ward-Prowse | 0 | 44(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 89 | 2 | 3(1) | |||||||
| MF | T. Fellows | 0 | 14(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.3 | 76 | 2 | 6(None) | |||||||
| MF | F. Azaz | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1(50%) | 1 | 29(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 90 | 1 | 5(2) | ||||
| MF | Léo Scienza | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3(60%) | 2 | 21(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8.3 | 85 | 1 | 14(7) | ||
| FW | C. Larin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7.3 | 85 | 2 | 2 | 10(4) | |||
| MF | K. Matsuki | 0 | 3(100%) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 | 14 | 2 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| MF | S. Edozie | 0 | 1(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 10 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| FW | D. Mubama | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 10 | 1 | 4(3) | |||||||
| MF | Cameron Bragg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| GK | G. Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Stephens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Welington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Z. Abbott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | L. Dobbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Swansea 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 | L. Vigouroux | 0 | 25(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | F. Lissah | 0 | 1(50%) | 3 | 1 | 32(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 10(4) | ||||
| DF | B. Cabango | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 59(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.5 | 90 | 3 | 7(4) | |||
| DF | S. Welsh | 0 | 70(93%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 90 | 2 | 3(2) | ||||||||
| DF | J. Tymon | 0 | 1(50%) | 2 | 45(98%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 6(4) | |||||
| MF | J. Fulton | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 42(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 63 | 3(2) | ||||||
| MF | M. Stamenić | 0 | 1 | 58(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 5(3) | |||||||
| MF | Joseph Opoku | 0 | 1(50%) | 9(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6.2 | 45 | 7(1) | |||||||
| MF | E. Just | 0 | 1 | 18(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.3 | 63 | 3 | 10(3) | |||||
| MF | M. Yeo | 0 | 1(50%) | 5 | 20(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 78 | 1 | 1 | 8(6) | ||||
| FW | Z. Vipotnik | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7(78%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 | 70 | 7(2) | |||
| FW | Ronald | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 8(67%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | 7(4) | ||||
| MF | M. Widell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13(81%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 27 | 1 | 6(5) | |||||
| MF | S. Eustáquio | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 27 | 1 | |||||||
| FW | A. Idah | 1 | 0 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 20 | 1 | 1(None) | ||||||
| FW | Eom Ji-Sung | 0 | 1(100%) | 2(33%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 12 | 1 | 2(1) | |||||||
| GK | A. Fisher | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Seelt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Tiago Parente | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | J. Key | 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 | 13 | K. Schlotterbeck |
| Starter | DF | 3 | R. Manning |
| Starter | MF | 4 | F. Downes |
| Starter | MF | 30 | J. Ward-Prowse |
| Starter | MF | 18 | T. Fellows |
| Starter | MF | 10 | F. Azaz |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Léo Scienza |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Larin |
| Bench | MF | 26 | Cameron Bragg |
| Bench | MF | 27 | K. Matsuki |
| Bench | MF | 23 | S. Edozie |
| Bench | FW | 28 | D. Mubama |
Show unused substitutes (5)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | G. Long |
| Bench | DF | 34 | Welington |
| Bench | DF | 5 | J. Stephens |
| Bench | DF | 6 | Z. Abbott |
| Bench | FW | 11 | L. Dobbin |
Swansea City
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 22 | L. Vigouroux |
| Starter | DF | 26 | F. Lissah |
| Starter | DF | 5 | B. Cabango |
| Starter | DF | 23 | S. Welsh |
| Starter | DF | 14 | J. Tymon |
| Starter | MF | 4 | J. Fulton |
| Starter | MF | 6 | M. Stamenić |
| Starter | 30 | Joseph Okopu | |
| Starter | MF | 8 | E. Just |
| Starter | MF | 49 | M. Yeo |
| Starter | FW | 9 | Z. Vipotnik |
| Bench | MF | 46 | S. Eustáquio |
| Bench | FW | 10 | Eom Ji-Sung |
| Bench | MF | 7 | M. Widell |
| Bench | FW | 33 | A. Idah |
| Bench | FW | 35 | Ronald |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 1 | A. Fisher |
| Bench | DF | 2 | J. Key |
| Bench | DF | 3 | J. Seelt |
| Bench | DF | 20 | Tiago Parente |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 9' | Southampton | ⚽ Goal | F. Azaz | 1-0 |
| 1H 33' | Southampton | ⚽ Goal | C. Larin | 2-0 |
| 2H 1' | Swansea City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Joseph Okopu → IN Ronald | |
| 2H 7' | Swansea City | ⚽ Goal | Z. Vipotnik | 2-1 |
| 2H 9' | Swansea City | 🟨 Yellow card | Ronald | |
| 2H 18' | Swansea City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Just → IN S. Eustáquio | |
| 2H 18' | Swansea City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Fulton → IN M. Widell | |
| 2H 25' | Swansea City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Z. Vipotnik → IN A. Idah | |
| 2H 31' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Fellows → IN K. Matsuki | |
| 2H 33' | Swansea City | 🔄 Substitution | OUT M. Yeo → IN Eom Ji-Sung | |
| 2H 33' | Southampton | ⚽ Goal | Léo Scienza | 3-1 |
| 2H 40' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Léo Scienza → IN S. Edozie | |
| 2H 40' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Larin → IN D. Mubama | |
| 2H 45+2' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Ward-Prowse → IN Cameron Bragg |
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