EFL Championship 2026-27 | Matchday 9 | 2026-10-11 20:00 JST
Match summary
The EFL Championship 2026-27 Matchday 9 fixture between Southampton and Portsmouth was played on October 11. Southampton beat Portsmouth 1-0. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Southampton's scorers: J. Bree. Assists: Southampton – F. Azaz.
Possession: Southampton 51%, Portsmouth 49%. Shots: Southampton 7, Portsmouth 16. Southampton won despite having fewer shots. Southampton scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Southampton 5, Portsmouth 3 in a heated match. Southampton played with ten men after Cameron Bragg was sent off.
Team stats
4-4-2
4-2-3-1
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| Southampton | Stat | Portsmouth |
|---|---|---|
| 4-4-2 | Formation | 4-2-3-1 |
| 51% | Possession | 49% |
| 1.28 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.18 |
| 7 | Shots | 16 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 2 | Shots off target | 9 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 6 | Shots inside the box | 10 |
| 1 | Shots outside the box | 6 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 402 | Passes | 371 |
| 329 | Accurate passes | 304 |
| 82% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 3 | Goalkeeper saves | 2 |
| 0.09 | Goals prevented (xG) | 0.09 |
| 5 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: Adam Herczeg, 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(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.2 | 90 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| DF | J. Bree | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.5 | 90 | 1 | 7(7) | |||||
| DF | J. Stephens | 0 | 1 | 1 | 42(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 90 | 4(3) | |||||||
| DF | K. Schlotterbeck | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 2 | 58(91%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.6 | 90 | 1 | 5(4) | ||
| DF | R. Manning | 0 | 33(85%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 90 | 3 | 3 | 7(4) | |||||
| MF | J. Ward-Prowse | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 30(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3(2) | |||||
| MF | Cameron Bragg | 0 | 37(97%) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5.7 | 44 | 1 | 3(None) | |||||||
| MF | F. Downes | 0 | 1(33%) | 3 | 26(76%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.5 | 90 | 3 | 12(5) | |||||
| MF | Léo Scienza | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 12(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.2 | 57 | 4(3) | ||||
| FW | C. Larin | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 6(100%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7.2 | 72 | 10(4) | ||||
| FW | F. Azaz | 0 | 1(100%) | 1 | 26(79%) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 15(7) | ||||
| MF | K. Matsuki | 0 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.3 | 33 | 4(1) | |||||||
| MF | C. Jander | 0 | 2 | 3(60%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 18 | 6(3) | |||||||
| GK | G. Long | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | N. Wood-Gordon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Welington | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | T. Fellows | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | S. Edozie | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | L. Dobbin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| FW | D. Mubama | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Portsmouth
| 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 | N. Schmid | 0 | 25(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Z. Swanson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 77 | 2 | 1 | 2(1) | ||||
| DF | R. Poole | 0 | 1 | 45(90%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 3 | 6(3) | |||||
| DF | M. Dia | 0 | 1 | 41(91%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 7(2) | ||||||
| DF | J. Meghoma | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 | 65 | 2 | 5(2) | |||||
| MF | M. Pack | 0 | 1 | 50(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7.5 | 90 | 2 | 8(5) | ||||||
| MF | E. Adams | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 23(88%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7.6 | 65 | 10(9) | |||||
| MF | R. Kavuma McQueen | 2 | 0 | 1(33%) | 1 | 4(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 | 45 | 5(2) | ||||||
| MF | A. Kamara | 0 | 3(100%) | 11(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 13(6) | ||||||
| MF | T. Shade | 1 | 0 | 3(50%) | 20(77%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 | 90 | 2 | 6(3) | ||||||
| FW | C. Bishop | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2(40%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 65 | 1 | 1(None) | |||||
| MF | A. Segecic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 45 | 2(1) | ||||||
| MF | T. Devlin | 0 | 10(71%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6.9 | 25 | 2(None) | ||||||||
| MF | O. Bailey | 1 | 0 | 1(100%) | 13(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 1 | 4(2) | |||||
| FW | M. Milovanović | 1 | 0 | 3(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 | 25 | 4(1) | ||||||
| MF | K. Anderson | 0 | 1(25%) | 8(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 13 | 1 | 6(1) | |||||||
| GK | D. Bielica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | R. Shein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | I. Mohamed | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | E. Kenny | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Southampton
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | Daniel Peretz |
| Starter | DF | 14 | J. Bree |
| Starter | DF | 5 | J. Stephens |
| Starter | DF | 13 | K. Schlotterbeck |
| Starter | DF | 3 | R. Manning |
| Starter | MF | 30 | J. Ward-Prowse |
| Starter | MF | 26 | Cameron Bragg |
| Starter | MF | 4 | F. Downes |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Léo Scienza |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Larin |
| Starter | FW | 10 | F. Azaz |
| Bench | MF | 27 | K. Matsuki |
| Bench | MF | 8 | C. Jander |
Show unused substitutes (7)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 25 | G. Long |
| Bench | DF | 34 | Welington |
| Bench | DF | 15 | N. Wood-Gordon |
| Bench | MF | 18 | T. Fellows |
| Bench | FW | 11 | L. Dobbin |
| Bench | MF | 23 | S. Edozie |
| Bench | FW | 28 | D. Mubama |
Portsmouth
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | N. Schmid |
| Starter | DF | 22 | Z. Swanson |
| Starter | DF | 5 | R. Poole |
| Starter | DF | 55 | M. Dia |
| Starter | DF | 16 | J. Meghoma |
| Starter | MF | 7 | M. Pack |
| Starter | MF | 38 | E. Adams |
| Starter | MF | 25 | R. Kavuma McQueen |
| Starter | MF | 11 | A. Kamara |
| Starter | MF | 17 | T. Shade |
| Starter | FW | 9 | C. Bishop |
| Bench | MF | 27 | O. Bailey |
| Bench | MF | 10 | A. Segecic |
| Bench | MF | 24 | T. Devlin |
| Bench | MF | 21 | K. Anderson |
| Bench | FW | 29 | M. Milovanović |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | D. Bielica |
| Bench | MF | 19 | R. Shein |
| Bench | MF | 37 | I. Mohamed |
| Bench | MF | 32 | E. Kenny |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 20' | Southampton | ⚽ Goal | J. Bree | 1-0 |
| 1H 32' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | Cameron Bragg | |
| 1H 34' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | E. Adams | |
| 1H 44' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | Cameron Bragg | |
| 1H 44' | Southampton | 🟥 Red card | Cameron Bragg | |
| 2H 1' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Kavuma McQueen → IN A. Segecic | |
| 2H 6' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | C. Larin | |
| 2H 8' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | F. Azaz | |
| 2H 8' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | J. Meghoma | |
| 2H 12' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Léo Scienza → IN K. Matsuki | |
| 2H 20' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT E. Adams → IN O. Bailey | |
| 2H 20' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Meghoma → IN T. Devlin | |
| 2H 20' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Bishop → IN M. Milovanović | |
| 2H 24' | Portsmouth | 🟨 Yellow card | T. Devlin | |
| 2H 27' | Southampton | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Larin → IN C. Jander | |
| 2H 32' | Portsmouth | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Z. Swanson → IN K. Anderson | |
| 2H 37' | Southampton | 🟨 Yellow card | K. Schlotterbeck |
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