Southampton vs Stoke City

Southampton

St. Mary's Stadium

23 Aug 2025, 16:00

1:2

Finished

Stoke City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

20'

Injured

Welington

21'

Ryan Manning

Welington

J. Tchamadeu

25'

Divin Mubama

28'

T. Seko

48'

2ND HALF

46'

Damion Downs

A. Armstrong

Lewis Baker

Goal

54'

57'

Nathan Wood

Divin Mubama

59'

68'

R. Stewart

Nathan Wood

Joon-Ho Bae

Ashley Phillips

70'

T. Seko

Eric Bocat

70'

V. Johansson

71'

Sorba Thomas(V. Johansson)

Goal

75'

79'

Goal

T. Harwood-Bellis(Mateus Fernandes)

79'

Cameron Archer

Jay Robinson

79'

Mads Roerslev

Shea Charles

M. Manhoef

R. Bozenik

81'

Match statistics

64%Possession36%

456Passes Attempted258

397Completed Passes190

7Corners3

18Throw-ins18

18Shots On Target13

Line-ups

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

G. Bazunu

#31G. Bazunu

Nathan Wood

#15Nathan Wood

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Shea Charles

#24Shea Charles

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Ryan Fraser

#26Ryan Fraser

Welington

#34Welington

Mateus Fernandes

#18Mateus Fernandes

Jay Robinson

#46Jay Robinson

A. Armstrong

#9A. Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15	68' 57'
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	⚽79'
Shea Charles #24	79'
F. Downes #4
Ryan Fraser #26
Welington #34	20' 21'
Mateus Fernandes #18	🎯79'
Jay Robinson #46	79'
A. Armstrong #9	46'

Will not play

Oriol

Oriol Romeu Vidal

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Cameron

Cameron Bragg

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Will Still

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

G. Bazunu

#31G. Bazunu

Nathan Wood

#15Nathan Wood

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Shea Charles

#24Shea Charles

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Ryan Fraser

#26Ryan Fraser

Welington

#34Welington

Mateus Fernandes

#18Mateus Fernandes

Jay Robinson

#46Jay Robinson

A. Armstrong

#9A. Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15	68' 57'
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	⚽79'
Shea Charles #24	79'
F. Downes #4
Ryan Fraser #26
Welington #34	20' 21'
Mateus Fernandes #18	🎯79'
Jay Robinson #46	79'
A. Armstrong #9	46'

Will not play

Oriol

Oriol Romeu Vidal

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Cameron

Cameron Bragg

Midfielder

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Will Still

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

V. Johansson

#1V. Johansson

Ben Wilmot

#16Ben Wilmot

Bosun Lawal

#18Bosun Lawal

A. Cresswell

#3A. Cresswell

J. Tchamadeu

#22J. Tchamadeu

Lewis Baker

#8Lewis Baker

T. Seko

#12T. Seko

Joon-Ho Bae

#10Joon-Ho Bae

Sorba Thomas

#7Sorba Thomas

M. Manhoef

#42M. Manhoef

Divin Mubama

#9Divin Mubama

Starting XI

V. Johansson #1	🎯75' 71'
Ben Wilmot #16
Bosun Lawal #18
A. Cresswell #3
J. Tchamadeu #22	25'
Lewis Baker #8	⚽54'
T. Seko #12	70' 48'
Joon-Ho Bae #10	70'
Sorba Thomas #7	⚽75'
M. Manhoef #42	81'
Divin Mubama #9	59' 28'

Will not play

Samuel James

Samuel James Gallagher

Forward

Hamstring Injury

Return: Late February 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Late February 2026

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Late February 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Late February 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Hip injury

Return: Late February 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Late February 2026

Manager

Stoke City

Mark Robins

Head-to-head

21 matches

Southampton

Southampton

8

Wins

6

Draws

7

Wins

Stoke City

Stoke City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Southampton

Stoke City

Championship2023 • 1 match

Stoke City

Southampton

Premier League2018 • 1 match

Southampton

Stoke City

Premier League2017 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Southampton

Southampton

Stoke City

Premier League2016 • 2 matches

Stoke City

Southampton

Stoke City

Southampton

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Middlesbrough	31	18	7	6	49:30	+19	61	WWWWW
2	Coventry City	31	17	8	6	63:35	+28	59	WWLLD
3	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
4	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
5	Millwall	31	15	8	8	39:36	+3	53	WLWDW
6	Wrexham AFC	31	12	11	8	44:39	+5	47	LDWWL
7	Preston North End	31	12	11	8	38:34	+4	47	LLLDW
8	Bristol City	31	13	7	11	43:38	+5	46	DLWLW
9	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
10	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
11	Derby County	31	12	9	10	45:39	+6	45	WWDWL
12	Watford	31	11	11	9	39:36	+3	44	DDLDL
13	Queens Park Rangers	31	12	8	11	42:43	-1	44	DDLWD
14	Stoke City	31	12	7	12	34:28	+6	43	DLDLD
15	Swansea City	31	12	6	13	38:37	+1	42	DWLWW
16	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
17	Sheffield Utd	31	12	3	16	44:45	-1	39	LWDWL
18	Charlton Athletic	30	9	9	12	29:38	-9	36	WLLWD
19	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
20	Portsmouth	29	8	9	12	27:38	-11	33	WDDWL
21	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
22	Blackburn Rovers	31	8	8	15	27:40	-13	32	LDLWL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	31	1	8	22	18:62	-44	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Smith

Venue:

St. Mary's Stadium

Capacity:

32 384

Southampton vs Stoke City match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Southampton and Stoke City. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.