Championship

Southampton vs Stoke City

23 August 2025St. Mary's Stadium, SouthamptonMD3MD 3

home

Southampton

Anthony Gardner

1–2

HT 0–0

away

Stoke City

Mark Robins

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Match events

Home · Southampton

Stoke City · Away

Goals

79'Taylor Harwood-Bellis · assist Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes

Sorba Thomas · assist Viktor Johansson75'
Lewis Baker54'

Substitutions

68'Ross Stewart↑Nathan Wood-Gordon
79'Cameron Archer↑Jay Robinson
21'Ryan Manning↑Welington Damascena Santos
46'Damion Downs↑Adam Armstrong
79'Mads Roerslev Rasmussen↑Shea Charles

Ashley Phillips↑Tatsuki Seko70'
Róbert Boženík↑Million Manhoef81'
Eric Junior Bocat↑Joon-Ho Bae70'

Cards

57'Nathan Wood-Gordon ·

Viktor Johansson · 71'
J. Tchamadeu · 25'
Divin Mubama · 28'
Tatsuki Seko · 45+3'
Divin Mubama · 59'

Lineups

Southampton

Manager · Anthony Gardner

Starting XI

4Flynn Downes
5Jack Stephens
6Taylor Harwood-Bellis
9Adam Armstrong
15Nathan Wood-Gordon
18Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes
24Shea Charles
26Ryan Fraser
31Gavin Bazunu
34Welington Damascena Santos
46Jay Robinson

Substitutes

1Alex McCarthy
2Mads Roerslev Rasmussen
3Ryan Manning
11Ross Stewart
12Ronnie Edwards
17Joshua Quarshie
19Cameron Archer
27Kuryu Matsuki
42Damion Downs

Stoke City

Manager · Mark Robins

Starting XI

1Viktor Johansson
3Aaron Cresswell
7Sorba Thomas
8Lewis Baker
9Divin Mubama
10Joon-Ho Bae
12Tatsuki Seko
16Ben Wilmot
18Mohammed Bosun Lawal
22J. Tchamadeu
42Million Manhoef

Substitutes

4Ben Pearson
11Róbert Boženík
13Jack Bonham
14Jamie Donley
17Eric Junior Bocat
26Ashley Phillips
46William Smith
56Favour Fawunmi
57Jaden Mears

Details

Sport

Football

Competition

Championship

Date

23 August 2025

Venue

St. Mary's Stadium

City

Southampton

Stage

MD3

Matchday