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Southampton vs Bristol City — result, stats & head-to-head, 12 Sep 2026

Southampton vs Bristol CityChampionship · Round 7 · St. Mary's Stadium4–1
Matches
Southampton 4–1 Full time Bristol City

Team news injuries and suspensions, as reported before kick-off

Southampton1 out
Mads Roerslev Injurysince 8 Nov 2025 · 51 matches missed
Bristol City1 out
Luke McNally Injurysince 9 Feb 2025 · 82 matches missed

Starting XI

Bristol City4-2-3-1
9⚽↓Tolaj7.4↓ 83'
10Twine6.8
23↓Ballard6.0↓ 58'
7↓Hirakawa6.9↓ 58'
12CKnight6.5
8Williams7.2
21↓Cardines7.3↓ 78'
2Eissat6.5
16Dickie6.3
19↓Tanner6.9↓ 77'
1Tickle5.9

Timeline

  1. 38'
    Cyle Larin · 1–0assist: Finn Azaz 
  2. 61'
    Cyle Larin · 2–0Right foot shot
  3. 66'
    Lorent Tolaj · 2–1assist: Rio Cardines
  4. 82'
    Kuryu Matsuki · 3–1assist: Finn Azaz 
  5. 85'
    Finn Azaz  · 4–1assist: Divin Mubama
Show all 17 events (+12 subs & bookings)
  1. 38'
    Cyle Larin · 1–0assist: Finn Azaz 
  2. 46'
    Flynn Downes ↑ Cameron Bragg ↓substitution
  3. 54'
    Lisav Naif Eissat yellow card
  4. 58'
    Dom Ballard ↑ Sam Greenwood ↓substitution
  5. 58'
    Yu Hirakawa ↑ Jed Wallace ↓substitution
  6. 61'
    Cyle Larin · 2–0Right foot shot
  7. 66'
    Lorent Tolaj · 2–1assist: Rio Cardines
  8. 69'
    Léo Scienza ↑ Tom Fellows ↓substitution
  9. 77'
    George Tanner ↑ Tomi Horvat ↓substitution
  10. 78'
    Cyle Larin ↑ Divin Mubama ↓substitution
  11. 78'
    Rio Cardines ↑ Cameron Pring  ↓substitution
  12. 82'
    Kuryu Matsuki · 3–1assist: Finn Azaz 
  13. 83'
    Lorent Tolaj ↑ Elijah Adebayo ↓substitution
  14. 85'
    Finn Azaz  · 4–1assist: Divin Mubama
  15. 88'
    Finn Azaz  ↑ Lewis Dobbin ↓substitution
  16. 88'
    Ryan Manning  ↑ Welington ↓substitution
  17. 89'
    Sam Greenwoodyellow card

Southampton left · Bristol City right

Periods

Southampton
1st half1
2nd half3
Extra time0
Bristol City
1st half0
2nd half1
Extra time0

Match statistics

10Shots21
5Shots on target6
2Corners5
6Fouls14
12Tackles13
0Yellow cards2

Match information

ChampionshipCompetition
7Round
Sat 12 Sep · 14:00 UTCKickoff
St. Mary's StadiumVenue
32,384Capacity
30,132 (93% full)Attendance
Samuel AllisonReferee
21°C · broken cloudsWeather

Possession

Possession
56% · 44%
Duels won
53% · 47%
Pass accuracy
89% · 87%

Breakdown

Shooting
8Shots inside box18
2Shots outside box3
3Shots blocked3
4Big chances created4
2Big chances missed3
Passing
532Passes396
9Crosses27
3Accurate crosses10
48Long passes35
19Accurate long passes17
Defence
9Interceptions5
4Keeper saves1
Duels & dribbles
35Duels won31
7Dribble attempts10
1Successful dribbles3

Goalscorers

Cyle Larin 7Southampton
Finn Azaz  3Southampton
Léo Scienza 2Southampton

Bench

Southampton · bench

5StephensDF
6AbbottDF
11Dobbin↑ 88'
18Fellows6.4↑ 69'
23EdozieMF
25LongGK
26Bragg6.8↑ 46'
28Mubama7.0↑ 78'
34Santos↑ 88'

Bristol City · bench

3Pring6.0↑ 78'
4RandellMF
14Horvat6.2↑ 77'
17Wallace6.3↑ 58'
20Greenwood6.2↑ 58'
27YahMF
38EileDF
40CollinsGK
45Adebayo6.5↑ 83'

Managers

T
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Previous meetings

In 2 recorded meetings, Southampton have won 0 and Bristol City 1 — 1 ended level.

2026 · ChampionshipSouthampton vs Bristol City 2–2 2025 · ChampionshipBristol City vs Southampton 3–1 All 2 meetings →

Recent form

Southampton LWDDW
Bristol City LDWWW

Championship

#Team PWDLGFGAGD Pts
1Swansea City9621157+820
2Middlesbrough95311712+518
3West Ham United94412312+1116
4Stoke City95131513+216
5Wolverhampton Wanderers84221511+414
6Queens Park Rangers9351118+314
7Birmingham City93511311+214
8Millwall94231615+114
9West Bromwich Albion9423109+114
10Bristol City94231213-114
11Southampton95222010+1013
12Charlton Athletic9342811-313
13Blackburn Rovers93331413+112
14Sheffield United93331211+112
15Wrexham92521013-311
16Lincoln City9324711-411
17Bolton Wanderers93151217-510
18Norwich City93061719-29
19Portsmouth8224911-28
20Watford9225714-78
21Cardiff City91441114-37
22Burnley91441317-47
23Derby County9135815-76
24Preston North End9117816-84

Form and ranking

#TeamLast 5RatingPts
11
Southampton
LWDDW
 7.10 13
10
Bristol City
LDWWW
 6.55 14
Market

No market on record.

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Form
SouthamptonLWDDW
Bristol CityLDWWW
Match stats
56Possession44
10Shots21
5On target6
2Corners5
0Yellow cards2