Southampton vs Birmingham City

Southampton

St. Mary's Stadium

06 Dec 2025, 16:00

3:1

Finished

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

6'

Goal

Finn Azaz(Léo Scienza)

24'

Goal

A. Armstrong(Finn Azaz)

2ND HALF

T. Iwata

49'

Demarai Gray(Alex Cochrane)

Goal

54'

58'

Goal

A. Armstrong

Alex Cochrane

Jack Robinson

59'

M. Ducksch

K. Furuhashi

59'

63'

Jay Robinson

Léo Scienza

63'

Cameron Archer

A. Armstrong

P. Roberts

Keshi Anderson

80'

80'

Oriol Romeu

Caspar Jander

80'

Joe Aribo

Finn Azaz

Demarai Gray

L. Koumas

86'

J. Stansfield

Lyndon Dykes

86'

87'

Ronnie Edwards

Tom Fellows

92'

Joe Aribo

Match statistics

40%Possession60%

291Passes Attempted407

231Completed Passes348

7Corners8

17Throw-ins16

18Shots On Target22

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

Caspar Jander

#20Caspar Jander

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Tom Fellows

#18Tom Fellows

Ryan Manning

#3Ryan Manning

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Léo Scienza

#13Léo Scienza

A. Armstrong

#9A. Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6
Caspar Jander #20	80'
F. Downes #4
Tom Fellows #18	87'
Ryan Manning #3
Finn Azaz #10	80' 🎯24' ⚽6'
Léo Scienza #13	63' 🎯6'
A. Armstrong #9	63' ⚽58' ⚽24'

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

G. Bazunu

#31G. Bazunu

Nathan Wood

#15Nathan Wood

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Caspar Jander

#20Caspar Jander

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Tom Fellows

#18Tom Fellows

Ryan Manning

#3Ryan Manning

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Léo Scienza

#13Léo Scienza

A. Armstrong

#9A. Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6
Caspar Jander #20	80'
F. Downes #4
Tom Fellows #18	87'
Ryan Manning #3
Finn Azaz #10	80' 🎯24' ⚽6'
Léo Scienza #13	63' 🎯6'
A. Armstrong #9	63' ⚽58' ⚽24'

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Birmingham City

Formation

4-2-3-1

James Beadle

#25James Beadle

C. Klarer

#4C. Klarer

P. Neumann

#5P. Neumann

Alex Cochrane

#20Alex Cochrane

T. Iwata

#24T. Iwata

Seung-Ho Paik

#8Seung-Ho Paik

Tommy Doyle

#7Tommy Doyle

J. Stansfield

#28J. Stansfield

Demarai Gray

#10Demarai Gray

P. Roberts

#16P. Roberts

M. Ducksch

#33M. Ducksch

Starting XI

James Beadle #25
C. Klarer #4
P. Neumann #5
Alex Cochrane #20	59' 🎯54'
T. Iwata #24	49'
Seung-Ho Paik #8
Tommy Doyle #7
J. Stansfield #28	86'
Demarai Gray #10	86' ⚽54'
P. Roberts #16	80'
M. Ducksch #33	59'

Will not play

Jack

Jack Robinson

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Early March 2026

Seung-Ho

Seung-Ho Paik

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Ethan Benjamin

Ethan Benjamin Laird

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Alexander William

Alexander William Cochrane

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Birmingham City

Chris Davies

Head-to-head

16 matches

Southampton

Southampton

6

Wins

3

Draws

7

Wins

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2024 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Southampton

Championship2023 • 1 match

Southampton

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2012 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Southampton

Championship2011 • 1 match

Southampton

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Championship2009 • 1 match

Birmingham City

Birmingham City

Southampton

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	32	18	8	6	66:36	+30	62	WLLDW
2	Middlesbrough	32	18	7	7	50:33	+17	61	WWWWL
3	Millwall	32	16	8	8	41:37	+4	56	LWDWW
4	Ipswich Town	30	15	9	6	51:29	+22	54	WWLDW
5	Hull City	31	16	6	9	50:43	+7	54	WWWDL
6	Derby County	32	13	9	10	47:39	+8	48	WDWLW
7	Wrexham AFC	32	12	12	8	46:41	+5	48	DWWLD
8	Preston North End	33	12	12	9	40:37	+3	48	LDWDL
9	Bristol City	32	13	8	11	45:40	+5	47	LWLWD
10	Southampton	32	12	10	10	48:44	+4	46	WDWWW
11	Birmingham City	32	12	10	10	43:39	+4	46	WDWWD
12	Watford	32	11	12	9	41:38	+3	45	DLDLD
13	Queens Park Rangers	32	12	8	12	43:46	-3	44	DLWDL
14	Stoke City	32	12	7	13	34:29	+5	43	LDLDL
15	Sheffield Utd	32	13	3	16	45:45	0	42	WDWLW
16	Swansea City	32	12	6	14	38:39	-1	42	WLWWL
17	Norwich City	32	11	6	15	42:42	0	39	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	32	10	9	13	31:41	-10	39	LWDWL
19	Blackburn Rovers	33	10	8	15	31:41	-10	38	LWLWW
20	Portsmouth	31	9	9	13	30:40	-10	36	DWLLW
21	West Brom	32	9	7	16	32:47	-15	34	LDLDD
22	Leicester	32	10	8	14	44:51	-7	32	DLLLL
23	Oxford United	32	6	10	16	28:44	-16	28	WLLDL
24	Sheffield Wed	32	1	8	23	19:64	-45	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

D. Webb

Venue:

St. Mary's Stadium

Capacity:

32 384

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