Oxford United vs Southampton

Oxford United

The Kassam Stadium

26 Dec 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

8'

B. Spencer

23'

Goal

T. Goodrham

T. Harwood-Bellis(Léo Scienza)

Goal

29'

F. Downes

37'

2ND HALF

F. Downes

Oriol Romeu

56'

Léo Scienza

Jay Robinson

56'

66'

F. Krastev

Luke Harris

Tom Fellows

Ryan Fraser

70'

75'

S. Dembélé

Nik Prelec

75'

Will Lankshear

P. Placheta

Finn Azaz

Cameron Archer

85'

89'

Goal

Stanley Mills(Will Lankshear)

90'

Stanley Mills

91'

S. Long

Stanley Mills

Match statistics

29%Possession71%

256Passes Attempted621

189Completed Passes534

5Corners7

11Throw-ins14

17Shots On Target19

Line-ups

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie Cumming

#1Jamie Cumming

C. Brown

#3C. Brown

M. Helik

#6M. Helik

J. Currie

#26J. Currie

B. Spencer

#15B. Spencer

B. Keersmaecker

#14B. Keersmaecker

Luke Harris

#12Luke Harris

T. Goodrham

#19T. Goodrham

Stanley Mills

#17Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

#7P. Placheta

Nik Prelec

#16Nik Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3
M. Helik #6
J. Currie #26
B. Spencer #15	8'
B. Keersmaecker #14
Luke Harris #12	66'
T. Goodrham #19	⚽23'
Stanley Mills #17	91' 90' ⚽89'
P. Placheta #7	75'
Nik Prelec #16	75'

Will not play

Michal

Michal Helik

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hidde

Hidde Ter Avest

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Nik

Nik Prelec

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Craig Short

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie Cumming

#1Jamie Cumming

C. Brown

#3C. Brown

M. Helik

#6M. Helik

J. Currie

#26J. Currie

B. Spencer

#15B. Spencer

B. Keersmaecker

#14B. Keersmaecker

Luke Harris

#12Luke Harris

T. Goodrham

#19T. Goodrham

Stanley Mills

#17Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

#7P. Placheta

Nik Prelec

#16Nik Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3
M. Helik #6
J. Currie #26
B. Spencer #15	8'
B. Keersmaecker #14
Luke Harris #12	66'
T. Goodrham #19	⚽23'
Stanley Mills #17	91' 90' ⚽89'
P. Placheta #7	75'
Nik Prelec #16	75'

Will not play

Michal

Michal Helik

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Hidde

Hidde Ter Avest

Defender

Hamstring Injury

Return: Doubtful

Nik

Nik Prelec

Forward

Groin injury

Return: Early March 2026

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Early March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Craig Short

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	⚽29'
Caspar Jander #20
F. Downes #4	56' 37'
Tom Fellows #18	70'
Ryan Manning #3
Finn Azaz #10	85'
Léo Scienza #13	56' 🎯29'
A. Armstrong #9

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Physical discomfort

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Head-to-head

3 matches

Oxford United

Oxford United

1

Wins

1

Draws

1

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Friendly2024 • 1 match

Oxford United

Southampton

EFL Cup1996 • 2 matches

Southampton

Oxford United

Oxford United

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:

Leigh Doughty

Venue:

The Kassam Stadium

Capacity:

12 500

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