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

Jun-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

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Doubtful

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

Jun-ho Bae

#10Jun-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'
Jun-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: Early March 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Doubtful

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Early March 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Early March 2026

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Thigh injury

Return: Early March 2026

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Out for season

Junior Baptiste

Junior Baptiste Tchamadeu

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Early March 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	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:

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.