Southampton vs Stoke City 23/08/2025

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

Gavin Okeroghene

#31Bazunu

Nathan

#15Wood-Gordon

Jack

#5Stephens

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Shea

#24Charles

Flynn

#4Downes

Ryan

#26Fraser

Welington

#34Damascena Santos

Mateus Gonçalo

#18Espanha Fernandes

Jay

#46Robinson

Adam

#9Armstrong

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: Unknown

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Leonardo

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Will Still

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

Gavin Okeroghene

#31Bazunu

Nathan

#15Wood-Gordon

Jack

#5Stephens

Taylor Jay

#6Harwood-Bellis

Shea

#24Charles

Flynn

#4Downes

Ryan

#26Fraser

Welington

#34Damascena Santos

Mateus Gonçalo

#18Espanha Fernandes

Jay

#46Robinson

Adam

#9Armstrong

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: Unknown

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Leonardo

Leonardo Weschenfelder-Scienza

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Doubtful

Manager

Southampton

Will Still

Stoke City

Formation

4-2-3-1

Viktor Tobias

#1Johansson

Benjamin Lewis

#16Wilmot

Bosun

#18Lawal

Aaron William

#3Cresswell

Junior Baptiste

#22Tchamadeu

Lewis Renard

#8Baker

Tatsuki

#12Seko

Jun-ho

#10Bae

Benjamin Sorba William

#7Thomas

Million

#42Manhoef

Divin Saku

#9Mubama

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

Aaron William

Aaron William Cresswell

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Lewis Renard

Lewis Renard Baker

Midfielder

Ankle injury

Return: Unknown

Róbert

Róbert Bozeník

Forward

Dislocated shoulder

Return: Late March 2026

Viktor Tobias

Viktor Tobias Johansson

Goalkeeper

Shoulder injury

Return: Late March 2026

Benjamin Lewis

Benjamin Lewis Wilmot

Defender

Leg injury

Return: Out for season

Gavin Okeroghene

Gavin Okeroghene Bazunu

Goalkeeper

Muscle injury

Return: Late March 2026

Maksym

Maksym Taloverov

Defender

Ankle injury

Return: Out for season

Divin Saku

Divin Saku Mubama

Forward

Broken leg

Return: Unknown

Bosun

Bosun Lawal

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Late 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	38	23	8	7	78:40	+38	77	WWWWL
2	Middlesbrough	38	20	10	8	59:37	+22	70	DWWLD
3	Ipswich Town	37	19	11	7	66:38	+28	68	WWDDW
4	Millwall	38	20	8	10	52:43	+9	68	WWWWL
5	Hull City	38	19	6	13	59:56	+3	63	WLLWL
6	Wrexham AFC	38	16	12	10	58:50	+8	60	WWLWL
7	Southampton	37	15	12	10	60:48	+12	57	DWWDW
8	Derby County	38	16	9	13	55:48	+7	57	LWWLW
9	Watford	38	14	13	11	50:46	+4	55	LWDLW
10	Birmingham City	38	14	11	13	48:48	0	53	LLLWD
11	Swansea City	38	15	7	16	44:46	-2	52	DLWWL
12	Norwich City	37	15	6	16	51:45	+6	51	LWWWW
13	Stoke City	38	14	9	15	45:40	+5	51	WLLDW
14	Bristol City	38	14	9	15	49:49	0	51	WLLLD
15	Sheffield Utd	38	15	5	18	53:52	+1	50	LWDLD
16	Queens Park Rangers	38	14	8	16	49:60	-11	50	LLLLW
17	Preston North End	38	12	13	13	42:48	-6	49	DLLLL
18	Charlton Athletic	38	12	12	14	36:45	-9	48	DLWWD
19	Blackburn Rovers	38	11	9	18	36:49	-13	42	LLDLW
20	Portsmouth	37	10	10	17	36:48	-12	40	LLDLL
21	West Brom	38	10	10	18	39:54	-15	40	DLDDW
22	Oxford United	38	9	12	17	36:49	-13	39	LWWWD
23	Leicester	38	11	11	16	51:60	-9	38	DLDWL
24	Sheffield Wed	38	1	9	28	23:76	-53	-6	LLLDL

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.