Southampton vs Birmingham City

Championship

Southampton

7-6-6

3-1

Final

Birmingham

8-4-7

St. Mary's Stadium

Match pulse

SOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BIR

40%Possession60%

18Shots22

8On target4

7Corners8

3Saves5

9Fouls11

49'Tomoki IwataBIR90'+2'Joe AriboSOU

Team	1H	2H	T
SOU	2	1	3
BIR	0	1	1

Who won: Southampton 3-1

Southampton beat Birmingham City 3-1 on Saturday, December 6, 2025 at St. Mary's Stadium. Goals for Southampton: Finn Azaz (6') and Adam Armstrong (24', 58'). Goals for Birmingham: Demarai Gray (54').

Play by play

Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
90'+6'
Header just wide
Attempt missed. Lyndon Dykes (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Keshi Anderson with a cross.
L. Dykes
90'+5'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jay Robinson (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Stephens following a corner.
90'+4'
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tommy Doyle.
90'+3'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Christoph Klarer (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lyndon Dykes with a headed pass.
C. Klarer
90'+3'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho following a set piece situation.
90'+2'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Keshi Anderson (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christoph Klarer with a headed pass.
K. Anderson
90'+2'
Yellow card
Joe Aribo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
J. Aribo
90'+2'
Free kick won
Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'
Foul
Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
90'+1'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by James Beadle (Birmingham City).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
90'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Tomoki Iwata (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right.
87'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Fellows
Substitution, Southampton. Ronnie Edwards replaces Tom Fellows.
R. Edwards
86'
Sub
Subbed on for D. Gray
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lewis Koumas replaces Demarai Gray.
L. Koumas
86'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Stansfield
Substitution, Birmingham City. Lyndon Dykes replaces Jay Stansfield.
L. Dykes
86'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Demarai Gray (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
85'
Corner awarded
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
84'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Nathan Wood.
84'
Shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Jack Robinson (Birmingham City) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
83'
Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
83'
Shot on target
Attempt saved. Kyogo Furuhashi (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Gavin Bazunu (Southampton).
82'
Shot off target
Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
80'
Sub
Subbed on for P. Roberts
Substitution, Birmingham City. Keshi Anderson replaces Patrick Roberts.
K. Anderson