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').

What it means

Southampton has won 4 of the last 5.

Latest headlines

ESPN · 1d ago

Southampton beat rivals Portsmouth 1-0 in first match after Spygate conclusion

ESPN · 4d ago

Tonda Eckert 'forever grateful' for Southampton support during 'Spygate' fallout

ESPN · 5d ago

Southampton's Tonda Eckert given suspended six-week ban for 'Spygate' role

ESPN · Sep 21

Ex-Birmingham City player Jordan Graham in hospital following serious road traffic accident

ESPN · Sep 21

Southampton boss calls 'Spygate' punishment 'absolutely unheard of'

Recap · Sep 19

Wrexham beat Southampton after last-gasp own goal

ESPN · Sep 17

Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mac poke fun at 'Spygate' in Wrexham sponsor ad ahead of Southampton clash

ESPN · Sep 13

Was this miss from Tom Brady's Birmingham the worst ever? Not even close

Lineups

Birmingham7th in English League Championship

Lineup (4-2-3-1)

1James BeadleG
2Christoph KlarerCD-L
3Phil NeumannCD-R
4Alex CochraneLB
5Tomoki IwataRB
6Jay StansfieldAM
7Paik Seung-HoLM
8Tommy DoyleRM
9Marvin DuckschF
10Demarai GrayAM-L
11Patrick RobertsAM-R

Southampton11th in English League Championship

Lineup (3-4-2-1)

1Gavin BazunuG
2Nathan WoodCD
3Jack StephensCD-L
4Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
5Caspar JanderCM-L
6Flynn DownesCM-R
7Ryan ManningLM
8Tom FellowsRM
9Adam ArmstrongF
10Léo ScienzaCF-L
11Finn AzazCF-R

Head to head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

Last meeting: Birmingham 2, Southampton 1 (Aug 25)

Last 5

BIR

Wvs WAT2-1
T@ WBA1-1
Wvs NOR4-1
L@ MID1-2
Wvs MIL4-0

SOU

L@ MIL2-3
Wvs LEI3-0
W@ CHA5-1
Wvs SHW3-1
W@ QPR2-1

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Game info

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England · Attendance 29,309
Officials: David Webb

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