Southampton vs Bristol City

Championship

Southampton

4-2-1

4-1

Final

Bristol City

3-1-2

St. Mary's Stadium

Match pulse

SOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'BRC

56%Possession44%

10Shots21

5On target6

2Corners5

4Saves1

6Fouls14

54'Lisav EissatBRC89'Sam GreenwoodBRC

Team	1H	2H	T
SOU	1	3	4
BRC	0	1	1

Who won: Southampton 4-1

Southampton beat Bristol City 4-1 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at St. Mary's Stadium. Goals for Southampton: Cyle Larin (38', 61'), Kuryu Matsuki (82') and Finn Azaz (85'). Goals for Bristol City: Lorent Tolaj (66').

Play by play

Match ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
90'+6'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
J. Ward-Prowse
90'+4'
Free kick won
Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
90'+1'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
89'
Yellow card
Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
S. Greenwood
89'
Free kick won
Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
89'
Foul
Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).
88'
Sub
Subbed on for F. Azaz
Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Finn Azaz.
L. Dobbin
88'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Manning
Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.
Welington
87'
Free kick won
James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'
Foul
Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).
GOAL85'
Goal! Right footed shot
F. Azaz · ast D. Mubama
Goal! Southampton 4, Bristol City 1. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Divin Mubama.
SOU 4 - 1 BRC
84'
Free kick won
Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84'
Foul
Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).
83'
Sub
Subbed on for L. Tolaj
Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Lorent Tolaj.
E. Adebayo
GOAL82'
Goal! Left footed shot
K. Matsuki · ast F. Azaz
Goal! Southampton 3, Bristol City 1. Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Finn Azaz.
SOU 3 - 1 BRC
78'
Sub
Subbed on for C. Larin
Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.
D. Mubama
78'
Sub
Subbed on for R. Cardines
Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rio Cardines.
C. Pring
77'
Sub
Subbed on for G. Tanner
Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces George Tanner.
T. Horvat
77'
Free kick won
Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
Foul
Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).
74'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.
S. Greenwood
73'
Free kick won
Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.