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Southampton vs Stoke City

Championship
Southampton
1-1-1
1-2
Final
Stoke
3-0-0
St. Mary's Stadium

Match pulse

SOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'STK
65%Possession35%
18Shots12
2On target4
7Corners3
2Saves1
6Fouls12
25'Junior TchamadeuSTK28'Divin MubamaSTK45'+3'Tatsuki SekoSTK57'Nathan WoodSOU59'Divin MubamaSTK71'Viktor JohanssonSTK
Team1H2HT
SOU011
STK022

Who won: Stoke 2-1

Stoke City beat Southampton 2-1 on Saturday, August 23, 2025 at St. Mary's Stadium. Goals for Southampton: Taylor Harwood-Bellis (79'). Goals for Stoke: Lewis Baker (54') and Sorba Thomas (75').

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Southampton 1, Stoke City 2.
  2. Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Stoke City 2.
  3. 90'+6'

    Offside

    Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.

  4. 90'+2'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  5. 90'+1'

    Delay in match because of an injury Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).

  6. 90'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 85'

    Header just wide

    Attempt missed. Damion Downs (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.

    D. Downs

  8. 84'

    Delay over. They are ready to continue.

  9. 83'

    Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).

  10. 83'

    Free kick won

    Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  11. 83'

    Foul

    Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).

  12. 82'

    Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.

  13. 81'Róbert Bozeník
    Sub

    Subbed on for M. Manhoef

    Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Million Manhoef.

    R. Bozeník

  14. GOAL79'

    Goal! Header

    T. Harwood-Bellis · ast M. Fernandes

    Goal! Southampton 1, Stoke City 2. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mateus Fernandes with a cross following a corner.

    SOU 1 - 2 STK
  15. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Robinson

    Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Jay Robinson.

    C. Archer

  16. 79'
    Sub

    Subbed on for S. Charles

    Substitution, Southampton. Mads Roerslev replaces Shea Charles.

    M. Roerslev

  17. 78'STK

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.

  18. GOAL75'

    Goal! Left footed shot

    S. Thomas · ast V. Johansson

    Goal! Southampton 0, Stoke City 2. Sorba Thomas (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Viktor Johansson following a fast break.

    SOU 0 - 2 STK
  19. 74'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Mateus Fernandes (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shea Charles.

    M. Fernandes

  20. 71'

    Yellow card

    Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.

    V. Johansson

  21. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for T. Seko

    Substitution, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips replaces Tatsuki Seko.

    A. Phillips

  22. 70'
    Sub

    Subbed on for B. Jun-Ho

    Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Bae Jun-Ho.

    E. Bocat

  23. 70'

    Right footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.

    R. Stewart

  24. 68'
    Sub

    Subbed on for N. Wood

    Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Nathan Wood.

    R. Stewart

  25. 67'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Damion Downs (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning.

    D. Downs

Leaders

SOUSTK
Total Shots
Jay Robinson
4
Million Manhoef
4
Accurate Passes
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
68
Tatsuki Seko
26
Saves
-
Viktor Johansson
1

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1

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