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

Team	1H	2H	T
SOU	0	1	1
STK	0	2	2

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

Match ends, Southampton 1, Stoke City 2.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Stoke City 2.
90'+6'
Offside
Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens is caught offside.
90'+2'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90'+1'
Delay in match because of an injury Junior Tchamadeu (Stoke City).
90'
Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
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
84'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
83'
Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Stoke City).
83'
Free kick won
Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'
Foul
Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
82'
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Cresswell.
81'
Sub
Subbed on for M. Manhoef
Substitution, Stoke City. Róbert Bozeník replaces Million Manhoef.
R. Bozeník
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
79'
Sub
Subbed on for J. Robinson
Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Jay Robinson.
C. Archer
79'
Sub
Subbed on for S. Charles
Substitution, Southampton. Mads Roerslev replaces Shea Charles.
M. Roerslev
78'STK
Corner awarded
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eric-Junior Bocat.
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
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
71'
Yellow card
Viktor Johansson (Stoke City) is shown the yellow card.
V. Johansson
70'
Sub
Subbed on for T. Seko
Substitution, Stoke City. Ashley Phillips replaces Tatsuki Seko.
A. Phillips
70'
Sub
Subbed on for B. Jun-Ho
Substitution, Stoke City. Eric-Junior Bocat replaces Bae Jun-Ho.
E. Bocat
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
68'
Sub
Subbed on for N. Wood
Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Nathan Wood.
R. Stewart
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