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Southampton vs Bristol City

FA Cup
Southampton
4-2-1
4-1
Final
Bristol City
3-1-2
St. Mary's Stadium

Match pulse

SOUAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTBRC
56%Possession44%
10Shots21
5On target6
2Corners5
4Saves1
6Fouls14
54'Lisav EissatBRC89'Sam GreenwoodBRC
Team1H2HT
SOU134
BRC011

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').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.5Finn AzazAM
  2. 28.2Cyle LarinF
  3. 37.3Kuryu MatsukiAM-R
  4. 47.1Daniel PeretzG
  5. 57.0Lorent TolajF
  6. 66.5James Ward-ProwseRM
  7. 76.5Cameron BraggSUB
  8. 86.5Rio CardinesLB
  9. 96.4Nathan WoodCD-R
  10. 106.4Ryan ManningLB
  11. 116.4James BreeRB
  12. 126.4Léo ScienzaAM-L

Team stats

SOUBRC
6Fouls14
0Yellow Cards2
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
2Corner Kicks5
4Saves1
56.1Possession43.9
10SHOTS21
5ON GOAL6
0.5On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
475Accurate Passes343
532Passes396
0.9Pass Completion %0.9
3Accurate Crosses10
9Crosses27
0.3Cross %0.4
48Long Balls35
19Accurate Long Balls17
0.4Long Balls %0.5
3Blocked Shots3
8Effective Tackles11
12Tackles13
0.7Tackle %0.8
9Interceptions5
31Effective Clearances12
31Clearances12

Player of the game

Finn Azaz

SOU · 1 G, 2 A

8.5

Deserved to win

15%
SOU · 1.56 xG
20%
Draw
66%
BRC · 2.61 xG

Bristol City deserved better: 66% on chances, lost 1-4

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Bristol City 1.
  3. 90'+6'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    J. Ward-Prowse

  4. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  5. 90'+4'

    Foul

    Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).

  6. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.

  7. 89'

    Yellow card

    Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    S. Greenwood

  8. 89'

    Free kick won

    Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  9. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Sam Greenwood (Bristol City).

  10. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for F. Azaz

    Substitution, Southampton. Lewis Dobbin replaces Finn Azaz.

    L. Dobbin

  11. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Manning

    Substitution, Southampton. Welington replaces Ryan Manning.

    Welington

  12. 87'

    Free kick won

    James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 87'

    Foul

    Foul by Tomi Horvat (Bristol City).

  14. 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
  15. 84'

    Free kick won

    Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 84'

    Foul

    Foul by Scott Twine (Bristol City).

  17. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Tolaj

    Substitution, Bristol City. Elijah Adebayo replaces Lorent Tolaj.

    E. Adebayo

  18. 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
  19. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Larin

    Substitution, Southampton. Divin Mubama replaces Cyle Larin.

    D. Mubama

  20. 78'
    Sub

    Subbed on for R. Cardines

    Substitution, Bristol City. Cameron Pring replaces Rio Cardines.

    C. Pring

  21. 77'
    Sub

    Subbed on for G. Tanner

    Substitution, Bristol City. Tomi Horvat replaces George Tanner.

    T. Horvat

  22. 77'

    Free kick won

    Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  23. 77'

    Foul

    Foul by George Tanner (Bristol City).

  24. 74'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Sam Greenwood (Bristol City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scott Twine.

  25. 73'

    Free kick won

    Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Leaders

SOUBRC
Total Shots
Cyle Larin
3
Lorent Tolaj
7
Accurate Passes
Keven Schlotterbeck
69
Joe Williams
56
Defensive Interventions
Keven Schlotterbeck
16
Lisav Eissat
11
Saves
Daniel Peretz
4
Sam Tickle
1

Season seriesSeries tied 2-2-1