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Southampton vs Bristol City: match report

Southampton hosted Bristol City at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday 12 September 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 7). Samuel Allison is the referee, averaging 3.6 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Southampton 4-1 Bristol City. Goals: Cyle Larin 38' for Southampton; Cyle Larin 61' for Southampton; Lorent Tolaj 66' for Bristol City; Kuryu Matsuki 82' for Southampton; Finn Azaz 85' for Southampton. Attendance: 30,132.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 38' Goal: Cyle Larin (Southampton) 1-0
  • 54' Yellow card: Lisav Eissat (Bristol City)
  • 61' Goal: Cyle Larin (Southampton) 2-0
  • 66' Goal: Lorent Tolaj (Bristol City) 2-1
  • 82' Goal: Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) 3-1
  • 85' Goal: Finn Azaz (Southampton) 4-1
  • 89' Yellow card: Sam Greenwood (Bristol City)
Match stats (contains the result)
56.1%Possession43.9%
10Shots21
5Shots on target6
2Corners5
6Fouls14
0Offsides0
4Saves1
0Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Southampton 4-2-3-1

Coach: Tonda Eckert

  1. 1 Daniel Peretz GK
  2. 14 James Bree DEF
  3. 15 Nathan Wood DEF
  4. 13 Keven Schlotterbeck DEF
  5. 3 Ryan Manning DEF
  6. 30 James Ward-Prowse MID
  7. 4 Flynn Downes MID
  8. 27 Kuryu Matsuki FWD
  9. 10 Finn Azaz MID
  10. 7 Léo Scienza FWD
  11. 9 Cyle Larin FWD

Bench

  • 26 Cameron Bragg MID
  • 18 Tom Fellows MID
  • 28 Divin Mubama FWD
  • 34 Welington DEF
  • 11 Lewis Dobbin FWD
  • 25 George Long GK
  • 6 Zach Abbott DEF
  • 5 Jack Stephens DEF
  • 23 Samuel Edozie MID

Bristol City 4-2-3-1

Coach: Michael Skubala

  1. 1 Sam Tickle GK
  2. 19 George Tanner DEF
  3. 16 Rob Dickie DEF
  4. 2 Lisav Naif Eissat DEF
  5. 21 Rio Cardines DEF
  6. 8 Joe Williams MID
  7. 12 Jason Knight MID
  8. 7 Yu Hirakawa FWD
  9. 23 Dominic Ballard MID
  10. 10 Scott Twine FWD
  11. 9 Lorent Tolaj FWD

Bench

  • 17 Jed Wallace MID
  • 20 Sam Greenwood MID
  • 14 Tomi Horvat MID
  • 3 Cameron Pring DEF
  • 45 Elijah Adebayo FWD
  • 40 Bradley Collins GK
  • 38 Noah Eile DEF
  • 4 Adam Randell MID
  • 27 Gibson Yah MID
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 21 April 2026: Southampton 2-2 Bristol City
  • Tuesday 21 October 2025: Bristol City 3-1 Southampton
  • Tuesday 13 February 2024: Bristol City 3-1 Southampton
  • Wednesday 29 November 2023: Southampton 1-0 Bristol City
  • Tuesday 24 September 2013: Southampton 2-0 Bristol City