Southampton vs Oxford United, 2025-26 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Southampton are hosting Oxford United
at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on
. The match is a part of the English League Championship.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
- 1': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Cameron Archer.
- 5': Attempt saved. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
- 6': Goal! Southampton 1, Oxford United 0. Cyle Larin (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 11': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
- 12': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
- 13': Goal! Southampton 2, Oxford United 0. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cameron Archer following a corner.
- 15': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 17': Foul by Tom Fellows (Southampton).
- 17': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 18': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
- 19': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree.
- 20': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 22': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
- 22': Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
- 23': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
- 26': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 31': Stanley Mills (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card.
- 34': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 35': Attempt missed. Yunus Konak (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
- 36': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
- 39': Attempt missed. Ciaron Brown (Oxford United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Long with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
- 41': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yunus Konak.
- 43': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 43': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shea Charles following a corner.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Myles Peart-Harris (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stanley Mills with a cross.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
- 48': Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Manning.
- 49': Offside, Oxford United. Will Lankshear is caught offside.
- 52': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 54': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 54': Foul by Cameron Archer (Southampton).
- 55': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Corner, Oxford United. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 56': Delay in match because of an injury Daniel Peretz (Southampton).
- 57': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Cyle Larin.
- 59': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Cameron Archer.
- 61': Attempt saved. Finn Azaz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Shea Charles.
- 63': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Will Lankshear (Oxford United).
- 63': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brodie Spencer.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
- 66': Attempt missed. Will Lankshear (Oxford United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 68': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Jamie Donley replaces Jack Currie.
- 70': Substitution, Oxford United. Jamie McDonnell replaces Yunus Konak.
- 71': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by James Bree with a through ball.
- 71': Tom Fellows (Southampton) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box.
- 73': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
- 73': Tom Fellows (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Michal Helik.
- 75': Attempt blocked. Tom Fellows (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
- 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ciaron Brown.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ross Stewart (Southampton) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
- 76': Substitution, Southampton. Kuryu Matsuki replaces Tom Fellows.
- 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Jeon Jin-Woo replaces Myles Peart-Harris.
- 77': Substitution, Oxford United. Mark Harris replaces Will Lankshear.
- 77': Foul by Ryan Manning (Southampton).
- 77': Mark Harris (Oxford United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 78': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
- 78': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Brodie Spencer (Oxford United).
- 79': Kuryu Matsuki (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Brodie Spencer (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 80': Attempt saved. Shea Charles (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United). Assisted by Ross Stewart.
- 85': Foul by Stanley Mills (Oxford United).
- 85': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Sam Long (Oxford United).
- 86': Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt saved. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Jamie Cumming (Oxford United).
- 87': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
- 87': Jeon Jin-Woo (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Substitution, Oxford United. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Stanley Mills.
- 89': Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton).
- 89': Finn Azaz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Michal Helik (Oxford United).
- 89': Michal Helik (Oxford United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Southampton. Joshua Quarshie replaces Ryan Manning.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Southampton. Nicholas Oyekunle replaces Finn Azaz.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Nicholas Oyekunle (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Cameron Brannagan (Oxford United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Mark Harris.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Oxford United 0.
Statistics
 OXF |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 30.8 | Possession | 69.2 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 210 | Accurate Passes | 607 |
| 271 | Passes | 650 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 23 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 51 | Long Balls | 35 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 4 |
| 14 | Tackles | 6 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 28 |
| 20 | Clearances | 28 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,428
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,428
EFL Championship Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coventry City | 46 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 46 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 | Millwall | 46 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 | Southampton | 46 | +26 | 80 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 41 | Daniel Peretz (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 6 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 14 | James Bree |
| 19 | Cameron Archer |
| 24 | Shea Charles |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 9 | Cyle Larin |
| 10 | Finn Azaz |
| 18 | Tom Fellows |
Oxford United (5-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jamie Cumming (GK) |
| 6 | Michal Helik  |
| 3 | Ciaron Brown |
| 2 | Sam Long |
| 26 | Jack Currie |
| 15 | Brodie Spencer |
| 8 | Cameron Brannagan |
| 5 | Yunus Konak |
| 44 | Myles Peart-Harris |
| 17 | Stanley Mills |
| 27 | Will Lankshear |
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