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Southampton vs Bristol City
21 Apr 2026, 19:45 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Elliot BellChampionship 2025/2026 · 12 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
SouthamptonMin
Bristol City- 5′⚽
Ryan Manning 0-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Scott Twine
Right foot shot
Shea Emmanuel Charles
Yellowcard
Argument
28′Flynn Downes
Yellowcard
Foul
28′- ⚽
Cyle Larin 1-1
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ryan Manning
Right foot shot
29′ - ⇄
Tom Fellows
Substitution
Off: Kuryu Matsuki
57′ - ⇄
Leo Scienza
Substitution
Off: Cameron Archer
57′ Southampton
Yellowcard
Foul
62′- 63′⚽
Sam Bell 1-2
Goal · Header
With: Tomi Horvat
Header
- ⇄
Caspar Jander
Substitution
Off: Finn Azaz
70′ - ⇄
Ross Stewart
Substitution
Off: James Bree
71′ - 73′⇄
Mark Sykes
Substitution
Off: Sam Bell
- ⚽
Ross Stewart 2-2
Goal · Header
With: Tom Fellows
Header
74′ - 76′
Bristol City
Yellowcard
Foul
Southampton
Yellowcard
Foul
80′- 81′⇄
Rob Dickie
Substitution
Off: Tomi Horvat
- ⇄
Cameron Bragg
Substitution
Off: Flynn Downes
87′ - 90+1′
Rob Dickie
Yellowcard
Foul
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6.93 | |
| 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.09 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6.47 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.48 | |
| 90 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 6.81 | |
| 87 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.50 | |
| 90 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 6.26 | |
| 57 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 71 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | 6.22 | |
| 57 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.54 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.09 | |
| 33 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.39 | |
| 19 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 7.13 | |
| 19 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.30 | |
| 33 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6.79 | |
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Before this match
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Southampton
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Bristol City
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Southampton’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 2 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Southampton’s home games with Bristol City’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Southampton
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Bristol City
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Southampton
Bristol City
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Southampton
Bristol City
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Southampton
Bristol City
Previous meetings
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