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Oxford United vs Southampton
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Championship · 2025/2026
Referee
Leigh DoughtyChampionship 2025/2026 · 19 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
Oxford UnitedMin
SouthamptonBrodie Gilmore Spencer
Yellowcard
Foul
8′- ⚽
Tyler Goodrham 1-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
23′ - 29′⚽
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1-1
Goal · Header
With: Leo Scienza
Header
- 37′
Flynn Downes
Yellowcard
Argument
- 56′⇄
Jay Robinson
Substitution
Off: Leo Scienza
- 56′⇄
Oriol Romeu
Substitution
Off: Flynn Downes
- ⇄
Filip Krastev
Substitution
Off: Luke Harris
66′ - 70′⇄
Ryan Fraser
Substitution
Off: Tom Fellows
- ⇄
Siriki Dembélé
Substitution
Off: Przemyslaw Placheta
75′ - ⇄
Will Lankshear
Substitution
Off: Nik Prelec
75′ - 85′⇄
Cameron Archer
Substitution
Off: Finn Azaz
- ⚽
Stanley Mills 2-1
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Will Lankshear
Left foot shot
89′ Oxford United
Yellowcard
90′Stanley Mills
Yellowcard
90′- ⇄
Sam Long
Substitution
Off: Stanley Mills
90+1′
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 | 7.19 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 6.83 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 7.40 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | 7.12 | |
| 66 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.58 | |
| 90 | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 6.97 | |
| 75 | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | 6.85 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 7.56 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | 7.51 | |
| 75 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | 7.07 | |
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| 15 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 6.72 | |
| 24 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 6.89 | |
| 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.31 |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Oxford United
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Southampton
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Match stats
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The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Oxford United’s ground: 1 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Oxford United’s home games with Southampton’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.
Oxford United
Yellow cards
Red cards
No recorded figure
Tackles
Southampton
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Oxford United
Southampton
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Oxford United
Southampton
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.
Oxford United
Southampton
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.