Southampton 4-1 Bristol City · Championship
Southampton beat Bristol City 4-1 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Southampton and Bristol City met in the Championship at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Southampton: C. Larin 38', 61'; K. Matsuki 82'; F. Azaz 85'. Bristol City: L. Tolaj 66'.
How the match went
Southampton saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Southampton had 10 shots with 5 on target, Bristol City 21 with 6 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Southampton and 5 to Bristol City. Southampton conceded 6 fouls, Bristol City 14. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Southampton, 2 for Bristol City).
Line-ups
Southampton started in a 4-2-3-1: Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Nathan Wood, Keven Schlotterbeck, Ryan Manning, James Ward-Prowse, Flynn Downes, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Leo Scienza, Cyle Larin.
Bristol City started in a 4-2-3-1: Sam Tickle, George Tanner, Rob Dickie, Lisav Naif Eissat, Rio Cardines, Joe Williams, Jason Knight, Yu Hirakawa, Dominic Ballard, Scott Twine, Lorent Tolaj.
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