Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers · Championship
Southampton beat Blackburn Rovers 3-0 in the Championship. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Southampton and Blackburn Rovers met in the Championship at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Southampton: C. Larin 24'; R. Manning 43'; C. Archer 86'. Blackburn Rovers did not score.
How the match went
Southampton saw more of the ball, 59% of it. Southampton had 16 shots with 7 on target, Blackburn Rovers 8 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Southampton and 4 to Blackburn Rovers. Southampton conceded 8 fouls, Blackburn Rovers 5. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (0 for Southampton, 2 for Blackburn Rovers).
Line-ups
Southampton started in a 4-2-3-1: D. Peretz, J. Bree, T. Harwood-Bellis, J. Stephens, R. Manning, S. Charles, K. Matsuki, T. Fellows, C. Bragg, C. Archer, C. Larin.
Blackburn Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: B. Tóth, T. Atcheson, S. McLoughlin, H. Pickering, R. Alebiousu, M. Baradji, T. Gardner-Hickman, Y. Ribeiro, K. Montgomery, N. Redmond, M. Jørgensen.
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Minute by minute
- 24'Goal! Southampton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. C. Larin (Southampton) scores, assisted by C. Archer.
- 43'Goal! Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers. R. Manning (Southampton) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers.
- 86'Goal! Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers. C. Archer (Southampton) scores, assisted by L. Scienza.
- 90'Full-time. Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Southampton vs Blackburn Rovers.
- 5'Yellow card for S. McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers).
- 7'Yellow card for T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers).
- 8'Attempt missed. J. Bree (Southampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 8'Attempt blocked. C. Archer (Southampton), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 14'Attempt blocked. S. Charles (Southampton), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 15'Attempt saved. C. Larin (Southampton), header from a corner. xG 0.55.
- 16'Attempt missed. J. Stephens (Southampton), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 24'Goal! Southampton 1-0 Blackburn Rovers. C. Larin (Southampton) scores, assisted by C. Archer.
- 24'Attempt saved. K. Matsuki (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 32'Attempt saved. C. Archer (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 36'Attempt saved. S. Charles (Southampton), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 43'Goal! Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers. R. Manning (Southampton) scores.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Southampton: N. Wood comes on for J. Bree.
- 46'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: R. Morishita comes on for R. Alebiousu.
- 46'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: Y. Ohashi comes on for N. Redmond.
- 50'Attempt blocked. T. Gardner-Hickman (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 53'Attempt blocked. T. Harwood-Bellis (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 53'Attempt blocked. C. Archer (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 55'Attempt blocked. M. Baradji (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
- 64'Attempt blocked. C. Archer (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 68'Attempt blocked. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 69'Attempt saved. S. McLoughlin (Blackburn Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 70'Attempt missed. K. Matsuki (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 71'Substitution, Southampton: F. Downes comes on for C. Bragg.
- 71'Substitution, Southampton: L. Scienza comes on for K. Matsuki.
- 71'Substitution, Southampton: Welington comes on for R. Manning.
- 73'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: R. Hedges comes on for M. Baradji.
- 73'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: O. Afolayan comes on for M. Jørgensen.
- 78'Substitution, Blackburn Rovers: E. J. Cashin comes on for H. Pickering.
- 81'Attempt saved. T. Atcheson (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 81'Off the woodwork! R. Morishita (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 81'Attempt saved. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 82'Attempt missed. Y. Ohashi (Blackburn Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 86'Goal! Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers. C. Archer (Southampton) scores, assisted by L. Scienza.
- 87'Substitution, Southampton: J. Robinson comes on for C. Archer.
- 89'Attempt missed. L. Scienza (Southampton), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Southampton 3-0 Blackburn Rovers.