Championship
·Matchday 14
Featured match
- Taylor Harwood-Bellis 9'
- Carlos Alcaraz 22'
- A. Armstrong 86'
- J. Stansfield 58'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Southampton beat Birmingham 3-1. Scorers for Southampton: Taylor Harwood-Bellis 9', Carlos Alcaraz 22', A. Armstrong 86'. Scorers for Birmingham: J. Stansfield 58'. Southampton had 71% of possession.
Southampton
Birmingham
- Full-time 3 - 1
Added time: 9 minutes
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90+9'
J. Stansfield Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for J. Stansfield (Birmingham)
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90+3'
J. James Yellow card · Birmingham J. James of Birmingham is booked
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86'
A. Armstrong 3-1 Goal · Assist: S. Edozie · Southampton Goal for Southampton! A. Armstrong turns in the pass from S. Edozie (3-1)
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82'
S. Edozie Out: Stuart Armstrong · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: S. Edozie comes on for Stuart Armstrong
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81'
S. Charles Out: W. Smallbone · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: S. Charles comes on for W. Smallbone
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80'
G. Gardner Yellow card · Birmingham Yellow card for G. Gardner (Birmingham)
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77'
K. Miyoshi Out: L. Jutkiewicz · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: K. Miyoshi comes on for L. Jutkiewicz
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76'
M. Roberts Out: E. Aiwu · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: M. Roberts comes on for E. Aiwu
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76'
R. Fraser Out: Kamaldeen Sulemana · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: R. Fraser comes on for Kamaldeen Sulemana
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69'
S. Hogan Out: O. Burke · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: S. Hogan comes on for O. Burke
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69'
G. Gardner Out: K. Bielik · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: G. Gardner comes on for K. Bielik
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69'
Joseph Aribo Out: Carlos Alcaraz · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: Joseph Aribo comes on for Carlos Alcaraz
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58'
J. Stansfield 2-1 Goal · Birmingham J. Stansfield finds the net for Birmingham (2-1)
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57'
J. Stansfield Out: S. Dembele · Birmingham Substitution for Birmingham: J. Stansfield comes on for S. Dembele
- Half-time 2 - 0
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44'
E. Aiwu Yellow card · Birmingham E. Aiwu of Birmingham is booked
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22'
Carlos Alcaraz 2-0 Goal · Assist: Kamaldeen Sulemana · Southampton Kamaldeen Sulemana provides, Carlos Alcaraz finishes for Southampton (2-0)
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9'
Taylor Harwood-Bellis 1-0 Goal · Assist: A. Armstrong · Southampton Goal! Taylor Harwood-Bellis scores for Southampton, set up by A. Armstrong. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Southampton
Birmingham
WWDWD
Last 5 matches LWWLL
1.3Goals scored per match1
1.8Goals conceded per match1.5
1Clean sheets1
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Southampton4-3-3
Birmingham4-2-3-1
23
6.2
Emmanuel
M. Emmanuel
Player profile
44
6.9
Aiwu
44'76'
E. Aiwu
- 44'Yellow card
- 76'Out
20
7.3
Sulemana
76'
Kamaldeen Sulemana
- 76'Out
- 86'Goal
- 22'Goal
- 69'Out
17
7.3
Armstrong
82'
Stuart Armstrong
- 82'Out
- 81'Out
Southampton4-3-3
Coach: R. Martin
Starting XI
- 31GK G. Bazunu 6.9
- 2DF K. Walker-Peters 6.9
- 21DF Taylor Harwood-Bellis9' 7.9
- 35DF Jan Bednarek 7.2
- 14DF J. Bree 7.0
- 16MF W. Smallbone81' 7.3
- 4MF F. Downes 7.3
- 17MF Stuart Armstrong82' 7.3
- 22FW Carlos Alcaraz22'69' 7.7
- 9FW A. Armstrong86' 7.7
- 20FW Kamaldeen Sulemana76' 7.3
Substitutes
- 7MF Joseph Aribo69' 6.6
- 26MF R. Fraser76' 6.9
- 24MF S. Charles81' 6.3
- 23MF S. Edozie82' 7.0
- 3DF R. Manning
- 1GK Alex McCarthy
- 18FW S. Mara
- 27FW S. Amo-Ameyaw
- 6DF M. Holgate
Birmingham4-2-3-1
Coach: W. Rooney
Starting XI
- 21GK John Ruddy 6.3
- 12DF C. Drameh 6.6
- 5DF D. Sanderson 6.2
- 44DF E. Aiwu44'76' 6.9
- 23DF M. Emmanuel 6.2
- 6MF K. Bielik69' 7.2
- 34MF Ivan Šunjić 6.7
- 45MF O. Burke69' 6.7
- 19MF J. James90+3' 6.3
- 17MF S. Dembele57' 6.2
- 10FW L. Jutkiewicz77' 6.9
Substitutes
- 28FW J. Stansfield57'58'90+9' 7.2
- 20MF G. Gardner69'80' 6.3
- 9FW S. Hogan69' 6.3
- 4DF M. Roberts76' 6.3
- 11MF K. Miyoshi77' 6.5
- 2DF E. Laird
- 26DF K. Long
- 27MF B. Khela
- 1GK N. Etheridge
Southampton
Birmingham
71%
29%
11
Shots
10
5
On target
2
4
Off target
6
4
Corners
4
8
Fouls
12
1
Offsides
2
0
Yellow cards
4
1
Saves
2
796
Passes
310
92%
Pass accuracy
81%
2.29
Expected goals
0.60
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
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