Southampton 3:0 Blackburn: Championship Match Result

Championship

Southampton WDDWWL

3:0

Finished

Kick-off was 14 Apr, 20:00 BST

Blackburn LDLLWD

Venue: St Mary's City: Southampton

In the Championship game on 14 April 2026, Southampton beat Blackburn 3:0. Match numbers: shots on target 7:3, corners 7:4.

Key numbers

Possession, % 59 – 41

Shots on target 7 – 3

Shots off target 4 – 2

Expected goals 2.23 – 0.28

🟨 5' S. McLoughlin — Yellow card 🟨 7' T. Gardner-Hickman — Yellow card ⚽ 24' C. Larin — Goal ⚽ 43' R. Manning — Goal ⇄ 46' J. Bree — Substitution ⇄ 46' R. Alebiosu — Substitution ⇄ 46' N. Redmond — Substitution ⇄ 71' R. Manning — Substitution ⇄ 71' K. Matsuki — Substitution ⇄ 71' C. Bragg — Substitution ⇄ 73' M. Baradji — Substitution ⇄ 73' M. Jorgensen — Substitution ⇄ 78' H. Pickering — Substitution ⚽ 86' C. Archer — Goal ⇄ 87' C. Archer — Substitution

Match events

5' 0:0 Blackburn Yellow card S. McLoughlin
7' 0:0 Blackburn Yellow card T. Gardner-Hickman
24' 1:0 Southampton Goal C. Larin assist: C. Archer
43' 2:0 Southampton Goal R. Manning
46' 2:0 Southampton Substitution J. Bree off: N. Wood
46' 2:0 Blackburn Substitution R. Alebiosu off: R. Morishita
46' 2:0 Blackburn Substitution N. Redmond off: Y. Ohashi
71' 2:0 Southampton Substitution R. Manning off: Welington
71' 2:0 Southampton Substitution K. Matsuki off: L. Scienza
71' 2:0 Southampton Substitution C. Bragg off: F. Downes
73' 2:0 Blackburn Substitution M. Baradji off: R. Hedges
73' 2:0 Blackburn Substitution M. Jorgensen off: O. Afolayan
78' 2:0 Blackburn Substitution H. Pickering off: E. Cashin
86' 3:0 Southampton Goal C. Archer assist: L. Scienza
87' 3:0 Southampton Substitution C. Archer off: J. Robinson

Statistics

59 Possession, % 41

7 Shots on target 3

4 Shots off target 2

2.23 Expected goals 0.28

3 Big chances 0

201 Attacks 167

7 Corners 4

8 Fouls 5

5 Free kicks 8

0 Offsides 1

0 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

4 Goal kicks 6

17 Throw-ins 13

All statistics

12/2255% Aerial duels 10/2245%

81 Backward passes 88

5 Blocked shots 3

19 Clearances 16

6/1638% Crosses 2/1613%

5/1050% Dribbles 7/1354%

2.09 Expected assists 0.33

72 Failed passes 82

3 Goalkeeper saves 4

8 Interceptions 8

10 Key passes 6

21/4844% Long passes 20/5139%

105 Passes into the final third 84

305 Passes in the opposition half 236

332 Passes in own half 212

0.44 Shot accuracy 0.38

4 Shots from outside the box 4

12 Shots inside the box 4

12/1771% Tackles 6/967%

621 Total passes 432

Line-ups

Southampton

Starting XI
#	Player	number
41	Daniel Peretz	41
3	Ryan Manning	3
5	Jack Stephens	5
6	Taylor Harwood-Bellis	6
14	James Patrick Bree	14
18	Tom Allen Fellows	18
19	Cameron Archer	19
24	Shea Emmanuel Charles	24
27	Kuryu Matsuki	27
48	Cameron Bragg	48
9	Cyle Christopher Larin	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	George Long	25
15	Nathan Wood	15
34	Welington Damascena Santos	34
4	Flynn Downes	4
13	Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza	13
20	Caspar Jander	20
23	Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie	23
11	Ross Stewart	11
46	Jay Robinson	46

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Blackburn

Starting XI
#	Player	number
22	Balázs Tóth	22
3	Harry Pickering	3
15	Sean McLoughlin	15
38	Tom Atchison	38
2	Ryan Alebiosu	2
4	Yuri Ribeiro	4
5	Taylor Gardner-Hickman	5
24	M. Baradji	24
27	Nathan Redmond	27
29	Mathias Jørgensen	29
31	Kristi Montgomery	31

Substitutes
#	Player	number
1	Aynsley Alan William Pears	1
14	Dion De Neve	14
20	Eiran Joe Cashin	20
26	Connor O'Riordan	26
19	Ryan Hedges	19
25	Ryoya Morishita	25
21	Oladapo Joshua Afolayan	21
23	Yuki Ohashi	23
54	Valentin Joseph	54