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Southampton — Millwall: 5:1, Championship

Championship
Southampton W29 Aug · Home Millwall · 5:1D1 Sep · Away Birmingham · 1:1D5 Sep · Away Lincoln · 1:1W8 Sep · Home Swansea · 3:1W12 Sep · Home Bristol City · 4:1L19 Sep · Away Wrexham · 1:2
5:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Millwall W5 Sep · Home Bolton · 4:0L8 Sep · Home Newcastle United · 0:1L12 Sep · Away Blackburn · 1:3D15 Sep · Away Middlesbrough · 2:2D19 Sep · Home West Ham · 2:2L13 Oct · Home Swansea · 0:1
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium City: Southampton

In the Championship game on 29 August 2026, Southampton beat Millwall 5:1. Match numbers: shots on target 7:5, corners 8:11.

Match report

Southampton secured a comfortable 5-1 victory over Millwall at St Mary's Stadium on Friday. The win provided a necessary boost following their heavy 4-1 defeat to West Ham earlier in the week. To be fair, the performance was far more cohesive than that result suggested.

And here's the thing about the opening exchanges; they rarely predict the outcome. Mark Sykes caught the home side off guard, finding the net in the 15th minute. It was a moment that threatened to derail the afternoon before Southampton had truly settled.

The response came swiftly through Cyle Larin, who equalised in the 25th minute. Finn Azaz restored the lead shortly after, shifting the pressure back onto the visitors. By then, the visitors' early advantage felt like a fleeting memory.

The second half brought a decisive penalty for Leo Scienza, extending the advantage. Larin added a second goal to complete his brace, while Tom Fellows secured the margin late on. The visitors found no answer to the sustained pressure in the final third. Millwall had created enough attacks to stay in the game, but the quality of their chances was lacking.

The statistics highlight a clear disparity in chance quality rather than volume. Southampton generated an expected goals figure of 3.21 compared to Millwall's 1.09, despite both teams recording 86 attacks.

The five-goal margin highlights the gulf between the sides. Millwall's perfect start comes to an end after their first loss of the season. The result leaves both sides with plenty to ponder for the next fixture.

Prepared from match data

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Key numbers

Possession, % 52 – 48
Shots on target 7 – 5
Shots off target 7 – 5
Expected goals 3.21 – 1.09

Match events

  1. 4' 0:0 Southampton Yellow card Ryan Manning
  2. 10' 0:0 Millwall Yellow card Mark Sykes
  3. 15' 0:1 Millwall Goal Mark Sykes
  4. 25' 1:1 Southampton Goal Cyle Larin assist: Ryan Manning
  5. 38' 2:1 Southampton Goal Finn Azaz assist: Leo Scienza
  6. 46' 2:1 Southampton Substitution Flynn Downes off: James Ward-Prowse
  7. 55' 3:1 Southampton Penalty Leo Scienza
  8. 61' 3:1 Millwall Substitution Kyrell Lisbie off: Luke Cundle
  9. 62' 4:1 Southampton Goal Cyle Larin assist: Finn Azaz
  10. 70' 4:1 Southampton Substitution Cyle Larin off: Divin Mubama
  11. 71' 4:1 Southampton Substitution Leo Scienza off: Tom Fellows
  12. 71' 4:1 Millwall Substitution Zak Sturge off: Elkan Baggott
  13. 71' 4:1 Millwall Substitution Tairyk Arconte off: Daniel Kelly
  14. 79' 4:1 Millwall Substitution Jenson Metcalfe off: Zak Lovelace
  15. 80' 4:1 Millwall Substitution Josh Coburn off: Lyndon Dykes
  16. 81' 4:1 Southampton Substitution Kuryu Matsuki off: Lewis Dobbin
  17. 86' 5:1 Southampton Goal Tom Fellows
  18. 87' 5:1 Southampton Yellow card Tom Fellows
  19. 87' 5:1 Southampton Substitution Keven Schlotterbeck off: Jack Stephens

Statistics

52 Possession, % 48
7 Shots on target 5
7 Shots off target 5
3.21 Expected goals 1.09
5 Big chances 1
86 Attacks 86
8 Corners 11
6 Fouls 10
10 Free kicks 5
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
4 Goal kicks 4
19 Throw-ins 13
All statistics
10/2148% Aerial duels 11/2152%
79 Backward passes 79
7 Blocked shots 4
27 Clearances 18
3/1619% Crosses 5/2124%
5/956% Dribbles 4/667%
1.74 Expected assists 1.30
52 Failed passes 74
4 Goalkeeper saves 2
3 Interceptions 11
14 Key passes 9
13/3241% Long passes 13/4927%
156 Passes into the final third 72
327 Passes in the opposition half 216
112 Passes in own half 183
0.33 Shot accuracy 0.36
5 Shots from outside the box 3
16 Shots inside the box 11
7/978% Tackles 9/1656%
423 Total passes 378

Line-ups

Southampton

Starting XI
# Player number
1 Daniel Peretz 1
3 Ryan Manning 3
13 Keven Matteo Schlotterbeck 13
14 James Patrick Bree 14
15 Nathan Wood 15
4 Flynn Downes 4
7 Leonardo Weschenfelder Scienza 7
10 Finn Azaz 10
26 Cameron Bragg 26
27 Kuryu Matsuki 27
9 Cyle Christopher Larin 9
Substitutes
# Player number
25 George Long 25
5 Jack Stephens 5
34 Welington Damascena Santos 34
18 Tom Allen Fellows 18
23 Samuel Ikechukwu Edozie 23
29 Romeo Akachukwu 29
30 James Ward-Prowse 30
11 Lewis Norman Dobbin 11
28 Divin Saku Mubama 28
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Millwall

Starting XI
# Player number
15 Maxime Teremoana Crocombe 15
3 Zak Norton Sturge 3
5 Jake Matthew Cooper 5
6 Caleb Taylor 6
7 Taïryk Arconte 7
10 Camiel Neghli 10
14 J. Metcalfe 14
17 Mark Sykes 17
22 K. Lisbie 22
24 Casper De Norre 24
19 Joshua Guy Coburn 19
Substitutes
# Player number
43 Joel Coleman 43
2 Jordi Martin Emmanuel Osei-Tutu 2
12 Elkan Baggott 12
23 Daniel Tanveer Batth 23
16 Daniel Kelly 16
25 Luke Cundle 25
44 A. Massy 44
13 Lyndon John Dykes 13
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