Match summary
Before kickoff, Southampton (5th, 69 pts) were 21 points ahead of Blackburn Rovers (19th, 48 pts). Before kickoff, Blackburn Rovers were 19th in the table but 4th on points from the last five league games.
Southampton vs Blackburn RoversResult, Lineups & H2H
St. Mary's Stadium
Southampton vs Blackburn Rovers in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Southampton extended their winning run in the Championship (England) to 6 matches.Run from 2026-03-14; league matches of this season only.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Southampton5W 0D 0L
SouthamptonBlackburn Rovers
15Pointsof 159
12Goals scored4
3Goals conceded2
2Clean sheets3
15+Scored in a row1
15+Unbeaten in a row5
0Without a win2
2Conceded in a row1
Head to head11 meetings · Nov 2001 – Oct 2025
- Southampton wins
- 3
- Draws
- 3
- Blackburn Rovers wins
- 5
2.45goals per meeting
45%both teams scored
45%3+ goals
64%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsSouthampton 2W 1D 2L · 3 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 502 earlier results
SouthamptonBlackburn Rovers
#5Position#19
69Points41 v 42 games48
+20Goal difference-12
1.71Scored per gameleague avg 1.280.9
1.22Conceded per game1.19
#1Form table position#4
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
SouthamptonBlackburn Rovers
- Substitution · Southampton · Jay Robinson · InOut: Cameron Archer87'
- Goal · Southampton · Cameron Archer3-086'
- 78'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Eiran Cashin · InOut: Harry Pickering
- 73'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Oladapo Afolayan · InOut: Mathias Jørgensen
- 73'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Ryan Hedges · InOut: Moussa Baradji
- Substitution · Southampton · Welington · InOut: Ryan Manning71'
- Substitution · Southampton · Flynn Downes · InOut: Cameron Bragg71'
- Substitution · Southampton · Leo Scienza · InOut: Kuryu Matsuki71'
- 46'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Ryoya Morishita · InOut: Ryan Alebiosu
- 46'Substitution · Blackburn Rovers · Yuki Ohashi · InOut: Nathan Redmond
- Substitution · Southampton · Nathan Wood · InOut: James Bree46'
- Goal · Southampton · Ryan Manning2-043'
- Goal · Southampton · Cyle Larin1-024'
- 7'Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Taylor Gardner-Hickman
- 5'Yellow Card · Blackburn Rovers · Sean McLoughlin
Match Statistics
Match stats
SouthamptonBlackburn Rovers
59%Ball Possession41%
16Shots Total8
7Shots On Target3
7Corners4
8Fouls5
0Yellow Cards2
0Offsides1
3Saves4
621Passes432
4Shots Off Target2
106Attacks93
53Dangerous Attacks34
12Shots Inside Box4
4Shots Outside Box4
3Goals0
5Free Kicks8
5Shots Blocked3
5Substitutions5
1Hit Woodwork1
17Tackles9
2Assists0
549Accurate Passes350
0Injuries1
16Total Crosses16
6Accurate Crosses2
8Interceptions8
39Duels Won34
3Big Chances Created0
2Big Chances Missed0
Team Lineups
Lineups
5-4-1 · 3-4-2-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.2 | 71' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 58(86%) | 2 | 5/6 | |
| 8.2 | 87' | 1 | 1 | 2/5 | 28(75%) | 1 | 1/7 | |
| 7.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 101(98%) | 3 | 4/5 | |
| 7.6 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 2/2 | 19(68%) | 1 | 5/9 | |
| 7.5 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 67(86%) | 3 | 8/9 | |
| 7.4 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(74%) | - | 1/1 | |
| 7.1 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 41(100%) | 1 | 2/3 | |
| 7.0 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 98(89%) | 1 | 3/4 | |
| 6.9 | 44' | 0 | 0 | - | 45(95%) | 1 | 1/1 | |
| 6.9 | 19' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 7(71%) | - | 1/2 | |
| 6.8 | 71' | 0 | 0 | - | 54(92%) | 1 | 2/9 | |
| 6.6 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 8(88%) | 1 | 1/2 | |
| 6.5 | 71' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 22(82%) | - | 2/7 | |
| 6.5 | 19' | 0 | 0 | - | 17(88%) | - | 1/3 | |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 21(100%) | 1 | 1/4 | |
| - | 3' | 0 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 1/1 |
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