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Southampton
EFL Championship
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Portsmouth
Southampton vs Portsmouth: match report
Southampton hosted Portsmouth at St. Mary's Stadium on Sunday 11 October 2026, in the EFL Championship (round 9). Southampton have no reported absences; Portsmouth are missing 1 (Benjamin Arthur). Adam Herczeg is the referee, averaging 3.7 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Southampton 1-0 Portsmouth. Goals: James Bree 20' for Southampton. Attendance: 30,735.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 20' Goal: James Bree (Southampton) 1-0
- 32' Yellow card: Cameron Bragg (Southampton)
- 34' Yellow card: Ebrima Adams (Portsmouth)
- 44' Second yellow: Cameron Bragg (Southampton)
- 51' Yellow card: Cyle Larin (Southampton)
- 53' Yellow card: Finn Azaz (Southampton)
- 53' Yellow card: Jayden Meghoma (Portsmouth)
- 69' Yellow card: Terry Devlin (Portsmouth)
- 82' Yellow card: Keven Schlotterbeck (Southampton)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 51.2% | Possession | 48.8% |
| 7 | Shots | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on target | 2 |
| 2 | Corners | 4 |
| 11 | Fouls | 15 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 1 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Southampton 4-4-2
Coach: Tonda Eckert
- 1 Daniel Peretz GK
- 14 James Bree DEF
- 5 Jack Stephens DEF
- 13 Keven Schlotterbeck DEF
- 3 Ryan Manning DEF
- 30 James Ward-Prowse MID
- 26 Cameron Bragg MID
- 4 Flynn Downes MID
- 7 Léo Scienza MID
- 9 Cyle Larin FWD
- 10 Finn Azaz FWD
Bench
- 27 Kuryu Matsuki MID
- 8 Caspar Jander MID
- 25 George Long GK
- 34 Welington DEF
- 15 Nathan Wood DEF
- 23 Samuel Edozie MID
- 18 Tom Fellows MID
- 11 Lewis Dobbin FWD
- 28 Divin Mubama FWD
Portsmouth 4-2-3-1
Coach: John Mousinho
- 1 Nicolas Schmid GK
- 22 Zak Swanson DEF
- 5 Regan Poole DEF
- 55 Madiodio Dia DEF
- 16 Jayden Meghoma DEF
- 7 Marlon Pack MID
- 38 Ebou Adams MID
- 25 Ryan Kavuma-McQueen FWD
- 11 Abu Kamara MID
- 17 Tyrese Shade FWD
- 9 Colby Bishop FWD
Bench
- 10 Adrian Segečić MID
- 24 Terry Devlin MID
- 27 Odin Bailey MID
- 29 Marezi FWD
- 21 Keshi Anderson MID
- 31 Daniel Bielica GK
- 19 Rocco Shein MID
- 32 Eoin Kenny MID
- 37 Iyad Mohamed MID
Injuries and suspensions
Southampton
No reported absences.
Portsmouth
- Benjamin Arthur injury, back Back in training
Previous meetings
- Sunday 25 January 2026: Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton
- Sunday 14 September 2025: Southampton 0-0 Portsmouth
- Tuesday 24 September 2019: Portsmouth 0-4 Southampton
- Saturday 7 April 2012: Southampton 2-2 Portsmouth
- Sunday 18 December 2011: Portsmouth 1-1 Southampton