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Saturday 16th December

Championship Table

On Saturday 16th December

Position	Team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Goal Difference	Points	Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first
1	Leicester City	21	17	1	3	41	14	27	52	Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win
2	Ipswich Town	22	16	4	2	47	28	19	52	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw
3	Leeds United	22	12	6	4	37	22	15	42	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Draw
4	Southampton	22	12	6	4	37	29	8	42	Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Win
5	Hull City	22	10	6	6	34	27	7	36	Result Draw Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Win
6	West Bromwich Albion	21	10	5	6	33	21	12	35	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
7	Sunderland	22	10	3	9	32	24	8	33	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss
8	Preston North End	22	9	5	8	28	38	-10	32	Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Loss
9	Watford	22	8	7	7	35	27	8	31	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
10	Norwich City	22	9	4	9	39	39	0	31	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Win Result Draw
11	Blackburn Rovers	22	10	1	11	34	38	-4	31	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss
12	Cardiff City	22	9	3	10	28	27	1	30	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss
13	Middlesbrough	22	9	3	10	34	34	0	30	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Win
14	Bristol City	22	8	5	9	23	24	-1	29	Result Win Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
15	Coventry City	22	6	9	7	28	25	3	27	Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Draw Result Draw
16	Plymouth Argyle	22	7	5	10	34	35	-1	26	Result Win Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Win
17	Birmingham City	21	7	5	9	24	29	-5	26	Result Loss Result Win Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Win
18	Swansea City	22	6	7	9	30	31	-1	25	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
19	Millwall	22	5	7	10	24	31	-7	22	Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
20	Stoke City	21	6	4	11	20	29	-9	22	Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss Result Draw
21	Huddersfield Town	22	4	10	8	21	36	-15	22	Result Draw Result Win Result Draw Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw
22	Queens Park Rangers	22	5	5	12	20	32	-12	20	Result Loss Result Win Result Win Result Win Result Draw Result Loss
23	Sheffield Wednesday	22	4	4	14	16	35	-19	16	Result Loss Result Draw Result Win Result Win Result Loss Result Win
24	Rotherham United	22	2	7	13	20	44	-24	13	Result Draw Result Loss Result Draw Result Loss Result Loss Result Loss

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Key

Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
Position 22 - 24 : Relegation

Last Updated 16th December 2023 at 17:11

Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made.

Team Lineups

home team, Southampton

Manager: Russell Martin

Formation: 4 - 3 - 2 - 1

Number 31,
G. Bazunu
Number 2,
K. Walker-Peters
Number 35,
J. Bednarek
Number 21,
T. Harwood-Bellis , substituted for J. Stephens at 66 minutes
Number 14,
J. Bree
Number 17,
S. Armstrong , substituted for C. Alcaraz at 76 minutes
Number 4,
F. Downes , Yellow Card at 37 minutes, substituted for S. Charles at 66 minutes
Number 16,
W. Smallbone , Yellow Card at 67 minutes
Number 23,
S. Edozie , substituted for R. Fraser at 65 minutes
Number 9,
A. Armstrong , Captain, substituted for S. Mara at 76 minutes
Number 7,
J. Aribo , Yellow Card at 76 minutes

away team, Blackburn Rovers

Manager: Jon Dahl Tomasson

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 12,
L. Wahlstedt
Number 3,
H. Pickering
Number 16,
S. Wharton
Number 17,
H. Carter , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 10
Number 4,
J. Hill
Number 23,
A. Wharton , substituted for L. Travis at 70 minutes
Number 6,
S. Tronstad , substituted for H. Leonard at 58 minutes
Number 24,
A. Moran , substituted for J. Garrett at 58 minutes
Number 7,
A. Sigurðsson
Number 8,
S. Szmodics , Captain, Yellow Card at 67 minutes
Number 2,
C. Brittain , Two Yellow Cards at 55 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Southampton

Number 10,
C. Adams
Number 22,
C. Alcaraz
Number 24,
S. Charles
Number 26,
R. Fraser
Number 6,
M. Holgate
Number 13,
J. Lumley
Number 3,
R. Manning
Number 18,
S. Mara
Number 5,
J. Stephens

away team, Blackburn Rovers

Number 14,
N. Ennis
Number 15,
P. Gamble
Number 30,
J. Garrett
Number 22,
Z. Gilsenan
Number 34,
J. Hilton
Number 5,
D. Hyam
Number 20,
H. Leonard
Number 18,
D. Markanday
Number 27,
L. Travis

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3

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4

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Match Facts

Southampton and Blackburn haven’t faced each other in a league match since April 2005 in the Premier League, a 3-0 win for Rovers at Ewood Park.
Blackburn Rovers have won just one of their last 19 away league matches against Southampton (D5 L13), a 2-1 victory in November 2001 under Graeme Souness.
Southampton are aiming to win five straight home league games for the first time since November 2014 under Ronald Koeman in the Premier League.
Blackburn’s four-game winning run on the road in the league came to an end against Sheffield Wednesday (3-1 defeat), conceding as many goals in that game as in their previous five such games.
Adam Armstrong has been involved in 12 goals in his last 11 home league games for Southampton (10 goals, 2 assists), netting a brace in his last such game against Cardiff.

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Postat 90 minutes plus 11
Match ends, Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Full Timeat 90 minutes plus 11
Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Bookingat 90 minutes plus 10
Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Goal!at 90 minutes plus 9
Goal! Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz.
Goal!at 90 minutes plus 7
Goal! Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
Postat 90 minutes plus 3
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
Postat 90 minutes plus 2
Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
Postat 90 minutes plus 1
Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Postat 90 minutes
Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
Postat 90 minutes
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Postat 90 minutes
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Arnór Sigurdsson.
Postat 89 minutes
Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Postat 89 minutes
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Postat 86 minutes
Penalty missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
Postat 86 minutes
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Postat 84 minutes
Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Mara (Southampton).
Postat 84 minutes
Penalty Southampton. Sékou Mara draws a foul in the penalty area.
Postat 84 minutes
Penalty conceded by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.