Postat 90 minutes plus 9
Match ends, Southampton 3, Birmingham City 1.
Championship Scores & Fixtures
Saturday 28th October
Championship Table
On Saturday 28th October
- Southampton, Position 4, Points 24
- Birmingham City, Position 14, Points 18
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 8 | 21 | 39 |
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| 2 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 34 |
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| 3 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 15 | 9 | 25 |
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| 4 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 25 | -1 | 24 |
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| 5 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 23 |
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| 6 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 23 |
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| 7 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 22 |
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| 8 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 21 | -3 | 22 |
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| 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 20 |
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| 10 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 20 | -1 | 20 |
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| 11 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 18 | -2 | 19 |
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| 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 20 | 23 | -3 | 19 |
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| 13 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 18 | 2 | 18 |
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| 14 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 17 | -1 | 18 |
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| 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 18 |
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| 16 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 17 |
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| 17 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 25 | 27 | -2 | 17 |
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| 18 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 17 |
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| 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 15 |
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| 20 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 15 |
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| 21 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 14 |
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| 22 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -10 | 9 |
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| 23 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 8 |
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| 24 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 22 | -17 | 3 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 2 : Promotion
- Position 3 - 6 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 22 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Southampton
Manager: Russell Martin
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
- Number 31, G. Bazunu
- Number 14, J. Bree
- Number 35, J. Bednarek
- Number 21, T. Harwood-Bellis
- Number 2, K. Walker-Peters
- Number 17, S. Armstrong , substituted for S. Edozie at 82 minutes
- Number 4, F. Downes
- Number 16, W. Smallbone , substituted for S. Charles at 81 minutes
- Number 20, K. Sulemana , substituted for R. Fraser at 76 minutes
- Number 9, A. Armstrong , Captain
- Number 22, C. Alcaraz , substituted for J. Aribo at 69 minutes
away team, Birmingham City
Manager: Wayne Rooney
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
- Number 21, J. Ruddy
- Number 23, M. Emmanuel
- Number 44, E. Aiwu , Yellow Card at 44 minutes, substituted for M. Roberts at 76 minutes
- Number 5, D. Sanderson , Captain
- Number 12, C. Drameh
- Number 34, I. Šunjić
- Number 6, K. Bielik , substituted for G. Gardner at 69 minutes
- Number 17, S. Dembélé , substituted for J. Stansfield at 57 minutes
- Number 19, J. James , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 45, O. Burke , substituted for S. Hogan at 69 minutes
- Number 10, L. Jutkiewicz , substituted for K. Miyoshi at 77 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Southampton
- Number 27, S. Amo-Ameyaw
- Number 7, J. Aribo
- Number 24, S. Charles
- Number 23, S. Edozie
- Number 26, R. Fraser
- Number 6, M. Holgate
- Number 3, R. Manning
- Number 18, S. Mara
- Number 1, A. McCarthy
away team, Birmingham City
- Number 1, N. Etheridge
- Number 26, K. Long
- Number 20, G. Gardner , Yellow Card at 80 minutes
- Number 9, S. Hogan
- Number 2, E. Laird
- Number 11, K. Miyoshi
- Number 4, M. Roberts
- Number 27, B. Khela
- Number 28, J. Stansfield , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 9
Match Stats
Key, Southampton v BirminghamOverall Possession
Shots
Southampton 11Birmingham City 10Shots on target
Southampton 5Birmingham City 2Shots off target
Southampton 4Birmingham City 6Blocked shots
Southampton 2Birmingham City 2Total touches in the box
Southampton 31Birmingham City 15Goalkeeper saves
Southampton 1Birmingham City 2Aerial duels won
Southampton 11Birmingham City 10Fouls
Southampton 8Birmingham City 12Corners
Southampton 4Birmingham City 4Season so far
Championship
Key, Southampton v Birmingham
Form guide
All competitions
Southampton draw
v Preston North End
2
2
Championship
Birmingham City lose
v Hull City
0
2
Championship
Southampton won
v Hull City
1
2
Championship
Birmingham City lose
v Middlesbrough
1
0
Championship
Southampton draw
v Rotherham United
1
1
Championship
Birmingham City won
v West Bromwich Albion
3
1
Championship
Southampton won
v Stoke City
0
1
Championship
Birmingham City won
v Huddersfield Town
4
1
Championship
Southampton won
v Leeds United
3
1
Championship
Birmingham City lose
v Norwich City
2
0
Championship
Previous meetings
All competitions
Southampton and Birmingham CitySouthampton Won 13Birmingham City Won 10Draw 7
Played
30
Previous scores
All competitions
Championship
Birmingham City 0 , Southampton 0 on the 4th of February 2012
Birmingham City
Southampton
4th of February 2012
Southampton 4 , Birmingham City 1 on the 18th of September 2011
Southampton
Birmingham City
18th of September 2011
League Cup
Southampton 1 , Birmingham City 2 on the 25th of August 2009
Southampton
Birmingham City
25th of August 2009
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Match Facts
Southampton and Birmingham haven’t faced in a league match since the 2011-12 campaign – at St Mary’s that season, the Saints won 4-1.
Birmingham have only won one of their previous six league visits to St Mary’s against Southampton (D2 L3), a 2-1 victory in August 2008.
Southampton have kept just one clean sheet in their last 27 home league games, a 1-0 win over Leicester City in March (W4 D7 L16).
Birmingham City have lost their last four away league games, last losing five in a row between April and August 2018.
Southampton’s Adam Armstrong has scored five goals in his last three Championship appearances against Birmingham, including a hat-trick most recently in May 2021 for Blackburn.