Southampton vs Birmingham City

Championship 28 Oct 2023, 11:30
Southampton
Southampton
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Birmingham City
Birmingham City
🏟 St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire) 👤 D. Webb Round 14

Match report

Southampton beat Birmingham City 3-1 in the Championship on 28 October 2023.

Southampton dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 11 shots to Birmingham City's 10.

The match was played at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire), with D. Webb in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Possession 71% - 29% Shots 11 - 10 On target 5 - 2 Corners 4 - 4 Fouls 8 - 12 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Adam Armstrong 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Jay Stansfield 1 goal
8 Flynn Downes 130 passes (97% accurate)
8 Stuart Armstrong captained the side
First half vs second half
Birmingham City came out stronger after half-time, with 7 second-half shots against 3 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–3 6–7
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–2
Ball Possession 74–26 —
Corners 3–3 1–1
Attacks 58–37 61–48
Match statistics
4 Substitution 5
119 Attacks 85
23 Attacks 13
28 Attacks 17
21 Attacks 13
25 Attacks 13
60 Dangerous Attacks 22
20 Dangerous Attacks 4
15 Dangerous Attacks 4
18 Dangerous Attacks 4
20 Dangerous Attacks 4
5 On Target 2
1 On Target 0
1 On Target 0
1 On Target 0
1 On Target 0
6 Off Target 8
11 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 2
4 Shots Off Goal 6
2 Shots Blocked 2
7 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 12
4 Corners 4
1 Offsides 2
71% Ball Possession 29%
0 Yellow Cards 4
1 Saves 2
799 Passes Total 310
734 Passes Accurate 252
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 4-3-3
31 G. Bazunu
2 K. Walker-Peters 21 T. Harwood-Bellis 35 J. Bednarek 14 J. Bree
16 W. Smallbone 4 F. Downes 17 S. Armstrong
22 C. Alcaraz 9 A. Armstrong 20 K. Sulemana
Birmingham City · 4-2-3-1
21 J. Ruddy
12 C. Drameh 5 D. Sanderson 44 E. Aiwu 23 E. Longelo
6 K. Bielik 34 I. Sunjic
45 O. Burke 19 J. James 17 S. Dembélé
10 L. Jutkiewicz
Southampton
Coach
R. Martin
Substitutes
  • 7 Joe Aribo
  • 26 Ryan Fraser
  • 24 Shea Charles
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
  • 1 Alex McCarthy
  • 6 Mason Holgate
  • 3 Ryan Manning
  • 18 Sékou Mara
  • 27 Samuel Amo-Ameyaw
Birmingham City
Coach
W. Rooney
Substitutes
  • 28 Jay Stansfield
  • 20 Gary Gardner
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 4 Marc Roberts
  • 11 Koji Miyoshi
  • 1 Neil Etheridge
  • 2 Ethan Laird
  • 26 Kevin Long
  • 27 Brandon Khela
Substitutions
  • 57' ↑ J. Stansfield ↓ S. Dembélé Birmingham City
  • 69' ↑ J. Aribo ↓ C. Alcaraz Southampton
  • 69' ↑ G. Gardner ↓ K. Bielik Birmingham City
  • 69' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ O. Burke Birmingham City
  • 76' ↑ R. Fraser ↓ K. Sulemana Southampton
  • 76' ↑ M. Roberts ↓ E. Aiwu Birmingham City
  • 77' ↑ K. Miyoshi ↓ L. Jutkiewicz Birmingham City
  • 81' ↑ S. Charles ↓ W. Smallbone Southampton
  • 82' ↑ S. Edozie ↓ S. Armstrong Southampton
Cards
  • 44' E. Aiwu Birmingham City
  • 80' G. Gardner Birmingham City
  • 90+3' J. James Birmingham City
  • 90+9' J. Stansfield Birmingham City
Head-to-head
Southampton 3 1 draws 0 Birmingham City
2025-12-29 Birmingham vs Southampton 1 - 1
2025-12-06 Southampton vs Birmingham 3 - 1
2024-03-02 Birmingham City vs Southampton 3 - 4
2023-10-28 Southampton vs Birmingham City 3 - 1
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Birmingham City D L D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Birmingham City?
Southampton won 3-1 against Birmingham City on 28 October 2023.
Who won Southampton vs Birmingham City?
Southampton won the match 3-1.
Where was Southampton vs Birmingham City played?
The match was played at St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton, Hampshire).
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Birmingham City?
Southampton had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.