Championship· Round 3
Southampton 5-1 Millwall
Match summary
Southampton beat Millwall 5-1 in Championship on Sat, 29 Aug 2026.
Goals — Southampton: Larin 25', 62'; Azaz 38'; L. Scienza 55' (pen); Fellows 86' | Millwall: Sykes 15'.
Southampton had 53% of the possession and 21 shots (7 on target) against 15 (5) for Millwall; corners 8-11, yellow cards 2-1.
In their last 12 meetings Southampton won 6, Millwall won 4 and 2 ended level.
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton). Referee: Adam Herczeg.
Match timeline
- 4'ManningYellow card
- 10'SykesYellow card
- 15'SykesGoal0-1
- 24'▩ManningHit the woodwork
- 25'LarinAssist: ManningGoal1-1
- 38'AzazAssist: L. ScienzaGoal2-1
- 45'▩K. LisbieHit the woodwork
- 46'⇄In Ward-ProwseOut DownesSubstitution
- 55'L. ScienzaPenalty goal3-1
- 61'⇄In L. CundleOut K. LisbieSubstitution
- 62'LarinAssist: AzazGoal4-1
- 70'⇄In MubamaOut LarinSubstitution
- 71'⇄In FellowsOut L. ScienzaSubstitution
- 71'⇄In E. BaggottOut Z. SturgeSubstitution
- 71'⇄In Dan KellyOut ArconteSubstitution
- 79'⇄In LovelaceOut MetcalfeSubstitution
- 80'⇄In DykesOut J. CoburnSubstitution
- 81'⇄In L. DobbinOut K. MatsukiSubstitution
- 86'FellowsGoal5-1
- 87'FellowsYellow card
- 87'⇄In StephensOut SchlotterbeckSubstitution
Match highlights
Lineups
Millwall 4-3-3Southampton 4-2-3-1
Southampton
Coach: Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 5Jack StephensDefender
- 30James Ward-ProwseMidfielder6.7
- 18Tom FellowsMidfielder7.4
- 11Lewis DobbinAttacker6.5
- 28Divin MubamaAttacker6.0
- 25George LongGoalkeeper
- 34WelingtonDefender
- 29Romeo AkachukwuMidfielder
- 23Samuel EdozieAttacker
Unavailable players
- Caspar JanderMuscle injury
- Taylor Harwood-BellisAnkle injury
Millwall
Coach: Alex Neil
Substitutes
- 12Elkan BaggottDefender6.1
- 16Daniel KellyMidfielder6.2
- 25Luke CundleMidfielder5.3
- 29Zak LovelaceAttacker7.0
- 13Lyndon DykesAttacker6.6
- 43Joel ColemanGoalkeeper
- 23Danny BatthDefender
- 2Jordi Osei-TutuDefender
- 44Alfie MasseyMidfielder
Unavailable players
- Derek Mazou-SackoMuscle injury
- Ryan LeonardCalf Injury
- Femi AzeezMuscle injury
- Mathis ServaisHamstring Injury
- Tristan Crama
- Alfie DoughtyMuscle injury
- Massimo LuongoMuscle injury
- Mihailo IvanovićHamstring Injury
- Raees Bangura-WilliamsLack of fitness
Statistics
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Key statistics
53%Possession47%
3.62Expected Goals1.35
21Total Shots15
7Shots On Target5
6Big Chances Created2
8Corners11
6Fouls10
2Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
1Offsides2
4Goalkeeper Saves2
373Passes Completed306
All statistics
86Attacks86
7Shots Off Target5
7Shots Blocked5
1Hit Woodwork1
3.59Expected Goals On Target0.78
10Free Kicks5
16Shots Inside The Box12
428Total Passes378
5Shots Outside The Box3
3Big Chances Missed2
1.8Expected Assists1.27
3/16 (19%)Crosses Completed5/21 (24%)
114Passes Own Half183
330Passes Opposition Half216
13/33 (39%)Long Passes Completed14/46 (30%)
19Throw-Ins13
14Key Passes11
157Passes Into Final Third74
81Backward Passes80
4Goal Kicks4
5Interceptions10
1.35Expected Goals Conceded3.62
9/9 (100%)Tackles Won10/17 (59%)
27Clearances20
0Error Led To Goal1
34Duels Won38
10/24 (42%)Aerial Duels Won14/24 (58%)
24/48 (50%)Ground Duels Won24/48 (50%)
10Was Fouled5
5/13 (38%)Successful Dribbles2/5 (40%)
8Was Dribbled Past3
1Final Third Possession Won2
106Possession Lost117
5Substitutions5
Previous meetings
6 Southampton2 draws4 Millwall
- Millwall
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Match information
- Competition
- Championship
- Round
- Round 3
- Kick-off
- Stadium
- St. Mary's Stadium (Southampton)
- Capacity
- 32,690
- Attendance
- 29,167
- Referee
- Adam Herczeg