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2025–26 Southampton F.C. season

Southampton
2025–26 season
OwnerSport Republic
ChairmanDragan Šolak
Head coachWill Still
(until 2 November)[1]
Tonda Eckert
(from 2 November)[2]
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Championship10th
FA CupFifth Round
EFL CupThird Round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Adam Armstrong (11)
All:
Adam Armstrong (11)
Highest home attendance30,970 v Wrexham
(9 August 2025)
Lowest home attendance17,359 v Leicester City
(14 February 2026)
Average home league attendance28,343

The 2025–26 season is the 109th season in the history of Southampton, and the club's first season back in the Championship since the 2023–24 campaign, following their relegation from the Premier League in the preceding season. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Managerial changes

Prior to the season starting, Will Still was appointed as the club's new manager on a three-year contract.[3] On 2 November, Still was sacked as manager after sixteen games in charge and a win ratio of 25%, following which Tonda Eckert was appointed as interim head coach.[1] On 5 December, Eckert was appointed as head coach, signing a contract until 2027.[2]

Players

Further information: Southampton F.C. § Players
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK England Alex McCarthy 36 2016 165 0 2026 Undisclosed
2 DF Denmark Mads Roerslev 26 2025 10 0 2029 Undisclosed
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 29 2023 101 5 2027 Free transfer
4 MF England Flynn Downes 27 2024 95 4 2028 Undisclosed
5 DF England Jack Stephens 32 2011 221 9 2028 Academy Captain
6 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis 24 2024 113 9 2028 Undisclosed
9 FW Canada Cyle Larin 30 2026 3 2 2026 Loan
10 MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz 25 2025 29 7 2029 Undisclosed
11 FW Scotland Ross Stewart 29 2023 35 5 2026 Undisclosed
13 MF Brazil Léo Scienza 27 2025 28 5 2029 Undisclosed
14 DF England James Bree 28 2023 55 3 2026 Undisclosed
15 DF England Nathan Wood 23 2024 45 1 2028 Undisclosed
17 DF Germany Joshua Quarshie 21 2025 16 0 2029 Undisclosed
18 MF England Tom Fellows 22 2025 28 0 2029 Undisclosed
19 FW England Cameron Archer 24 2024 65 9 2028 Undisclosed
20 MF Germany Caspar Jander 22 2025 29 2 2029 Undisclosed
23 MF England Samuel Edozie 23 2022 65 6 2027 Undisclosed
24 MF Northern Ireland Shea Charles 22 2023 58 2 2027 Undisclosed
25 GK England George Long 32 2025 1 0 2026 Loan
27 MF Japan Kuryu Matsuki 22 2024 12 2 2028 Undisclosed
28 MF Spain Oriol Romeu 34 2025 262 9 2026 Free transfer
32 GK England Jamie Jones 37 2026 0 0 2026 Free transfer
34 DF Brazil Welington 25 2025 27 0 TBA Free transfer
38 DF Denmark Elias Jelert 22 2025 11 0 2026 Loan
41 GK Israel Daniel Peretz 25 2026 7 0 2026 Loan
46 MF England Jay Robinson 18 2019 31 2 2029 Academy
47 MF England Moses Sesay 19 2023 1 0 2028 Academy
48 MF Scotland Cam Bragg 20 2013 12 1 2027 Academy
49 FW England Nicholas Oyekunle 19 2013 3 0 2027 Academy
53 MF England Barnaby Williams 19 2013 2 0 2027 Academy
58 GK England Dylan Moody 17 2016 0 0 2028 Academy

Transfers

Players transferred in

Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 DF Germany Joshua Quarshie Germany Hoffenheim Undisclosed [4]
9 July 2025 FW United States Damion Downs Germany Köln Undisclosed [5]
10 July 2025 MF England Sutura Kakay England Sheffield Wednesday Undisclosed [6]
16 August 2025 DF Scotland Rory Whittaker Scotland Hibernian Undisclosed [7]
21 August 2025 DF Denmark Mads Roerslev England Brentford Undisclosed [8]
29 August 2025 MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz England Middlesbrough Undisclosed [9]
MF England Tom Fellows England West Bromwich Albion Undisclosed [10]
MF Germany Caspar Jander Germany FC Nürnberg Undisclosed [11]
1 September 2025 GK England Hugo Fisher England Brighton & Hove Albion Free transfer [12]
MF Brazil Léo Scienza Germany Heidenheim Undisclosed [13]
6 November 2025 MF Spain Oriol Romeu Spain Barcelona Free transfer [14]
4 February 2026 FW England Lewis Bailey England Stoke City Undisclosed [15]
11 February 2026 GK England Jamie Jones England Warrington Town Free transfer [16]

Players loaned in

Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
25 August 2025 GK England George Long England Norwich City End of season [17]
31 August 2025 DF Denmark Elias Jelert Turkey Galatasaray End of season [18]
8 January 2026 GK Israel Daniel Peretz Germany Bayern Munich End of season [19]
2 February 2026 FW Canada Cyle Larin Spain Mallorca End of season [20]

Players transferred out

Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
1 July 2025 MF England Sam Amo-Ameyaw France Strasbourg Undisclosed [21]
GK United Arab Emirates Adli Mohamed United Arab Emirates Al-Nasr Undisclosed [22]
FW Nigeria Paul Onuachu Turkey Trabzonspor Undisclosed [23]
2 July 2025 MF Ghana Kamaldeen Sulemana Italy Atalanta Undisclosed [24]
28 July 2025 DF Poland Jan Bednarek Portugal Porto Undisclosed [25]
25 August 2025 MF England Tyler Dibling England Everton Undisclosed [26]
FW Brazil Juan Turkey Göztepe Undisclosed [27]
29 August 2025 MF Portugal Mateus Fernandes England West Ham United Undisclosed [28]
1 September 2025 FW England Dom Ballard England Leyton Orient Undisclosed [29]
DF England Cameron Frederick England Oxford United Undisclosed [12]
7 January 2026 DF England Zach Awe England Salford City Undisclosed [30]
9 January 2026 DF England Ronnie Edwards England Queens Park Rangers Undisclosed [31]
22 January 2026 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser Australia Western Sydney Wanderers Undisclosed [32]
2 February 2026 FW England Adam Armstrong England Wolverhampton Wanderers Undisclosed [33]
DF Germany Armel Bella-Kotchap Italy Hellas Verona Undisclosed [34]

Players loaned out

Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
4 July 2025 DF Spain Juan Larios Spain Cultural Leonesa 16 January 2026 [35][36]
8 July 2025 GK England Ollie Wright England Accrington Stanley End of season [37]
31 July 2025 DF England Sonnie Davis England Eastleigh 2 January 2026 [38][39]
2 August 2025 GK England Aaron Ramsdale England Newcastle United End of season [40]
6 August 2025 FW Japan Rento Takaoka France Valenciennes End of season [41]
11 August 2025 FW England Princewill Ehibhatiomhan England Swindon Town 5 January 2026 [42][43]
14 August 2025 MF France Daouda Traoré Spain Real Betis 2 February 2026 [44][45]
25 August 2025 DF France Joachim Kayi Sanda France Red Star 1 January 2026 [46][47]
26 August 2025 DF Japan Yukinari Sugawara Germany Werder Bremen End of season [48]
27 August 2025 DF Germany Armel Bella-Kotchap Italy Hellas Verona 2 February 2026 [49][34]
31 August 2025 FW Chile Ben Brereton Díaz England Derby County End of season [50]
1 September 2025 DF England James Bree England Charlton Athletic 18 January 2026 [51]
MF Republic of Ireland Will Smallbone England Millwall End of season [52]
DF England Charlie Taylor England West Bromwich Albion End of season [53]
13 September 2025 DF England Will Armitage England Brackley Town 30 September 2025 [54]
17 October 2025 DF England Will Armitage England Aldershot Town 31 December 2025 [55]
GK England Josh Jeffries England Worthing 31 December 2025 [55]
3 January 2026 DF England Sonnie Davis England Chelmsford City 31 January 2026 [56]
7 January 2026 FW United States Damion Downs Germany Hamburger SV End of season [57]
13 January 2026 GK Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu England Stoke City End of season [58]
16 January 2026 DF England Will Armitage England Eastbourne Borough End of season [59]
2 February 2026 FW Republic of Ireland Romeo Akachukwu England Colchester United End of season [60]
MF Nigeria Joe Aribo England Leicester City End of season [61]
FW England Princewill Ehibhatiomhan England Salford City End of season [62]
DF Spain Juan Larios Spain Real Zaragoza End of season [63]
MF France Daouda Traoré Italy Bari End of season [45]

Players released

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2025 DF England Derrick Abu France Valenciennes 1 July 2025 [64][65]
GK England Joe Lumley England Bristol City [64][66]
DF England Kyle Walker-Peters England West Ham United 20 July 2025 [64][67]
GK Northern Ireland Josh McNamara England Eastleigh 2 August 2025 [64][68]
DF Grenada Joshua Lett England Sunderland 30 August 2025 [64][69]
DF England Lewis Payne England Morecambe 12 September 2025 [64][70]
MF England Adam Lallana None (retired) [64][71]
1 September 2025 DF England Nico Lawrence England York City 6 November 2025 [12][72]
MF England Brook Myers Currently unattached [12]
9 September 2025 FW Nigeria Victor Udoh Czech Republic Dynamo České Budějovice 23 October 2025 [73][74]
4 January 2026 MF Northern Ireland Ben Reeves None (retired) [75]
5 February 2026 GK England Khiani Shombe England Hull City 5 February 2026 [76]

Pre-season and friendlies

Southampton announced their first pre-season friendly in May 2025, with the Saints hosting Brighton & Hove Albion at St Mary's Stadium on 2 August.[77] On 5 June, an away pre-season fixture against Eastleigh was confirmed.[78] On 11 June, Valenciennes confirmed a fixture against the Saints at Staplewood Campus.[79] A fourth friendly was added on 16 June as part of a training camp in Spain, with a fixture against Espanyol being arranged.[80] On 18 July, a second friendly during the training camp in Spain was added against Castellón.[81]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 July 2025 Friendly Eastleigh 1–2 Southampton Eastleigh
15:00 BST Evans 2' Report Armstrong 45+1' (pen.)
Archer 75'		 Stadium: Ten Acres
Attendance: 4,434
15 July 2025 Friendly Southampton 4–1 Gillingham Marchwood
16:00 BST Archer 27'
Stewart 71'
Dibling 73'
Matsuki 117'		 Report Nolan 105' (pen.) Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Two sixty minute matches were played.
18 July 2025 Friendly Southampton 2–1 Valenciennes Marchwood
11:00 BST Archer 47'
Armstrong 72'		 Report Baghdadi 17' Stadium: Staplewood Campus
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Two sixty minute matches were played.
23 July 2025 Friendly Castellón 1–1 Southampton Olot, Spain
10:00 BST Mamah 63' Report Sienra 21' (o.g.) Stadium: Nou Estadi Municipal
Attendance: Behind closed doors
26 July 2025 Friendly Espanyol 2–1 Southampton Sant Adrià de Besòs, Spain
10:00 BST Puado 70', 77' (pen.) Report Downs 90+2' Stadium: Ciutat Esportiva Dani Jarque
Attendance: Behind closed doors
2 August 2025 Friendly Southampton XI 0–1 Brighton & Hove Albion XI Southampton
BST Report Sarmiento 21' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: Behind closed doors
Note: Sixty minute match played.
2 August 2025 Friendly Southampton 2–2 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
15:30 BST Robinson 69'
Armstrong 73' (pen.)		 Report Minteh 25', 64' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,266
Referee: James Linnington

Competitions

Overall record

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Championship 9 August 2025 May 2026 Matchday 1 32 12 10 10 48 44 +4 037.50
FA Cup 10 January 2026 Third round 2 2 0 0 5 3 +2 100.00
EFL Cup 12 August 2025 23 September 2025 First round Third round 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 066.67
Total 37 16 10 11 58 49 +9 043.24

Last updated: 14 February 2026
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Championship

League table

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
8 Preston North End 32 12 12 8 40 36 +4 48
9 Bristol City 32 13 8 11 45 40 +5 47
10 Southampton 32 12 10 10 48 44 +4 46
11 Birmingham City 32 12 10 10 43 39 +4 46
12 Watford 32 11 12 9 41 38 +3 45
Updated to match(es) played on 17 February 2026. Source: EFL Official Website
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Number of goals scored; 4) Head-to-head results; 5) Wins; 6) Away goals; 7) Penalty points (sec 9.5); 8) Number of 12-point sending off offences; 9) Play-off (only if needed to determine promotion/relegation)[82]

Results summary

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
32 12 10 10 48 44  +4 46 7 5 3 20 13  +7 5 5 7 28 31  −3

Last updated: 10 February 2026.
Source: Soccerway

Results by round

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAAHAHAHAHHAHAAHAHHAAHAHHA
ResultWDLDDLDWDDLLLWWWWLWWLDLDDLLWDWWW
Position5810131519191417161820211917161314119101112131415151515141410
Points344566710111212121215182124242730303131323333333637404346
Updated to match(es) played on 10 February 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 26 June, the Championship fixtures were released.[83]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

9 August 2025 1 Southampton 2–1 Wrexham Southampton
12:30 BST Manning 90'
Stephens 90+6'		 Report Windass 22' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,970
Referee: James Bell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
17 August 2025 2 Ipswich Town 1–1 Southampton Ipswich
12:00 BST Harwood-Bellis 4' (o.g.) Report Robinson 29' Stadium: Portman Road
Attendance: 29,128
Referee: Bobby Madley
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
23 August 2025 3 Southampton 1–2 Stoke City Southampton
15:00 BST Harwood-Bellis 79' Report Baker 54'
Thomas 75'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,922
Referee: Josh Smith
30 August 2025 4 Watford 2–2 Southampton Watford
15:00 BST Baah 65'
Irankunda 81'		 Report Archer 10'
Manning 78'		 Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,075
Referee: Farai Hallam
14 September 2025 5 Southampton 0–0 Portsmouth Southampton
12:00 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,889
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on ITV Sport & Sky Sports.
20 September 2025 6 Hull City 3–1 Southampton Kingston upon Hull
15:00 BST Joseph 22'
Lundstram 59'
McBurnie 70'		 Report Armstrong 90+5' Stadium: MKM Stadium
Attendance: 22,085
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
27 September 2025 7 Southampton 1–1 Middlesbrough Southampton
15:00 BST Armstrong 61' Report Sène 77' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,605
Referee: Farai Hallam
30 September 2025 8 Sheffield United 1–2 Southampton Sheffield
19:45 BST Campbell 28' Report Stewart 51', 58' Stadium: Bramall Lane
Attendance: 27,053
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
4 October 2025 9 Derby County 1–1 Southampton Derby
15:00 BST Agyemang 40' Report Armstrong 7' Stadium: Pride Park Stadium
Attendance: 29,573
Referee: Oliver Langford
18 October 2025 10 Southampton 0–0 Swansea City Southampton
12:30 BST Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,256
Referee: Josh Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
21 October 2025 11 Bristol City 3–1 Southampton Bristol
20:00 BST Mehmeti 33'
Twine 57', 64'		 Report Armstrong 30' Stadium: Ashton Gate
Attendance: 24,219
Referee: Anthony Backhouse
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
25 October 2025 12 Blackburn Rovers 2–1 Southampton Blackburn
15:00 BST Alebiosu 76'
Guðjohnsen 86'		 Report Scienza 23' Stadium: Ewood Park
Attendance: 13,686
Referee: Bobby Madley
1 November 2025 13 Southampton 0–2 Preston North End Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Dobbin 38'
Frøkjær-Jensen 90+4'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,233
Referee: Matt Donohue
5 November 2025 14 Queens Park Rangers 1–2 Southampton Shepherd's Bush
19:45 GMT Burrell 73' Report Robinson 55'
Scienza 69'		 Stadium: Loftus Road
Attendance: 16,404
Referee: James Bell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
8 November 2025 15 Southampton 3–1 Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
15:00 GMT Jander 9'
Azaz 17'
Armstrong 47'		 Report Amass 25' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,607
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
22 November 2025 16 Charlton Athletic 1–5 Southampton Charlton
12:30 GMT Jones 45+1' Report Manning 14'
Armstrong 16'
Jander 20'
Azaz 22', 43'		 Stadium: The Valley
Attendance: 22,708
Referee: Stephen Martin
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
25 November 2025 17 Southampton 3–0 Leicester City Southampton
20:00 GMT Harwood-Bellis 18', 42'
Azaz 23'		 Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,921
Referee: Gavin Ward
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
29 November 2025 18 Millwall 3–2 Southampton Bermondsey
15:00 GMT Azeez 72'
Taylor 81'
Crama 90+7'		 Report Armstrong 55' (pen.)
Azaz 87'		 Stadium: The Den
Attendance: 18,732
Referee: Ben Toner
6 December 2025 19 Southampton 3–1 Birmingham City Southampton
15:00 GMT Azaz 6'
Armstrong 24', 58'		 Report Gray 54' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,309
Referee: David Webb
9 December 2025 20 Southampton 3–2 West Bromwich Albion Southampton
19:45 GMT Scienza 12'
Armstrong 17', 35'		 Report Grant 62'
Phillips 86'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 26,865
Referee: Sam Allison
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
13 December 2025 21 Norwich City 2–1 Southampton Norwich
12:30 GMT Makama 48', 61' Report Manning 57' Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 25,627
Referee: James Bell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
20 December 2025 22 Southampton 1–1 Coventry City Southampton
12:30 GMT Wood 56' Report Mason-Clark 44' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,584
Referee: Adam Herczeg
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
26 December 2025 23 Oxford United 2–1 Southampton Oxford
15:00 GMT Goodrham 23'
Mills 89'		 Report Harwood-Bellis 29' Stadium: Kassam Stadium
Attendance: 11,500
Referee: Leigh Doughty
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
29 December 2025 24 Birmingham City 1–1 Southampton Birmingham
20:15 GMT Neumann 49' Report Archer 71' Stadium: St Andrew's
Attendance: 27,895
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
1 January 2026 25 Southampton 0–0 Millwall Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,182
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
4 January 2026 26 Middlesbrough 4–0 Southampton Middlesbrough
15:00 GMT Whittaker 54', 66'
Silvera 61'
Browne 76'		 Report Stadium: Riverside Stadium
Attendance: 26,077
Referee: Oliver Langford
17 January 2026 27 Southampton 1–2 Hull City Southampton
15:00 GMT Stewart 71' Report Joseph 20'
Hughes 34'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,117
Referee: Sam Allison
21 January 2026 28 Southampton 1–0 Sheffield United Southampton
19:45 GMT Scienza 7' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 25,967
Referee: Thomas Kirk
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
25 January 2026 29 Portsmouth 1–1 Southampton Portsmouth
12:00 GMT Adams 77' Report Scienza 57' Stadium: Fratton Park
Attendance: 20,290
Referee: Lewis Smith
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
31 January 2026 30 Stoke City 0–2 Southampton Stoke-on-Trent
12:30 GMT Report Azaz 10'
Downes 52'		 Stadium: bet365 Stadium
Attendance: 23,529
Referee: Farai Hallam
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
7 February 2026 31 Southampton 1–0 Watford Southampton
12:31 GMT Larin 70' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 27,721
Referee: Elliot Bell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
10 February 2026 32 Leicester City 3–4 Southampton Leicester
19:45 GMT Mukasa 9'
Daka 13'
Fatawu 29'		 Report Stewart 61'
Stephens 82'
Manning 86'
Charles 90+6'		 Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 25,827
Referee: Ben Toner
21 February 2026 33 Southampton v Charlton Athletic Southampton
15:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
24 February 2026 34 Southampton v Queens Park Rangers Southampton
20:00 GMT Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
28 February 2026 35 Sheffield Wednesday v Southampton Sheffield
15:00 GMT Stadium: Hillsborough Stadium

FA Cup

Main article: 2025–26 FA Cup

Southampton entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn away to Doncaster Rovers.[84][85] In the fourth round, they were drawn at home to Leicester City.[86] In the fifth round, they were drawn away to Fulham.[87]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

10 January 2026 Third round Doncaster Rovers 2–3 Southampton Doncaster
15:00 GMT Pearson 48'
Gibson 59'		 Report Bragg 8'
Archer 24'
Matsuki 41'		 Stadium: Eco-Power Stadium
Attendance: 7,671
Referee: John Busby
14 February 2026 Fourth round Southampton 2–1 (a.e.t.) Leicester City Southampton
15:00 GMT Larin 45+1' (pen.)
Bree 109'		 Report Skipp 52' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,359
Referee: Matthew Corlett
7/8 March 2026 Fifth round Fulham v Southampton Fulham
GMT Stadium: Craven Cottage

EFL Cup

Main article: 2025–26 EFL Cup

Southampton were drawn away to Northampton Town in the first round,[88] to Norwich City in the second round[89] and to Liverpool in the third round.[90][91]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

12 August 2025 First round Northampton Town 0–1 Southampton Sixfields
19:45 BST Report Fernandes 48' Stadium: Sixfields Stadium
Attendance: 4,381
Referee: David Rock
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
26 August 2025 Second round Norwich City 0–3 Southampton Norwich
19:45 BST Report Archer 42'
Fraser 62'
Matsuki 81'		 Stadium: Carrow Road
Attendance: 17,351
Referee: Tom Nield
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
23 September 2025 Third round Liverpool 2–1 Southampton Liverpool
20:00 BST Isak 43'
Ekitike 85'		 Report Charles 76' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 59,518
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Live on ITV Sport & Sky Sports.

Squad statistics

As of 14 February 2026
No. Pos. Nat. Player League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK England Alex McCarthy 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 0 0
2 DF Denmark Mads Roerslev 5(4) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6(4) 0 1 0
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 22(7) 5 4 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 1 0 26(7) 5 6 0
4 MF England Flynn Downes 22(3) 1 8 0 1 0 1 0 2(1) 0 1 0 25(4) 1 10 0
5 DF England Jack Stephens 20(1) 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20(1) 2 3 0
6 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis 27 4 7 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 29 4 8 0
9 FW Canada Cyle Larin 0(2) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 2 0 0
10 MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz 24(4) 7 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24(5) 7 1 0
11 FW Scotland Ross Stewart 6(9) 4 2 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 7(11) 4 2 0
13 MF Brazil Léo Scienza 22(4) 5 1 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 23(5) 5 1 0
14 DF England James Bree 4 0 1 0 0(1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(1) 1 1 0
15 DF England Nathan Wood 23(2) 1 5 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 27(3) 1 5 0
17 DF Germany Joshua Quarshie 11(1) 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 15(1) 0 3 0
18 MF England Tom Fellows 19(7) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 20(8) 0 2 0
19 FW England Cameron Archer 7(13) 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 3 1 1 0 12(13) 4 2 0
20 MF Germany Caspar Jander 25(2) 2 5 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26(3) 2 5 0
23 MF England Samuel Edozie 0(1) 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
24 MF Northern Ireland Shea Charles 12(5) 1 5 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 1 0 0 14(6) 2 5 0
25 GK England George Long 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
27 MF Japan Kuryu Matsuki 2(6) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0(2) 1 0 0 4(8) 2 2 0
28 MF Spain Oriol Romeu 0(5) 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(5) 0 2 0
32 GK England Jamie Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
34 DF Brazil Welington 11(4) 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12(4) 0 1 1
37 MF Republic of Ireland Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
38 DF Denmark Elias Jelert 3(5) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 6(5) 0 0 0
41 GK Israel Daniel Peretz 6 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 1 0
46 MF England Jay Robinson 7(18) 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 8(19) 2 0 0
47 MF England Moses Sesay 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
48 MF Scotland Cam Bragg 3(5) 0 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 5(5) 1 2 0
49 FW England Nicholas Oyekunle 0(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(3) 0 0 0
52 DF England Sam Tabares 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
53 MF England Barnaby Williams 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
55 DF England Tommy Dobson-Ventura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
57 FW Spain Sufianu Sillah Dibaga 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
58 GK England Dylan Moody 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Players with appearances who ended the season on loan
7 MF Nigeria Joe Aribo 0(7) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(7) 0 1 0
16 DF Japan Yukinari Sugawara 1(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0
21 DF England Charlie Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
22 FW Chile Ben Brereton Díaz 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0
31 GK Republic of Ireland Gavin Bazunu 19 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 1 0
42 FW United States Damion Downs 1(10) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0 2(12) 0 1 0
Players with appearances who left during the season
9 FW England Adam Armstrong 24(5) 11 3 0 0(1) 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 25(7) 11 3 0
12 DF England Ronnie Edwards 8(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 11(3) 0 1 0
18 MF Portugal Mateus Fernandes 2(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 3(1) 1 1 0
26 MF Scotland Ryan Fraser 9(7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1(1) 1 0 0 10(8) 1 0 0
33 MF England Tyler Dibling 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0

References

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