Southampton vs Coventry

Championship 20 Dec 2025, 12:30
Southampton
Southampton
1–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Coventry
Coventry
Round 22

Match report

Southampton were held to a 1-1 draw by Coventry in the Championship on 20 December 2025.

Coventry dominated possession with 80% of the ball, while Southampton had 23 shots to Coventry's 8.

J. Dasilva was sent off in the 47th minute.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 20% - 80% Shots 23 - 8 On target 7 - 4 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 10 - 11 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
8
Player of the match
Nathan Wood
Southampton · 1 goal
8 Ephron Mason-Clark 1 goal
8 Leo Scienza captained the side
8 Carl Rushworth 7 saves
7 Gavin Bazunu 3 saves
First half vs second half
Southampton stepped it up after the break, with 18 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–7 18–1
Shots On Goal 1–4 6–0
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 0–2 7–0
Attacks 32–55 65–34
Match statistics
7 Corners 2
2 Substitution 5
97 Attacks 89
72 Dangerous Attacks 33
7 On Target 4
16 Off Target 4
20% Ball Possession 80%
23 Shots Total 8
7 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 2
10 Shots Blocked 2
11 Shots Inside Box 4
12 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 11
7 Corners 2
2 Offsides 3
60% Ball Possession 40%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 7
496 Passes Total 333
419 Passes Accurate 245
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 3-4-2-1
31 G. Bazunu
6 T. Harwood-Bellis 15 N. Wood 17 J. Quarshie
34 Welington 4 F. Downes 20 C. Jander 3 R. Manning
10 F. Azaz 13 L. Scienza
9 A. Armstrong
Coventry · 4-2-3-1
19 C. Rushworth
27 M. Ewijk 26 L. Woolfenden 22 J. Latibeaudiere 3 J. Dasilva
29 V. Torp 6 M. Grimes
5 J. Rudoni 28 J. Eccles 10 E. Mason-Clark
11 H. Wright
Southampton
Coach
Tonda Eckert
Substitutes
  • 18 Tom Fellows
  • 19 Cameron Archer
  • 1 Alex McCarthy
  • 5 Jack Stephens
  • 28 Oriol Romeu
  • 26 Ryan Fraser
  • 48 Cameron Bragg
  • 7 Joe Aribo
  • 46 Jay Robinson
Coventry
Coach
Frank Lampard
Substitutes
  • 21 Jake Bidwell
  • 33 Miguel Ángel Brau
  • 20 Kaine Kesler-Hayden
  • 8 Jamie Allen
  • 9 Ellis Simms
  • 13 Ben Wilson
  • 41 Callum Perry
  • 54 Kai Andrews
  • 50 George Shepherd
Substitutions
  • 50' ↑ J. Bidwell ↓ J. Eccles Coventry
  • 59' ↑ M. Brau ↓ E. Mason-Clark Coventry
  • 62' ↑ T. Fellows ↓ Welington Southampton
  • 76' ↑ C. Archer ↓ C. Jander Southampton
  • 81' ↑ K. Kesler-Hayden ↓ M. van Ewijk Coventry
  • 82' ↑ J. Allen ↓ V. Torp Coventry
  • 82' ↑ E. Simms ↓ H. Wright Coventry
Cards
  • 47' J. Dasilva Coventry
  • 26' M. Grimes Coventry
  • 36' T. Harwood-Bellis Southampton
Head-to-head
Southampton 3 2 draws 0 Coventry
2026-03-14 Coventry vs Southampton 1 - 2
2025-12-20 Southampton vs Coventry 1 - 1
2024-04-09 Southampton vs Coventry City 2 - 1
2023-12-13 Coventry City vs Southampton 1 - 1
2022-02-05 Southampton vs Coventry City 2 - 1
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Coventry D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Coventry?
Southampton drew 1-1 against Coventry on 20 December 2025.
Who won Southampton vs Coventry?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Coventry?
Coventry had 80% of possession, compared to 20% for the other side.