Southampton vs Arsenal

FA Cup - Quarter-finals 4 Apr 2026, 19:00
Southampton
Southampton
2–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Arsenal
Arsenal
👤 S. Barrott Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Southampton edged past Arsenal 2-1 in the FA Cup - Quarter-finals on 4 April 2026.

Arsenal dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 23 shots to Southampton's 8.

The referee was S. Barrott.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 29% - 71% Shots 8 - 23 On target 4 - 7 Corners 4 - 9 Fouls 9 - 11 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Shea Charles
Southampton · 1 goal
7 Ross Stewart 1 goal
7 Viktor Gyökeres 1 goal
7 Daniel Peretz 6 saves
7 James Bree 1 assist
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–12 4–11
Shots On Goal 2–4 2–3
Ball Possession 39–61 —
Corners 0–8 4–1
Attacks 26–66 41–38
Match statistics
4 Corners 9
10 Throw In 7
11 Free Kick 9
11 Goal Kick 4
4 Substitution 5
67 Attacks 104
35 Dangerous Attacks 72
4 On Target 7
4 Off Target 16
29% Ball Possession 71%
8 Shots Total 23
4 Shots On Goal 7
3 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 10
7 Shots Inside Box 15
1 Shots Outside Box 8
9 Fouls 11
4 Corners 9
36% Ball Possession 64%
2 Yellow Cards 1
6 Saves 2
304 Passes Total 524
238 Passes Accurate 465
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Southampton · 4-2-3-1
41 D. Peretz
14 J. Bree 6 T. Harwood-Bellis 15 N. Wood 3 R. Manning
48 C. Bragg 20 C. Jander
18 T. Fellows 10 F. Azaz 13 L. Scienza
11 R. Stewart
Arsenal · 4-2-3-1
13 K. Arrizabalaga
4 B. White 3 C. Mosquera 6 G. Magalhães 49 M. Lewis-Skelly
8 M. Ødegaard 16 C. Nørgaard
56 M. Dowman 29 K. Havertz 11 G. Martinelli
9 G. Jesus
Southampton
Substitutes
  • 9 Cyle Larin
  • 23 Samuel Edozie
  • 24 Shea Charles
  • 17 Joshua Quarshie
  • 25 George Long
  • 49 Nicholas Oyekunle
  • 28 Oriol Romeu
  • 46 Jay Robinson
  • 19 Cameron Archer
Arsenal
Coach
Mikel Arteta
Substitutes
  • 33 Riccardo Calafiori
  • 14 Viktor Gyökeres
  • 20 Noni Madueke
  • 2 William Saliba
  • 36 Martín Zubimendi
  • 89 Marli Salmon
  • 1 David Raya
  • 71 Andre Harriman-Annous
  • 76 Ceadach O'Neill
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ V. Gyökeres ↓ Gabriel Jesus Arsenal
  • 60' ↑ R. Calafiori ↓ M. Lewis-Skelly Arsenal
  • 61' ↑ N. Madueke ↓ M. Odegaard Arsenal
  • 70' ↑ C. Larin ↓ R. Stewart Southampton
  • 71' ↑ S. Edozie ↓ L. Scienza Southampton
  • 72' ↑ W. Saliba ↓ Gabriel Arsenal
  • 76' ↑ S. Charles ↓ C. Bragg Southampton
  • 79' ↑ M. Zubimendi ↓ K. Havertz Arsenal
  • 90+7' ↑ J. Quarshie ↓ R. Manning Southampton
Cards
  • 27' R. Manning Southampton
  • 89' C. Jander Southampton
  • 90+4' G. Martinelli Arsenal
Head-to-head
Southampton 3 1 draws 5 Arsenal
2026-04-04 Southampton vs Arsenal 2 - 1
2025-05-25 Southampton vs Arsenal 1 - 2
2024-10-05 Arsenal vs Southampton 3 - 1
2022-04-16 Southampton vs Arsenal 1 - 0
2021-12-11 Arsenal vs Southampton 3 - 0
2021-01-26 Southampton vs Arsenal 1 - 3
Recent form
Southampton D W D D D
Arsenal D W D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Southampton vs Arsenal?
Southampton won 2-1 against Arsenal on 4 April 2026.
Who won Southampton vs Arsenal?
Southampton won the match 2-1.
Who had more possession in Southampton vs Arsenal?
Arsenal had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.