Southampton v Fulham, 26 April 2025

Score2-1 to Fulham
RefereeTony Harrington
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance28,946

View Southampton v Fulham head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 20 Southampton won: 5 Drawn: 8 Fulham won: 7 Southampton scored: 28 Fulham scored: 26 . Fulham had now won on consecutive league visits to Southampton for the first time.

1 Southampton

Manager: Simon Rusk

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Jack Stephens 14 G

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 72 G
Ryan Sessegnon 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Flynn Downes
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Ross Stewart

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Cameron Archer for Ross Stewart 66
Tyler Dibling for Kamaldeen Sulemana 78
James Bree for Mateus Fernandes 86

Substitutions:

Saša Lukić for Sander Berge 46
Adama Traoré for Andreas Pereira 46
Emile Smith Rowe for Willian 66
Tom Cairney for Alex Iwobi 86
Carlos Vinícius for Harry Wilson 86

Cards:

Kamaldeen Sulemana 69 Y

Cards:

Raúl Jiménez 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Welington
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jay Robinson
Forward Cameron Archer

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 20th . Southampton had now become the fourth team to lose 14 or more home games in a season in the Premier League; previously Sunderland in 2002-03 and 2005-06, Huddersfield Town in 2018-19 and Watford in 2021-22. . The Saints had now equalled the competition record of losing seven games in a season in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal; previously by themselves and Blackburn Rovers in 1992-93. . They had now dropped 28 points from winning positions in this Premier League season.

Comments:

League position: 8th . Fulham avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023. . The Whites avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024. . They had now equalled the club record of winning seven away games in a season in the Premier League; previously in 2022-23.

1 Southampton

Manager: Simon Rusk

Goals:

Jack Stephens 14 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Taylor Harwood-Bellis
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Kyle Walker-Peters
Midfielder Flynn Downes
Midfielder Ryan Manning
Midfielder Mateus Fernandes
Midfielder Lesley Ugochukwu
Midfielder/Forward Kamaldeen Sulemana
Forward Ross Stewart

Substitutions:

Cameron Archer for Ross Stewart 66
Tyler Dibling for Kamaldeen Sulemana 78
James Bree for Mateus Fernandes 86

Cards:

Kamaldeen Sulemana 69 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Welington
Defender Nathan Wood
Defender/Midfielder James Bree
Midfielder Joe Aribo
Midfielder Will Smallbone
Midfielder/Forward Tyler Dibling
Midfielder/Forward Jay Robinson
Forward Cameron Archer

Comments:

League position: 20th . Southampton had now become the fourth team to lose 14 or more home games in a season in the Premier League; previously Sunderland in 2002-03 and 2005-06, Huddersfield Town in 2018-19 and Watford in 2021-22. . The Saints had now equalled the competition record of losing seven games in a season in the Premier League after scoring the opening goal; previously by themselves and Blackburn Rovers in 1992-93. . They had now dropped 28 points from winning positions in this Premier League season.

2 Fulham

Manager: Marco Silva

Goals:

Emile Smith Rowe 72 G
Ryan Sessegnon 90+2 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Calvin Bassey Defender
Kenny Tete Defender
Joachim Andersen Defender/Midfielder
Ryan Sessegnon Defender/Midfielder
Andreas Pereira Midfielder
Sander Berge Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Harry Wilson Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Saša Lukić for Sander Berge 46
Adama Traoré for Andreas Pereira 46
Emile Smith Rowe for Willian 66
Tom Cairney for Alex Iwobi 86
Carlos Vinícius for Harry Wilson 86

Cards:

Raúl Jiménez 70 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Steven Benda
Defender Timothy Castagne
Defender Jorge Cuenca
Defender/Midfielder Harrison Reed
Midfielder Tom Cairney
Midfielder Saša Lukić
Midfielder Emile Smith Rowe
Midfielder/Forward Adama Traoré
Forward Carlos Vinícius

Comments:

League position: 8th . Fulham avoided losing three consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2023. . The Whites avoided losing four consecutive away games in the Premier League for the first time since January 2024. . They had now equalled the club record of winning seven away games in a season in the Premier League; previously in 2022-23.