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2026–27 Southampton F.C. season

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The 2026–27 season is the 110th season in the history of Southampton, and the second consecutive season being in the Championship. In addition to the domestic league, the club will also participate in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

OwnerSport Republic
ChairmanDragan Šolak
Head coachTonda Eckert
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
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Southampton
2026–27 season
OwnerSport Republic
ChairmanDragan Šolak
Head coachTonda Eckert
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Championship18th
EFL CupSecond round
Top goalscorerLeague:
Cyle Larin (4)
All:
Cyle Larin (5)
Highest home attendance29,185 v Stoke City
(22 August 2026)
Lowest home attendance29,167 v Millwall
(29 August 2026)
Average home league attendance29,176
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Players

Further information: Southampton F.C. § Players
More information N, Pos. ...
N
 Pos.
 Nat.
 Name
 Age
 Since
 App
 Goals
 Ends
 Transfer fee
 Notes
1 GK Israel Daniel Peretz26 2026 31 0 2030 Undisclosed
2 DF Denmark Mads Roerslev27 2025 10 0 2029 Undisclosed
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning30 2023 123 9 2027 Free transfer
4 MF England Flynn Downes27 2024 114 6 2028 Undisclosed
5 DF England Jack Stephens32 2011 237 9 2028 Academy Captain
6 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis24 2024 134 12 2028 Undisclosed
7 MF Brazil Léo Scienza27 2025 49 9 2029 Undisclosed
8 MF Germany Caspar Jander23 2025 43 2 2029 Undisclosed
9 FW Canada Cyle Larin31 2026 27 14 2028 Undisclosed
10 MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz25 2025 52 12 2029 Undisclosed
11 FW England Lewis Dobbin23 2026 5 0 2030 Undisclosed
13 DF Germany Keven Schlotterbeck29 2026 1 0 2029 Undisclosed
14 DF England James Bree28 2023 79 5 2029 Undisclosed
15 DF England Nathan Wood24 2024 63 1 2028 Undisclosed
16 DF Japan Yukinari Sugawara26 2024 35 1 2028 Undisclosed
18 MF England Tom Fellows23 2025 47 1 2029 Undisclosed
19 FW England Cameron Archer24 2024 77 11 2028 Undisclosed
23 MF England Samuel Edozie23 2022 84 6 2027 Undisclosed
25 GK England George Long32 2026 1 0 2028 Undisclosed
26 MF Scotland Cam Bragg21 2013 29 1 2027 Academy
27 MF Japan Kuryu Matsuki23 2024 33 6 2028 Undisclosed
28 FW England Divin Mubama21 2026 4 1 2027 Loan
29 MF Republic of Ireland Romeo Akachukwu20 2024 4 1 TBC Academy
30 MF England James Ward-Prowse31 2026 411 55 2028 Undisclosed
32 GK England Aaron Ramsdale28 2024 32 0 2028 Undisclosed
34 DF Brazil Welington25 2025 33 0 2029 Free transfer
39 DF France Joachim Kayi Sanda19 2025 2 0 2029 Undisclosed
42 FW United States Damion Downs22 2025 14 0 2029 Undisclosed
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Transfers

Players transferred in

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
15 June 2026FWCanada Cyle LarinSpain MallorcaUndisclosed[1]
GKEngland George LongEngland Norwich CityUndisclosed[2]
GKIsrael Daniel PeretzGermany Bayern MunichUndisclosed[3]
20 June 2026MFMali Issa TounkaraMali Etoiles MandéUndisclosed[4]
15 July 2026FWEngland Lewis DobbinEngland Aston VillaUndisclosed[5]
27 August 2026DFGermany Keven SchlotterbeckGermany FC AugsburgUndisclosed[6]
28 August 2026MFEngland James Ward-ProwseEngland West Ham UnitedUndisclosed[7]
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Players loaned in

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
11 August 2026FWEngland Divin MubamaEngland Manchester CityEnd of season[8]
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Players transferred out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
30 July 2026FWJapan Rento TakaokaBelgium Patro Eisden MaasmechelenUndisclosed[9]
7 August 2026GKEngland Josh JeffriesEngland EastleighUndisclosed[10]
11 August 2026MFNorthern Ireland Shea CharlesEngland FulhamUndisclosed[11]
17 August 2026MFRepublic of Ireland Joe O'Brien-WhitmarshEngland Northampton TownUndisclosed[12]
28 August 2026GKRepublic of Ireland Gavin BazunuEngland Bolton WanderersUndisclosed[13]
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Players loaned out

More information Date, Pos. ...
Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
3 July 2026GKEngland Ollie WrightEngland GillinghamEnd of season[14]
29 July 2026DFEngland Jayden MooreEngland WorthingEnd of season[15]
6 August 2026MFFrance Daouda TraoréFrance Le MansEnd of season[16]
7 August 2026DFEngland Tommy Dobson-VenturaEngland EastleighEnd of season[17]
FWEngland Nicholas OyekunleEngland Leyton OrientEnd of season[18]
MFEngland Jay RobinsonItaly MonzaEnd of season[19]
21 August 2026MFEngland Moses SesayEngland Colchester UnitedEnd of season[20]
27 August 2026DFGermany Joshua QuarshieAustria Sturm GrazEnd of season[21]
28 August 2026FWChile Ben Brereton DíazEngland Sheffield UnitedEnd of season[22]
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Players released

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Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2026DFEngland Will ArmitageEngland Brackley Town1 July 2026[23][24]
DFEngland Sonnie DavisEngland Bedford Town9 July 2026[23][25]
MFSpain Oriol RomeuJapan Avispa Fukuoka13 July 2026[23][26]
DFEngland Charlie TaylorEngland Derby County14 July 2026[23][27]
GKEngland Alex McCarthyEngland Leicester City16 July 2026[23][28]
DFEngland Sam TabaresEngland Gillingham29 July 2026[23][29]
FWScotland Ross StewartWales Swansea City6 August 2026[23][30]
FWEngland Will MerryEngland Hednesford Town7 August 2026[23][31]
MFNigeria Joe AriboCurrently unattached[23]
GKEngland Hugo FisherCurrently unattached[23]
GKEngland Jamie JonesCurrently unattached[23]
MFRepublic of Ireland Will SmallboneCurrently unattached[23]
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Pre-season and friendlies

Southampton announced their first pre-season friendly in June 2026, with the Saints heading to Germany to play against Preußen Münster on 1 August.[32] On 23 June, an away pre-season fixture against Eastleigh was confirmed.[33] On 12 July, a third fixture was added against Eintracht Braunschweig.[34]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

18 July 2026 Friendly Eastleigh 1–3 Southampton Eastleigh
19:45 BST Akoto 14' Report Dobbin 25'
Oyekunle 29'
Akachukwu 78'		 Stadium: Ten Acres
Referee: Harry Wager
24 July 2026 Friendly Eintracht Braunschweig 0–1 Southampton Braunschweig, Germany
19:00 BST Report Downs 35' Stadium: Eintracht-Stadion
Attendance: 5,803
29 July 2026 Friendly SC Paderborn 2–1 Southampton Paderborn, Germany
11:30 BST Ter Horst 85', 89' Report Dobbin 49' Stadium: Paderborn Training Ground
Attendance: Behind closed doors
1 August 2026 Friendly Preußen Münster XV 1–1 Southampton XV Münster, Germany
10:00 BST Demirhan 33' Report Archer 21' Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: Behind closed door
Note: 70 minute match played.
1 August 2026 Friendly Preußen Münster 1–2 Southampton Münster, Germany
14:00 BST Higl 13' Report Scienza 17'
Dobbin 89'		 Stadium: Preußenstadion
Attendance: 10,357

Competitions

Overall record

More information Competition, First match ...
Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
EFL Championship 16 August 2026 May 2027 Matchday 1 TBC 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 066.67
FA Cup January 2027 TBC Third round TBC 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 !—
EFL Cup 8 August 2026 25 August 2026 First round Second round 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 050.00
Total 5 3 0 2 12 8 +4 060.00
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Last updated: 29 August 2026
Source: Soccerway

Championship

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Championship

League table

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
16 Norwich City 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
17 Lincoln City 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
18 Southampton 3 2 0 1 9 4 +5 2[a]
19 West Ham United 3 0 2 1 4 5 −1 2
20 Wrexham 3 0 2 1 3 4 −1 2
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 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)[36]
Notes:
  1. [a]
    Southampton were deducted four points due to multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other clubs' training.[35]

Results summary

More information Overall, Home ...
OverallHomeAway
PldWDLGFGAGDPtsWDLGFGAGDWDLGFGAGD
3 2 0 1 9 4  +5 2[a] 2 0 0 8 2  +6 0 0 1 1 2  −1
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Last updated: 29 August 2026.
Source: Soccerway

  1. [a]
    Southampton were deducted four points due to multiple breaches of EFL regulations related to the unauthorised filming of other clubs' training.[37]

Results by round

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Round12345678
GroundAHHAAHHA
ResultLWW
Position242418
Points−4−12
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Updated to match(es) played on 29 August 2026. Source: Soccerway
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

On 25 June 2026, the Championship fixtures were released.[38]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 August 2026 1 Watford 2–1 Southampton Watford
13:30 BST Bravo 12'
Nabizada 29'		 Report Larin 56' Stadium: Vicarage Road
Attendance: 19,542
Referee: Matt Donohue
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
22 August 2026 2 Southampton 3–1 Stoke City Southampton
15:00 BST Larin 8'
Mubama 89'
Manning 90+4' (pen.)		 Report Galbraith 26' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,185
Referee: Steve Martin
29 August 2026 3 Southampton 5–1 Millwall Southampton
15:00 BST Larin 25', 62'
Azaz 38'
Scienza 55' (pen.)
Fellows 86'		 Report Sykes 15' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,167
Referee: Adam Herczeg
1 September 2026 4 Birmingham City v Southampton Bordesley
20:00 BST Stadium: St Andrew's @ Knighthead Park
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
5 September 2026 5 Lincoln City v Southampton Lincoln
12:30 BST Stadium: LNER Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
8 September 2026 6 Southampton v Swansea City Southampton
19:45 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
12 September 2026 7 Southampton v Bristol City Southampton
15:00 BST Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
19 September 2026 8 Wrexham v Southampton Wrexham
15:00 BST Stadium: SToK Cae Ras

FA Cup

Main article: 2026–27 FA Cup

As a Championship side Southampton would enter the FA Cup in the third round.

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

EFL Cup

Main article: 2026–27 EFL Cup

Southampton were drawn away to Colchester United in the first round.[39] In the second round, the Saints were drawn at home to West Ham United.[40][41]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

8 August 2026 First round Colchester United 0–2 Southampton Colchester
17:30 BST Report Larin 72'
Akachukwu 90+2'		 Stadium: Colchester Community Stadium
Attendance: 5,822
Referee: Isaac Searle
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
25 August 2026 Second round Southampton 1–4 West Ham United Southampton
19:45 BST Scienza 10' Report Ajala 41', 53'
Castellanos 75'
Bowen 84'		 Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 15,867
Referee: Ruebyn Ricardo
Note: Live on Sky Sports.

Squad statistics

As of 29 August 2026
More information No., Pos. ...
No. Pos. Nat. Player League Playoffs FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals
1 GK Israel Daniel Peretz 30 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 50 00
2 DF Denmark Mads Roerslev 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
3 DF Republic of Ireland Ryan Manning 31 20 00 00 00 00 10 00 41 20
4 MF England Flynn Downes 30 20 00 00 00 00 1(1)0 00 4(1)0 20
5 DF England Jack Stephens 2(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 4(1)0 00
6 DF England Taylor Harwood-Bellis 10 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 20 00
7 MF Brazil Léo Scienza 31 00 00 00 00 00 21 10 52 10
8 MF Germany Caspar Jander 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
9 FW Canada Cyle Larin 44 10 00 00 00 00 0(2)1 00 3(2)5 10
10 MF Republic of Ireland Finn Azaz 2(1)1 00 00 00 00 00 0(2)0 00 2(3)1 00
11 FW England Lewis Dobbin 1(2)0 00 00 00 00 00 20 00 3(2)0 00
13 DF Germany Keven Schlotterbeck 10 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00
14 DF England James Bree 30 20 00 00 00 00 20 00 50 20
15 DF England Nathan Wood 20 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 30 00
16 DF Japan Yukinari Sugawara 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
18 MF England Tom Fellows 1(1)1 10 00 00 00 00 20 00 3(1)1 10
19 FW England Cameron Archer 00 00 00 00 00 00 0(1)0 00 0(1)0 00
23 MF England Samuel Edozie 0(2)0 00 00 00 00 00 0(1)0 00 0(3)0 00
25 GK England George Long 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
26 MF Scotland Cam Bragg 2(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 1(1)0 10 3(2)0 10
27 MF Japan Kuryu Matsuki 30 00 00 00 00 00 1(1)0 00 4(1)0 00
28 FW England Divin Mubama 0(3)1 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 1(3)1 00
29 MF Republic of Ireland Romeo Akachukwu 0(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 1(1)1 00 1(2)1 00
30 MF England James Ward-Prowse 0(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0(1)0 00
32 GK England Aaron Ramsdale 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
34 DF Brazil Welington 00 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 10 00
39 DF France Joachim Kayi Sanda 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
42 FW United States Damion Downs 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
Players with appearances who ended the season on loan
22 FW Chile Ben Brereton Díaz 0(1)0 00 00 00 00 00 10 00 1(1)0 00
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