Match report

Southampton Secures 2-0 Win Over Oxford United in Championship

Southampton
Southampton
2–0
FT
Oxford United
Oxford United
Mar 21, 2026

Southampton secured a convincing 2-0 victory over Oxford United in a Championship match. Charlie Larin and Sam Charles scored the goals for Southampton within the first 13 minutes, laying the foundation for a comfortable win.

Key Facts

  • • Southampton won 2-0 against Oxford United in the Championship.
  • • Charlie Larin scored the first goal in the 6th minute, assisted by Tom Fellows.
  • • Sam Charles added the second in the 13th minute, assisted by Charlie Archer.
  • • Oxford United received three yellow cards from Sam Mills, Brodie Spencer, and Marek Helik.

Lineups

Southampton

Formation: 4-1-4-1

Starting XI

  • 41 Daniel Peretz (G)
  • 14 James Bree (D)
  • 6 Taylor Harwood-Bellis (D)
  • 5 Jack Stephens (D)
  • 3 Ryan Manning (D)
  • 4 Flynn Downes (M)
  • 19 Cameron Archer (M)
  • 10 Finn Azaz (M)
  • 24 Shea Charles (M)
  • 18 Tom Fellows (M)
  • 9 Cyle Larin (F)

Substitutes

  • 23 Samuel Edozie
  • 11 Ross Stewart
  • 25 George Long
  • 15 Nathan Wood
  • 17 Joshua Quarshie
  • 27 Kuryu Matsuki
  • 20 Caspar Jander
  • 48 Cameron Bragg
  • 49 Nicholas Oyekunle

Oxford United

Formation: 5-4-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Jamie Cumming (G)
  • 15 Brodie Spencer (D)
  • 2 Sam Long (D)
  • 6 Michał Helik (D)
  • 3 Ciaron Brown (D)
  • 26 Jack Currie (D)
  • 17 Stanley Mills (M)
  • 5 Yunus Konak (M)
  • 8 Cameron Brannagan (M)
  • 44 Myles Peart-Harris (M)
  • 27 Will Lankshear (F)

Substitutes

  • 21 Matt Ingram
  • 37 Christ Makosso
  • 4 Will Vaulks
  • 33 Jamie Donley
  • 32 Jin-woo Jeon
  • 38 Jamie McDonnell
  • 9 Mark Harris
  • 16 Nik Prelec
  • 10 Aidomo Emakhu

Timeline

  1. Southampton
    6' Southampton Goal · Normal Goal
    C. Larin · Assist: T. Fellows
  2. Southampton
    13' Southampton Goal · Normal Goal
    S. Charles · Assist: C. Archer
  3. Oxford United
    31' Oxford United Card · Yellow Card
    S. Mills
  4. Southampton
    59' Southampton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: C. Archer · On: S. Edozie
  5. Southampton
    59' Southampton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: C. Larin · On: R. Stewart
  6. Oxford United
    70' Oxford United subst · Substitution 1
    Off: J. Currie · On: J. Donley
  7. Oxford United
    70' Oxford United subst · Substitution 2
    Off: Yunus Konak · On: J. McDonnell
  8. Oxford United
    77' Oxford United subst · Substitution 3
    Off: M. Peart-Harris · On: Jeon Jin-Woo
  9. Oxford United
    77' Oxford United subst · Substitution 4
    Off: W. Lankshear · On: M. Harris
  10. Oxford United
    79' Oxford United Card · Yellow Card
    Brodie Spencer
  11. Oxford United
    88' Oxford United subst · Substitution 5
    Off: S. Mills · On: A. Emakhu
  12. Oxford United
    90' Oxford United Card · Yellow Card
    M. Helik
  13. Southampton
    90' Southampton subst · Substitution 4
    Off: R. Manning · On: Joshua Quarshie
  14. Southampton
    90' Southampton subst · Substitution 5
    Off: F. Azaz · On: N. Oyekunle

Match Stats

Stat Southampton Oxford United
Fouls 7 9
Pass Accuracy 93% 77%
Offsides 0 1
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 19 8
Corners 6 4
Total Passes 639 265
Yellow Cards 0 3
Blocked Shots 7 3
Shots on Target 7 1
xG 2.01 1.03
Shots off Target 5 4
Possession 69% 31%
Goals Prevented 0 0
Accurate Passes 597 205
Shots Inside Box 12 6
Saves 1 5
Shots Outside Box 7 2

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Southampton's early goals in the 6th and 13th minutes quickly shifted the momentum in their favor.
  • ▸ Oxford United struggled to recover and faced multiple substitutions to reorganize their defense, but could not find an equalizer.