Oxford United vs Southampton

Oxford United

The Kassam Stadium

26 Dec 2025, 16:00

2:1

Finished

Southampton

Away

Match summary

1ST HALF

8'

B. Spencer

23'

Goal

T. Goodrham

T. Harwood-Bellis(Léo Scienza)

Goal

29'

F. Downes

37'

2ND HALF

F. Downes

Oriol Romeu

56'

Léo Scienza

Jay Robinson

56'

66'

F. Krastev

Luke Harris

Tom Fellows

Ryan Fraser

70'

75'

S. Dembélé

Nik Prelec

75'

Will Lankshear

P. Placheta

Finn Azaz

Cameron Archer

85'

89'

Goal

Stanley Mills(Will Lankshear)

90'

Stanley Mills

91'

S. Long

Stanley Mills

Match statistics

29%Possession71%

256Passes Attempted621

189Completed Passes534

5Corners7

11Throw-ins14

17Shots On Target19

Line-ups

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie Cumming

#1Jamie Cumming

C. Brown

#3C. Brown

M. Helik

#6M. Helik

J. Currie

#26J. Currie

B. Spencer

#15B. Spencer

B. Keersmaecker

#14B. Keersmaecker

Luke Harris

#12Luke Harris

T. Goodrham

#19T. Goodrham

Stanley Mills

#17Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

#7P. Placheta

Nik Prelec

#16Nik Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3
M. Helik #6
J. Currie #26
B. Spencer #15	8'
B. Keersmaecker #14
Luke Harris #12	66'
T. Goodrham #19	⚽23'
Stanley Mills #17	91' 90' ⚽89'
P. Placheta #7	75'
Nik Prelec #16	75'

Will not play

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jamie Carson

Jamie Carson Mcdonnell

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Craig Short

Oxford United

Formation

4-2-3-1

Jamie Cumming

#1Jamie Cumming

C. Brown

#3C. Brown

M. Helik

#6M. Helik

J. Currie

#26J. Currie

B. Spencer

#15B. Spencer

B. Keersmaecker

#14B. Keersmaecker

Luke Harris

#12Luke Harris

T. Goodrham

#19T. Goodrham

Stanley Mills

#17Stanley Mills

P. Placheta

#7P. Placheta

Nik Prelec

#16Nik Prelec

Starting XI

Jamie Cumming #1
C. Brown #3
M. Helik #6
J. Currie #26
B. Spencer #15	8'
B. Keersmaecker #14
Luke Harris #12	66'
T. Goodrham #19	⚽23'
Stanley Mills #17	91' 90' ⚽89'
P. Placheta #7	75'
Nik Prelec #16	75'

Will not play

Brian De

Brian De Keersmaecker

Midfielder

Shoulder injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Tyler Charlie

Tyler Charlie Goodrham

Forward

Ankle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jamie Carson

Jamie Carson Mcdonnell

Midfielder

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Oxford United

Craig Short

Southampton

Formation

3-4-2-1

G. Bazunu

#31G. Bazunu

Nathan Wood

#15Nathan Wood

Jack Stephens

#5Jack Stephens

T. Harwood-Bellis

#6T. Harwood-Bellis

Caspar Jander

#20Caspar Jander

F. Downes

#4F. Downes

Tom Fellows

#18Tom Fellows

Ryan Manning

#3Ryan Manning

Finn Azaz

#10Finn Azaz

Léo Scienza

#13Léo Scienza

A. Armstrong

#9A. Armstrong

Starting XI

G. Bazunu #31
Nathan Wood #15
Jack Stephens #5
T. Harwood-Bellis #6	⚽29'
Caspar Jander #20
F. Downes #4	56' 37'
Tom Fellows #18	70'
Ryan Manning #3
Finn Azaz #10	85'
Léo Scienza #13	56' 🎯29'
A. Armstrong #9

Will not play

Mads

Mads Roerslev Rasmussen

Defender

Knee injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Welington

Welington Damascena Santos

Defender

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Jay

Jay Robinson

Forward

Muscle injury

Return: Mid March 2026

Manager

Southampton

Tonda Eckert

Head-to-head

3 matches

Oxford United

Oxford United

1

Wins

1

Draws

1

Wins

Southampton

Southampton

Friendly2024 • 1 match

Oxford United

Southampton

EFL Cup1996 • 2 matches

Southampton

Oxford United

Oxford United

Southampton

League standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City	35	21	8	6	72:38	+34	71	DWWWW
2	Middlesbrough	35	19	9	7	54:35	+19	66	WLDDW
3	Millwall	35	18	8	9	47:40	+7	62	WWLWW
4	Ipswich Town	33	17	9	7	59:34	+25	60	DWLWW
5	Hull City	34	18	6	10	56:48	+8	60	DLLWW
6	Wrexham AFC	35	15	12	8	54:45	+9	57	LDWWW
7	Southampton	35	14	11	10	57:46	+11	53	WWDWW
8	Derby County	35	14	9	12	52:46	+6	51	LWLLW
9	Watford	35	13	12	10	45:41	+4	51	LDWLW
10	Bristol City	35	14	8	13	48:44	+4	50	WDLWL
11	Preston North End	35	12	13	10	41:40	+1	49	WDLDL
12	Birmingham City	35	13	10	12	46:46	0	49	WDWLL
13	Sheffield Utd	35	15	3	17	50:48	+2	48	LWWLW
14	Stoke City	35	13	8	14	39:34	+5	47	DLDWL
15	Queens Park Rangers	35	13	8	14	46:54	-8	47	DLWLL
16	Swansea City	35	13	7	15	40:43	-3	46	WLWDL
17	Norwich City	35	13	6	16	47:44	+3	45	WWLWW
18	Charlton Athletic	35	10	11	14	33:44	-11	41	WLDDL
19	Portsmouth	34	10	9	15	34:44	-10	39	LWWLL
20	Blackburn Rovers	35	10	8	17	33:46	-13	38	LWWLL
21	West Brom	35	9	8	18	34:52	-18	35	DDLDL
22	Leicester	35	10	10	15	47:56	-9	34	LLDDL
23	Oxford United	35	7	11	17	31:47	-16	32	DLDLW
24	Sheffield Wed	35	1	8	26	21:71	-50	-7	LLLLL

Promotion

Playoff

Relegation

Match Information

Referee:

Leigh Doughty

Venue:

The Kassam Stadium

Capacity:

12 500

Oxford United vs Southampton match from the Championship. View the final score, key match events, detailed statistics, line-ups and head-to-head record between Oxford United and Southampton. Follow team performance and match context within the Championship season.