Saturday , 14 November 2026

Southampton FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC, Championship 2023-24 SEMI FINALS

Championship · 2023-24
Southampton FC
3 – 1
Full Time
West Bromwich Albion FC
Fri 17 May 2024 · 19:00 UTC Saint Mary's HT 45' · FT 45'
William Smallbone 49' 1–0
Adam Armstrong 78' 2–0
Adam Armstrong pen 86' 3–0
3–1 90+7' Cedric Kipre
Y 75' Alex Mowatt
Y 82' John Swift
Y 89' Cedric Kipre
Y 90' Yann M'Vila

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs West Bromwich Albion FC — Championship at Saint Mary's.

Match Details

  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Assistant 1 Tim Wood
  • Assistant 2 Mark Scholes
3 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

5
3
1
Southampton FC 9 games · Avg 2.6 goals West Bromwich Albion FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-05-17 Southampton FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-05-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Southampton FC 2024-02-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Southampton FC 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Southampton FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May West Bromwich Albion FC H 3–1 W
12 May West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–0 D
04 May Leeds United FC A 2–1 W
27 Apr Stoke City FC H 0–1 L
23 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–5 L
20 Apr Cardiff City FC A 1–2 L
West Bromwich Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 May Southampton FC A 1–3 L
12 May Southampton FC H 0–0 D
04 May Preston North End FC H 3–0 W
27 Apr Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–3 L
20 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
13 Apr Sunderland AFC H 0–1 L

Season Stats

Southampton FC West Bromwich Albion FC
#7 Position #5
24 Points 28
15 Played 15
8 / 4 / 3 W / D / L 8 / 4 / 3
29 Scored 23
15 Conceded 15
+14 GD +8
1.60 PPG 1.87
53% Win % 53%

Key Stats

56% Both Teams to Score
H2H (9 games)
44% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Southampton FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
West Bromwich Albion FC this season

Southampton FC are 7th (24 pts). West Bromwich Albion FC are 5th (28 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Southampton FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
2/4
31-45
6/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
3/2
76+
7/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded
West Bromwich Albion FC
0-15
–/2
16-30
5/1
31-45
2/1
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/3
76+
7/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Southampton FC
Cyle Larin 7 G
Kuryu Matsuki 4 G 1 A
Finn Azaz 3 G 5 A
Leo Scienza 2 G 2 A
West Bromwich Albion FC
Isaac Price 6 G 3 A
Jimmy Morgan 4 G 4 A
Aune Heggebo 4 G 1 A
Callum Styles 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Southampton FC host West Bromwich Albion FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Carlos Corberán will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 15' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Kyle Bartley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for West Bromwich Albion FC tonight.
  • 30' It looks surprising West Bromwich Albion FC does not make any changes. William Smallbone has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 35' West Bromwich Albion FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 40' Southampton FC are deployed in a 4-3-3 today, looking to exploit space against West Bromwich Albion FC's 4-2-3-1 shape.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 49' What a strike from William Smallbone! The score is 1-0.
  • 54' West Bromwich Albion FC looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 1 matches with its main striker Isaac Price scoring 1 goals.
  • 59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 64' John Swift is ready to make an impact after coming on for Grady Diangana at the 64 minute mark.
  • 66' Fresh legs for Southampton FC! Ryan Manning comes on to replace Ryan Fraser.
  • 71' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Adam Reach suffering a number of foals already.
  • 73' Another substitution for West Bromwich Albion FC to replace Conor Townsend by Adam Reach on 73 minute.
  • 74' The whistle greets David Brooks as he departs to be replaced by Samuel Edozie.
  • 75' That looks like a foul for a card for Alex Mowatt.
  • 78' GOAL! Adam Armstrong fires home to make it 2-0!
  • 82' West Bromwich Albion FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 82.
  • 82' Andreas Weimann gets the nod from West Bromwich Albion FC. He replaces Alex Mowatt and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 86' Goal! Adam Armstrong scores his 91 goal in 397 matches.
  • 89' The referee calls foul for Cedric Kipre. He receives a card.
  • 90' Yann M'Vila has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 90.
  • 90' A change in the Southampton FC ranks — Joe Aribo exits the field as Shea Charles enters on 90.
  • Another three points for Southampton FC.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

4-3-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Russell Martin

West Bromwich Albion FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlos Corberán

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Adam Armstrong 3
William Smallbone 2
Kyle Bartley 1
David Brooks 1
Ryan Fraser 1
Cedric Kipre 1
Oriol Romeu 1
Isaac Price 1

Head to Head

2024-05-17 Southampton FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2024-05-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Southampton FC 2024-02-16 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–2 Southampton FC 2023-11-11 Southampton FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC 2021-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Southampton FC

Southampton FC Form

2024-05-17 Southampton FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2024-05-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-05-04 Leeds United FC 1–2 Southampton FC W 2024-04-27 Southampton FC 0–1 Stoke City FC L 2024-04-23 Leicester City FC 5–0 Southampton FC L 2024-04-20 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Southampton FC L

West Bromwich Albion FC Form

2024-05-17 Southampton FC 3–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-05-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–0 Southampton FC D 2024-05-04 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Preston North End FC W 2024-04-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 3–0 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-04-20 Leicester City FC 2–1 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.77 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 West Bromwich Albion FC xG
I would bet for: Southampton FC to win 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC57% Draw24% West Bromwich Albion FC19%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
81%
Draw or West Bromwich Albion FC
43%
Southampton FC or West Bromwich Albion FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC39% Draw45% West Bromwich Albion FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
10.6%
2 – 0
9.9%
2 – 1
9.4%
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
5.7%
3 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push West Bromwich Albion FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 45%
-0.5 55% — 45%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 12% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
West Bromwich Albion FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.