Northampton 0-1 Southampton: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Northampton

Southampton

Mateus Fernandes 48'

EFL Cup 2025/2026

1st Round

August 12, 2025 6:45pm

Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, East Midlands

Key stats

Ball Possession

44%

56%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Northampton 5-4-1

Southampton 3-4-2-1

Goalkeeper

R. Fitzsimons

6.3

A. McCarthy

6.6

Defenders

Jack Perkins

6.3

R. Edwards

6.9

M. Dyche

6.3

N. Wood-Gordon

7.2

J. Willis

6.3

T. Harwood-Bellis

7.7

C. McCarthy

8.3

J. Wormleighton

6.9

Midfielders

S. Hoskins

6.3

R. Manning

7.5

D. Campbell

7.3

Mateus Fernandes

8.0

T. Fornah

6.3

S. Charles

7.2

C. McGeehan

6.6

Y. Sugawara

6.6

Forwards

E. List

6.2

B. Brereton

6.2

C. Archer

6.6

D. Downs

6.9

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Highest rating

8.3

C. McCarthy

8.0

Mateus Fernandes

Match Summary

On August 12, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Northampton faced off against Southampton at Sixfields Stadium, Northampton, East Midlands. The game concluded with Southampton securing a victory. With 44% possession, Northampton versus Southampton's 56% and shots on goal at 4 to 3. Southampton had 77% successful passes (of 391 passes) over Northampton which had 65% successful passes (of 301 passes). The outstanding efforts by C. McCarthy and Mateus Fernandes played a key role.

Lineup

5-4-1

3-4-2-1

Fitzsimons

6.3

Played:
90Min

Saves:
2 of 3

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/33

Won duels:
1/1

Wormleighton

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/16

Won duels:
10/16

Dribbles:
2/3

McCarthy

8.3

Played:
45Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
12/14

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/4

Willis

6.3

Played:
64Min

Accurate passes:
14/26

Won duels:
1/1

Dyche

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
18/36

Won duels:
6/15

Dribbles:
0/1

Perkins

6.3

Played:
90Min

Blocked:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
26/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/9

McGeehan

6.6

Played:
64Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
11/12

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/16

Fornah

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
26/33

Won duels:
2/9

Campbell

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
35/39

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
5/7

Dribbles:
1/1

Hoskins

6.3

Played:
90Min

Interceptions:
6

Accurate passes:
12/19

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
3/9

List

6.2

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
0/1

Won duels:
1/4

Downs

6.9

Played:
63Min

Accurate passes:
11/16

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/9

Dribbles:
2/2

Brereton

6.2

Played:
81Min

Accurate passes:
14/18

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
1/6

Archer

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
17/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
7/16

Dribbles:
3/6

Manning

7.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
21/34

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
6/10

Dribbles:
0/2

Fernandes

8.0

Played:
71Min

Accurate passes:
22/28

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
1/2

Charles

7.2

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
21/23

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/7

Sugawara

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
31/43

Won duels:
5/7

Edwards

6.9

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
30/39

Won duels:
5/8

Wood-Gordon

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
36/40

Won duels:
8/12

Harwood-Bellis

7.7

Played:
63Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
46/54

Won duels:
2/5

McCarthy

6.6

Played:
90Min

Saves:
3 of 3

Accurate passes:
17/27

Won duels:
1/1

Substitutes

Coach

Kevin Anthony Jance Nolan

Taylor

6.9

Played:
27Min

Accurate passes:
7/9

Won duels:
2/3

Forbes

6.3

Played:
27Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
7/12

Won duels:
3/6

Wheatley

6.3

Played:
50Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
1/6

Burroughs

6.5

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
9/14

Won duels:
2/3

Evans

Burge

Ireland

Coach

William Still

Armstrong

6.5

Played:
10Min

Accurate passes:
3/4

Won duels:
0/1

Fraser

6.9

Played:
20Min

Accurate passes:
8/9

Won duels:
1/1

Downes

6.6

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
8/9

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/6

Matsuki

6.7

Played:
28Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
8/9

Won duels:
1/3

Taylor

7.3

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
10/15

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/5

Robinson

Bazunu

Moody

Stephens

Stats

Ball Possession

Northampton: 44%

Southampton: 56%

Total Shots

Northampton: 15

Southampton: 13

Shots on Goal

Northampton: 4

Southampton: 3

Corner Kicks

Northampton: 4

Southampton: 8

Offsides

Northampton: 1

Southampton: 2

Fouls

Northampton: 10

Southampton: 19

Yellow Cards

Northampton: 3

Southampton: 4

Red Cards

Northampton: 0

Southampton: 0

Total Passes

Northampton: 301

Southampton: 391

Goals Prevented

Northampton: 0

Southampton: 0

Passes Accuracy

Northampton: 197 (65%)

Southampton: 303 (77%)

Northampton vs Southampton

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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