Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 25 October 2003

Result

Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Saturday 25 October 2003, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Southampton 2-0 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Southampton beat Blackburn Rovers 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday 25 October 2003. It was 0-0 at half-time.

James Beattie opened the scoring in the 59th minute. Southampton's goals came from James Beattie (59') and Léandre Griffit (87'). Blackburn Rovers did not score.

Discipline: Southampton received no yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.

Going into the game Southampton were 9th on 13 points from 9 and Blackburn Rovers 15th on 8 points from 9. Southampton went on to finish that season 12th with 47 points, and Blackburn Rovers 15th with 44.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Southampton wins, 1 draw and 3 for Blackburn Rovers.

Going into the match Southampton's last five read D-L-L-W-W and Blackburn Rovers's L-L-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 59'Goal · James BeattieSouthampton · 1-0
  • 60'Yellow card · Andy ToddBlackburn Rovers
  • 65'Red card · Andy ColeBlackburn Rovers
  • 87'Goal · Léandre GriffitSouthampton · 2-0

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Southampton 0, draws 1, Blackburn Rovers 3.