Southampton 2-2 Bristol City: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 21 April 2026

Result

Southampton 2-2 Bristol City

Championship · Tuesday 21 April 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Southampton 2-2 Bristol City: match report

Southampton drew with Bristol City 2-2 in the Championship on Tuesday 21 April 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Ryan Manning opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Southampton's goals came from Cyle Larin (29') and Ross Stewart (74'). Bristol City scored through Ryan Manning (5') and Sam Bell (63').

Discipline: Southampton received 4 yellow cards; Bristol City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southampton were 4th on 75 points from 43 and Bristol City 10th on 58 points from 43. Southampton went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Bristol City 12th with 62.

Southampton lined up in a 4-2-2-2 and Bristol City in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tomi Horvat of Bristol City (7.7), ahead of Sam Bell (7.4).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Southampton wins, 0 draws and 7 for Bristol City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Ryan ManningBristol City · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Shea Emmanuel CharlesSouthampton
  • 28'Yellow card · Flynn DownesSouthampton
  • 29'Goal · Cyle LarinSouthampton · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow cardSouthampton
  • 63'Goal · Sam BellBristol City · 1-2
  • 74'Goal · Ross StewartSouthampton · 2-2
  • 76'Yellow cardBristol City
  • 80'Yellow cardSouthampton
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Rob DickieBristol City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southampton 3, draws 0, Bristol City 7.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Luke McNallyBristol City · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)

Southampton line-up (4-2-2-2)

Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Nathan Wood, Ryan Manning, Flynn Downes, Shea Charles, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Cameron Archer, Cyle Larin

Bristol City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Radek Vitek, Ross McCrorie, Noah Eile, Neto Borges, Cameron Pring, Jason Knight, Sam Morsy, Sam Bell, Tomi Horvat, Scott Twine, Delano Burgzorg