| Southampton 2022–23 | ||
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| Club information | ||
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| Manager |  Ralph Hasenhüttl(until 7 November)  Nathan Jones(from 10 November to 12 February) | |
| Stadium | St Mary's Stadium | |
| League Season information | ||
| Final League position | Premier League, TBD | |
| Cup placements | ||
| FA Cup | Fifth round, vs. Grimsby Town | |
| EFL Cup | Semi-finals, Lost 3–1 on aggregate to Newcastle United | |
| Season statistics | ||
  
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The 2022–23 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 24th season in the Premier League and their 46th in the top division of English football. In addition to the Premier League, the club also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
Transfers[]
Players transferred in
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2022 | GK |  Gavin Bazunu |
 Manchester City |
Undisclosed |
| 17 June 2022 | GK |  Mateusz Lis |
 Altay SK |
Free transfer |
| 21 June 2022 | DF |  Armel Bella-Kotchap |
 Bochum |
Undisclosed |
| 6 July 2022 | MF |  Roméo Lavia |
Manchester City |
Undisclosed |
| 9 July 2022 | MF |  Joe Aribo |
 Rangers |
Undisclosed |
| 25 July 2022 | FW |  Sékou Mara |
 Bordeaux |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | DF |  Duje Ćaleta-Car |
Marseille |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | MF |  Samuel Edozie |
Manchester City |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | DF |  Juan Larios |
Manchester City |
Undisclosed |
| 27 September 2022 | GK | Jak Stewart |
Everton |
Free transfer |
| 6 January 2023 | MF | Mislav Oršić |
 Dinamo Zagreb |
Undisclosed |
Players loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Duration |
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| 1 September 2022 | MF | Ainsley Maitland-Niles |
Arsenal |
End of Season |
Players transferred out
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Fee |
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| 9 August 2022 | MF | Will Ferry |
Cheltenham Town |
Undisclosed |
| 13 August 2022 | DF | Kayne Ramsay |
Harrogate Town |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | MF | Oriol Romeu |
Girona |
Undisclosed |
| 1 September 2022 | DF |  Yan Valery |
Angers |
Undisclosed |
| 8 September 2022 | MF | Nathan Redmond |
 Beşiktaş |
Undisclosed |
Players loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Name | Club | Duration |
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| 23 June 2022 | MF |  Caleb Watts |
Morecambe |
End of Season |
| 27 June 2022 | FW | Kazeem Olaigbe |
Ross County |
End of Season |
| 4 July 2022 | FW | Dan Nlundulu |
Cheltenham Town |
8 January 2023 |
| 23 July 2022 | MF | Will Smallbone |
Stoke City |
End of Season |
| 26 July 2022 | MF |  Kegs Chauke |
Exeter City |
End of Season |
| 26 July 2022 | DF | Thierry Small |
Port Vale |
31 December 2022 |
| 4 August 2022 | GK | Jack Bycroft |
Taunton Town |
End of Season |
| 11 August 2022 | MF | Nathan Tella |
Burnley |
End of Season |
| 31 August 2022 | DF | Will Tizzard |
Chippenham Town |
January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Jan Bednarek |
Aston Villa |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | GK | Mateusz Lis |
Troyes |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Dynel Simeu |
Tranmere Rovers |
5 January 2023 |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Jack Stephens |
Bournemouth |
End of Season |
| 1 September 2022 | DF | Jake Vokins |
Woking |
End of Season |
| 5 January 2023 | DF | Dynel Simeu |
Morecambe |
End of Season |
Players released
| Date | Pos. | Name | Subsequent club | Join date |
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| 30 June 2022 | GK | Fraser Forster |
Tottenham Hotspur |
1 July 2022 |
| GK | Harry Lewis |
Bradford City |
1 July 2022 | |
| MF | Ramello Mitchell |
West Bromwich Albion |
1 July 2022 | |
| FW | Jayden Smith |
Aldershot Town |
1 July 2022 | |
| FW | Shane Long |
Reading |
13 July 2022 | |
| FW | Benni Smales-Brathwaite |
Barrow |
2 August 2022 | |
| DF | Oludare Olufunwa |
Liverpool |
8 August 2022 | |
| MF | Ethan Burnett |
Reading |
19 August 2022 |
Kits[]
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Pre-season and friendlies[]
Southampton revealed that a summer training camp would take place in Austria between 13 and 20 July, with a friendly match against Bundesliga side Austria Klagenfurt taking place on 18 July. On 9 June, a home pre-season friendly against Villarreal was confirmed. On 24 June, a further fixture against Watford was added to the team's pre-season schedule. A fourth friendly was announced on 7 July against Monaco at St Mary's Stadium, while a fifth against RB Leipzig was added to the side’s Austrian pre-season tour on 8 July.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Friendly 16 July 2022 | RB Leipzig | 3–1 | Southampton | Wolfsberg, Austria | |
| 13:00 BST | Angeliño  54'Forsberg 67'Moriba 90'
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Report | A. Armstrong 64'
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Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena Attendance: 917 |
| Friendly 18 July 2022 | Austria Klagenfurt | 0–0 | Southampton | Klagenfurt, Austria | |
| 18:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion Attendance: 3,150 |
| Friendly 23 July 2022 | Watford | 0–0 | Southampton | Ruislip | |
| 15:00 BST | Report | Stadium: Grosvenor Vale Referee: Sunny Gill |
| Friendly 27 July 2022 | Southampton | 3–1 | Monaco | Southampton | |
| 19:45 BST | A. Armstrong 52' S. Armstrong 73'Ward-Prowse 87'
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Report | Golovin 39'
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 8,317 Referee: Tony Harrington |
| Friendly 30 July 2022 | Southampton | 1–2 | Villarreal | Southampton | |
| 15:00 BST | Aribo 64'
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Report | Pino 15' Gerard 72'
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 11,734 Referee: Anthony Taylor |
Competitions[]
Overall record[]
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Premier League | 6 August 2022 | 28 May 2023 | Matchday 1 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 16.67 | |
| FA Cup | 7 January 2023 | TBC | Third round | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0 | — | |
| EFL Cup | 23 August 2022 | TBC | Second round | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 66.67 | |
| Total | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 35 | −14 | 23.81 | ||||
Last updated: 4 January 2023
Source: Soccerway
Premier League[]
- Main article:2022–23 Premier League
League table[]
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
Notes |
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| 1 | Manchester City (C) | 38 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 94 | 33 | +61 | 89 | |
| 2 | Arsenal | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 88 | 43 | +45 | 84 | |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | +15 | 75 | |
| 4 | Newcastle United | 38 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 68 | 33 | +35 | 71 | |
| 5 | Liverpool | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 75 | 47 | +28 | 67 | |
| 6 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | 18 | 8 | 12 | 72 | 53 | +19 | 62 | |
| 7 | Aston Villa | 38 | 18 | 7 | 13 | 51 | 46 | +5 | 61 | |
| 8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 38 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 70 | 63 | +7 | 60 | |
| 9 | Brentford | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 58 | 46 | +12 | 59 | |
| 10 | Fulham | 38 | 15 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 53 | +2 | 52 | |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 38 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 45 | |
| 12 | Chelsea | 38 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 38 | 47 | −9 | 44 | |
| 13 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 58 | −27 | 41 | |
| 14 | West Ham United | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 55 | −13 | 40 | |
| 15 | Bournemouth | 38 | 11 | 6 | 21 | 37 | 71 | −34 | 39 | |
| 16 | Nottingham Forest | 38 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 38 | 68 | −30 | 38 | |
| 17 | Everton | 38 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 34 | 57 | −23 | 36 | |
| 18 | Leicester City (R) | 38 | 9 | 7 | 22 | 51 | 68 | −17 | 34 | EFL Championship |
| 19 | Leeds United (R) | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 48 | 78 | −30 | 31 | |
| 20 | Southampton (R) | 38 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 36 | 73 | −37 | 25 |
Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
Notes
- Since both finalists of the 2022–23 FA Cup, Manchester City and Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League as a result of their league positions, the second Europa League group stage berth allocated to England was transferred to the sixth-placed team.
- Since the winners of the 2022–23 EFL Cup, Manchester United, qualified for the Champions League, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners was transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the seventh-placed team.
Results summary[]
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 18 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 33 | −18 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 16 | −7 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 17 | −11 |
Last updated: 4 January 2023
Source: Premier League
Matches[]
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup[]
- Main article:2022–23 FA Cup
The Saints were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the third round and at home to Blackpool in the fourth round.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Third round 7 January 2023 | Crystal Palace | 1–2 | Southampton | Selhurst | |
| 12:30 GMT | Édouard 14'
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Report | Ward-Prowse 37' A. Armstorng 68'
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Stadium: Selhurst Park Referee: Darren Bond |
| Fourth round 28 January 2023 | Southampton | 2–1 | Blackpool | Southampton | |
| 15:00 GMT | Perraud 22', 62'
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Report | Patino 67'
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,665 Referee: Craig Pawson |
| Fifth round 1 March 2023 | Southampton | v | Grimsby Town | Southampton | |
| 19:15 GMT | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium |
EFL Cup[]
- Main article:2022–23 EFL Cup
Southampton entered in the second round of the competition and were drawn away to Cambridge United. In the third round they were drawn at home to Sheffield Wednesday. A fourth round tie against EFL League One side Lincoln City was drawn next for the Saints. In the quarter-finals, Southampton were drawn as host to Manchester City.
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
| Second round 23 August 2022 | Cambridge United | 0–3 | Southampton | Cambridge | |
| 19:45 BST | Report | Adams 16', 55' Ballard 88'
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Stadium: The Abbey Stadium Attendance: 6,733 Referee: David Rock |
| Third round 9 November 2022 | Southampton | 1–1 (6–5 pen)
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Sheffield Wednesday | Southampton | |
| 19:45 GMT | Ward-Prowse 45+2' (pen.)
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Report | Windass 24'
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 20,457 Referee: John Brooks | |
| Penalties | |||||
Ward-Prowse  Elyounoussi Diallo Maitland-Niles A. Armstrong Walcott
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Smith Bannan Johnson Vaulks Gregory Iorfa
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| Fourth round 20 December 2022 | Southampton | 2–1 | Lincoln City | Southampton | |
| 19:45 GMT | Adams 25', 74'
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Report | Bazunu 2' (o.g.)
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 17,385 Referee: Jarred Gillett |
| Quarter-finals 11 January 2023 | Southampton | 2–0 | Manchester City | Southampton | |
| 20:00 GMT | Mara 23' Djenepo 28'
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Report | Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 22,996 Referee: Peter Bankes |
| Semi-finals 1st leg 23 January 2023 |
Southampton | 0–1 | Newcastle United | Southampton | |
| 20:00 GMT | Report | Joelinton 73'
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Stadium: St Mary's Stadium Attendance: 30,090 Referee: Stuart Attwell |
| Semi-finals 2nd leg 30 January 2023 |
Newcastle United | 2–1 (3–1 agg.)
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Southampton | Newcastle upon Tyne | |
| 20:00 GMT | Longstaff 5', 21'
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Report | Adams 29'
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Stadium: St James' Park Attendance: 51,975 Referee: Paul Tierney |
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