Stoke City and Southampton face each other this Saturday at the Bet365 Stadium for matchweek 30 of the EFL Championship. The match will be broadcast live at 12:30 on Sky Sports Football.
Stoke City have picked up 42 points and currently lie in 10th position. In their last fixture, Mark Robins‘s team shared the spoils 1-1 with Birmingham City (EFL Championship 2025/26).
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Southampton have won 37 points to date and are placed in 15th position. Last time out, Tonda Eckert‘s team drew 1-1 against Portsmouth (EFL Championship 2025/26).
The last meeting between the two teams ended with Stoke City winning 2-1.
Predicted lineups
Stoke City: Tommy Simkin, Maksim Taloverov, Steven Nzonzi, Ashley Phillips, Eric Bocat, Tatsuki Seko, Tomás Rigo, Million Manhoef, Bae Jun-ho, Sorba Thomas, Lamine Cissé
Southampton: Daniel Peretz, Welington, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jack Stephens, James Bree, Flynn Downes, Caspar Jander, Ross Stewart, Finn Azaz, Kuryu Matsuki, Adam Armstrong
UnavailableStoke City
Junior Tchamadeu – Knee Injury
Gavin Bazunu – Thigh Problems
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SouthamptonLast starting XIs
Stoke City ( vs Birmingham City 2026-01-24): Tommy Simkin, Sorba Thomas, Ashley Phillips, Maksim Taloverov, Eric Bocat, Tatsuki Seko, Steven Nzonzi, Million Manhoef, Tomás Rigo, Bae Jun-ho, Lamine Cissé
Southampton ( vs Portsmouth 2026-01-25): Daniel Peretz, James Bree, Jack Stephens, Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Welington, Caspar Jander, Flynn Downes, Kuryu Matsuki, Finn Azaz, Léo Scienza, Adam Armstrong