West Ham United vs Southampton – Match preview
West Ham United-:-
SouthamptonLondon StadiumRound 12
Match Preview
Updated 21 Oct 2026FootyPulse model
71%
11%
West Ham UnitedDraw 18%Southampton
Bookmaker implied
56%
22%
West Ham UnitedDraw 22%Southampton
2.3 – 0.8
Expected score
59%
Over 2.5 goals
48%
Both teams to score
Form Guide
Updated 21 Oct 2026West Ham UnitedSouthampton
- 2
- League position
- 4
- WWDDW
- Last 5
- DWWLW
- 2.20
- Points per game (L5)
- 2.00
- 16
- Goals scored (L5)
- 7
- 3
- Goals conceded (L5)
- 3
- —
- xG for (L5)
- —
- —
- xG against (L5)
- —
- 3
- Clean sheets (L5)
- 3
Head to Head
4
West Ham United wins
4
Draws
2
Southampton wins
Last 10 meetings
2.3
Goals per game
50%
Both teams scored
40%
Over 2.5 goals
25 Aug 2026
Last meeting
West Ham United in the last 5 meetings
WDWWD
Injuries & Suspensions
West Ham United
- Tomáš SoučekAnkle Injury
Southampton
- Caspar JanderHamstring Injury
- Daniel PeretzMuscle Tear
- Mads RoerslevKnee Injury
Confirmed Line-ups
West Ham United
- 1Mads HermansenGoalkeeper
- 34Joël VeltmanDefender
- 15Konstantinos MavropanosDefender
- 3Maximilian KilmanDefender
- 5MoratoDefender
- 20Jarrod BowenMidfielder
- 7Arne EngelsMidfielder
- 14Divine MukasaMidfielder
- 10Manor SolomonAttacker
- 17Mohamadou KantéMidfielder
- 19PabloAttacker
Southampton
- 1Daniel PeretzGoalkeeper
- 14James BreeDefender
- 5Jack StephensDefender
- 13Keven SchlotterbeckDefender
- 34WelingtonDefender
- 30James Ward-ProwseMidfielder
- 26Cameron BraggMidfielder
- 10Finn AzazMidfielder
- 7Léo ScienzaMidfielder
- 18Tom FellowsMidfielder
- 11Lewis DobbinAttacker
Key Players
Championship, this seasonWest Ham United
Top scorer
Jarrod Bowen
6 goals
Most assists
Jarrod Bowen
5 assists
Best rated
Jarrod Bowen
7.65
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mads HermansenGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.78 | |
| Maximilian KilmanDefender | 11 (11) | 990 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.02 | ×3 |
| Jarrod BowenMidfielder | 11 (11) | 981 | 6 | 5 | – | 7.65 | – |
| Arne EngelsMidfielder | 10 (10) | 867 | 0 | 3 | – | 7.23 | |
| Konstantinos MavropanosDefender | 10 (10) | 848 | 5 | 0 | – | 7.32 | ×2 |
| Manor SolomonMidfielder | 11 (10) | 847 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.18 | – |
| Taty CastellanosAttacker | 10 (7) | 699 | 1 | 2 | – | 6.96 | ×4 |
| Divine MukasaMidfielder | 9 (8) | 622 | 3 | 0 | – | 6.92 | ×2 |
| Kyle Walker-PetersDefender | 9 (7) | 555 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.64 | – |
| Mohamadou KantéMidfielder | 10 (6) | 541 | 3 | 2 | – | 6.82 | |
| Joël PiroeAttacker | 10 (6) | 516 | 3 | 1 | – | 6.93 | – |
| Joël VeltmanDefender | 9 (5) | 454 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.96 | |
| Oliver ScarlesDefender | 7 (5) | 435 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.77 | ×2 |
| PabloAttacker | 7 (5) | 420 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.81 | ×2 |
| MoratoDefender | 7 (5) | 390 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.83 | ×2 |
Southampton
Top scorer
Cyle Larin
7 goals
Most assists
Finn Azaz
5 assists
Best rated
Finn Azaz
7.27
| Player | Apps | Min | G | A | xG | Rating | Cards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel PeretzGoalkeeper | 11 (11) | 990 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.94 | – |
| James BreeDefender | 11 (10) | 944 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.94 | ×2 |
| Finn AzazMidfielder | 11 (10) | 919 | 3 | 5 | – | 7.27 | |
| Keven SchlotterbeckDefender | 9 (9) | 807 | 1 | 0 | – | 7.21 | |
| Ryan ManningDefender | 11 (9) | 793 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.01 | ×4 |
| Flynn DownesMidfielder | 10 (10) | 744 | 0 | 2 | – | 6.97 | ×3 |
| Cyle LarinAttacker | 11 (10) | 731 | 7 | 0 | – | 7.08 | ×3 |
| Leo ScienzaMidfielder | 10 (10) | 730 | 2 | 2 | – | 7.22 | – |
| Kuryu MatsukiMidfielder | 11 (7) | 720 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.79 | |
| James Ward-ProwseMidfielder | 9 (7) | 703 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.21 | – |
| Nathan WoodDefender | 7 (6) | 546 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.72 | ×2 |
| Jack StephensDefender | 7 (6) | 543 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.91 | – |
| Cameron BraggMidfielder | 8 (5) | 384 | 0 | 1 | – | 6.62 | ×2 |
| Tom FellowsMidfielder | 7 (4) | 327 | 1 | 0 | – | 6.60 | |
| Lewis DobbinAttacker | 9 (2) | 233 | 0 | 0 | – | 6.55 | – |
Referee
Michael Salisbury
Referee · England
- Cards per game
- 3.80
- Yellow cards per game
- 3.64
- Red cards per game
- 0.16
- Fouls per game
- 21.9
- Penalties per game
- 0.40
- Home wins
- 52%
Averages across 25 completed matches officiated by Michael Salisbury in our database.