2022–23 Southampton F.C. season

The 2022–23 season was the 106th season in the existence of Southampton Football Club and the club's eleventh consecutive season in the Premier League. In addition to the league, they also competed in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.

Southampton
2022–23 season
OwnerSport Republic
ManagerRalph Hasenhüttl
(until 7 November)[1]
Nathan Jones
(from 10 November to 12 February)[2][3]
Rubén Sellés
(from 12 February)[4]
StadiumSt Mary's Stadium
Premier League20th (relegated)
FA CupFifth round
EFL CupSemi-finals
Top goalscorerLeague:
James Ward-Prowse (9)

All:
James Ward-Prowse
(11)
Highest home attendance31,196 v Manchester United
(27 August 2022)
Lowest home attendance17,385 v Lincoln City
(20 December 2022)
Average home league attendance28,283

On 13 May 2023, Southampton's eleven-year stay in the top flight came to an end after a 2–0 home loss to Fulham resulted in their relegation to the EFL Championship.[5]

Squad edit

N
Pos.
Nat.
Name
Age
Since
App
Goals
Ends
Transfer fee
Notes
1 GK   Alex McCarthy 33 2016 138 0 2024 Undisclosed
2 DF   Kyle Walker-Peters 26 2020 120 4 2025 Undisclosed
3 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles 25 2022 26 0 2023 Loan
4 DF   Lyanco 26 2021 48 1 2025 Undisclosed
6 DF   Duje Ćaleta-Car 26 2022 19 2 2026 Undisclosed
7 MF   Joe Aribo 26 2022 27 2 2026 Undisclosed
8 MF   James Ward-Prowse 28 2003 409 55 2026 Academy Captain
9 FW   Adam Armstrong 26 2021 67 5 2025 Undisclosed
10 FW   Ché Adams 26 2019 145 31 2024 Undisclosed
11 MF   Mislav Oršić 30 2023 5 0 2025 Undisclosed
12 FW   Paul Onuachu 29 2023 11 0 2026 Undisclosed
13 GK   Willy Caballero 41 2021 5 0 2023 Free transfer
14 DF   James Bree 25 2023 6 0 2026 Undisclosed
15 DF   Romain Perraud 25 2021 59 5 2025 Undisclosed
17 MF   Stuart Armstrong 31 2018 169 19 2024 £7M
18 FW   Sékou Mara 20 2022 30 2 2026 Undisclosed
19 MF   Moussa Djenepo 24 2019 90 5 2025 Undisclosed
20 MF   Kamaldeen Sulemana 21 2023 18 2 2027 Undisclosed
21 DF   Tino Livramento 20 2021 34 1 2026 Undisclosed
22 DF   Mohammed Salisu 24 2020 80 1 2024 Undisclosed
23 MF   Samuel Edozie 20 2022 24 0 2027 Undisclosed
24 MF   Mohamed Elyounoussi 28 2018 90 9 2023 Undisclosed
26 MF   Carlos Alcaraz 20 2023 21 4 2027 Undisclosed
27 MF   Ibrahima Diallo 24 2020 81 1 2024 Undisclosed
28 DF   Juan Larios 19 2022 5 0 2027 Undisclosed
31 GK   Gavin Bazunu 21 2022 37 0 2027 Undisclosed
32 MF   Theo Walcott 34 2021 82 10 2023 Free transfer
35 DF   Jan Bednarek 27 2017 173 7 2025 Undisclosed
37 DF   Armel Bella-Kotchap 21 2022 26 0 2026 Undisclosed
45 MF   Roméo Lavia 19 2022 34 1 2027 Undisclosed

Transfers edit

Players transferred in

Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
17 June 2022 GK   Gavin Bazunu   Manchester City Undisclosed [6]
17 June 2022 GK   Mateusz Lis   Altay Free transfer [7]
21 June 2022 DF   Armel Bella-Kotchap   VfL Bochum Undisclosed [8]
6 July 2022 MF   Roméo Lavia   Manchester City Undisclosed [9]
9 July 2022 MF   Joe Aribo   Rangers Undisclosed [10]
25 July 2022 FW   Sékou Mara   Bordeaux Undisclosed [11]
1 September 2022 DF   Duje Ćaleta-Car   Marseille Undisclosed [12]
1 September 2022 MF   Samuel Edozie   Manchester City Undisclosed [13]
1 September 2022 DF   Juan Larios   Manchester City Undisclosed [14]
27 September 2022 GK   Jak Stewart   Everton Free transfer [15]
6 January 2023 MF   Mislav Oršić   Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed [16]
11 January 2023 MF   Carlos Alcaraz   Racing Club Undisclosed [17]
26 January 2023 DF   James Bree   Luton Town Undisclosed [18]
31 January 2023 FW   Paul Onuachu   Genk Undisclosed [19]
31 January 2023 MF   Kamaldeen Sulemana   Rennes Undisclosed [20]

Players loaned in

Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
1 September 2022 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles   Arsenal End of season [21]

Players transferred out

Date Pos. Player Club Fee Ref.
9 August 2022 MF   Will Ferry   Cheltenham Town Undisclosed [22]
13 August 2022 DF   Kayne Ramsay   Harrogate Town Undisclosed [23]
1 September 2022 MF   Oriol Romeu   Girona Undisclosed [24]
1 September 2022 DF   Yan Valery   Angers Undisclosed [25]
8 September 2022 MF   Nathan Redmond   Beşiktaş Undisclosed [26]

Players loaned out

Date Pos. Player Club Duration Ref.
23 June 2022 MF   Caleb Watts   Morecambe End of season [27]
27 June 2022 FW   Kazeem Olaigbe   Ross County 31 January 2023 [28][29]
4 July 2022 FW   Dan Nlundulu   Cheltenham Town 8 January 2023 [30]
23 July 2022 MF   Will Smallbone   Stoke City End of season [31]
26 July 2022 MF   Kegs Chauke   Exeter City End of season [32]
26 July 2022 DF   Thierry Small   Port Vale 31 December 2022 [33][34]
4 August 2022 GK   Jack Bycroft   Taunton Town End of season [35]
11 August 2022 MF   Nathan Tella   Burnley End of season [36]
31 August 2022 DF   Will Tizzard   Chippenham Town January 2023 [37]
1 September 2022 DF   Jan Bednarek   Aston Villa 23 January 2023[a] [39][38]
1 September 2022 GK   Mateusz Lis   Troyes End of season [40]
1 September 2022 DF   Dynel Simeu   Tranmere Rovers 5 January 2023 [41][42]
1 September 2022 DF   Jack Stephens   Bournemouth End of season [43]
1 September 2022 DF   Jake Vokins   Woking 12 January 2023 [44][45]
5 January 2023 DF   Dynel Simeu   Morecambe End of season [42]
9 January 2023 FW   Dan Nlundulu   Bolton Wanderers End of season [46]
12 January 2023 DF   Nico Lawrence   Torquay United End of Season [47]
12 January 2023 DF   Will Tizzard   Chippenham Town End of season [48]
18 January 2023 MF   Ryan Finnigan   Crewe Alexandra End of season [49]
30 January 2023 FW   Luke Pearce   Eastbourne Borough End of season [50]
31 January 2023 FW   Kazeem Olaigbe   Harrogate Town End of season [29]
31 January 2023 DF   Lewis Payne   Eastleigh 3 March 2023[b] [51][52]
31 January 2023 DF   Thierry Small   St Mirren End of season [53]
31 January 2023 MF   Jack Turner   Braintree Town End of season [54]
  1. ^ Initially loaned out until the end of the season, Southampton recalled Bednarek from loan on 23 January 2023.[38]
  2. ^ On 3 March, it was announced that Payne had returned to Southampton

Players released

Date Pos. Player Subsequent club Join date Ref.
30 June 2022 GK   Fraser Forster   Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2022 [55][56]
GK   Harry Lewis   Bradford City 1 July 2022 [55][57]
MF   Ramello Mitchell   West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2022 [55][58]
FW   Jayden Smith   Aldershot Town 1 July 2022 [55][59]
FW   Shane Long   Reading 13 July 2022 [60][61]
FW   Benni Smales-Braithwaite   Barrow 2 August 2022 [55][62]
DF   Oludare Olufunwa   Liverpool 8 August 2022 [55][63]
MF   Ethan Burnett   Reading 19 August 2022 [55][64]
9 January 2023 DF   Jeremi Rodriguez   Los Angeles FC 2 24 March 2023 [65][66]

Pre-season and friendlies edit

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.[67] On 9 June, a home pre-season friendly against Villarreal was confirmed.[68] On 24 June, a further fixture against Watford was added to the team's pre-season schedule.[69] A fourth friendly was announced on 7 July against Monaco at St Mary's Stadium,[70] while a fifth against RB Leipzig was added to the side's Austrian pre-season tour on 8 July.[71]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2022 Friendly RB Leipzig 3–1 Southampton Wolfsberg, Austria
13:00 BST Angeliño   54'
Forsberg   67'
Moriba   90'
Report A. Armstrong   64' Stadium: Lavanttal-Arena
Attendance: 917
18 July 2022 Friendly Austria Klagenfurt 0–0 Southampton Klagenfurt, Austria
18:00 BST Report Stadium: Wörthersee Stadion
Attendance: 3,150
23 July 2022 Friendly Watford 0–0 Southampton Ruislip
15:00 BST Report Stadium: Grosvenor Vale
Referee: Sunny Gill
27 July 2022 Friendly Southampton 3–1 Monaco Southampton
19:45 BST A. Armstrong   52'
S. Armstrong   73'
Ward-Prowse   87'
Report Golovin   39' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 8,317
Referee: Tony Harrington
30 July 2022 Friendly Southampton 1–2 Villarreal Southampton
15:00 BST Aribo   64' Report Pino   15'
Gerard   72'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 11,734
Referee: Anthony Taylor

Competitions edit

Overall record edit

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 6 August 2022 28 May 2023 Matchday 1 20th 38 6 7 25 36 73 −37 015.79
FA Cup 7 January 2023 1 March 2023 Third round Fifth round 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 066.67
EFL Cup 23 August 2022 31 January 2023 Second round Semi-finals 6 3 1 2 9 5 +4 050.00
Total 47 11 8 28 50 82 −32 023.40

Source: Soccerway

Premier League edit

League table edit

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
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 Relegation to the 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: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored; 4) If the champions, relegated teams or qualified teams for UEFA competitions cannot be determined by rules 1 to 3, rules 4.1 to 4.3 are applied – 4.1) Points gained in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.2) Away goals scored in head-to-head record between such teams; 4.3) Play-offs[72]
(R) Relegated

Results summary edit

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 6 7 25 36 73  −37 25 2 5 12 19 37  −18 4 2 13 17 36  −19

Source: Premier League

Results by round edit

Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundAHAHHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHHAHAAHAH
ResultLDWLWLLLLDWDLLLLLLWLLLWLWDLDLLLDLLLLLD
Position201711139121416171814161718192020202020202020201920202020202020202020202020
Source: Premier League
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss; P = Postponed

Matches edit

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.[73]

6 August 2022 1 Tottenham Hotspur 4–1 Southampton Tottenham
15:00 BST Sessegnon   23'
Dier   31'
Salisu   61' (o.g.)
Kulusevski   63'
Report Ward-Prowse   12' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 61,732
Referee: Andre Marriner
13 August 2022 2 Southampton 2–2 Leeds United Southampton
15:00 BST Aribo   72'
Walker-Peters   81'
Report Rodrigo   46', 60' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,815
Referee: Tony Harrington
20 August 2022 3 Leicester City 1–2 Southampton Leicester
15:00 BST Maddison   54' Report Adams   68', 84' Stadium: King Power Stadium
Attendance: 30,850
Referee: Michael Salisbury
27 August 2022 4 Southampton 0–1 Manchester United Southampton
12:30 BST Report Fernandes   55' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,196
Referee: Andy Madley
Note: Live on BT Sport.
30 August 2022 5 Southampton 2–1 Chelsea Southampton
19:45 BST Lavia   28'
A. Armstrong   45+1'
Report Sterling   23' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,072
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on BT Sport.
3 September 2022 6 Wolverhampton Wanderers 1–0 Southampton Wolverhampton
15:00 BST Podence   45+1' Report Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 30,546
Referee: John Brooks
16 September 2022 7 Aston Villa 1–0 Southampton Birmingham
20:00 BST Ramsey   41' Report Stadium: Villa Park
Attendance: 40,758
Referee: Tony Harrington
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
1 October 2022 8 Southampton 1–2 Everton Southampton
15:00 BST Aribo   49' Report Coady   52'
McNeil   54'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,510
Referee: Andre Marriner
8 October 2022 9 Manchester City 4–0 Southampton Manchester
15:00 BST Cancelo   20'
Foden   32'
Mahrez   49'
Haaland   65'
Report Stadium: City of Manchester Stadium
Attendance: 53,365
Referee: Andy Madley
16 October 2022 10 Southampton 1–1 West Ham United Southampton
14:00 BST Perraud   20' Report Rice   64' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,159
Referee: Peter Bankes
19 October 2022 11 Bournemouth 0–1 Southampton Bournemouth
19:30 BST Report Adams   9' Stadium: Dean Court
Attendance: 10,405
Referee: John Brooks
Note: Live on Amazon Prime.
23 October 2022 12 Southampton 1–1 Arsenal Southampton
14:00 BST S. Armstrong   65' Report Xhaka   11' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,145
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
29 October 2022 13 Crystal Palace 1–0 Southampton Selhurst
15:00 BST Édouard   38' Report Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 25,130
Referee: Michael Salisbury
6 November 2022 14 Southampton 1–4 Newcastle United Southampton
14:00 GMT Perraud   89' Report Almirón   35'
Wood   58'
Willock   62'
Bruno Guimarães   90+1'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,402
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
12 November 2022 15 Liverpool 3–1 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 GMT Firmino   6'
Núñez   21', 42'
Report Adams   9' Stadium: Anfield
Attendance: 53,331
Referee: Simon Hooper
26 December 2022 16 Southampton 1–3 Brighton & Hove Albion Southampton
15:00 GMT Ward-Prowse   73' Report Lallana   14'
Perraud   35' (o.g.)
March   56'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,010
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Amazon Prime.
31 December 2022 17 Fulham 2–1 Southampton Fulham
15:00 GMT
Report
Stadium: Craven Cottage
Attendance: 24,344
Referee: Graham Scott
4 January 2023 18 Southampton 0–1 Nottingham Forest Southampton
19:30 GMT Report
Stadium: St. Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,150
Referee: Thomas Bramall
14 January 2023 19 Everton 1–2 Southampton Liverpool
15:00 GMT Onana   39' Report Ward-Prowse   46', 78' Stadium: Goodison Park
Attendance: 39,305
Referee: John Brooks
21 January 2023 20 Southampton 0–1 Aston Villa Southampton
15:00 GMT Report Watkins   77' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,158
Referee: Michael Salisbury
4 February 2023 21 Brentford 3–0 Southampton Brentford
15:00 GMT Mee   41'
Mbeumo   44'
Jensen   80'
Report Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Attendance: 17,051
Referee: Darren Bond
11 February 2023 22 Southampton 1–2 Wolverhampton Wanderers Southampton
15:00 GMT Alcaraz   24' Report Bednarek   72' (o.g.)
João Gomes   87'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 29,751
Referee: Jarred Gillett
18 February 2023 23 Chelsea 0–1 Southampton Fulham
15:00 GMT Report Ward-Prowse   45+1' Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Attendance: 40,152
Referee: David Coote
25 February 2023 24 Leeds United 1–0 Southampton Leeds
15:00 GMT Firpo   77' Report Stadium: Elland Road
Attendance: 36,641
Referee: Peter Bankes
4 March 2023 25 Southampton 1–0 Leicester City Southampton
17:30 GMT Alcaraz   35' Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,139
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
12 March 2023 26 Manchester United 0–0 Southampton Trafford
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Old Trafford
Attendance: 73,439
Referee: Anthony Taylor
15 March 2023 27 Southampton 0–2 Brentford Southampton
19:30 GMT Report Toney   32'
Wissa   90+7'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,438
Referee: Michael Salisbury
18 March 2023 28 Southampton 3–3 Tottenham Hotspur Southampton
15:00 GMT Adams   46'
Walcott   77'
Ward-Prowse   90+3' (pen.)
Report Porro   45+1'
Kane   65'
Perišić   74'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,157
Referee: Simon Hooper
2 April 2023 29 West Ham United 1–0 Southampton Stratford
14:00 BST Aguerd   25' Report Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 62,465
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
8 April 2023 30 Southampton 1–4 Manchester City Southampton
17:30 BST Mara   72' Report Haaland   45', 68'
Grealish   58'
Álvarez   75' (pen.)
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,963
Referee: Robert Jones
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
15 April 2023 31 Southampton 0–2 Crystal Palace Southampton
15:00 BST Report Eze   54', 68' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,309
Referee: Michael Oliver
21 April 2023 32 Arsenal 3–3 Southampton Holloway
20:00 BST Martinelli   20'
Ødegaard   88'
Saka   90+1'
Report Alcaraz   1'
Walcott   14'
Ćaleta-Car   66'
Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 60,175
Referee: Simon Hooper
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
27 April 2023 33 Southampton 0–1 Bournemouth Southampton
19:45 BST Report Tavernier   50' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,414
Referee: Darren England
Note: Live on BT Sport.
30 April 2023 34 Newcastle United 3–1 Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
14:00 BST Wilson   54', 81'
Walcott   79' (o.g.)
Report S. Armstrong   41' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,234
Referee: Anthony Taylor
8 May 2023 35 Nottingham Forest 4–3 Southampton West Bridgford
20:00 BST Awoniyi   18', 21'
Gibbs-White   44' (pen.)
Danilo   73'
Report Alcaraz   25'
Lyanco   51'
Ward-Prowse   90+6' (pen.)
Stadium: The City Ground
Attendance: 29,154
Referee: Michael Oliver
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
13 May 2023 36 Southampton 0–2 Fulham Southampton
15:00 BST Report Carlos Vinícius   48'
Mitrović   72'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 28,978
Referee: Thomas Bramall
21 May 2023 37 Brighton & Hove Albion 3–1 Southampton Brighton and Hove
14:00 BST Ferguson   29', 40'
Groß   69'
Report Elyounoussi   58' Stadium: American Express Community Stadium
Attendance: 31,507
Referee: Paul Tierney
28 May 2023 38 Southampton 4–4 Liverpool Southampton
16:30 BST Ward-Prowse   19'
Sulemana   28', 47'
A. Armstrong   64'
Report Jota   10', 73'
Firmino   14'
Gakpo   72'
Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 31,129
Referee: Darren England

FA Cup edit

The Saints were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the third round[74] and at home to Blackpool in the fourth round.[75] The Saints were drawn at home again in the fifth round, against the winners of the tie between Luton Town and Grimsby Town.[76]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

7 January 2023 (2023-01-07) Third round Crystal Palace 1–2 Southampton Selhurst
12:30 GMT Édouard   14' Report Ward-Prowse   37'
A. Armstorng   68'
Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 20,320
Referee: Darren Bond
28 January 2023 (2023-01-28) Fourth round Southampton 2–1 Blackpool Southampton
15:00 GMT Perraud   22', 62' Report Patino   67' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,665
Referee: Craig Pawson
1 March 2023 Fifth round Southampton 1–2 Grimsby Town Southampton
19:15 GMT Ćaleta-Car   65' Report Holohan   45+1' (pen.), 50' (pen.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,584
Referee: Thomas Bramall
Note: Live on ITV4 and ITVX

EFL Cup edit

Southampton entered in the second round of the competition and were drawn away to Cambridge United.[77] In the third round they were drawn at home to Sheffield Wednesday.[78] A fourth round tie against EFL League One side Lincoln City was drawn next for the Saints.[79] In the quarter-finals, Southampton were drawn as host to Manchester City.[80] Over two legs in the semi-finals, Southampton were drawn against Newcastle United.[81]

  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

23 August 2022 Second round Cambridge United 0–3 Southampton Cambridge
19:45 BST Report Adams   16', 55'
Ballard   88'
Stadium: The Abbey Stadium
Attendance: 6,733
Referee: David Rock
9 November 2022 Third round Southampton 1–1
(6–5 p)
Sheffield Wednesday Southampton
19:45 GMT Ward-Prowse   45+2' (pen.) Report Windass   24' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 20,457
Referee: John Brooks
Penalties
Ward-Prowse  
Elyounoussi  
Diallo  
Maitland-Niles  
A. Armstrong  
Walcott  
  Smith
  Bannan
  Johnson
  Vaulks
  Gregory
  Iorfa
20 December 2022 (2022-12-20) Fourth round Southampton 2–1 Lincoln City Southampton
19:45 GMT Adams   25', 74' Report Bazunu   2' (o.g.) Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 17,385
Referee: Jarred Gillett
11 January 2023 (2023-01-11) Quarter-finals Southampton 2–0 Manchester City Southampton
20:00 GMT Mara   23'
Djenepo   28'
Report Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 22,996
Referee: Peter Bankes
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
24 January 2023 Semi-finals first leg Southampton 0–1 Newcastle United Southampton
20:00 GMT Report Joelinton   73' Stadium: St Mary's Stadium
Attendance: 30,090
Referee: Stuart Attwell
Note: Live on Sky Sports.
31 January 2023 Semi-finals second leg Newcastle United 2–1
(3–1 agg.)
Southampton Newcastle upon Tyne
20:00 GMT Longstaff   5', 21' Report Adams   29' Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 51,975
Referee: Paul Tierney
Note: Live on Sky Sports.

Squad statistics edit

As of 28 May 2023
No. Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Apps. Goals     Apps. Goals     Apps. Goals     Apps. Goals    
1 GK   Alex McCarthy 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0
2 DF   Kyle Walker-Peters 30(1) 1 4 0 1(2) 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 35(3) 1 6 0
3 MF   Ainsley Maitland-Niles 13(9) 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 16(10) 0 3 0
4 DF   Lyanco 11(10) 1 4 0 3 0 0 0 6 0 2 0 20(10) 1 6 0
6 DF   Duje Ćaleta-Car 9(4) 1 2 0 2 1 2 0 3(1) 0 0 1 14(5) 2 4 1
7 MF   Joe Aribo 13(8) 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0 16(11) 2 2 0
8 MF   James Ward-Prowse 38 9 6 0 1(1) 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 44(1) 11 7 0
9 FW   Adam Armstrong 14(16) 2 2 0 2(1) 1 0 0 5(1) 0 0 0 21(18) 3 2 0
10 FW   Ché Adams 23(5) 5 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(2) 5 0 0 27(8) 10 1 0
11 MF   Mislav Oršić 0(1) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(2) 0 0 0
12 FW   Paul Onuachu 4(7) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4(7) 0 0 0
13 GK   Willy Caballero 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
14 DF   James Bree 4(1) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5(1) 0 1 0
15 DF   Romain Perraud 22(7) 2 4 0 3 2 1 0 1(3) 0 1 0 26(9) 4 6 0
17 MF   Stuart Armstrong 14(18) 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 1(2) 0 0 0 15(20) 2 6 0
18 FW   Sékou Mara 3(19) 1 1 0 2(1) 0 1 0 3(2) 1 0 0 8(22) 2 2 0
19 MF   Moussa Djenepo 7(9) 0 1 0 1(1) 0 0 0 3(2) 1 1 0 11(12) 1 2 0
20 MF   Kamaldeen Sulemana 10(8) 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10(8) 2 1 0
21 DF   Tino Livramento 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
22 DF   Mohammed Salisu 21(1) 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 27(1) 0 6 0
23 MF   Samuel Edozie 5(12) 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 1(3) 0 0 0 8(16) 0 0 0
24 MF   Mohamed Elyounoussi 27(6) 1 4 0 1 0 0 0 2(2) 0 0 0 30(8) 1 4 0
26 MF   Carlos Alcaraz 13(5) 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 16(5) 4 4 0
27 MF   Ibrahima Diallo 11(7) 0 4 0 0(2) 0 1 0 5 0 1 0 16(9) 0 6 0
28 DF   Juan Larios 2(3) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2(3) 0 0 0
31 GK   Gavin Bazunu 32 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 37 0 0 0
32 MF   Theo Walcott 13(7) 2 1 0 0(2) 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0 13(11) 2 1 0
35 DF   Jan Bednarek 20 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2(1) 0 0 0 22(1) 0 5 0
37 DF   Armel Bella-Kotchap 24 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 26 0 4 0
45 MF   Roméo Lavia 26(3) 1 9 0 2 0 0 0 1(2) 0 1 0 29(5) 1 10 0
53 FW   Dom Ballard 0(2) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 1 0 0 0(4) 1 0 0
61 DF   Lewis Payne 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
65 MF   Kamari Doyle 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
66 MF   Diamond Edwards 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
75 MF   Sam Amo-Ameyaw 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
Players with appearances who ended the season on loan
5 DF   Jack Stephens 0(2) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(2) 0 0 0
Players with appearances who left during the season
6 MF   Oriol Romeu 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 0
11 MF   Nathan Redmond 0(1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0(1) 0 0 0
43 DF   Yan Valery 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Most appearances edit

As of 28 May 2023
# Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Starts Subs Total
1 MF   James Ward-Prowse 38 0 1 1 5 0 44 1 45
2 FW   Adam Armstrong 14 16 2 1 5 1 21 18 39
3 GK   Gavin Bazunu 32 0 1 0 4 0 37 0 37
DF   Kyle Walker-Peters 30 1 2 1 4 0 36 2 38
MF   Mohamed Elyounoussi 27 6 1 0 2 2 30 8 38
6 DF   Romain Perraud 22 7 3 0 1 3 26 10 36
7 FW   Ché Adams 23 5 1 1 3 2 27 8 35
MF   Stuart Armstrong 14 18 0 0 1 2 15 20 35
9 MF   Roméo Lavia 26 3 2 0 1 2 29 5 34
10 DF   Lyanco 11 10 3 0 6 0 20 10 30
FW   Sékou Mara 3 19 2 1 3 2 8 22 30

Top goalscorers edit

As of 28 May 2023
# Pos. Nat. Name League FA Cup EFL Cup Total
Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. Goals Apps. GPG
1 MF   James Ward-Prowse 9 38 1 2 1 5 11 45 0.24
2 FW   Ché Adams 5 28 0 2 5 5 10 35 0.29
3 MF   Carlos Alcaraz 4 18 0 1 0 2 4 21 0.19
DF   Romain Perraud 2 28 2 3 0 4 4 36 0.11
5 FW   Adam Armstrong 2 30 1 3 0 6 3 39 0.08
6 MF   Kamaldeen Sulemana 2 18 0 0 0 0 2 18 0.11
DF   Duje Ćaleta-Car 1 13 1 2 0 4 2 19 0.11
MF   Theo Walcott 2 20 0 2 0 2 2 24 0.08
MF   Joe Aribo 2 21 0 3 0 3 2 27 0.07
FW   Sékou Mara 1 22 0 3 1 5 2 30 0.07
MF   Stuart Armstrong 2 32 0 0 0 3 2 35 0.06

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