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15/08/2028, St Marys Stadium, Southampton, England, Live on National TV
EFL Cup, Round 1

Southampton Vs Charlton

Southampton play in a 5-4-1 formation, and line up with: F Nerud (GK) , R Hamilton (CB) , D Cummins (CB) , D Hopes (CB) , D McClellan (RB) , M Ruddock (LB) , M Antonelli (CDM) , B McCrory (CAM) , E Cadwallader (RM) , B Dunning (LM) , J McPheron (ST) And the subs are: R Sealy (CB) , M Doherty (CB) , A Gruffudd (CM) , J Evans (CM) , R Rind (ST)

Charlton play in a 4-4-2 Diamond formation, and line up with: N MacDuff (GK) , S Mingus (CB) , F Govan (CB) , P Edward (RB) , L Sneddon (LB) , P Murray (CDM) , D Overbey (CAM) , R MacGibbon (RM) , S McCrae (LM) , J Murdock (ST) , A MacFadyen (ST) And the subs are: P Spotswood (CB) , C Phillips (CB) , G Evans (CM) , M Sheenan (CM) , R Hughes (ST)

Welcome to St Marys Stadium in Southampton, England where Southampton will face Charlton Athletic.  This is round 1 of the EFL Cup.  The attendance is 21360.

1' - Southampton kick the ball off for the start of the game.  

6' - Dominic McClellan finds Brandon McCrory with a short pass.  Brandon McCrory passes to David Cummins.  David Cummins plays a long pass to Brandon McCrory.  Brandon McCrory spots a run from John McPheron.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but John McPheron has strayed offside!  

8' - Danny Overbey plays a short pass to Paul Murray.  Paul Murray brings the ball forward, outpacing Dominic McClellan.  

9' - Paul Murray spots a run from Stuart McCrae.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and Stuart McCrae is able to control the ball.  Stuart McCrae fires a shot towards goal...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

11' - Felix Nerud spots a run from John McPheron.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John McPheron takes the ball.  John McPheron shoots, aiming for the corner of the net...but the ball hits the post!  Paul Murray is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

13' - Alex MacFadyen attempts to use his skills to beat Marc Antonelli and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

14' - Alex MacFadyen sees John Murdock making a run.  He attempts a long ball over the top, and John Murdock runs on to the ball.  John Murdock looks to place the ball past the keeper...but the keeper dives and manages to stop the shot!  

20' - Felix Nerud plays a long ball to Rob Hamilton.  Rob Hamilton passes to Brandon McCrory.  Brandon McCrory attempts a shot from distance...but the keeper manages to parry the shot!  Brandon McCrory gets to the ball first...Brandon McCrory looks to strike the ball into the corner of the net...but the shot is tipped around the post by Noel MacDuff!  The linesman flags for a corner for  Southampton.  Brandon McCrory will take the corner.  He curves the ball into the box, finding Marc Antonelli.  Marc Antonelli gets his head to the ball towards goal...but Noel MacDuff stops the shot!  He can't hold it though...Danny Overbey is first to the loose ball and is able to clear.

23' - Dominic McClellan plays a long pass to Bryan Dunning.  Bryan Dunning spots a run from John McPheron.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, but John McPheron is caught offside!  

29' - Danny Overbey finds Pat Edward with a long pass.  Edwyn Cadwallader tackles Pat Edward and gains possession for his team.  Paul Murray dispossesses Edwyn Cadwallader and gains possession for his team.  David Hopes dispossesses Paul Murray and the ball goes loose.  John Murdock slides the ball to Stuart McCrae.  Stuart McCrae curls in a cross, finding John Murdock.  John Murdock gets above the defence and directs a header attempting to beat Felix Nerud...but the shot goes wide!

37' - Floyd Govan passes to Danny Overbey.  Danny Overbey runs with the ball, beating John McPheron.  

38' - Danny Overbey sees a run from Stuart McCrae.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

41' - Brandon McCrory finds Rob Hamilton with a long ball.  Rob Hamilton passes the ball to David Cummins.  Ronald MacGibbon tackles David Cummins and takes the ball.  Charlton try to launch a counter attack.  Ronald MacGibbon tries to beat David Hopes using his ball skills and succeeds, sending his opponent the wrong way!  

45' - David Hopes chips a long ball to Brandon McCrory.  Brandon McCrory spots a run from John McPheron.  He tries to split the defence with a throughball, but the linesman signals for offside!  

46' - The referee blows the whistle for half time. 

46' - Charlton kick the ball off for the start of the second half.  

50' - Sam Mingus passes to Danny Overbey.  Danny Overbey finds Lee Sneddon with a short pass.  Lee Sneddon sees a run from Stuart McCrae.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, but Stuart McCrae is caught offside!  

52' - Brandon McCrory brings the ball forward, outpacing Paul Murray.  

53' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Hopes will come off.  Rob Sealy is brought on from the bench.  

54' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Alex MacFadyen will come off.  Roger Hughes joins the game from the bench.  

57' - Marc Antonelli sees a run from Brandon McCrory.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but the linesman raises his flag for offside!  

59' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Floyd Govan will come off.  Charles Phillips is brought on from the bench.  

60' - David Cummins curls in a cross, but Danny Overbey intercepts and takes possession.  

62' - Edwyn Cadwallader sees a run from John McPheron.  He attempts a long throughball to his teammate, and John McPheron is able to take the ball.  John McPheron hits the ball...but the ball flies wide of the post!

68' - Rob Hamilton finds Brandon McCrory with a long ball.  Brandon McCrory spots a run from John McPheron.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and John McPheron is able to take the ball.  John McPheron hits the ball...but the shot is saved by Noel MacDuff!  

69' - There is going to be a subsitution.  John McPheron will come off.  Rob Rind is brought on from the bench.  

71' - Brandon McCrory tries to use ball skills to beat Paul Murray, but is tripped.  That will be a freekick for Southampton.  

72' - Brandon McCrory places the ball to take the freekick.  He curls the ball into the box, but Paul Murray intercepts and takes possession.  

74' - Paul Murray spots a run from Ronald MacGibbon.  He tries to release him with a long throughball, and Ronald MacGibbon is able to control the ball.  Ronald MacGibbon tries to hit the ball past the keeper...but the shot is stopped by the keeper!  He is unable to hold it though...Brandon McCrory manages to clear the ball for the defending team.

79' - There is going to be a subsitution.  David Cummins is going to be taken off.  Mark Doherty joins the game from the bench.  

80' - Brandon McCrory sees Rob Rind making a run.  He attempts to release him with a throughball, and Rob Rind is able to control the ball.  Rob Rind hits a shot towards goal...and Rob Rind scores!  That's a nice goal from the Southampton player!  The ball went in off the upright!

80' - There is going to be a subsitution.  Sam Mingus will come off.  Paul Spotswood is going to be brought on.  

81' - Charlton kick the ball off for the restart.  

83' - Stuart McCrae plays a short pass to Paul Spotswood.  Paul Spotswood slides the ball to Stuart McCrae.  Marc Antonelli dispossesses Stuart McCrae and takes the ball.  Marc Antonelli spots a run from Brandon McCrory.  He tries to release him with a long ball over the top, but Brandon McCrory has strayed offside!  

85' - Danny Overbey speeds past Marc Antonelli.  

88' - Edwyn Cadwallader passes the ball to Rob Rind.  Rob Rind attempts to use his skills to beat Charles Phillips and succeeds, neatly slipping past the opposing player!  

89' - Bryan Dunning tries to beat Paul Spotswood using his ball skills and succeeds, deftly slipping past the opposing player!  

90' - Bryan Dunning attempts a shot from outside the area towards goal...but the shot is saved by the keeper!  

91' - The referee blows the whistle for full time. 



The match has ended Southampton 1 - 0 Charlton Athletic.