Match Report
Before the match
West Ham were unbeaten in their last five games, with three wins and two draws, scoring 16 goals and conceding three, keeping three clean sheets. On 17 October, West Ham recorded a 1-0 win visiting Swansea; their biggest win in that spell was 6-0 away to Lincoln City on 14 October.
Championship, 17 October brought an away meeting with Swansea; West Ham won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. West Ham visited Lincoln City on 14 October (Championship) and won 6-0; their goals totalled six, compared with zero conceded. QPR travelled to face West Ham (Championship) on 9 October. For West Ham, the score was 1-1: one goal scored, one allowed. 2-2 was West Ham's result against Millwall on 19 September (Championship), playing away from home; West Ham drew, with two scored to two conceded. The 11 September fixture (Championship) paired West Ham with Wrexham. West Ham won 6-0 at home, netting six goals while conceding zero.
West Ham: 3rd, 22 points, 11 matches in the calculated Championship standings at kickoff.
Southampton: three wins, one draw and one defeat over five games; seven goals scored, three conceded, keeping three clean sheets. Latest: a 0-0 draw at home to Bolton on 17 October; their biggest win in that spell was 4-1 at home to Bristol City on 12 September.
Southampton hosted Bolton on 17 October (Championship) and drew 0-0; their goals totalled zero, compared with zero conceded. Norwich hosted Southampton (Championship) on 14 October. For Southampton, the score was 1-0: one goal scored, zero allowed. 1-0 was Southampton's result against Portsmouth on 11 October (Championship), playing at home; Southampton won, with one scored to zero conceded. The 19 September fixture (Championship) paired Southampton with Wrexham. Southampton lost 1-2 away from home, netting one goal while conceding two. Playing at home against Bristol City (Championship), Southampton finished 4-1 on 12 September. Their score comprised four goals, against one from the opposition.
Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Southampton 4th after 11 matches and 21 points.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-1 draw at West Ham on 19 April 2025 and a 1-0 away win for West Ham on 26 December 2024.
After the match
Southampton edged past West Ham 3-2 on 24 October 2026. Kuryu Matsuki opened the scoring inside the first 2 minutes for Southampton to make it 1-0. James Bree added to the tally inside the first 11 minutes for Southampton to make it 2-0. Kyle Walker-Peters pulled one back in the 24th minute for West Ham, set up by Divine Mukasa, to make it 1-2. With the 4th goal, Southampton extended the lead through Lewis Dobbin in the 34th minute to make it 3-1. With the 5th goal, West Ham reduced the deficit through Tomáš Souček in the 93rd minute, set up by Valentín Castellanos, to make it 2-3. Southampton are unbeaten in the latest 5 matches of their recorded form in the 2026/27 Championship. West Ham made five changes. Tomáš Souček entered for West Ham at 63 minutes and later scored in minute 93. Southampton: three substitutions.