# 2024–25 Southampton F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is the 108th season in the history of Southampton, and the club's first season back in the Premier League since the 2022–23 campaign, following their promotion from the Championship in the previous season. In addition to the domestic league, the club participated in the FA Cup and the EFL Cup.
After winning the promotion play-offs in May, head coach Russell Martin was sacked as Southampton dropped to the bottom of the league just a few hours after the team lost 5–0 to Tottenham Hotspur on 15 December 2024. Ivan Jurić replaced him on an 18-month contract on 20 December.

## Players

| N | Pos. | Name | Age | Since | App | Goals | Ends | Transfer fee | Notes |
| 1 | GK | Alex McCarthy | 35 | 2016 | 155 | 0 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 2 | DF | Kyle Walker-Peters | 27 | 2020 | 196 | 6 | 2025 | Undisclosed | |
| 3 | DF | Ryan Manning | 28 | 2023 | 61 | 0 | 2027 | Free transfer | |
| 4 | MF | Flynn Downes | 26 | 2024 | 59 | 3 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 5 | DF | Jack Stephens | 31 | 2011 | 193 | 6 | 2026 | Academy | Captain |
| 6 | DF | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 23 | 2024 | 76 | 5 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 7 | MF | Joe Aribo | 28 | 2022 | 100 | 9 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 8 | MF | Will Smallbone | 25 | 2008 | 84 | 9 | 2026 | Academy | |
| 10 | MF | Adam Lallana | 36 | 2024 | 283 | 60 | 2025 | Free transfer | |
| 11 | FW | Ross Stewart | 28 | 2023 | 9 | 0 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 13 | GK | Joe Lumley | 30 | 2023 | 8 | 0 | 2025 | Free transfer | |
| 14 | DF | James Bree | 27 | 2023 | 47 | 2 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 15 | DF | Nathan Wood | 22 | 2024 | 13 | 0 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 16 | DF | Yukinari Sugawara | 24 | 2024 | 28 | 1 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 18 | MF | Mateus Fernandes | 20 | 2024 | 33 | 2 | 2029 | Undisclosed | |
| 19 | FW | Cameron Archer | 23 | 2024 | 31 | 5 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 20 | MF | Kamaldeen Sulemana | 23 | 2023 | 65 | 4 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 21 | DF | Charlie Taylor | 31 | 2024 | 9 | 0 | 2026 | Free transfer | |
| 24 | MF | Ryan Fraser | 31 | 2024 | 54 | 8 | 2026 | Free transfer | |
| 26 | MF | Lesley Ugochukwu | 20 | 2024 | 23 | 0 | 2025 | Loan | |
| 28 | DF | Juan Larios | 21 | 2022 | 6 | 0 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 29 | MF | Albert Grønbæk | 23 | 2025 | 5 | 0 | 2025 | Loan | |
| 30 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | 26 | 2024 | 23 | 0 | 2028 | Undisclosed | |
| 32 | FW | Paul Onuachu | 30 | 2023 | 34 | 3 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 33 | MF | Tyler Dibling | 19 | 2022 | 35 | 4 | 2026 | Academy | |
| 34 | DF | Welington | 24 | 2025 | 5 | 0 | TBA | Free transfer | |
| 35 | DF | Jan Bednarek | 28 | 2017 | 247 | 11 | 2027 | Undisclosed | |
| 37 | DF | Armel Bella-Kotchap | 23 | 2022 | 31 | 0 | 2026 | Undisclosed | |
| 39 | DF | Joachim Kayi Sanda | 18 | 2025 | 0 | 0 | 2029 | Undisclosed | |

## Transfers

Players transferred in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | Manchester City | Undisclosed |
| 1 July 2024 | MF | Adam Lallana | Brighton & Hove Albion | Free transfer |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Charlie Taylor | Burnley | Free transfer |
| 3 July 2024 | DF | Ronnie Edwards | Peterborough United | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2024 | DF | Nathan Wood | Swansea City | Undisclosed |
| 14 July 2024 | DF | Yukinari Sugawara | AZ Alkmaar | Undisclosed |
| 16 July 2024 | MF | Flynn Downes | West Ham United | Undisclosed |
| 20 July 2024 | GK | Khiani Shombe | Lewisham Borough | Free transfer |
| 21 July 2024 | MF | Brook Myers | Charlton Athletic | Free transfer |
| 30 July 2024 | FW | Ben Brereton Díaz | Villarreal | Undisclosed |
| 30 July 2024 | MF | Kuryu Matsuki | FC Tokyo | Undisclosed |
| 5 August 2024 | MF | Romeo Akachukwu | Waterford | Undisclosed |
| 15 August 2024 | MF | Ben Reeves | Eastleigh | Free transfer |
| 16 August 2024 | FW | Cameron Archer | Aston Villa | Undisclosed |
| 16 August 2024 | FW | Juan | São Paulo | Undisclosed |
| 20 August 2024 | MF | Mateus Fernandes | Sporting CP | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Baylee Dipepa | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Ryan Fraser | Newcastle United | Free transfer |
| 30 August 2024 | GK | Aaron Ramsdale | Arsenal | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Sam Tabares | Fulham | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Daouda Traoré | Nice | Undisclosed |
| 1 January 2025 | DF | Welington | São Paulo | Free transfer |
| 9 January 2025 | DF | Joachim Kayi Sanda | Valenciennes | Undisclosed |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Victor Udoh | Royal Antwerp | Undisclosed |
| 12 March 2025 | FW | Rento Takaoka | Nissho Gakuen High School | Undisclosed |
Players loaned in
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Duration |
| 16 August 2024 | MF | Lesley Ugochukwu | Chelsea | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Noel Buck | New England Revolution | 31 December 2024 |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Maxwel Cornet | West Ham United | 20 January 2025 |
| 30 August 2024 | FW | Rory MacLeod | Dundee United | End of season |
| 21 January 2025 | MF | Albert Grønbæk | Stade Rennais | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | MF | Ízzet Furkan Malak | Göztepe | End of season |
Players transferred out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Fee |
| 1 July 2024 | DF | Romain Perraud | Real Betis | Undisclosed |
| 5 July 2024 | DF | Lyanco | Atlético Mineiro | Undisclosed |
| 8 July 2024 | DF | Duje Ćaleta-Car | Olympique Lyonnais | Undisclosed |
| 14 August 2024 | MF | Diamond Edwards | Port Vale | Undisclosed |
| 21 August 2024 | FW | Sékou Mara | Strasbourg | Undisclosed |
| 22 August 2024 | GK | Mateusz Lis | Göztepe | Undisclosed |
| 28 August 2024 | MF | Carlos Alcaraz | Flamengo | Undisclosed |
| 30 August 2024 | DF | Jayden Meghoma | Brentford | Undisclosed |
Players loaned out
| Date | Pos. | Player | Club | Duration |
| 25 June 2024 | GK | Ollie Wright | Yeovil Town | 3 February 2025 |
| 4 July 2024 | DF | Zach Awe | Accrington Stanley | 3 February 2025 |
| 19 July 2024 | DF | Lewis Payne | Cheltenham Town | 15 January 2025 |
| 30 July 2024 | MF | Kuryu Matsuki | Göztepe | End of season |
| 31 July 2024 | MF | Cam Bragg | Crawley Town | 3 January 2025 |
| 2 August 2024 | DF | Nico Lawrence | Milton Keynes Dons | End of season |
| 13 August 2024 | FW | Dom Ballard | Blackpool | 3 January 2025 |
| 16 August 2024 | FW | Juan | Göztepe | End of season |
| 27 August 2024 | MF | Shea Charles | Sheffield Wednesday | End of season |
| 30 August 2024 | MF | Daouda Traoré | Valenciennes | End of season |
| 4 September 2024 | MF | Samuel Edozie | Anderlecht | End of season |
| 1 January 2025 | DF | Ronnie Edwards | Queens Park Rangers | End of season |
| 10 January 2025 | DF | Will Armitage | Aldershot Town | End of season |
| 20 January 2025 | FW | Ben Brereton Díaz | Sheffield United | End of season |
| 27 January 2025 | FW | Dom Ballard | Cambridge United | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | MF | Sam Amo-Ameyaw | Strasbourg | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | FW | Adam Armstrong | West Bromwich Albion | End of season |
| 3 February 2025 | GK | Gavin Bazunu | Standard Liège | End of Season |
| 3 February 2025 | MF | Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh | Accrington Stanley | End of season |
| 4 February 2025 | GK | Ollie Wright | Solihull Moors | End of season |
| 14 February 2025 | GK | Adli Mohamed | United FC | End of season |
Players released
| Date | Pos. | Player | Subsequent club | Join date |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Matt Carson | Torquay United | 1 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Luke Pearce | Cardiff City | 4 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | FW | Ché Adams | Torino | 23 July 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Jake Vokins | Eastleigh | 2 August 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | MF | Stuart Armstrong | Vancouver Whitecaps | 3 September 2024 |
| 30 June 2024 | DF | Dynel Simeu | Teuta | 3 September 2024 |

## Pre-season and friendlies

Southampton announced their first pre-season fixtures in June 2024, with the Saints travelling to neighbours Eastleigh on 19 July before a week-long training camp in Spain, with friendly matches against French clubs Bordeaux on 24 July and Montpellier on 27 July taking place behind closed doors. On 4 July, an away pre-season fixture against Millwall was confirmed. A fifth friendly was announced on 11 July against Oxford United at the Kassam Stadium. On 15 July, two home pre-season fixtures against Lazio and Getafe were confirmed.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Competitions
### Overall record

| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record | Record |
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Final position | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
| Premier League | 17 August 2024 | 25 May 2025 | Matchday 1 | | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 006.90 |
| FA Cup | 12 January 2025 | 8 February 2025 | Third round | Fourth round | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 050.00 |
| EFL Cup | 28 August 2024 | 18 December 2024 | Second round | Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 050.00 |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | Total | 35 | 5 | 4 | 26 | 34 | 79 | −45 | 014.29 |
Last updated: 15 March 2025 Source: Soccerway

### Premier League
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 16 | West Ham United | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 33 | 49 | −16 | 34 | |
| 17 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 29 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 40 | 58 | −18 | 26 | |
| 18 | Ipswich Town | 29 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 28 | 62 | −34 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 19 | Leicester City | 28 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 25 | 62 | −37 | 17 | Relegation to EFL Championship |
| 20 | Southampton | 29 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 21 | 70 | −49 | 9 | Relegation to EFL Championship |

#### Results summary

| Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
Last updated: 15 March 2025. Source: Soccerway

#### Results by round

| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| Ground | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | H | A | A | H |
| Result | L | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | D | L | L | L | D | L | L | L | L | L | L | W | L | L | L | L | L |
| Position | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
| Points | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |

#### Matches

On 18 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### FA Cup

Southampton entered the FA Cup at the third round stage, and were drawn at home to Swansea City. In the fourth round they were given another home tie, this time against Burnley.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

### EFL Cup

As a Premier League club not competing in any European competitions, Southampton entered the EFL Cup in the second round, and were drawn away to EFL Championship side Cardiff City. They were then drawn away to fellow Premier League side Everton in the third round, at home to Championship side Stoke City in the fourth round, and at home to Liverpool in the quarter-finals.
Win  Draw  Loss  Fixtures

## Squad statistics

    As of 15 March 2025
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | League | League | League | League | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | FA Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | EFL Cup | Total | Total | Total | Total |
| No. | Pos. | Nat. | Player | Apps. | Goals | | | Apps. | Goals | | | Apps. | Goals | | | Apps. | Goals | | |
| 1 | GK | | Alex McCarthy | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | DF | | Kyle Walker-Peters | 27 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | DF | | Ryan Manning | 12(5) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(5) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | MF | | Flynn Downes | 18(2) | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19(3) | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| 5 | DF | | Jack Stephens | 10(2) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(2) | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | DF | | Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 24(2) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 28(2) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | MF | | Joe Aribo | 19(9) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24(9) | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | MF | | Will Smallbone | 6(6) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(8) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | MF | | Adam Lallana | 5(9) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(12) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | FW | | Ross Stewart | 1(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(4) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | GK | | Joe Lumley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | DF | | James Bree | 11(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 17(3) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | DF | | Nathan Wood | 7(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10(3) | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | DF | | Yukinari Sugawara | 15(11) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16(12) | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | MF | | Mateus Fernandes | 25(2) | 1 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 30(3) | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| 19 | FW | | Cameron Archer | 11(15) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14(17) | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MF | | Kamaldeen Sulemana | 8(9) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10(11) | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | DF | | Charlie Taylor | 2(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(5) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | MF | | Ryan Fraser | 4(4) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6(4) | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 26 | MF | | Lesley Ugochukwu | 10(8) | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15(8) | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | DF | | Juan Larios | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | MF | | Albert Grønbæk | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | GK | | Aaron Ramsdale | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | FW | | Paul Onuachu | 8(11) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8(14) | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | MF | | Tyler Dibling | 17(8) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21(9) | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| 34 | DF | | Welington | 3(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | DF | | Jan Bednarek | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | DF | | Armel Bella-Kotchap | 2(2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2(3) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | DF | | Joachim Kayi Sanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | FW | | Jay Robinson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | FW | | Romeo Akachukwu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | DF | | Jayden Moore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players with appearances who ended the season on loan ||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | FW | | Adam Armstrong | 15(5) | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 17(6) | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | DF | | Ronnie Edwards | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | FW | | Ben Brereton Díaz | 4(6) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(3) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4(9) | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | MF | | Samuel Edozie | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | MF | | Sam Amo-Ameyaw | 0(2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1(3) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | MF | | Joe O'Brien-Whitmarsh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Players with appearances who left during the season ||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | MF | | Carlos Alcaraz | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0(1) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | MF | | Maxwel Cornet | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1(1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2(2) | 0 | 2 | 0 |