The 2020–21 Southampton F.C. season was the club's 104th season in existence and the club's 9th consecutive season in the top flight of English football. In addition to the domestic league, Southampton participated in the season's editions of the FA Cup, and the EFL Cup.
This is the first season since 2015–16 to not feature Sofiane Boufal and Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, who respectively departed to joined Angers and Tottenham Hotspur.
Squad
Ages as of the end of the 2020–21 season
Transfers Players transferred in Date Name Club Fee Ref.11 August 2020DF Kyle Walker-Peters Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed12 August 2020DF Mohammed Salisu Real ValladolidUndisclosed4 October 2020MF Ibrahima Diallo Stade BrestUndisclosed
Players loaned in Date Name Club Duration Ref.5 October 2020FW Theo Walcott EvertonEnd of season1 February 2021MF Takumi Minamino LiverpoolEnd of season
Players transferred out Date Name Club Fee Ref.26 May 2020MF Kornelius Hansen StabækCompensation11 August 2020MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg Tottenham HotspurUndisclosed30 August 2020MF Harrison Reed FulhamUndisclosed4 September 2020DF Alfie Jones Hull CityUndisclosed5 October 2020MF Sofiane Boufal AngersFree transfer5 October 2020DF Christoph Klarer Fortuna DüsseldorfUndisclosed20 January 2021MF Tyreke Johnson GillinghamUndisclosed
Players loaned out Date Name Club Duration Ref.24 February 2020MF Tyreke Johnson Hartford Athletic8 October 202030 June 2020MF Mohamed Elyounoussi CelticEnd of season30 August 2020MF Mario Lemina FulhamEnd of season12 September 2020GK Jack Bycroft Weymouth31 December 202029 September 2020MF Thomas O'Connor GillinghamEnd of season5 October 2020DF Wesley Hoedt LazioEnd of season16 October 2020GK Angus Gunn Stoke CityEnd of season16 October 2020MF Jake Hesketh Crawley TownEnd of season16 October 2020MF Josh Sims Doncaster RoversEnd of season8 January 2021MF Tyreke Johnson Gillingham20 January 202114 January 2021MF Callum Slattery GillinghamEnd of season29 January 2021DF Jake Vokins SunderlandEnd of season1 February 2021FW Shane Long BournemouthEnd of season1 February 2021DF Yan Valery Birmingham CityEnd of season
Players released Date Name Subsequent club Join date Ref.30 June 2020DF Cédric Soares Arsenal1 July 2020DF Aaron O'Driscoll Mansfield Town19 August 2020DF Maya Yoshida Sampdoria1 September 2020GK Jack Rose Walsall3 September 2020MF Harlem Hale Crystal Palace18 September 2020FW Christian Norton Stoke City27 October 2020FW Marcus Barnes Oldham Athletic22 January 2021GK Alex CullCurrently unattachedDF Šimon KozákCurrently unattached5 October 2020FW Guido Carrillo Elche5 October 2020
Pre-season and friendlies
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Matches The 2020–21 season fixtures were released on 20 August.
FA Cup
The third round draw was made on 30 November 2020, with Premier League and EFL Championship all entering the competition. On 7 January 2021, Southampton's third round tie with Shrewsbury Town was postponed following a number of positive COVID-19 tests within the Shrewsbury squad, with the game re-arranged for 19 January. The draw for the fourth and fifth rounds was made, live on BT Sport by Peter Crouch on 11 January. The draw for the quarter finals was made, live on BT Sport by Karen Carney on 11 February. The draw for the semi-finals was made, live on BBC One by Dion Dublin on 21 March.
EFL Cup
The draw for both the second and third round were confirmed on 6 September, live on Sky Sports by Phil Babb.
Squad statistics
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1GKAlex McCarthy3002000001010310302DFKyle Walker-Peters3004040101000350503DFRyan Bertrand2805040101000330604DFJannik Vestergaard29(1)3312010000031(1)3415DFJack Stephens17(1)0202(1)010100020(2)0206MFOriol Romeu20(1)1601010100022(1)1708MFJames Ward-Prowse3885051001000449509FWDanny Ings26(3)12103100100030(3)131010FWChé Adams30(6)9102(3)000100033(9)91011MFNathan Redmond17(12)2103200100021(12)41012MFMoussa Djenepo15(12)15031000(1)00018(13)25014FWMichael Obafemi0(4)00000000(1)0000(5)00017MFStuart Armstrong32(1)4304(1)100000036(2)53019MFTakumi Minamino9(1)210000000009(1)21020MFWill Smallbone2(1)000000000002(1)00022DFMohammed Salisu8(4)0101(2)00000009(6)01023MFNathan Tella7(11)1200(3)00010008(14)12027MFIbrahima Diallo10(12)0304010000014(12)04031DFKayne Ramsay10100(1)00000001(1)01032FWTheo Walcott20(1)3001(1)000000021(2)30035DFJan Bednarek36151502010004217140FWDan Nlundulu0(13)0001(2)10000001(15)10041GKHarry Lewis000000000000000044GKFraser Forster8000500000001300047MFWill Ferry000000000000000052MFRyan Finnigan00000(1)00000000(1)00062DFAllan Tchaptchet0(1)000000000000(1)00064MFAlex Jankewitz1(1)0010(1)00000001(2)00165MFCaleb Watts0(3)010100000001(3)01072MFKegs Chauke0000101000001010Players with appearances who ended the season on loan7FWShane Long1(10)0001(1)0000(1)0002(12)00018DFYan Valery1(2)000100000002(2)00029DFJake Vokins1000100000002000
Most appearances
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1MFJames Ward-Prowse3805010440442DFJan Bednarek360501042042FWChé Adams3062310339424MFStuart Armstrong3214100362385DFKyle Walker-Peters3004010350356DFRyan Bertrand2904010340347FWDanny Ings263301030333MFNathan Redmond171230102112339DFJannik Vestergaard29120003113210GKAlex McCarthy300001031031MFMoussa Djenepo15123001181331
Top goalscorers
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1FWDanny Ings1229130113330.392FWChé Adams93405019420.21MFJames Ward-Prowse83815019440.204MFStuart Armstrong43315005380.135MFNathan Redmond22923014330.126FWTheo Walcott32102003230.13DFJannik Vestergaard33102003320.098MFTakumi Minamino21000002100.20MFMoussa Djenepo12713012310.0610FWDan Nlundulu01313011160.06MFNathan Tella11803011220.05MFOriol Romeu12101011230.04DFJan Bednarek13505011420.02
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