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.
Ralph Hasenhüttl was sacked on 7 November 2022 due to a poor start to the season, which saw Southampton dragged into the relegation zone. He was replaced with Luton Town manager Nathan Jones. However, after losing nine of 14 games in charge, Jones was sacked as the team dropped to the bottom of the league. Rubén Sellés took charge until the end of the season, and despite victories over Chelsea and fellow strugglers Leicester City, he was unable to keep Southampton in the Premier League. 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.
Squad
Transfers Players transferred in Date Player Club Fee Ref. 17 June 2022 GK Gavin Bazunu Manchester City Undisclosed 17 June 2022 GK Mateusz Lis Altay Free transfer 21 June 2022 DF Armel Bella-Kotchap VfL Bochum Undisclosed 6 July 2022 MF Roméo Lavia Manchester City Undisclosed 9 July 2022 MF Joe Aribo Rangers Undisclosed 25 July 2022 FW Sékou Mara Bordeaux Undisclosed 1 September 2022 DF Duje Ćaleta-Car Marseille Undisclosed 1 September 2022 MF Samuel Edozie Manchester City Undisclosed 1 September 2022 DF Juan Larios Manchester City Undisclosed 27 September 2022 GK Jak Stewart Everton Free transfer 6 January 2023 MF Mislav Oršić Dinamo Zagreb Undisclosed 11 January 2023 MF Carlos Alcaraz Racing Club Undisclosed 26 January 2023 DF James Bree Luton Town Undisclosed 31 January 2023 FW Paul Onuachu Genk Undisclosed 31 January 2023 MF Kamaldeen Sulemana Rennes Undisclosed
Players loaned in Date Player Club Duration Ref. 1 September 2022 MF Ainsley Maitland-Niles Arsenal End of season
Players transferred out Date Player Club Fee Ref. 9 August 2022 MF Will Ferry Cheltenham Town Undisclosed 13 August 2022 DF Kayne Ramsay Harrogate Town Undisclosed 1 September 2022 MF Oriol Romeu Girona Undisclosed 1 September 2022 DF Yan Valery Angers Undisclosed 8 September 2022 MF Nathan Redmond Beşiktaş Undisclosed
Players loaned out Date Player Club Duration Ref. 23 June 2022 MF Caleb Watts Morecambe End of season 27 June 2022 FW Kazeem Olaigbe Ross County 31 January 2023 4 July 2022 FW Dan Nlundulu Cheltenham Town 8 January 2023 23 July 2022 MF Will Smallbone Stoke City End of season 26 July 2022 MF Kegs Chauke Exeter City End of season 26 July 2022 DF Thierry Small Port Vale 31 December 2022 4 August 2022 GK Jack Bycroft Taunton Town End of season 11 August 2022 MF Nathan Tella Burnley End of season 31 August 2022 DF Will Tizzard Chippenham Town January 2023 1 September 2022 DF Jan Bednarek Aston Villa 23 January 2023 1 September 2022 GK Mateusz Lis Troyes End of season 1 September 2022 DF Dynel Simeu Tranmere Rovers 5 January 2023 1 September 2022 DF Jack Stephens Bournemouth End of season 1 September 2022 DF Jake Vokins Woking 12 January 2023 5 January 2023 DF Dynel Simeu Morecambe End of season 9 January 2023 FW Dan Nlundulu Bolton Wanderers End of season 12 January 2023 DF Nico Lawrence Torquay United End of Season 12 January 2023 DF Will Tizzard Chippenham Town End of season 18 January 2023 MF Ryan Finnigan Crewe Alexandra End of season 30 January 2023 FW Luke Pearce Eastbourne Borough End of season 31 January 2023 FW Kazeem Olaigbe Harrogate Town End of season 31 January 2023 DF Lewis Payne Eastleigh 3 March 2023 31 January 2023 DF Thierry Small St Mirren End of season 31 January 2023 MF Jack Turner Braintree Town End of season
Players released Date Player Subsequent club Join date Ref. 30 June 2022 GK Fraser Forster Tottenham Hotspur 1 July 2022 GK Harry Lewis Bradford City 1 July 2022 MF Ramello Mitchell West Bromwich Albion 1 July 2022 FW Jayden Smith Aldershot Town 1 July 2022 FW Shane Long Reading 13 July 2022 FW Benni Smales-Braithwaite Barrow 2 August 2022 DF Oludare Olufunwa Liverpool 8 August 2022 MF Ethan Burnett Reading 19 August 2022 9 January 2023 DF Jeremi Rodriguez Los Angeles FC 2 24 March 2023
Pre-season and friendlies 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. On 9 June, a home pre-season friendly against Villarreal was confirmed. On 24 June, a further fixture against Watford was added to the team's pre-season schedule. A fourth friendly was announced on 7 July against Monaco at St Mary's Stadium, while a fifth against RB Leipzig was added to the side's Austrian pre-season tour on 8 July.
Competitions Overall record
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches
On 16 June, the Premier League fixtures were released.
FA Cup
The Saints were drawn away to Crystal Palace in the third round and at home to Blackpool in the fourth round. The Saints were drawn at home again in the fifth round, against the winners of the tie between Luton Town and Grimsby Town.
EFL Cup
Southampton entered in the second round of the competition and were drawn away to Cambridge United. In the third round they were drawn at home to Sheffield Wednesday. A fourth round tie against EFL League One side Lincoln City was drawn next for the Saints. In the quarter-finals, Southampton were drawn as host to Manchester City. Over two legs in the semi-finals, Southampton were drawn against Newcastle United.
Squad statistics
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1GKAlex McCarthy60001000200090002DFKyle Walker-Peters30(1)1401(2)010401035(3)1603MFAinsley Maitland-Niles13(9)03020001(1)00016(10)0304DFLyanco11(10)1403000602020(10)1606DFDuje Ćaleta-Car9(4)12021203(1)00114(5)2417MFJoe Aribo13(8)22020001(3)00016(11)2208MFJames Ward-Prowse389601(1)110510044(1)11709FWAdam Armstrong14(16)2202(1)1005(1)00021(18)32010FWChé Adams23(5)5101(1)0003(2)50027(8)101011MFMislav Oršić0(1)00020001(1)0003(2)00012FWPaul Onuachu4(7)000000000004(7)00013GKWilly Caballero000010000000100014DFJames Bree4(1)010000010005(1)01015DFRomain Perraud22(7)24032101(3)01026(9)46017MFStuart Armstrong14(18)26000001(2)00015(20)26018FWSékou Mara3(19)1102(1)0103(2)1008(22)22019MFMoussa Djenepo7(9)0101(1)0003(2)11011(12)12020MFKamaldeen Sulemana10(8)2100000000010(8)21021DFTino Livramento0(2)000000000000(2)00022DFMohammed Salisu21(1)0501000501027(1)06023MFSamuel Edozie5(12)0002(1)0001(3)0008(16)00024MF27(6)14010002(2)00030(8)14026MFCarlos Alcaraz13(5)4301000201016(5)44027MFIbrahima Diallo11(7)0400(2)010501016(9)06028DFJuan Larios2(3)000000000002(3)00031GKGavin Bazunu32000100040003700032MFTheo Walcott13(7)2100(2)0000(2)00013(11)21035DFJan Bednarek2005000002(1)00022(1)05037DFArmel Bella-Kotchap24040100010002604045MFRoméo Lavia26(3)19020001(2)01029(5)110053FWDom Ballard0(2)0000(1)0000(1)1000(4)10061DFLewis Payne000000001000100065MFKamari Doyle0(1)000000000000(1)00066MFDiamond Edwards000000000(1)0000(1)00075MFSam Amo-Ameyaw0(1)000000000000(1)000Players with appearances who ended the season on loan5DFJack Stephens0(2)000000000000(2)000Players with appearances who left during the season6MFOriol Romeu100000001010201011MFNathan Redmond0(1)000000000000(1)00043DFYan Valery1000000010002000
Most appearances
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1MFJames Ward-Prowse3801150441452FWAdam Armstrong141621512118393GKGavin Bazunu320104037037DFKyle Walker-Peters301214036238MF2761022308386DFRomain Perraud22730132610367FWChé Adams235113227835MFStuart Armstrong141800121520359MFRoméo Lavia26320122953410DFLyanco11103060201030FWSékou Mara319213282230
Top goalscorers
NameLeagueFA CupEFL CupTotal1MFJames Ward-Prowse938121511450.242FWChé Adams528025510350.293MFCarlos Alcaraz41801024210.19DFRomain Perraud22823044360.115FWAdam Armstrong23013063390.086MFKamaldeen Sulemana21800002180.11DFDuje Ćaleta-Car11312042190.11MFTheo Walcott22002022240.08MFJoe Aribo22103032270.07FWSékou Mara12203152300.07MFStuart Armstrong23200032350.06
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