Southampton — refereeing decisions
Panel-confirmed errors involving Southampton · 2023-24 onward
Since the Premier League's independent Key Match Incidents panel began publishing, 4 confirmed refereeing errors have involved Southampton — 2 in their favour and 2 against them, a net expected-goals swing of -0.22 across 3 matches.
More calls against a club is not evidence of bias — the spread between clubs is close to what chance produces. RefCard publishes the ledger, not an accusation.
By season
| Season | Errors involving them | In their favour | Against them |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Every confirmed error involving Southampton
- 2024-25 · Southampton v Leicester (2024-10-19) — referee Anthony Taylor; the decision went against them. Panel: Jordan Ayew's challenge on Paul Onuachu in the penalty area was not given as a penalty by the referee, and VAR did not intervene as it did not meet the clear and obvious threshold.
- 2024-25 · Southampton v Manchester City (2025-05-10) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Lesley Ugochukwu should have received a second yellow card but was not cautioned.
- 2024-25 · Brighton v Southampton (2024-11-29) — referee unknown; the decision went against them. Panel: Southampton goal disallowed for offside against Adam Armstrong, but he was not impacting play.
- 2024-25 · Southampton v Manchester City (2025-05-10) — referee Tim Robinson; the decision went in their favour. Panel: Flynn Downes should have received a second yellow card resulting in a red card but was not cautioned.