West Ham United U21 5-1 Southampton U21

Match facts

• Venue: The Rush Green Stadium, Romford, Greater London
• Referee: A. Humphries
• Round: Group 1 - 2

Record last updated 29 Sep 2026.

Goals

Goalscorers with match minute.

• 8' O. Scarles for West Ham United U21 (assist K. Swyer)
• 39' S. Moore for West Ham United U21 (assist L. Orford)
• 52' Joshua Ajala for West Ham United U21 (assist O. Scarles)
• 54' Joshua Ajala for West Ham United U21
• 69' J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh for Southampton U21 (assist D. Abu)
• 86' O. Scarles for West Ham United U21 (assist T. Akpata)

Bookings

• 26' K. Casey — Yellow Card
• 32' Emeka Adeile — Yellow Card
• 45' Jayden Moore — Yellow Card
• 51' O. Scarles — Yellow Card
• 90+5' S. Moore — Yellow Card
• 90+5' Derrick Abu — Yellow Card

Lineups

Starting elevens and substitutes for both sides.

West Ham United U21

Starting XI

• 1 · F. Herrick
• 2 · R. Battrum
• 3 · Ezra Mayers
• 4 · O. Scarles
• 5 · K. Casey
• 6 · Luizão
• 7 · S. Moore
• 8 · L. Orford
• 9 · Joshua Ajala
• 10 · K. Simon-Swyer
• 11 · Emeka Adeile

Substitutes

• 12 · D. Rigge
• 13 · Mason Terry
• 14 · Sean Tarima
• 15 · B. Dolaghan
• 16 · T. Akpata

Southampton U21

Starting XI

• 2 · Derrick Abu
• 3 · Juan Larios
• 4 · Jayden Moore
• 5 · Will Armitage
• 6 · B. Reeves
• 7 · R. Akachukwu
• 8 · J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh
• 9 · Will Merry
• 10 · Jay Robinson
• 11 · J. Meghoma

Substitutes

• 13 · Mohamed Adli
• 16 · Princewill Ehibhatiomhan

Recent form (last 5)

Both teams' last five completed league matches — form string, points, and goals for/against.

• West Ham United U21: WLWWW · 12 pts from 5 · 13-5
• Southampton U21: LLDLL · 1 pts from 5 · 7-17

Head-to-head

Most recent meetings between West Ham United U21 and Southampton U21.

• West Ham United U21 0-0 Southampton U21 · Aug 21, 2026
• West Ham United U21 3-3 Southampton U21 · Sep 22, 2023

Other matches in Group 1 - 2

Premier League 2 Division One, Group 1 - 2.

• Blackburn Rovers U21 2-7 Crystal Palace U21 — 23 Aug 2024