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Update checked November 4, 2026: West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton was scheduled for Tuesday, November 3, at The Hawthorns. The listed kickoff time has passed, so the original live TV and audio details are now a matchday record, not an invitation to tune in live. Southampton’s official preview and the EFL schedule confirm the fixture and viewing plan, but the pages checked for this guide do not provide a clear, stable full-time result or guarantee a replay. Use the official match center or broadcaster page for the latest confirmed status, and check club channels for any post-match report or highlights.
If you are reading this after November 3, start with the EFL Match Hub or the event page on Sky Sports. These are the most useful places to check the match status, score, and event updates. A pre-match preview confirms what was scheduled; it is not, by itself, proof of the final score.
For additional post-match coverage, check the official sites of West Bromwich Albion and Southampton. Clubs may publish a match report, interviews, or highlights after a game. Availability and timing vary, and the sources reviewed for this article do not confirm that a full-match replay is available. If a page still shows a live score or a pre-match listing, refresh it and look for a final-time label before treating the result as settled.
| Detail | Officially listed information |
|---|---|
| Competition | Sky Bet Championship |
| Fixture | West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton |
| Scheduled date | Tuesday, November 3, 2026 |
| Scheduled kickoff | 8:00 p.m. GMT (UTC+00:00), or 20:00 UTC |
| Venue | The Hawthorns, West Bromwich |
| UK live TV plan | Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football; coverage was scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. GMT |
Southampton’s match pack listed The Hawthorns and an 8:00 p.m. GMT kickoff on November 3. The United Kingdom’s official clock-change calendar says clocks went back on October 25, 2026, and that the UK is on Greenwich Mean Time after the autumn change. The listed kickoff was therefore GMT, UTC+00:00; 8:00 p.m. in West Bromwich was 20:00 UTC on the same date. There is no date change in that conversion.
Southampton’s matchday information named Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Football for live UK coverage, with the broadcast build-up scheduled from 7:30 p.m. GMT ahead of the 8:00 p.m. kickoff. That information applied to the November 3 broadcast window. It does not establish that the live feed or an on-demand replay remains available now.
If you already have access to Sky Sports, check the Sky Sports app or website for the match page and any catch-up material. If you do not, look at the current Sky Sports schedule or the broadcaster’s terms before buying a pass; match-specific access and replay availability can change. Avoid assuming that an old matchday link still opens a live stream.
Southampton said that video passes on Saints Play were available only in selected overseas territories for this fixture, while audio passes were available worldwide. The club’s match-specific viewing notice does not list every territory in the article text, so check Saints Play directly for the current country and account rules. A service being available in one country does not mean it is available in every country, and broadcast rights can determine whether a video pass is offered.
The club also published a live audio page for West Bromwich Albion vs Saints. Because the event date has passed, do not assume that page is a replay; it was published as live match coverage. Check the page or Southampton’s Saints Play help information to see whether any audio archive is offered.
For another West Brom or Southampton match, begin with the relevant club’s official fixture page or the EFL schedule. Confirm the date, venue, and kickoff again near matchday because televised selections or other changes can affect a fixture listing. If you are attending, use the home club’s ticket and stadium information for entry details; away allocations and sale windows are handled separately by the clubs.
This guide confirms the scheduled fixture, venue, kickoff time, and the pre-match broadcast plan from official club and league sources. It does not state a final score, scorers, attendance, or post-match outcome because those details were not clearly confirmed in the official pages reviewed for this update. The scheduled kickoff is in the past as of November 4, 2026; for a confirmed result or available highlights, use the official match center and club pages linked above.
Sources: Southampton FC match pack; Southampton FC viewing information; EFL Championship fixtures; GOV.UK clock-change dates; Sky Sports match page.
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