English Premier League

FT Saturday, January 17, 2015
Southampton DWDWW 2
–
Newcastle United LWDLL 1
1st2ndT
SOU112
NEW101
St. James' Park · 49,307 att.

Match Report

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Eljero Elia double sees Southampton past Newcastle

Eljero Elia scored twice to fire Southampton back into third place in the Barclays Premier League with a hard-fought victory at Newcastle.

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Team Stats

8
Fouls
9
2
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
0
Corner Kicks
9
2
Saves
1
42
Possession
58
5
SHOTS
16
3
ON GOAL
3
0.6
On Target %
0.2
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
309
Accurate Passes
452
406
Passes
543
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
2
Accurate Crosses
6
12
Crosses
31
0.2
Cross %
0.2
72
Long Balls
46
30
Accurate Long Balls
25
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
1
Blocked Shots
4
32
Effective Tackles
21
37
Tackles
24
0.9
Tackle %
0.9
0
Interceptions
0
33
Effective Clearances
17
33
Clearances
17

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

NEW · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 36Paul DummettCD-L
  3. 2Fabricio ColocciniCD-R
  4. 19Massadio HaidaraLB
  5. 22Daryl JanmaatRB
  6. 7Moussa SissokoAM
  7. 14Jack ColbackLM
  8. 8Vurnon AnitaRM
  9. 17Ayoze PérezF
  10. 11Yoan GouffranAM-L
  11. 20Rémy CabellaAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 32Adam ArmstrongSUB
  2. 41Freddie WoodmanSUB
  3. 6Michael WilliamsonSUB
  4. 30Mehdi AbeidSUB
  5. 29Emmanuel RivièreSUB
  6. 3Davide SantonSUB
  7. 28Sammy AmeobiSUB

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Fraser ForsterG
  2. 5Florin GardosCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  6. 11Dusan TadicAM
  7. 28Harrison ReedLM
  8. 8Steven DavisRM
  9. 19Graziano PellèF
  10. 22Eljero EliaAM-L
  11. 16James Ward-ProwseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Shane LongSUB
  2. 32Jason McCarthySUB
  3. 33Matt TargettSUB
  4. 18Jack CorkSUB
  5. 27Lloyd IsgroveSUB
  6. 1Kelvin DavisSUB
  7. 42Jake HeskethSUB

Timeline

  1. 14' Goal! Newcastle United 0, Southampton 1. Eljero Elia (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  2. 29' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Southampton 1. Yoan Gouffran (Newcastle United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  3. 60' Substitution, Southampton. Jack Cork replaces James Ward-Prowse.
  4. 60' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Dusan Tadic.
  5. 62' Goal! Newcastle United 1, Southampton 2. Eljero Elia (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass.
  6. 63' Steven Davis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Emmanuel Rivière replaces Vurnon Anita.
  8. 68' Substitution, Newcastle United. Sammy Ameobi replaces Yoan Gouffran because of an injury.
  9. 80' Substitution, Newcastle United. Michael Williamson replaces Paul Dummett because of an injury.
  10. 82' Substitution, Southampton. Matt Targett replaces Eljero Elia.
  11. 90'+4' Shane Long (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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