English Premier League

FT Friday, December 26, 2014
Southampton LLLLW 3
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Crystal Palace DLDDL 1
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SOU123
CRY011
Selhurst Park · 24,565 att.

Match Report

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Southampton revival continues with triumph at Crystal Palace

Southampton's resurgence continued in style at Selhurst Park as Ronald Koeman's side moved back into the top four of the Premier League on an afternoon when Crystal Palace fans turned on Neil Warnock.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
15
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
2
4
Corner Kicks
8
3
Saves
3
57.1
Possession
42.9
13
SHOTS
12
6
ON GOAL
4
0.5
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
397
Accurate Passes
255
520
Passes
374
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
4
Accurate Crosses
5
16
Crosses
30
0.3
Cross %
0.2
81
Long Balls
81
35
Accurate Long Balls
32
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
2
Blocked Shots
4
15
Effective Tackles
11
23
Tackles
13
0.7
Tackle %
0.8
0
Interceptions
0
47
Effective Clearances
20
47
Clearances
20

Head to Head

SOU leads series 4-1

Lineups

CRY · 4-3-3

  1. 1Julian SperoniG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 6Scott DannCD-R
  4. 2Joel WardLB
  5. 3Adrian MariappaRB
  6. 15Mile JedinakCM
  7. 28Joe LedleyLM
  8. 18James McArthurRM
  9. 10Fraizer CampbellF
  10. 7Yannick BolasieLF
  11. 42Jason PuncheonRF

Substitutes

  1. 14Jerome ThomasSUB
  2. 34Martin KellySUB
  3. 4Brede HangelandSUB
  4. 13Wayne HennesseySUB
  5. 11Wilfried ZahaSUB
  6. 16Dwight GayleSUB
  7. 25Barry BannanSUB

SOU · 5-4-1

  1. 23Fraser ForsterG
  2. 17Toby AlderweireldCD
  3. 3Maya YoshidaCD-L
  4. 5Florin GardosCD-R
  5. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  6. 2Nathaniel ClyneRB
  7. 4Morgan SchneiderlinCM-L
  8. 8Steven DavisCM-R
  9. 10Sadio ManéLM
  10. 16James Ward-ProwseRM
  11. 19Graziano PellèF

Substitutes

  1. 28Harrison ReedSUB
  2. 7Shane LongSUB
  3. 32Jason McCarthySUB
  4. 11Dusan TadicSUB
  5. 33Matt TargettSUB
  6. 12Victor WanyamaSUB
  7. 1Kelvin DavisSUB

Timeline

  1. 17' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Southampton 1. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
  2. 48' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Southampton 2. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
  3. 48' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Dwight Gayle replaces Fraizer Campbell.
  4. 53' Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Southampton 3. Toby Alderweireld (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  5. 56' Substitution, Southampton. Victor Wanyama replaces Steven Davis.
  6. 67' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha replaces Joe Ledley.
  7. 72' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Yannick Bolasie.
  8. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Graziano Pellè.
  9. 77' Damien Delaney (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 86' Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 3. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mile Jedinak with a cross following a set piece situation.
  11. 87' Substitution, Southampton. Jason McCarthy replaces Nathaniel Clyne.

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