English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 15, 2016
Crystal Palace DLWLW 1
–
Southampton WDWWW 4
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CRY011
SOU134
St. Mary's Stadium · 31,313 att.

Match Report

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Team Stats

14
Fouls
7
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
2
1
Saves
3
50.2
Possession
49.8
16
SHOTS
19
4
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
1
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
315
Accurate Passes
329
402
Passes
396
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
10
21
Crosses
25
0.3
Cross %
0.4
72
Long Balls
51
30
Accurate Long Balls
33
0.4
Long Balls %
0.6
8
Blocked Shots
2
9
Effective Tackles
11
11
Tackles
15
0.8
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
31
19
Clearances
41

Head to Head

CRY leads series 3-2

Lineups

SOU · 4-2-3-1

  1. 44Fraser ForsterG
  2. 17Virgil van DijkCD-L
  3. 6José FonteCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 15Cuco MartinaRB
  6. 8Steven DavisAM
  7. 12Victor WanyamaLM
  8. 14Oriol RomeuRM
  9. 7Shane LongF
  10. 11Dusan TadicAM-L
  11. 10Sadio ManéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 22Maarten StekelenburgSUB
  2. 28Charlie AustinSUB
  3. 16James Ward-ProwseSUB
  4. 19Graziano PellèSUB
  5. 3Maya YoshidaSUB
  6. 18Harrison ReedSUB
  7. 2CédricSUB

CRY · 4-4-2

  1. 1Julian SperoniG
  2. 27Damien DelaneyCD-L
  3. 3Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 23Pape SouaréLB
  5. 2Joel WardRB
  6. 15Mile JedinakCM-L
  7. 18James McArthurCM-R
  8. 22Jordon MutchLM
  9. 42Jason PuncheonRM
  10. 25Emmanuel AdebayorCF-L
  11. 16Dwight GayleCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 12Alex McCarthySUB
  2. 43Sullay KaikaiSUB
  3. 41Jake GraySUB
  4. 6Scott DannSUB
  5. 34Martin KellySUB
  6. 9Fraizer CampbellSUB
  7. 14Lee Chung-YongSUB

Timeline

  1. 43' Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 0. Sadio Mané (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  2. 45' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Sullay Kaikai replaces Jordon Mutch.
  3. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Graziano Pellè replaces Oriol Romeu.
  4. 54' Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 59' James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 61' Goal! Southampton 2, Crystal Palace 0. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Cuco Martina with a cross.
  7. 64' Goal! Southampton 2, Crystal Palace 1. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner following a corner.
  8. 72' Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Dusan Tadic.
  9. 72' Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 75' Goal! Southampton 3, Crystal Palace 1. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
  11. 78' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces James McArthur.
  12. 82' Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Joel Ward.
  13. 83' Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Shane Long.
  14. 87' Goal! Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.

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