English Premier League

FT Saturday, March 30, 2019
Southampton LLWLW 1
–
Brighton & Hove Albion WLWWW 0
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SOU011
BHA000
American Express Stadium · 30,636 att.

Match Report

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Hojbjerg strike gives Southampton win at Brighton

Pierre Hojbjerg scored the goal as Southampton withstood a second-half onslaught at Brighton & Hove Albion to secure a vital 1-0 win.

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Team Stats

10
Fouls
8
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
6
5
Corner Kicks
6
1
Saves
1
39.8
Possession
60.2
8
SHOTS
14
2
ON GOAL
1
0.3
On Target %
0.1
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
217
Accurate Passes
388
346
Passes
525
0.6
Pass Completion %
0.7
2
Accurate Crosses
6
14
Crosses
21
0.1
Cross %
0.3
63
Long Balls
87
14
Accurate Long Balls
48
0.2
Long Balls %
0.6
2
Blocked Shots
4
3
Effective Tackles
12
9
Tackles
20
0.3
Tackle %
0.6
17
Interceptions
14
27
Effective Clearances
18
27
Clearances
18

Head to Head

Series tied 1-1-3

Lineups

BHA · 4-3-3

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD-L
  3. 4Shane DuffyCD-R
  4. 30BernardoLB
  5. 22Martín MontoyaRB
  6. 6Dale StephensCM
  7. 24Davy PropperLM
  8. 8Yves BissoumaRM
  9. 17Glenn MurrayF
  10. 16Alireza JahanbakhshLF
  11. 11Anthony KnockaertRF

Substitutes

  1. 7Biram KiyalSUB
  2. 19José IzquierdoSUB
  3. 20Solly MarchSUB
  4. 27David ButtonSUB
  5. 3Gaëtan BongSUB
  6. 33Dan BurnSUB
  7. 9Jürgen LocadiaSUB

SOU · 4-2-2-2

  1. 28Angus GunnG
  2. 3Maya YoshidaCD-L
  3. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 43Yan ValeryRB
  6. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  7. 14Oriol RomeuCM-R
  8. 22Nathan RedmondCF-L
  9. 9Danny IngsCF-R
  10. 17Stuart ArmstrongAM-L
  11. 16James Ward-ProwseAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 5Jack StephensSUB
  2. 15Sam GallagherSUB
  3. 10Charlie AustinSUB
  4. 1Alex McCarthySUB
  5. 11Mohamed ElyounoussiSUB
  6. 33Matt TargettSUB
  7. 39Josh SimsSUB

Timeline

  1. 15' Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 53' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 0, Southampton 1. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
  3. 62' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Solly March replaces Alireza Jahanbakhsh.
  4. 67' Substitution, Southampton. Sam Gallagher replaces Danny Ings.
  5. 74' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jürgen Locadia replaces Davy Pröpper.
  6. 76' Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  7. 83' Jack Stephens (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 89' Substitution, Southampton. Josh Sims replaces Nathan Redmond.
  9. 90'+1' James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.

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