Southampton vs Cardiff City, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueZohore gives Cardiff 2-1 win over Southampton in thrilling finish
Cardiff City's Kenneth Zohore struck deep into stoppage time to secure a crucial 2-1 win on Saturday away to fellow strugglers Southampton.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 4': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 5': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 7': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 7': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 10': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 12': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 12': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 21': Bobby De Cordova-Reid (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 21': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 22': Attempt missed. Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 25': Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 25': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 28': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
- 28': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Offside, Cardiff City. Lee Peltier tries a through ball, but Bobby De Cordova-Reid is caught offside.
- 36': Foul by Sol Bamba (Cardiff City).
- 36': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 38': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 39': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 39': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 40': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Long.
- 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bruno Ecuele Manga.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sol Bamba.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 45'+1': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 45'+1': Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+1': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 46': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 48': Delay in match Oumar Niasse (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
- 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 50': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 51': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
- 51': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 52': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Yan Valery (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 55': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jan Bednarek.
- 57': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 57': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City).
- 61': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Aron Gunnarsson (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore replaces Bobby De Cordova-Reid.
- 62': Substitution, Cardiff City. Leandro Bacuna replaces Aron Gunnarsson.
- 63': Offside, Cardiff City. Sol Bamba tries a through ball, but Kenneth Zohore is caught offside.
- 68': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 69': Attempt missed. Callum Paterson (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Goal! Southampton 0, Cardiff City 1. Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Callum Paterson following a corner.
- 70': Sol Bamba (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 70': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 70': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Shane Long.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
- 72': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 72': Joe Bennett (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 73': Attempt saved. Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 73': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 76': Attempt saved. Yan Valery (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Charlie Austin.
- 76': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lee Peltier.
- 77': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 79': Delay in match Yan Valery (Southampton) because of an injury.
- 80': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 82': Foul by Leandro Bacuna (Cardiff City).
- 82': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 83': Substitution, Cardiff City. Víctor Camarasa replaces Oumar Niasse.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Sam Gallagher replaces Yan Valery.
- 84': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Callum Paterson (Cardiff City).
- 85': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 85': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Neil Etheridge.
- 85': Hand ball by Harry Arter (Cardiff City).
- 86': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 87': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
- 87': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Lee Peltier (Cardiff City).
- 89': Sam Gallagher (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joe Bennett.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+1': Goal! Southampton 1, Cardiff City 1. Jack Stephens (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Charlie Austin following a corner.
- 90'+2': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
- 90'+2': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Offside, Cardiff City. Kenneth Zohore tries a through ball, but Sol Bamba is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Harry Arter (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Paterson with a headed pass.
- 90'+3': Goal! Southampton 1, Cardiff City 2. Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Víctor Camarasa.
- 90'+4': Kenneth Zohore (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+6': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 90'+6': Harry Arter (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Cardiff City 2.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Southampton 1, Cardiff City 2.
Statistics
 CAR |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 0 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 8 |
| 6 | Saves | 1 |
| 33.3 | Possession | 66.7 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 156 | Accurate Passes | 428 |
| 267 | Passes | 539 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 51 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 17 | Tackles | 20 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 25 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,438
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,438
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse  |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 43 | Yan Valery |
| 7 | Shane Long |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
Cardiff City (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 5 | Bruno Ecuélé Manga |
| 22 | Sol Bamba |
| 2 | Lee Peltier |
| 8 | Joe Ralls |
| 17 | Aron Gunnarsson |
| 7 | Harry Arter |
| 3 | Joe Bennett |
| 13 | Callum Paterson |
| 29 | Oumar Niasse |
| 14 | Bobby De Cordova-Reid |
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