Southampton vs Crystal Palace, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League
87': Wilfried ZahaSouthampton hold Crystal Palace in dour bottom-half tussle
Southampton and Crystal Palace were left hovering above the Premier League's relegation zone after they fought out a 1-1 draw.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 2': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 3': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 4': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
- 4': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 12': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 12': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Attempt missed. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 17': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 17': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
- 23': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 23': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 23': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 24': Offside, Southampton. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 28': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 29': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 35': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 35': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 35': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 37': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 37': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 40': Attempt missed. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 41': Goal! Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
- 42': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 42': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 43': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse following a set piece situation.
- 45': Attempt blocked. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 45': Attempt missed. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Patrick van Aanholt.
- 45'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Wilfried Zaha.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 1.
- 47': Foul by Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace).
- 47': Matt Targett (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 47': Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 48': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 51': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 51': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Yan Valery.
- 52': Alex McCarthy (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 59': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 59': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 59': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 59': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Offside, Southampton. Matt Targett tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Yan Valery.
- 65': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 65': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 65': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 67': Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 70': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 70': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 71': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 71': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
- 73': Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 74': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 74': Attempt blocked. Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a headed pass.
- 75': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 75': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Jannik Vestergaard.
- 77': Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett.
- 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 81': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
- 82': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 82': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 83': Attempt saved. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 83': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Matt Targett.
- 83': Attempt missed. Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Substitution, Southampton. Callum Slattery replaces Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 86': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
- 87': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 87': Second yellow card to Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 90': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
- 90': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Scott Dann replaces James Tomkins because of an injury.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
- 90'+3': Foul by Callum Slattery (Southampton).
- 90'+3': Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 1.
Statistics
 CRY |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 41.2 | Possession | 58.8 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 268 | Accurate Passes | 436 |
| 371 | Passes | 532 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 17 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 72 | Long Balls | 49 |
| 19 | Accurate Long Balls | 26 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 16 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 23 | Tackles | 24 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 21 | Effective Clearances | 19 |
| 21 | Clearances | 19 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 28,339
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 28,339
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 38 | +44 | 85 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 38 | +42 | 78 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 38 | +19 | 71 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 38 | +7 | 65 |
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 |
| 33 | Matt Targett |
| 43 | Yan Valery |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 12 | Mamadou Sakho |
| 5 | James Tomkins |
| 3 | Patrick van Aanholt |
| 29 | Aaron Wan-Bissaka |
| 4 | Luka Milivojevic |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 14 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
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