Southampton vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSouthampton see off Norwich in relegation battle
Southampton boosted their hopes of staying in the Premier League after a fine first-half performance in a 2-1 win over fellow strugglers Norwich.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Sam Byram (Norwich City).
- 1': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Ibrahim Amadou (Norwich City).
- 11': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Tom Trybull (Norwich City).
- 12': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Attempt missed. Kenny McLean (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Todd Cantwell.
- 16': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 16': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 18': Attempt saved. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
- 21': Foul by Todd Cantwell (Norwich City).
- 21': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 22': Goal! Southampton 1, Norwich City 0. Danny Ings (Southampton) with an attempt from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 26': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
- 26': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28': Foul by Cédric Soares (Southampton).
- 28': Onel Hernández (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Offside, Norwich City. Todd Cantwell tries a through ball, but Sam Byram is caught offside.
- 32': Attempt missed. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 33': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
- 34': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Long.
- 38': Offside, Southampton. Jack Stephens tries a through ball, but Moussa Djenepo is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 41': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 42': Max Aarons (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 43': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Goal! Southampton 2, Norwich City 0. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long following a corner.
- 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tom Trybull.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kenny McLean.
- 45': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tim Krul.
- 45'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben Godfrey.
- 45'+2': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Norwich City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Tom Trybull.
- 45': Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Ibrahim Amadou.
- 46': Attempt saved. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 46': Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 47': Offside, Southampton. Cédric Soares tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
- 57': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
- 58': Attempt saved. Sam Byram (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marco Stiepermann.
- 59': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
- 59': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 60': Attempt missed. Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Teemu Pukki.
- 62': Sam Byram (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 65': Goal! Southampton 2, Norwich City 1. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexander Tettey with a through ball.
- 67': Attempt saved. Cédric Soares (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 67': Foul by Onel Hernández (Norwich City).
- 67': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 69': Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Moussa Djenepo.
- 72': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 72': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Foul by Teemu Pukki (Norwich City).
- 73': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 75': Todd Cantwell (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 76': Christoph Zimmermann (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 76': Attempt blocked. Onel Hernández (Norwich City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Max Aarons.
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Danny Ings.
- 78': Offside, Southampton. Shane Long tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 81': Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 83': Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía replaces Todd Cantwell.
- 84': Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 84': Foul by Marco Stiepermann (Norwich City).
- 84': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Maya Yoshida replaces Shane Long.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Teemu Pukki (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 90'+1': Attempt missed. Emiliano Buendía (Norwich City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Max Aarons with a cross.
- 90'+3': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Onel Hernández.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Sam Byram (Norwich City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Norwich City 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, Norwich City 1.
Statistics
NOR |
SOU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 3 | Saves | 2 |
| 59.9 | Possession | 40.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 446 | Accurate Passes | 252 |
| 562 | Passes | 366 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 7 | Crosses | 21 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 66 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 15 |
| 12 | Tackles | 27 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 30 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 30 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 27,019
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 36 | +42 | 79 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 36 | +43 | 77 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 36 | +15 | 65 |
| 4 | Liverpool | 36 | +12 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Cédric |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 12 | Moussa Djenepo |
| 7 | Shane Long |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
Norwich City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Tim Krul (GK) |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 6 | Christoph Zimmerman |
| 3 | Sam Byram |
| 2 | Max Aarons |
| 23 | Kenny McLean |
| 19 | Tom Trybull |
| 24 | Ibrahim Amadou |
| 22 | Teemu Pukki |
| 11 | Onel Hernández |
| 14 | Todd Cantwell |
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