English Premier League

Southampton vs Norwich City, 2019-20 English Premier League

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  • 22': Danny Ings
  • 43': Ryan Bertrand
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2 - 1
  • 65': Teemu Pukki

Southampton 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

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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

Competition: English Premier League

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
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU 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 Yellow Card
7 Shane Long
9 Danny Ings

NOR Norwich City (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Tim Krul (GK)
4 Ben Godfrey
6 Christoph Zimmerman
3 Sam Byram Yellow Card
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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