English Premier League

FT Wednesday, December 4, 2019
Norwich City LLLWD 1
–
Southampton LLLDW 2
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NOR011
SOU202
St. Mary's Stadium · 27,019 att.

Match Report

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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.

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

SOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 35Jan BednarekCD-L
  3. 5Jack StephensCD-R
  4. 21Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2CédricRB
  6. 23Pierre-Emile HøjbjergCM-L
  7. 16James Ward-ProwseCM-R
  8. 22Nathan RedmondLM
  9. 12Moussa DjenepoRM
  10. 7Shane LongCF-L
  11. 9Danny IngsCF-R

NOR · 4-2-3-1

  1. 1Tim KrulG
  2. 4Ben GodfreyCD-L
  3. 6Christoph ZimmermanCD-R
  4. 3Sam ByramLB
  5. 2Max AaronsRB
  6. 23Kenny McLeanAM
  7. 19Tom TrybullLM
  8. 24Ibrahim AmadouRM
  9. 22Teemu PukkiF
  10. 11Onel HernándezAM-L
  11. 14Todd CantwellAM-R

Timeline

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Marco Stiepermann replaces Ibrahim Amadou.
  4. 45' Substitution, Norwich City. Alexander Tettey replaces Tom Trybull.
  5. 59' Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 62' Sam Byram (Norwich City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 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.
  8. 72' Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Moussa Djenepo.
  9. 77' Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Danny Ings.
  10. 83' Substitution, Norwich City. Emiliano Buendía replaces Todd Cantwell.
  11. 85' Substitution, Southampton. Maya Yoshida replaces Shane Long.

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