Southampton vs Brighton & Hove Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueBrighton secure big win against Southampton in battle to avoid relegation
Brighton & Hove Albion secured their first Premier League win over Southampton as goals from Lewis Dunk and Leandro Trossard led them to a 2-1 win.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a cross.
- 2': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
- 2': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Offside, Brighton and Hove Albion. Adam Lallana tries a through ball, but Neal Maupay is caught offside.
- 7': Foul by Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 7': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 16': Attempt saved. Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 16': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 16': Goal! Southampton 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pascal Groß with a cross following a corner.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Takumi Minamino.
- 22': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ben White.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ibrahima Diallo.
- 24': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 26': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Yves Bissouma.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Takumi Minamino (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Goal! Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 29': Attempt saved. Takumi Minamino (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 29': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 29': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 31': Foul by Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton).
- 31': Foul by Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 31': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 32': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 34': Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 37': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 38': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 42': Attempt saved. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Dan Burn.
- 42': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 43': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 1.
- 45': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Andi Zeqiri replaces Dan Burn because of an injury.
- 48': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 49': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 49': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 53': Takumi Minamino (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 56': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 56': Goal! Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2. Leandro Trossard (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Welbeck.
- 58': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 58': Neal Maupay (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Foul by Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 59': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 61': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Pascal Groß.
- 62': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 62': Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Nathan Tella.
- 69': Danny Welbeck (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 70': Attempt blocked. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from long range on the left is blocked.
- 76': Adam Lallana (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 77': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Davy Pröpper replaces Danny Welbeck.
- 78': Attempt saved. Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joël Veltman.
- 78': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 79': Foul by Andi Zeqiri (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 79': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': Foul by Ben White (Brighton and Hove Albion).
- 85': Corner, Brighton and Hove Albion. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 86': Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Jakub Moder replaces Leandro Trossard.
- 87': Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 87': Foul by Daniel N'Lundulu (Southampton).
- 87': Joël Veltman (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joël Veltman.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Brighton and Hove Albion 2.
Statistics
 BHA |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fouls | 11 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 40.6 | Possession | 59.4 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 6 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.8 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 226 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 330 | Passes | 492 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 64 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 24 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 18 |
| 22 | Clearances | 18 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 31 | +39 | 70 |
| 2 | Manchester City | 30 | +32 | 61 |
| 3 | Manchester United | 31 | +13 | 55 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 31 | +5 | 54 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Takumi Minamino |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
Brighton & Hove Albion (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Robert Sánchez (GK) |
| 5 | Lewis Dunk |
| 3 | Ben White |
| 33 | Dan Burn |
| 34 | Joël Veltman |
| 8 | Yves Bissouma |
| 14 | Adam Lallana |
| 11 | Leandro Trossard |
| 13 | Pascal Groß |
| 9 | Neal Maupay |
| 18 | Danny Welbeck |
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