English Premier League

Southampton vs Sheffield United, 2020-21 English Premier League

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Southampton
  • 34': Ché Adams
  • 62': Stuart Armstrong
  • 83': Nathan Redmond
FT
3 - 0
Sheffield United

    Southampton cruise past blunt Blades 3-0 to go third

    Southampton beat Premier League strugglers Sheffield United 3-0 at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday to go third in the table.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 2': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
    • 2': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Fleck.
    • 3': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 3': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 3': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 7': Offside, Southampton. Jannik Vestergaard tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
    • 9': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 10': Offside, Southampton. Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Ryan Bertrand is caught offside.
    • 14': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
    • 14': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams with a through ball.
    • 17': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United).
    • 17': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 19': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Phil Jagielka.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 24': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 24': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Chris Basham.
    • 25': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 25': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
    • 28': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
    • 28': Hand ball by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 28': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 32': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Enda Stevens with a cross.
    • 34': Foul by John Fleck (Sheffield United).
    • 34': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 34': Goal! Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jan Bednarek following a set piece situation.
    • 36': Foul by Billy Sharp (Sheffield United).
    • 36': Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 38': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 38': Oliver McBurnie (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 39': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 40': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United).
    • 40': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 41': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 41': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 43': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a headed pass.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Sheffield United 0.
    • 46': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
    • 48': Substitution, Sheffield United. David McGoldrick replaces Oliver McBurnie.
    • 48': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 49': Enda Stevens (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Foul by Theo Walcott (Southampton).
    • 51': Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
    • 51': Attempt missed. John Egan (Sheffield United) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by John Fleck with a cross following a corner.
    • 53': Offside, Southampton. Jan Bednarek tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
    • 57': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
    • 57': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 60': Substitution, Sheffield United. Rhian Brewster replaces Billy Sharp.
    • 62': Goal! Southampton 2, Sheffield United 0. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 68': Foul by Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United).
    • 68': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 69': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 70': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
    • 70': George Baldock (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Substitution, Sheffield United. Lys Mousset replaces Chris Basham.
    • 71': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Enda Stevens.
    • 72': Foul by Sander Berge (Sheffield United).
    • 72': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rhian Brewster.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (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.
    • 74': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
    • 78': Attempt missed. Sander Berge (Sheffield United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by David McGoldrick.
    • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Theo Walcott.
    • 81': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 81': Foul by Enda Stevens (Sheffield United).
    • 82': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Foul by Phil Jagielka (Sheffield United).
    • 83': Goal! Southampton 3, Sheffield United 0. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 84': Substitution, Southampton. Daniel N'Lundulu replaces Che Adams.
    • 85': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 85': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 86': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Oriol Romeu.
    • 88': Ethan Ampadu (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 89': Aaron Ramsdale (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Foul by Daniel N'Lundulu (Southampton).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Rhian Brewster (Sheffield United).
    • 90'+1': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Sheffield United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, Sheffield United 0.

    Statistics

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    14 Fouls 8
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 3
    4 Corner Kicks 8
    3 Saves 0
    31.8 Possession 68.2
    3 SHOTS 16
    0 ON GOAL 6
    0.0 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    179 Accurate Passes 491
    259 Passes 572
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    2 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 19
    0.1 Cross % 0.4
    61 Long Balls 54
    22 Accurate Long Balls 21
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    0 Blocked Shots 3
    11 Effective Tackles 13
    17 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.6
    13 Interceptions 9
    19 Effective Clearances 18
    19 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 2,000

    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
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
    4 Jannik Vestergaard
    35 Jan Bednarek
    3 Ryan Bertrand
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    6 Oriol Romeu
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    32 Theo Walcott
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    10 Ché Adams
    9 Danny Ings
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Daniel N'Lundulu, Mohammed Salisu, Fraser Forster, Nathan Redmond, Jack Stephens, Ibrahima Diallo, Moussa Djenepo.

    SHU Sheffield United (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    1 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    12 John Egan
    15 Phil Jagielka
    6 Chris Basham
    3 Enda Stevens Yellow Card
    2 George Baldock
    22 Ethan Ampadu
    4 John Fleck
    8 Sander Berge
    10 Billy Sharp
    9 Oliver McBurnie
    Sheffield United Substitutes:
    Jack Robinson, John Lundstram, David McGoldrick, Rhian Brewster, Ben Osborn, Michael Verrips, Lys Mousset.

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