English Premier League

FT Monday, December 7, 2020
Southampton WWWDL 2
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Brighton & Hove Albion DLDWD 1
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SOU112
BHA101
American Express Stadium · 2,000 att.

Match Report

Southampton up to 5th in EPL after overcoming Brighton 2-1

— Southampton extended its unbeaten run against Brighton to eight games and moved into fifth place in the English Premier League with a 2-1 win on Monday.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
12
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
2
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
1
52.3
Possession
47.7
10
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
4
0.3
On Target %
0.3
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
319
Accurate Passes
276
420
Passes
377
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.7
5
Accurate Crosses
3
17
Crosses
17
0.3
Cross %
0.2
59
Long Balls
57
23
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
0
10
Effective Tackles
11
15
Tackles
21
0.7
Tackle %
0.5
15
Interceptions
10
11
Effective Clearances
19
11
Clearances
19

Head to Head

SOU leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

BHA · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Mathew RyanG
  2. 5Lewis DunkCD
  3. 4Adam WebsterCD-L
  4. 34Joël VeltmanCD-R
  5. 8Yves BissoumaCM-L
  6. 3Ben WhiteCM-R
  7. 13Pascal GrossAM
  8. 20Solly MarchLM
  9. 2Tariq LampteyRM
  10. 18Danny WelbeckCF-L
  11. 7Aaron ConnollyCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 30BernardoSUB
  2. 16Alireza JahanbakhshSUB
  3. 9Neal MaupaySUB
  4. 11Leandro TrossardSUB
  5. 23Jason SteeleSUB
  6. 17Steven AlzateSUB
  7. 33Dan BurnSUB

SOU · 4-4-2

  1. 1Alex McCarthyG
  2. 4Jannik VestergaardCD-L
  3. 35Jan BednarekCD-R
  4. 3Ryan BertrandLB
  5. 2Kyle Walker-PetersRB
  6. 6Oriol RomeuCM-L
  7. 8James Ward-ProwseCM-R
  8. 12Moussa DjenepoLM
  9. 17Stuart ArmstrongRM
  10. 10Ché AdamsCF-L
  11. 32Theo WalcottCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 7Shane LongSUB
  2. 44Fraser ForsterSUB
  3. 22Mohammed SalisuSUB
  4. 27Ibrahima DialloSUB
  5. 11Nathan RedmondSUB
  6. 5Jack StephensSUB
  7. 9Danny IngsSUB

Timeline

  1. 13' Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 26' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 0. Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
  3. 45' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 1. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
  4. 45' Substitution, Southampton. Danny Ings replaces Moussa Djenepo.
  5. 47' Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 56' Lewis Dunk (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  7. 64' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Neal Maupay replaces Aaron Connolly.
  8. 69' Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Theo Walcott.
  9. 78' VAR Decision: Penalty Southampton.
  10. 80' Pascal Groß (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.
  11. 81' Goal! Brighton and Hove Albion 1, Southampton 2. Danny Ings (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  12. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Alireza Jahanbakhsh replaces Ben White.
  13. 81' Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard replaces Danny Welbeck.
  14. 86' Alex McCarthy (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  15. 89' Yves Bissouma (Brighton and Hove Albion) is shown the yellow card.

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