English Premier League

Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion, 2020-21 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Southampton
  • 41': Moussa Djenepo
  • 69': Oriol Romeu
FT
2 - 0
West Bromwich Albion

    Saints compound West Brom troubles with 2-0 victory

    Southampton beat an insipid West Bromwich Albion 2-0 in the Premier League with goals either side of half time from Moussa Djenepo and Oriol Romeu.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 4': Attempt saved. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a through ball.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 8': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 8': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 12': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 16': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 16': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 16': Attempt saved. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
    • 18': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 18': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 20': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 25': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
    • 25': Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 26': Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 27': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 27': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 28': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 29': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Ings.
    • 31': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 31': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 35': Offside, Southampton. Danny Ings tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 39': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the left is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand.
    • 41': Goal! Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
    • 43': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 43': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 44': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 44': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Conor Townsend tries a through ball, but Matheus Pereira is caught offside.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Kyle Edwards (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 45'+1': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Sam Field replaces Kyle Edwards.
    • 46': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
    • 46': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 46': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
    • 50': Foul by Moussa Djenepo (Southampton).
    • 50': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 50': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matheus Pereira following a set piece situation.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 53': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 53': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 55': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Moussa Djenepo.
    • 56': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 56': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 57': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
    • 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dara O'Shea.
    • 60': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Hal Robson-Kanu replaces Callum Robinson.
    • 62': Foul by Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 62': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Filip Krovinovic replaces Romaine Sawyers.
    • 65': Hand ball by Che Adams (Southampton).
    • 69': Goal! Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
    • 71': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
    • 71': Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 72': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 72': Sam Field (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Dara O'Shea.
    • 78': Foul by Sam Field (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 78': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
    • 80': Foul by Jake Livermore (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 80': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 81': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sam Johnstone.
    • 81': Attempt blocked. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sam Field.
    • 84': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
    • 84': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 84': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
    • 86': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
    • 86': Matheus Pereira (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 89': Foul by Sam Field (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 89': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90': Dara O'Shea (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
    • 90'+1': Foul by Hal Robson-Kanu (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+1': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Hand ball by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 0.

    Statistics

    https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/383.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originWBA SOUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/376.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
    10 Fouls 19
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    1 Corner Kicks 5
    6 Saves 3
    38.4 Possession 61.6
    5 SHOTS 13
    2 ON GOAL 7
    0.4 On Target % 0.5
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    226 Accurate Passes 400
    325 Passes 522
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 3
    9 Crosses 13
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    59 Long Balls 65
    23 Accurate Long Balls 23
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 1
    11 Effective Tackles 14
    18 Tackles 21
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    17 Interceptions 15
    16 Effective Clearances 4
    16 Clearances 4

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 34 +38 73
    2 Manchester City 33 +37 70
    3 Manchester United 33 +13 58
    4 Liverpool 34 +13 58
    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 Yellow Card
    6 Oriol Romeu
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    12 Moussa Djenepo
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    9 Danny Ings
    10 Ché Adams
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Yan Valery, Fraser Forster, Nathan Redmond, William Smallbone, Jack Stephens, Shane Long, Michael Obafemi.

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    5 Kyle Bartley
    6 Semi Ajayi
    14 Conor Townsend
    27 Dara O'Shea
    12 Matheus Pereira
    19 Romaine Sawyers
    8 Jake Livermore Yellow Card
    7 Callum Robinson
    11 Grady Diangana
    21 Kyle Edwards
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Hal Robson-Kanu, David Button, Sam Field, Darnell Furlong, Branislav Ivanovic, Rekeem Harper, Filip Krovinovic.

    Premier League News

    Spurs claim vital win at Wolves to stave off relegation
    Spurs claim vital win at Wolves to stave off relegation

    João Palhinha's 82nd-minute tap-in earns Tottenham a desperately-needed 1-0 win over Wolverhampton, but the Spurs remain in the relegation zone.

    Ezi's early winner fires Arsenal back to the top of the EPL
    Ezi's early winner fires Arsenal back to the top of the EPL

    Eberechi Eze's brilliant early strike downs Newcastle and sends the Gunners ahead of Manchester City in the Premier League title race.

    VAR review: Arsenal's anger justified in non-red card, or Arteta's rant misguided?
    VAR review: Arsenal's anger justified in non-red card, or Arteta's rant misguided?

    Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta slammed the referees for not issuing a red card to Newcastle, but is he right to be so upset?

    Arne Slot refuses to rule Salah out for the season
    Arne Slot refuses to rule Salah out for the season

    Liverpool manager Arne Slot remained coy on the severity of Mohamed Salah's injury and whether he will play again this season.

    Pep Guardiola insists Man City 'far away' from domestic treble
    Pep Guardiola insists Man City 'far away' from domestic treble

    Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are still "far away" from winning a domestic treble despite reaching their fourth consecutive FA Cup final.