Crystal Palace vs Southampton, 2020-21 English Premier League
· English Premier LeaguePalace begin with win as Zaha strike sinks Southampton
Crystal Palace forward Wilfried Zaha scored his 50th league goal for the club as they beat Southampton 1-0 on Saturday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by William Smallbone (Southampton).
- 1': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 2': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
- 4': Attempt saved. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
- 4': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
- 8': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 12': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 12': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 13': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross following a fast break.
- 14': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 14': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 16': Offside, Crystal Palace. Cheikhou Kouyaté tries a through ball, but Andros Townsend is caught offside.
- 20': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace).
- 20': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 20': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 20': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 25': Offside, Crystal Palace. Scott Dann tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 28': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 35': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Attempt saved. Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
- 41': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
- 41': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Foul by Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace).
- 42': Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Scott Dann.
- 45'+2': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Nathan Redmond.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0.
- 45': Substitution, Southampton. Jannik Vestergaard replaces Jan Bednarek.
- 46': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 49': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 49': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': VAR Decision: No Red Card Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 51': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 52': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
- 52': William Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jannik Vestergaard with a headed pass.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Bertrand with a headed pass.
- 57': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 58': Foul by James McCarthy (Crystal Palace).
- 58': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 58': James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 64': Foul by William Smallbone (Southampton).
- 64': James McCarthy (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 65': Che Adams (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 72': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 72': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 74': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 74': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces James McCarthy.
- 75': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 75': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 75': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross.
- 76': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 77': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces William Smallbone.
- 78': Danny Ings (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 78': Foul by Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace).
- 79': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 80': Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
- 81': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Eberechi Eze replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 81': Offside, Crystal Palace. James McArthur tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
- 82': VAR Decision: No Goal Crystal Palace 1-0 Southampton.
- 83': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 83': Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 85': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 85': Moussa Djenepo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 85': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Che Adams.
- 86': Foul by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
- 86': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Hand ball by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 89': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jannik Vestergaard.
- 90'+2': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by James McArthur following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters with a cross.
- 90'+5': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
CRY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 4 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 70.6 | Possession | 29.4 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 5 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 458 | Accurate Passes | 121 |
| 580 | Passes | 236 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 8 |
| 18 | Crosses | 16 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 73 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 18 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 28 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 12 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 22 |
| 15 | Clearances | 22 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Crystal Palace (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Scott Dann |
| 8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 27 | Tyrick Mitchell |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 22 | James McCarthy  |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 10 | Andros Townsend |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 20 | William Smallbone |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
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