English Premier League

Southampton vs Arsenal, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Southampton
  • 44': Jan Bednarek
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1 - 0
Arsenal

    Arsenal dent hopes for final-four finish with defeat vs. Southampton

    Jan Bednarek's first-half strike helped Southampton to a 1-0 victory against Arsenal at St. Mary's Stadium on Saturday.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 1': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
    • 4': Attempt blocked. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
    • 7': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nuno Tavares.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 9': Attempt saved. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
    • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
    • 14': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
    • 14': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Bukayo Saka.
    • 17': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 34': Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 34': Foul by Lyanco (Southampton).
    • 37': Foul by Yan Valery (Southampton).
    • 37': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Cédric Soares (Arsenal) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 40': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
    • 43': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
    • 43': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Armando Broja (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eddie Nketiah.
    • 44': Goal! Southampton 1, Arsenal 0. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi following a corner.
    • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 49': Attempt blocked. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 49': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lyanco.
    • 51': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 52': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 52': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 52': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Armando Broja.
    • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
    • 54': Offside, Southampton. Oriol Romeu tries a through ball, but Armando Broja is caught offside.
    • 56': Benjamin White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Armando Broja (Southampton).
    • 56': Armando Broja (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 58': Attempt missed. Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
    • 59': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 60': Substitution, Arsenal. Emile Smith Rowe replaces Cédric Soares.
    • 61': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nuno Tavares with a cross.
    • 61': Attempt blocked. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 64': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 65': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 65': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
    • 66': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Stuart Armstrong is caught offside.
    • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Nuno Tavares.
    • 71': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 71': Attempt missed. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 73': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high following a corner.
    • 74': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Armando Broja.
    • 76': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
    • 76': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 79': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Lyanco.
    • 81': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 81': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Nathan Redmond replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 83': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 83': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
    • 85': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 85': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
    • 85': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
    • 85': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
    • 89': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
    • 89': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
    • 90'+1': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+1': Benjamin White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Southampton. Valentino Livramento replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 90'+5': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
    • 90'+5': Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+5': Shane Long (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.

    Statistics

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    6 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 2
    8 Corner Kicks 6
    2 Saves 6
    75.7 Possession 24.3
    23 SHOTS 9
    6 ON GOAL 3
    0.3 On Target % 0.3
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    582 Accurate Passes 131
    655 Passes 213
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
    4 Accurate Crosses 2
    31 Crosses 10
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    32 Long Balls 60
    13 Accurate Long Balls 17
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.3
    5 Blocked Shots 5
    7 Effective Tackles 7
    12 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.5
    5 Interceptions 17
    20 Effective Clearances 36
    20 Clearances 36

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 31,465

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Manchester City 7 +12 21
    2 Arsenal 6 +5 15
    3 Brighton & Hove Albion 6 +13 13
    4 Chelsea 7 +4 13
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (3-4-3)

    No. Name
    44 Fraser Forster (GK)
    4 Lyanco
    35 Jan Bednarek
    43 Yan Valery
    6 Oriol Romeu
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    15 Romain Perraud
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    18 Armando Broja Yellow Card
    24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Jack Stephens, Ché Adams, Mohammed Salisu, Shane Long, Tino Livramento, Adam Armstrong, Wilfredo Caballero, Nathan Redmond, Nathan Tella.

    ARS Arsenal (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
    6 Gabriel Magalhães
    4 Ben White Yellow Card
    20 Nuno Tavares
    17 Cédric
    8 Martin Ødegaard
    34 Granit Xhaka
    23 Albert Sambi Lokonga
    30 Eddie Nketiah
    7 Bukayo Saka
    35 Gabriel Martinelli
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Nicolas Pépé, Mohamed Elneny, Omari Hutchinson, Zak Swanson, Rob Holding, Mazeed Ogungbo, Bernd Leno, Emile Smith Rowe, Miguel Azeez.

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