League, Southampton vs. Norwich City (Wed May 10) Southampton | Norwich City 4-5-1 A | 4-1-3-2 P P Alberti | VACANT | Diogo_Costa GK | GK N_Pope O_Gardener DF | DF J_Young R_James DF | DF L_Chambers E_Alvarez DF | DM B_Silva S_Reguilon DF | DF Tom_Clayton D_James MF | DF A_Koiki V_Wanyama MF | FW M_Rashford L_Goretzka MF | MF K_Ly N_Redmond MF | FW C_Slack A_Chamberlain MF | MF M_Olise E_Haaland FW | MF H_Barnes | H_Lewis SUB | SUB K_Darlow S_Ramos SUB | SUB N_Clyne G_Gaudino SUB | SUB M_Odegaard D_Klaassen SUB | SUB M_Aarons G_Simeone SUB | SUB D_Brooks Referee: Andre_Marriner (West_Midlands) Min. 1 :(sou) Southampton will now play P after the order comes from the dugout Min. 1 :(nor) H_Barnes kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... M_Rashford gets on the end of the pass ... M_Rashford cracks a laser towards goal ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... Diogo_Costa moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL !! ... And Norwich City are leading in the game now ... Southampton 0-1 Norwich City ... Min. 2 :(sou) The Southampton manager told his side to change to a C strategy Min. 2 :(sou) E_Haaland takes possession ... E_Haaland belts the ball towards goal! ... It swerves a lot in the air ... But N_Pope parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 4 :(sou) D_James takes on L_Chambers ... He runs past him ... D_James with a graceful, looping effort ! ... N_Pope watches it sail safely wide! Min. 4 :(nor) B_Silva gets possession in his own half ... Good sliding challenge from L_Goretzka Min. 7 :(sou) N_Redmond bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to E_Haaland ... M_Rashford with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... Andre_Marriner will just give him a speaking to ... FREE KICK! ... What a silly place to give away a free kick ... A_Chamberlain hits it over the wall ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 8 :(nor) M_Rashford plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... But he loses control of it ... S_Reguilon hits it out for a throw Min. 9 :(sou) E_Haaland takes advantage of a mistake by H_Barnes ... It's a lucky break ... But L_Chambers slides in two footed. ... Andre_Marriner has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 17 :(nor) M_Rashford drives the ball across field ... It comes to C_Slack ... E_Haaland with a terrible tackle ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll be off if he does that again Min. 17 :(sou) N_Redmond sidesteps his marker ... He was too quick for his marker ... B_Silva with an ugly foul ... Andre_Marriner will want to speak to him Min. 22 :(nor) L_Chambers has space to run with the ball ... V_Wanyama slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 24 :(sou) R_James flicks it over the defenders head ... He showed some great skill there! ... But A_Koiki with the fine tackle Min. 25 :(nor) B_Silva sprints down the flank ... He plays the ball in to M_Rashford ... M_Rashford tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... Diogo_Costa is beaten! ... It hits the bar!! ... And goes clear Min. 26 :(sou) V_Wanyama volleys it forward. He finds O_Gardener ... O_Gardener must beat N_Pope! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 31 :(sou) L_Goretzka backtracks with the ball ... He hoofs the ball up field ... E_Haaland gets on the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge by Tom_Clayton ... He timed it well Min. 35 :(sou) A_Chamberlain drives it forward to V_Wanyama ... V_Wanyama beats the offside trap! ... He is clean through ... N_Pope comes towards him ... He nutmegs N_Pope ... It hits the upright!! ... N_Pope recovers to save it !! Min. 37 :(sou) L_Goretzka holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It's well wide! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 37 :(nor) K_Ly has found himself in space ... He looks up for his team mates ... He swings the ball in ... M_Rashford gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... M_Rashford with the chance ! ... But Diogo_Costa punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 40 :(sou) L_Goretzka plays the early ball across the box to find E_Haaland in space ... But J_Young wins the tackle Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(nor) H_Barnes with electric pace ... He eases past E_Alvarez ... E_Alvarez does well to get the tackle in Min. 45 :(nor) M_Olise with a superb first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... H_Barnes gets on the end of the pass ... But E_Alvarez slides in two footed. ... Andre_Marriner has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 46 :(nor) Tom_Clayton plays the back pass ... N_Pope can't get to it!! ... GOAL !! ... What a terrible mistake to make!! ... Look at the fury on the managers face!! ... Southampton 1-1 Norwich City ... Min. 47 :(sou) Southampton switch to playing P Min. 47 :(nor) B_Silva runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Rashford ... He's played him in ... D_James goes in studs first ... He's lucky to be let off for that one ... P Alberti looks relieved ... VACANT is far from happy with that decision ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-1 Norwich City Min. 57 :(sou) S_Ramos is being prepared to come on ... O_Gardener is leaving the pitch ... He looks disappointed that he won't be continuing ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 58 :(nor) M_Rashford cuts the ball back to C_Slack ... A vicious shot by C_Slack ! ... Diogo_Costa gathers it comfortably Min. 60 :(nor) M_Odegaard will come on for B_Silva and play MF Min. 60 :(nor) H_Barnes moves into a AM role on the manager's orders Min. 60 :(nor) K_Ly will now play as AM Min. 61 :(sou) E_Alvarez brings it under control ... He takes on L_Chambers ... He gets past him! ... He puts in D_James! ... D_James could have let it bounce! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 68 :(nor) The ball is passed in from K_Ly, he finds M_Rashford ... M_Rashford with a thundering shot! ... Diogo_Costa makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... It goes wide! ... CORNER! ... L_Chambers floats the ball in! ... Diogo_Costa reads it well, and claims it! Min. 70 :(nor) N_Clyne is being prepared to come on ... Tom_Clayton is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 70 :(nor) D_Brooks is coming on for M_Rashford and playing AM Min. 70 :(nor) M_Aarons will come on for A_Koiki and play DF Min. 70 :(nor) Norwich City's manager orders his side to play C Min. 71 :(nor) D_Brooks gets the ball on the wing ... He slides the ball past D_James! ... He has some space now! ... Blocked by S_Ramos Min. 76 :(sou) V_Wanyama runs down the flank ... He plays the ball across to E_Haaland ... But M_Aarons puts the ball out of play Min. 77 :(sou) E_Alvarez floats the ball in to find N_Redmond ... N_Redmond hits a great shot ! ... N_Pope saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 92 :(sou) E_Haaland plays a great one-two ... He continues to run forward now ... A thundering drive by E_Haaland ! ... It hits the side netting! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Wanyama Scorers : Tom_Clayton (46 og) Sent Off : N/A Booked : E_Haaland (17) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Norwich City Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Rashford (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Rashford (1) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Norwich City Attempts on Goal : 9 | 5 Off target : 6 | 1 On target : 3 | 4 Possession : 49 | 51 Corners : 0 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 4 Fouls : 6 | 7 Key Tackles : 6 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 1 - 1 Norwich City ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diogo_Costa GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 O_Gardener DF 2 26 4 2 19 | 59 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 95 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 20 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 31 12 8 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_James MF 1 13 28 14 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 29 3 27 | 95 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 20 3 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 30 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 A_Chamberlain MF 2 3 28 11 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 10 2 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 31 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 1 H_Lewis GK 30 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Ramos DF 2 22 1 1 23 | 36 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Gaudino DF 2 12 26 3 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 31 5 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Norwich City Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N_Pope GK 33 1 1 1 25 | 95 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Young DF 2 29 11 1 17 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Chambers DF 1 29 11 5 23 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 B_Silva DM 1 10 31 14 20 | 62 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 Tom_Clayton DF 1 30 13 4 25 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 -2 0 A_Koiki DF 2 29 14 2 22 | 72 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Rashford FW 2 3 6 31 23 | 72 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 20 30 K_Ly AM 2 1 29 13 22 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 C_Slack FW 1 2 3 29 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Olise MF 1 4 30 12 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 H_Barnes AM 2 3 30 11 21 | 95 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 K_Darlow GK 31 3 2 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Clyne DF 1 29 11 4 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Odegaard MF 1 3 31 13 26 | 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Aarons DF 1 28 9 2 22 | 23 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 D_Brooks AM 1 4 30 12 24 | 23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1683745298 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35