Premier League, Southampton vs. Watford (Sun Jul 24) Southampton | Watford 4-3-1-2 P | 4-4-2 N P Alberti | William Doherty | Diogo_Costa GK | GK Pacheco S_Reguilon DF | DF Filippo_Berra L_Digne DF | DF K_Walk-Peters F_Miguel DF | DF B_White R_James DF | DF A_W-Bissaka D_Klaassen MF | MF M_Zubimendi L_Goretzka MF | MF J_McGinn D_James MF | MF J_Hendrix A_Chamberlain AM | MF D_Quina E_Haaland FW | FW M_Antonio G_Simeone FW | FW A_Morelos | M_Sels SUB | SUB M_Perin E_Alvarez SUB | SUB A_Robertson M_Hamsik SUB | SUB R_Suckling V_Wanyama SUB | SUB O_Tufan Richarlison SUB | SUB K_Furuhashi Referee: Graham_Scott (Oxfordshire) Min. 3 :(sou) D_James plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Simeone keeps possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... G_Simeone smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... GOAL !! ... The crowd goes wild ! ... Southampton go in front now with that goal! ... Southampton 1-0 Watford ... Min. 5 :(sou) L_Goretzka looks around for some movement ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen with the drive! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 6 :(sou) L_Goretzka with a pinpoint pass to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland breaks clear! ... He tries to take it round Pacheco ... He nutmegs Pacheco ... It hits the upright!! ... GOAL !! ... Southampton 2-0 Watford ... Min. 6 :(sou) The assistant manager is out on the touchline shouting orders ... It seems Southampton will now be playing C Min. 6 :(wat) M_Zubimendi looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Morelos receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... A_Morelos carves a shot towards goal ! ... Over the bar Min. 9 :(sou) R_James is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Pacheco dives desperately to try and save it!! ... And Pacheco tips it wide! ... Great goalkeeping! ... CORNER! ... S_Reguilon hits it into the box! ... Pacheco fists it away! Min. 9 :(sou) E_Haaland plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... K_Walk-Peters is late with that one ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... He gets a YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... They are lining up to take this one! ... A_Chamberlain hits it hard ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... Swung in by E_Haaland ... Pacheco fists it away! Min. 10 :(sou) R_James is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to E_Haaland ... A cracking drive from E_Haaland ! ... But he puts it wide ... How did he manage to miss that? Min. 16 :(sou) D_James squares it to D_Klaassen ... D_Klaassen with a stunning strike ! ... But Pacheco makes an easy save Min. 17 :(sou) A_Chamberlain makes the tackle ... J_Hendrix brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Graham_Scott waves play on!!! Min. 17 :(wat) B_White nutmegs D_James, he continues to run forward ... Fine tackle by F_Miguel ... He prevents the corner as well Min. 35 :(sou) A_Chamberlain with a measured ball to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone with a bicycle kick ! ... Pacheco makes himself big ... Superb Stop ! ... Well that one would have delighted him Min. 38 :(sou) D_James looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone rifles it to the far post ! ... Pacheco makes himself big and wins the ball Min. 42 :(sou) E_Haaland steps over the ball ... He nutmegs K_Walk-Peters ... That a lovely piece of trickery ... E_Haaland tries to beat Pacheco! ... But Pacheco tips it over ... Graham_Scott has given a goal kick ... He's not having the best of days ! Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) L_Goretzka with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heals ... L_Goretzka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... But Pacheco punches it away ... He could have caught that! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 2-0 Watford Min. 46 :(wat) J_McGinn looks up for support for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... M_Antonio receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... M_Antonio tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! Min. 51 :(sou) L_Digne beats M_Zubimendi ... L_Digne drives the shot in! ... But Pacheco stops that one easily Min. 52 :(wat) K_Walk-Peters finds his way through ... He bent his run well ... K_Walk-Peters tries to beat Diogo_Costa from outside the area! ... Diogo_Costa blocks the shot with his legs ... And he gathers it! Min. 53 :(wat) A_Morelos is rolling on the ground! ... He isn't going to continue! Min. 53 :(wat) K_Furuhashi is coming on for A_Morelos and will play FW Min. 54 :(wat) D_Quina nutmegs R_James ... G_Simeone takes the player down!! ... That’s a poor tackle! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 61 :(wat) A_W-Bissaka picks up a loose ball ... D_Klaassen had better start being careful if he continues to tackle like that Min. 61 :(sou) G_Simeone turns past M_Zubimendi ... He has created space for himself now ... D_Quina fouls badly ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment ... The boy is unlucky to get a yellow ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 62 :(wat) K_Walk-Peters hoists the ball across to K_Furuhashi ... K_Furuhashi with the shot ! ... Diogo_Costa with an easy save ... He just oozes confidence Min. 63 :(wat) D_Quina hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... K_Furuhashi collects the loose ball! ... S_Reguilon wins the ball well ... Graham_Scott has given a free kick ... Graham_Scott warned him Min. 64 :(wat) The defender loses control of the ball! ... J_McGinn seizes control of it and thinks about the shot ... J_McGinn with a powerful diving header! ... He couldn't have struck it more sweetly!! ... Diogo_Costa palms it behind !! ... What a great save! ... CORNER! ... M_Zubimendi plays it into the danger area! ... L_Goretzka reads it ... He clears the danger Min. 64 :(sou) G_Simeone is too quick for the defence ... J_Hendrix with a nasty foul ... The fans are chanting "OFF!!! OFF!!! ... YELLOW CARD!!, he is in the book for that one ... FREE KICK! ... It is in a good position! ... D_Klaassen swings it in ... G_Simeone takes control of it! ... A delicate chip from G_Simeone ! ... It's beaten Pacheco ... It goes wide !! Min. 65 :(wat) M_Zubimendi spots K_Furuhashi who is in acres of space ... F_Miguel brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But Graham_Scott waves play on!!! Min. 66 :(sou) A_Chamberlain turns past the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone shoots towards goal ! ... But Pacheco just gets his fingers to that one ... Graham_Scott has given a goal kick ... Unbelievable ! Min. 68 :(sou) E_Haaland plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He runs towards goal now ... E_Haaland flings a shot at goal ! ... But Pacheco hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 69 :(sou) D_James takes advantage of a bad back pass from A_W-Bissaka ... J_Hendrix with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... His 2nd yellow this game ! Sent off ! Min. 71 :(sou) D_Klaassen cut's in on the inside of the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone drives the ball low ! ... Pacheco tips it over ... CORNER! ... D_Klaassen swings it in! ... K_Walk-Peters gets up well ... And he heads it away Min. 76 :(wat) M_Antonio runs at S_Reguilon ... He takes it past him ... M_Antonio fires the shot in! ... But Diogo_Costa is equal to it Min. 84 :(sou) D_Klaassen kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... G_Simeone gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... A_W-Bissaka wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 86 :(sou) L_Digne looks up ... He swings the ball right towards E_Haaland ... K_Walk-Peters with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on Min. 88 :(wat) Filippo_Berra with a neat pass into K_Walk-Peters ... R_James reads him well and hoofs it clear Min. 90 :(sou) D_Klaassen has it now ... He takes on Filippo_Berra ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Haaland! ... A powerful header from E_Haaland ! ... It looks good ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... OHHHHHHHH !! ... He's put it wide Min. 91 :(sou) L_Goretzka bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to A_Chamberlain ... J_McGinn rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... What’s Graham_Scott going to give? ... He just waves play on! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Simeone (Man of the Match) Scorers : G_Simeone (3), E_Haaland (6) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Watford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_McGinn Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Hendrix (69) Booked : K_Walk-Peters (9), D_Quina (61) Injured : A_Morelos (53) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Watford Attempts on Goal : 17 | 6 Off target : 5 | 2 On target : 12 | 4 Possession : 50 | 50 Corners : 3 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 2 Subs Used : 0 | 1 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 3 | 4 Key Passes : 14 | 6 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 2 - 0 Watford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 31 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 30 12 8 28 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Digne DF 1 29 12 5 23 | 95 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 F_Miguel DF 1 29 10 3 26 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 0 0 R_James DF 1 29 10 3 23 | 95 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 13 30 5 24 | 95 0 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 30 4 L_Goretzka MF 1 12 28 13 24 | 95 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 0 21 56 11 D_James MF 1 13 27 14 23 | 95 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 48 0 A_Chamberlain AM 2 3 28 11 23 | 95 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 31 25 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 34 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 95 0 0 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 36 M_Sels GK 27 2 2 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Hamsik MF 2 4 27 11 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 29 3 27 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Richarlison FW 1 3 8 26 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Watford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pacheco GK 32 1 1 1 22 | 95 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 0 0 Filippo_Berra DF 1 29 11 3 31 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 K_Walk-Peters DF 1 29 11 6 28 | 95 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 23 7 0 B_White DF 1 28 10 8 23 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_W-Bissaka DF 1 28 12 7 28 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 M_Zubimendi MF 1 13 29 4 28 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 J_McGinn MF 1 6 29 8 25 | 95 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 13 10 3 J_Hendrix MF 1 11 29 4 25 | 71 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 -7 -7 D_Quina MF 1 2 29 13 21 | 95 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 M_Antonio FW 1 8 13 31 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 A_Morelos FW 1 3 11 29 23 | 55 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 M_Perin GK 28 1 1 1 20 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Robertson DF 2 28 11 2 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Suckling DF 1 26 13 3 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 O_Tufan MF 1 4 28 10 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Furuhashi FW 1 3 13 29 25 | 40 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1658654483 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35