League, Southampton vs. Brighton (Sat Mar 30) Southampton | Brighton 4-4-2 P | 5-1-2-2 C Caretaker Will Schoolar | Will Schoolar | Diogo_Costa GK | GK M_Rodak J_Gvardiol DF | DF K_Walker S_Reguilon DF | DF A_Webster L_Digne DF | DF M_Doucoure F_Miguel DF | DF M_Doherty D_Klaassen MF | DF A_Benarous J_Buckle MF | DM M_Verratti V_Wanyama MF | MF S_Berge L_Goretzka MF | MF J_Ward-Prowse E_Haaland FW | FW J_Bowen G_Simeone FW | FW P_Schick | H_Lewis SUB | SUB J_Talbot R_James SUB | SUB M_Keane E_Alvarez SUB | SUB M_Fox N_Redmond SUB | SUB L_Trossard D_Nlundulu SUB | SUB Jordi_Ferrer Referee: Stuart_Attwell (Warwicksire) Min. 7 :(sou) D_Klaassen cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to L_Goretzka ... L_Goretzka controls the ball well! ... He hits the shot towards goal! ... M_Rodak won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... GOAL !! ... Excellent strike!! ... Southampton go in front now with that goal! ... Southampton 1-0 Brighton ... Min. 9 :(bri) K_Walker holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to A_Benarous ... But J_Gvardiol barges him off the ball Min. 17 :(bri) M_Doherty breaks clear of the defence! ... He is clean through on Diogo_Costa! ... S_Reguilon brings him down! ... He could be off!! ... Stuart_Attwell calls him over ... The ref is taking his time with him! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 22 :(sou) V_Wanyama sidesteps A_Benarous ... That was too easy ... V_Wanyama uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... GOAL !! ... Rifled into the top corner! ... Southampton 2-0 Brighton ... Min. 28 :(sou) E_Haaland sidesteps M_Doucoure ... E_Haaland tries to place it in the corner ! ... But M_Rodak punches it away ... That's gone out for a goal kick ... It was clear to everyone that M_Rodak got a touch Min. 29 :(sou) E_Haaland sidesteps A_Benarous ... That was too easy ... Good sliding challenge from K_Walker Min. 30 :(sou) F_Miguel puts in S_Reguilon ... M_Rodak is called for the holding foul ... He was a bit too close for comfort ... Stuart_Attwell consults with his assistant! ... PENALTY !! ... E_Haaland places the ball on the spot! ... He's converted it!! ... GOAL!! ... Southampton 3-0 Brighton... Min. 32 :(sou) V_Wanyama is down clutching his leg ... He is ok to carry on though Min. 32 :(bri) P_Schick turns nicely onto the ball ... S_Reguilon makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... K_Walker chips the ball into the area! ... Diogo_Costa reads it well, and claims it! Min. 33 :(sou) V_Wanyama finds E_Haaland in the box ... A_Benarous makes the challenge and clears the ball ... But it drifts out of play ... CORNER! ... E_Haaland plays it towards the near post! ... M_Rodak catches it! Min. 34 :(sou) D_Klaassen backtracks with the ball ... He hits the ball up field ... E_Haaland latches onto the end of it ... A_Webster pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Stuart_Attwell has stopped play ... Well spotted by Stuart_Attwell! ... He is ordered to cool off Min. 35 :(sou) E_Haaland kills the ball dead ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He plays the ball across to him! ... L_Goretzka gets on the end of the pass ... A_Webster with the tackle ... That's got to be a yellow ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 38 :(sou) G_Simeone gains control of the loose ball ... An audacious effort from G_Simeone ! ... GOAL !! ... He runs towards the Southampton fans! ... But it's been disallowed. ... The reason is unclear! ... The manager is involved down on the touchline!! ... He is shown the red card! Min. 41 :(sou) F_Miguel leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to G_Simeone ... Wonderful sliding challenge by A_Webster Min. 42 :(sou) G_Simeone with the dribble ... M_Doucoure is easily beaten ... But M_Verratti wins the tackle cleanly Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(bri) J_Bowen flicks it past J_Gvardiol ... He runs forward ... J_Bowen tries to chip the ball over Diogo_Costa! ... Diogo_Costa can't get to it! ... OH! It has gone just over the bar! ... Diogo_Costa makes a cocky smile ... Did he know that was going over? Min. 45 :(sou) There's going to be a change ... N_Redmond will come on for L_Goretzka and play MF Min. 45 :(sou) R_James is going to be brought on ... F_Miguel is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 47 :(bri) M_Doucoure drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Bowen ... J_Bowen with the drive! ... Over the bar ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 3-0 Brighton Min. 46 :(sou) D_Klaassen plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... G_Simeone decides to go for goal instead! ... G_Simeone leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... But he somehow misses ... The Brighton fans laugh at him Min. 52 :(bri) A_Benarous squares it to M_Doherty ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... L_Digne hits it out for a throw Min. 53 :(sou) J_Buckle holds the ball up and waits for support ... He knocks the ball across to G_Simeone ... G_Simeone hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... The ball moves through the air! ... M_Rodak moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It’s beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And into the net! ... GOAL !! ... Southampton 4-0 Brighton ... Min. 59 :(bri) S_Berge with a one-touch layoff to J_Bowen ... J_Gvardiol with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 60 :(bri) M_Keane comes on for M_Doherty and will play DF to the delight of the fans Min. 60 :(bri) L_Trossard comes on for S_Berge and will play AM to the delight of the fans Min. 62 :(bri) J_Ward-Prowse with the deft touch ... He takes it past J_Gvardiol ... He knocks it to P_Schick! ... L_Digne gets in the way of the ball and clears! Min. 64 :(bri) J_Bowen runs forward ... He nicks it past the slide tackle skilfully ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... J_Bowen hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... The fans get off there seats! ... But it sails over !! Min. 65 :(sou) E_Haaland takes advantage of a defensive mistake ... Can he make them pay? ... M_Rodak with a superb challenge ... Stuart_Attwell has given the free kick the other way! ... Stuart_Attwell calls him for a talk ... Stuart_Attwell looks across to his assistant! ... PENALTY !! ... E_Haaland places the ball on the spot! ... M_Rodak dives ... GOAL!! ... The keeper had no chance there! ... Southampton 5-0 Brighton... Min. 69 :(bri) M_Verratti with the first time pass to P_Schick ... P_Schick tries to catch the keeper out! ... Diogo_Costa with the acrobatic save ... He must have spotted the TV cameras! Min. 70 :(bri) Jordi_Ferrer is being brought on ... J_Bowen is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play FW Min. 70 :(bri) Brighton are switching their playing style to A Min. 70 :(bri) P_Schick plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... A scorcher of a shot from P_Schick ! ... Diogo_Costa was lucky there Min. 71 :(sou) G_Simeone sprints past A_Benarous ... J_Ward-Prowse with the high feet ... He's in trouble!! ... He could be sent off for that! ... YELLOW CARD! ... He was lucky to get away with that! Min. 75 :(bri) M_Doucoure controls it well ... He nutmegs L_Digne ... He puts in Jordi_Ferrer! ... Jordi_Ferrer with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... Diogo_Costa saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 79 :(sou) D_Klaassen flicks it past M_Doucoure ... He runs forward ... Jordi_Ferrer rushes in with a poor tackle!! ... That’s a foul!! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was lucky to escape with a caution! Min. 80 :(bri) L_Trossard plays it to his team mate for a one-two ... Jordi_Ferrer decides to keep possession instead! ... He runs towards the goal now! ... E_Haaland pulls on his opponent’s shirt!! ... Stuart_Attwell has stopped play ... Well spotted by Stuart_Attwell! ... YELLOW CARD!! Min. 80 :(bri) K_Walker hits a hard pass to P_Schick ... L_Digne slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 81 :(sou) N_Redmond holds the ball up ... He sees G_Simeone in space! ... G_Simeone from 20 yards ! ... But he somehow misses ... The Brighton fans laugh at him Min. 83 :(bri) P_Schick turns nicely onto the ball ... S_Reguilon takes the player down!! ... PENALTY!! ... No! The ref has given the free kick the other way! ... Unbelievable! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 88 :(sou) G_Simeone knocks it past M_Doucoure and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... G_Simeone tries to beat M_Rodak! ... M_Rodak just watches it fly safely wide! Min. 90 :(bri) M_Fox is going to be brought on ... M_Doucoure is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 91 :(sou) D_Klaassen is closed down ... He plays a quick pass under pressure ... L_Digne latches onto the ball ... Well executed sliding challenge from A_Webster ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... N_Redmond chips the ball into the area! ... J_Gvardiol makes a firm connection with his head ... M_Rodak parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Haaland (Man of the Match) Scorers : L_Goretzka (7), V_Wanyama (22), E_Haaland (30 pen,65 pen), G_Simeone (53) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Reguilon (17), E_Haaland (80) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brighton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : P_Schick Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : A_Webster (35), J_Ward-Prowse (71), Jordi_Ferrer (79) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Brighton Attempts on Goal : 11 | 6 Off target : 4 | 3 On target : 7 | 3 Possession : 47 | 53 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 2 | 3 Subs Used : 2 | 4 Fouls : 7 | 13 Key Tackles : 7 | 5 Key Passes : 9 | 9 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 5 - 0 Brighton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35 1 1 1 23 | 93 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 33 14 8 30 | 93 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 0 1 S_Reguilon DF 1 32 14 8 28 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 38 5 5 L_Digne DF 1 30 13 5 23 | 93 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 0 0 F_Miguel DF 1 30 11 3 26 | 45 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Klaassen MF 2 14 32 5 24 | 93 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 58 0 J_Buckle MF 2 13 30 13 28 | 93 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 0 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 30 3 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 23 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 32 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 0 0 -3 7 46 G_Simeone FW 2 4 10 32 21 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 8 8 37 H_Lewis GK 32 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 E_Alvarez DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 29 11 23 | 48 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 D_Nlundulu FW 1 4 8 24 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brighton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Rodak GK 35 2 2 1 24 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -52 0 0 0 K_Walker DF 1 31 15 2 26 | 93 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 20 0 A_Webster DF 1 31 15 9 21 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 -3 -3 M_Doucoure DF 1 31 13 3 24 | 92 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 M_Doherty DF 1 30 11 5 24 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Benarous DF 1 30 15 2 24 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 M_Verratti DM 1 14 30 1 29 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 S_Berge MF 1 6 32 3 25 | 62 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 J_Ward-Prowse MF 2 4 31 3 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 -3 7 -3 J_Bowen FW 1 8 15 32 29 | 72 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 P_Schick FW 1 3 13 30 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 J_Talbot GK 31 3 3 2 19 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Keane DF 2 29 11 2 26 | 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M_Fox DF 1 29 10 3 22 | 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Trossard AM 1 4 30 14 28 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 Jordi_Ferrer FW 1 3 13 30 22 | 21 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 -3 -3 0 1711830179 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35