League, Southampton vs. Brentford (Wed Jan 31) Southampton | Brentford 4-4-2 C | 4-3-2-1 N Caretaker Will Schoolar | Neil Stockley | Diogo_Costa GK | GK M_Dearnley+ J_Gvardiol DF | DF F_Alves F_Miguel DF | DF R_Henry R_James DF | DF J_Tarkowski E_Alvarez DF | DF T_Koopmeiners L_Goretzka MF | MF G_Lo_Celso N_Redmond MF | MF Jack_Clarke A_Chamberlain MF | MF T_Kronmuller+ D_James MF | AM D_Kulusevski E_Haaland FW | AM S_Bergwijn G_Simeone FW | FW Neymar | H_Lewis SUB | SUB M_ter_Stegen S_Reguilon SUB | SUB T_Mings L_Digne SUB | SUB H_Ongenda J_Buckle SUB | SUB D_van_de_Beek D_Nlundulu SUB | SUB C_Wilson Referee: Graham_Scott (Oxfordshire) Min. 5 :(sou) A_Chamberlain retreats under pressure ... He hits the ball up field ... G_Simeone latches onto the end of it ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Tarkowski ... He timed it well Min. 8 :(sou) E_Haaland beats T_Kronmuller+ ... He showed great skill there ... E_Haaland tries to catch the keeper out! ... The Southampton fans get off there seats! ... GOAL !! ... That’s put Southampton in front! ... Southampton 1-0 Brentford ... Min. 9 :(bre) Brentford's manager orders his side to play P Min. 9 :(sou) N_Redmond runs at the defence ... He nutmegs T_Koopmeiners ... He showed his class there ... N_Redmond hits a curling shot! ... GOAL !! ... It looks like he enjoyed that one!! ... He is dancing round the corner flag! ... Southampton 2-0 Brentford ... Min. 10 :(bre) a big roar from the crowd as H_Ongenda comes on for Jack_Clarke to play AM Min. 10 :(bre) Brentford will now play A after the order comes from the dugout Min. 11 :(sou) A_Chamberlain spots E_Haaland who is in acres of space ... Excellent sliding challenge by R_Henry ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... A_Chamberlain chips the ball in towards the far post! ... J_Tarkowski heads it away Min. 12 :(sou) E_Haaland pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... E_Haaland tries to catch the keeper out! ... M_Dearnley+ makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 12 :(sou) N_Redmond takes on 3 men ... F_Alves tackles from behind ... That looked malicious ... He could be off here! ... The referee reaches to his pocket! ... He jots down his name! ... RED CARD!! ... I think he was unlucky there, deserve a booking only! Min. 12 :(bre) Up goes the substitution board - T_Mings on for S_Bergwijn as a DF Min. 14 :(sou) G_Simeone plays a quick one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... G_Lo_Celso muscles him off the ball ... Looked like a good tackle but the referee has awarded them a free kick Min. 17 :(sou) D_James moves forward ... D_James has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... The net bulges! ... GOAL !! ... Southampton 3-0 Brentford ... Min. 25 :(sou) D_James 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 J_Gvardiol ... J_Gvardiol with a blistering shot ! ... M_Dearnley+ makes a comfortable save ... He wasn't troubled there Min. 28 :(bre) T_Kronmuller+ controls it well ... He nutmegs J_Gvardiol ... He puts in Neymar! ... J_Gvardiol does well to get the tackle in Min. 32 :(bre) H_Ongenda looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to T_Mings ... T_Mings hits the ball on the bounce ! ... Diogo_Costa with a fantastic point blank save ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league Min. 33 :(sou) F_Miguel wins possession ... He plays the ball across to E_Haaland ... Superbly timed tackle by J_Tarkowski ... He made it look easy Min. 36 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso unselfishly lays the ball back to Neymar ... A_Chamberlain scythes the player down. ... Psycho! ... He's lucky it wasn't more ... It’s just a warning Min. 41 :(bre) D_Kulusevski threads the through ball to Neymar ... Excellent sliding challenge from R_James Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 44 :(bre) H_Ongenda beats J_Gvardiol ... It looked like he pushed his marker ... "Play On!" Waves Graham_Scott ... F_Miguel wins the ball with a superb sliding challenge ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... R_Henry chips the ball into the area! ... Diogo_Costa easily claims the ball! Min. 45 :(bre) G_Lo_Celso puts in H_Ongenda ... But he loses control of it ... J_Gvardiol belts it clear Min. 46 :(bre) Neymar runs at E_Alvarez ... The defender slips and falls over ... Neymar drives the ball low ! ... Diogo_Costa makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! Min. 47 :(sou) D_James takes possession ... D_James has time and space! ... He tries the lob! ... But M_Dearnley+ gets down well to tip the ball wide ... CORNER! ... N_Redmond plays it towards the near post! ... R_James loses his marker ... He gets his head onto it! ... It's beaten M_Dearnley+ ... It goes wide !! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 3-0 Brentford Min. 48 :(sou) N_Redmond is out on the left ... He moves the ball right to G_Simeone ... A wicked drive by G_Simeone ! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 51 :(sou) R_James with an excellent first touch ... He sees a team mate making a run! ... He swings the ball in ... J_Gvardiol gets on the end of the pass ... He is in space! ... R_Henry with the tackle Min. 53 :(bre) Neymar plays a clever one-two with his team mate ... He looks around for options ... He moves forward with the ball ... But J_Gvardiol puts the ball out of play Min. 56 :(sou) E_Haaland skips the challenge from G_Lo_Celso ... The cross hits E_Haaland on the butt and rebounds towards goal ! ... But M_Dearnley+ just gets his fingers to that one Min. 57 :(bre) H_Ongenda with a clever shimmy ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_James looks embarrassed to take the ball off him! Min. 58 :(bre) T_Koopmeiners looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to G_Lo_Celso ... G_Lo_Celso sends it flying towards goal! ... Diogo_Costa gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 60 :(sou) S_Reguilon is being prepared to come on ... E_Alvarez is leaving the pitch ... Looks like the substitute will play DF Min. 61 :(sou) D_James looks around for some movement ... He knocks the ball across to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland blasts it at the goal ! ... But M_Dearnley+ punches it away ... He had to be brave to come for that one Min. 64 :(bre) Neymar nutmegs S_Reguilon, he continues to run forward ... J_Gvardiol with a bad challenge ... Graham_Scott will want to speak to him ... Graham_Scott gave him a strong warning Min. 65 :(sou) J_Buckle takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace L_Goretzka as MF Min. 65 :(bre) C_Wilson comes on for Neymar and takes up a FW role Min. 65 :(bre) T_Kronmuller+ with a real burst of pace ... He leaves S_Reguilon behind ... T_Kronmuller+ with the goal bound shot! ... But the ball goes harmlessly wide Min. 66 :(sou) J_Buckle beats T_Mings ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... J_Buckle chases it through, he must score ! ... M_Dearnley+ with a fantastic point blank save ... He shows why he is the number 1 Min. 68 :(sou) J_Gvardiol has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past R_Henry ... He puts in D_James! ... D_James with the side footed shot! ... It's gone over ... Well he must have left his shooting boots at home for that one Min. 69 :(bre) R_Henry looks for options ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to J_Tarkowski ... J_Tarkowski with a terrific drive ! ... He hits the sponsor hoarding with that effort Min. 70 :(sou) L_Digne is going to be brought on ... G_Simeone is leaving the pitch ... He hasn't had the best of games today ... Looks like his replacement will play DF Min. 70 :(sou) D_James with the first time pass to J_Buckle ... J_Buckle tries the lob from 30 yards ! ... M_Dearnley+ parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 72 :(sou) J_Buckle has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Tarkowski! ... He has some space now! ... J_Buckle lobs M_Dearnley+! ... M_Dearnley+ gathers it easily Min. 73 :(sou) S_Reguilon jinks infield ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to J_Gvardiol ... J_Gvardiol sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! ... But M_Dearnley+ punches it away ... He took a knock there ... His manager is looking on anxiously ... He's ok to carry on Min. 73 :(bre) H_Ongenda pass splits open the defence and finds C_Wilson ... But J_Gvardiol spotted the danger and cleans up the play Min. 76 :(sou) E_Haaland finds himself in acres of space ... A glorious effort by E_Haaland ! ... But M_Dearnley+ parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 78 :(sou) E_Haaland with the dribble ... J_Tarkowski read the danger and stops the pass Min. 85 :(bre) C_Wilson with the nutmeg ... He takes the ball forward ... Excellent sliding challenge by J_Gvardiol ... He timed it well ... CORNER! ... H_Ongenda lofts the ball in! ... It comes to D_Kulusevski ... He fires it towards to goal ... It's just over! ... 9 times out of ten he would have scored that! Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 91 :(sou) S_Reguilon finds his way through ... He sets up the shot ... From long range S_Reguilon bends the ball towards goal! ... GOAL !! ... He kicks the sponsor hoarding in delight! ... Southampton 4-0 Brentford ... ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : J_Gvardiol (Man of the Match) Scorers : E_Haaland (8), N_Redmond (9), D_James (17), S_Reguilon (91) Sent Off : N/A Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Brentford Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : G_Lo_Celso Scorers : N/A Sent Off : F_Alves (12) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Brentford Attempts on Goal : 17 | 6 Off target : 4 | 4 On target : 13 | 2 Possession : 56 | 44 Corners : 2 | 2 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 0 | 0 Subs Used : 3 | 3 Fouls : 4 | 8 Key Tackles : 8 | 5 Key Passes : 10 | 8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 4 - 0 Brentford ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0 0 0 J_Gvardiol DF 1 33 14 8 30 | 93 0 5 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 80 18 14 F_Miguel DF 1 30 11 3 26 | 93 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 10 0 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 93 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 26 10 1 E_Alvarez DF 1 29 14 2 23 | 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 8 8 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 29 11 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 A_Chamberlain MF 2 3 28 11 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_James MF 1 13 28 14 23 | 93 0 0 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 30 27 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 32 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 35 G_Simeone FW 2 4 10 32 21 | 72 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 H_Lewis GK 32 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 31 14 8 28 | 31 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 10 23 L_Digne DF 1 30 13 5 23 | 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Buckle MF 2 13 30 13 28 | 26 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 D_Nlundulu FW 1 4 8 23 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Brentford Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Dearnley+ GK 34 2 3 3 26 | 93 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -12 0 0 0 F_Alves DF 1 29 5 2 24 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 -7 -7 -7 R_Henry DF 1 28 10 3 23 | 93 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 10 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 30 6 3 26 | 93 0 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 52 0 1 T_Koopmeiners DF 1 30 11 3 27 | 93 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 G_Lo_Celso MF 1 8 31 5 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 1 Jack_Clarke MF 2 2 29 10 19 | 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Kronmuller+ MF 1 15 30 15 24 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 D_Kulusevski AM 1 7 31 14 25 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 S_Bergwijn AM 1 11 31 14 25 | 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Neymar FW 2 4 3 30 23 | 67 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_ter_Stegen GK 33 3 2 1 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T_Mings DF 2 28 5 3 27 | 81 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 H_Ongenda AM 1 3 29 12 21 | 83 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 0 D_van_de_Beek MF 1 4 29 11 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C_Wilson FW 1 3 5 30 22 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1706731675 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35