Premier League: Southampton prevails over West Ham United 3-2
LONDON. Southampton overcome West Ham United.
LONDON. Southampton overcome West Ham United. West Ham United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Kevin Friend who was helped by Simon Beck and Adrian Holmes. The 4th official was Robert Jones. The weather was mist. The temperature was cold around 8.8 degrees Celsius or 47.77 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 97%.
Match Statistics
West Ham United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Southampton was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
West Ham United was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Southampton was capable to find the solution to win this match.
West Ham United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
West Ham United received 3 yellow cards (D. Rice, C. Dawson and J. Bowen). On the other side, Southampton received 3 yellow cards (A. Broja, J. Bednarek and K. Walker-Peters).
After playing this encounter, West Ham United will stay with 28 points to stay in the 5th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will have 17 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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8'8'
M. Elyounoussi
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34'34'
D. Rice
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46'46'
M. Antonio
N. Vlasic
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46'46'
M. Lanzini
P. Fornals
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49'49'
M. Antonio
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60'60'
C. Dawson
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61'61'
J. Ward-Prowse (Penalty)
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65'65'
S. Benrahma
J. Bowen
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66'66'
A. Broja
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68'68'
J. Bowen
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70'70'
J. Bednarek
J. Ward-Prowse
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80'80'
C. Adams
A. Broja
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81'81'
A. Yarmolenko
S. Benrahma
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85'85'
J. Bednarek
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89'89'
S. Armstrong
T. Walcott
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90'90'
I. Diallo
O. Romeu
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90'90'
K. Walker-Peters
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, West Ham United will play away with Watford on the 28th of December with a 6-6 head to head stats.
Southampton will host Tottenham Hotspur on the 28th of December with a 14-3 head to head in favor of Tottenham Hotspur (3 draws).
West Ham United: Formation and Lineups
West Ham United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager David Moyes chose to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański , Vladimír Coufal , Craig Dawson , Issa Diop , Arthur Masuaku , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Nikola Vlašić , Pablo Fornals , Saïd Benrahma and Jarrod Bowen .
Substitutes
West Ham United made 3 changes: N. Vlasic for M. Antonio (46′), P. Fornals for M. Lanzini (46′) and S. Benrahma for A. Yarmolenko (81′).
Top player: Manuel Lanzini
The player who no doubt impressed West Ham United the most was Manuel Lanzini.
His rating is with 37 passes (94% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 2 crosses.
His performance was notable also because he began the game from the bench before entering the field in the 46′.
Southampton: Formation and Lineups
Southampton started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
On the opposite side, Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Fraser Forster , Valentino Livramento , Jan Bednarek , Mohammed Salisu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Oriol Romeu , Nathan Redmond , James Ward-Prowse , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Theo Walcott and Armando Broja .
Substitutes
Southampton made 3 changes: A. Broja for C. Adams (80′), T. Walcott for S. Armstrong (89′) and O. Romeu for I. Diallo (90′).
Top player: Jan Bednarek
Probably the most impressive player in Southampton was Jan Bednarek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 44 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5.
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