Southampton 1-0 Arsenal: overcomes 1-0 with a goal scored by J. Bednarek
SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton defeats Arsenal 1-0 after J. Bednarek scored just 1 goal (45').
SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton prevails over Arsenal 1-0 after J. Bednarek scored just 1 goal (45′). Arsenal was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (76%).
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Peter Bankes with the help of Neil Davies and Tim Wood. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant around 17.2 degrees Celsius or 62.91 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 53%.
Match Statistics
Arsenal was in firm control of the ball 76% while Southampton was struggling with a 24% ball possession.
Arsenal was more aggressive with 105 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Southampton managed to find the solution to win this match.
Southampton shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Arsenal shot 22 times, 6 on target, 16 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 2 yellow cards (A. Broja and S. Long). On the opposite side, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (B. White).
After playing this match, Southampton will have 36 points like Aston Villa and Brentford to stay in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Arsenal will stay with 54 points to stay in the 5th place.
Match Events
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45'45'
J. Bednarek
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56'56'
A. Broja
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60'60'
E. Smith Rowe
C. Soares
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70'70'
N. Pepe
N. Tavares
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74'74'
S. Long
A. Broja
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82'82'
N. Redmond
S. Armstrong
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90'90'
B. White
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90'90'
V. Livramento
M. Elyounoussi
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90'90'
S. Long
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Southampton will play away with Burnley on the 21st of April with a 8-7 head to head record in favor of Southampton (9 draws).
Arsenal will play away against Chelsea on the 20th of April with a 19-10 head to head record in favor of Chelsea (8 draws).
Southampton: Formation and Lineups
Southampton started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl chose to play with the following team: Fraser Forster , Yan Valery , Lyanco , Jan Bednarek , Kyle Walker-Peters , James Ward-Prowse , Oriol Romeu , Romain Perraud , Stuart Armstrong , Armando Broja and Mohamed Elyounoussi .
Substitutes
Southampton made 3 changes: A. Broja for S. Long (74′), S. Armstrong for N. Redmond (82′) and M. Elyounoussi for V. Livramento (90′).
Top player: Jan Bednarek
The player who no doubt impressed Southampton the most was Jan Bednarek.
His rating is with 1 goal, 18 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 2.
Arsenal: Formation and Lineups
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale , Cédric Soares , Ben White , Gabriel Magalhães , Nuno Tavares , Martin Ødegaard , Albert Sambi Lokonga , Granit Xhaka , Gabriel Martinelli , Edward Nketiah and Bukayo Saka .
Substitutes
Arsenal made 2 changes: C. Soares for E. Smith Rowe (60′) and N. Tavares for N. Pepe (70′).
Top player: Cédric Soares
The player who no doubt impressed Arsenal the most was Cédric Soares.
His rating is with 46 passes (89% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
