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Southampton 2-0 Norwich City: A surprise win against Norwich City

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SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton had a surprising win over Norwich City with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Adams (36') and a goal from O. Romeu (88').

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton had a surprising win over Norwich City with a 2-0 win with a goal from C. Adams (36′) and a goal from O. Romeu (88′). Southampton took advantage of its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper who was helped by Simon Long and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Graham Scott. The weather was clear. The temperature was quite cold around 2.8 degrees Celsius or 37.04 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.​

Match Statistics

Southampton was in firm control of the ball 58% while Norwich City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Southampton was more aggressive with 96 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Southampton won the match.

Southampton shot 27 times, 9 on target, 18 off target. On the opposite side, Norwich City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 1 yellow card (M. Salisu). On the opposite side, Norwich City received 2 yellow cards (T. Pukki and B. Williams).

After playing this contest, Southampton will have 32 points to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Norwich City will stay with 17 points to stay in the 20th place.

Match Events

  • 36'
    36'

    C. Adams

  • 39'
    39'

    M. Salisu

  • 60'
    60'

    T. Pukki

  • 72'
    72'

    L. Rupp

    M. Normann

  • 72'
    72'

    P. Lees Melou

    M. Rashica

  • 80'
    80'

    J. Stephens

    A. Broja

  • 81'
    81'

    K. Dowell

    B. Gilmour

  • 84'
    84'

    S. Long

    C. Adams

  • 88'
    88'

    O. Romeu

  • 90'
    90'

    B. Williams

  • 90'
    90'

    M. Djenepo

    S. Armstrong

Next match

In the upcoming Premier League match, Southampton will play away with Aston Villa on the 5th of March with a 8-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Norwich City will host Brentford on the 5th of March with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Norwich City (3 draws).

Southampton: Formation and Lineups

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl chose to play with the following team: Fraser Forster (6.6), Valentino Livramento (7.4), Jan Bednarek (7.6), Mohammed Salisu (7.1), Kyle Walker-Peters (8.3), Stuart Armstrong (6.9), James Ward-Prowse (8.3), Oriol Romeu (8.1), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.8), Che Adams (6.9) and Armando Broja (7.3).

Substitutes

Southampton made 3 changes: A. Broja for J. Stephens (80′), C. Adams for S. Long (84′) and S. Armstrong for M. Djenepo (90′).

Top player: James Ward-Prowse

The player who no doubt impressed Southampton the most was James Ward-Prowse even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.3) with 64 passes (92% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1. He performed 15 crosses.

Norwich City: Formation and Lineups

Norwich City started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

On the other side, Dean Smith played with: Angus Gunn (7.8), Max Aarons (5.9), Grant Hanley (7.6), Ben Gibson (7.0), Brandon Williams (7.0), Mathias Normann (6.6), Josh Sargent (6.3), Billy Gilmour (6.9), Kenny McLean (6.8), Milot Rashica (6.4) and Teemu Pukki (6.5).

Substitutes

Norwich City made 3 changes: M. Normann for L. Rupp (72′), M. Rashica for P. Lees Melou (72′) and B. Gilmour for K. Dowell (81′).

Best player: Angus Gunn

The player that probably impressed the most for Norwich City was the goalkeeper: Angus Gunn. His rating is 7.75. He performed 7 saves.

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