LONDON. West Ham United defeats Southampton 1-0 after N. Aguerd scored just 1 goal (25′). Southampton lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the London Stadium stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Tierney assisted by Constantine Hatzidakis and Neil Davies. The 4th official was Anthony Taylor. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.3 degrees Celsius or 52.39 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 12 Total 9
- 2 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 4
- 3 Shots blocked 2
- 119 Attack 117
- 48 Dangerous attack 45
- 88 Ball safe 94
- 12 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 56% while West Ham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Ham United was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Ham United won the match.
West Ham United shot 12 times, 2 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 9 times, 3 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
West Ham United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Duje Caleta-Car and Jan Bednarek).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, West Ham United will have 27 points like Nottingham Forest and AFC Bournemouth to hold in the 14th place. Talking about the opposition, Southampton will stay with 23 points to remain in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, West Ham United will play away against Brentford on the 13th of May with a 3-3 head to head statistic.
Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
West Ham United – Formation
West Ham United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager David Moyes decided to play with the following team: Łukasz Fabiański , Thilo Kehrer , Kurt Zouma , Nayef Aguerd , Emerson Palmieri , Tomáš Souček , Declan Rice , Lucas Paquetá , Jarrod Bowen , Danny Ings and Saïd Benrahma .
The home team had on the bench: Angelo Ogbonna, Michail Antonio , Pablo Fornals, Aaron Cresswell, Manuel Lanzini, Flynn Downes , Maxwel Cornet, Alphonse Aréola and Vladimír Coufal.
Substitutions
West Ham United made 4 changes: D. Ings for Michail Antonio (65′), Tomas Soucek for Flynn Downes (68′), Lucas Paquetá for Pablo Fornals (88′) and Emerson for Aaron Cresswell (88′).
Best player: Łukasz Fabiański
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Ham United was the goalkeeper: Łukasz Fabiański. His rating is 7.61. He performed 3 saves.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Jan Bednarek , Duje Ćaleta-Car , Romain Perraud , Stuart Armstrong , James Ward-Prowse , Roméo Lavia , Mohamed Elyounoussi , Theo Walcott and Sékou Mara .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Paul Onuachu , Lyanco, Joe Aribo, Carlos Alcaraz , Ainsley Maitland-Niles , Alex McCarthy, Ibrahima Diallo, Mislav Oršić and Kamaldeen Sulemana .
Substitutions
Southampton made 4 changes: S. Mara for C. Alcaraz (54′), Mohamed Elyounoussi for K. Sulemana (54′), Stuart Armstrong for Ainsley Maitland-Niles (72′) and T. Walcott for Paul Onuachu (72′).
Best player: Duje Ćaleta-Car
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Duje Ćaleta-Car.
His rating is with 63 passes (88% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.