Southampton conquers Leeds United 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Armstrong. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton overcame Leeds United 3-1 thanks to A. Armstrong who scored in the 2nd and 35th minute.

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David Brown
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Southampton conquers Leeds United 3-1 with 2 goals from A. Armstrong. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton beat Leeds United 3-1 thanks to A. Armstrong who scored in the 2nd and 35th minute. Southampton was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Adam Armstrong (2′), Will Smallbone (31′) and Adam Armstrong (35′). Leeds United reduced the distance with a goal (58′) by Pascal Struijk, but there was not much to do for them.

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 7:30 am local time. In front of 30,372 spectators.​ The referee was John Brooks with the help of Lee Betts and Akil Howson. The 4th official was Sunny Sukhvir Gill. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.03 degrees Celsius or 68.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 33%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Southampton

3 - 1

Team 1

Leeds United

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 10 Total 15
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 1 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 90 Attack 116
  • 30 Dangerous attack 57
  • 109 Ball safe 86
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 6
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 14 Total 13
  • 4 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Southampton was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 5 were on target. Still, Southampton found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Southampton shot 10 times, 5 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 15 times, 5 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 4 yellow cards (Jan Bednarek, Adam Armstrong, Shea Charles and Will Smallbone). Regarding the opposition, Leeds United received 1 yellow card (Glen Kamara).

Match Timeline

Adam Armstrong(goal)Kyle Walker-Peters
2'
Adam Armstrong- Yellow
12'
Will Smallbone- Yellow
18'
Will Smallbone(goal)Kamaldeen Sulemana
31'
33'
Glen Kamara- Yellow
Adam Armstrong(goal)Kamaldeen Sulemana
35'
Jan Bednarek- Yellow
37'
58'
P. Struijk(goal)
Ryan Fraser- sub ->Kamaldeen Sulemana
59'
C. Adams- sub ->Carlos Alcaraz
69'
Shea Charles- sub ->Will Smallbone
69'
73'
Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Crysencio Summerville
73'
A. Gray- sub ->Glen Kamara
Shea Charles- Yellow
76'
81'
P. Bamford- sub ->Daniel James
Joe Aribo- sub ->Adam Armstrong
85'
J. Bree- sub ->Stuart Armstrong
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
Ipswich Town
93
45
Leeds United
90
45
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
45
Preston North End
63
45
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Southampton will have 13 points like West Bromwich Albion and Leeds United to hold in the 10th place. On the other side, Leeds United will stay with 13 points like West Bromwich Albion and Southampton to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Coventry City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Southampton (5 draws).

Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
7.5
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
6.4
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.3
D
Jan Bednarek 35.Poland
6.7
37'
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.1
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.3
69' 18' Goals31'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
6.6
85'
M
Carlos Alcaraz  22.Argentina
6.7
69'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
8.5
85' 12' Goals2', 35'
F
Kamaldeen Sulemana  20.Ghana
7.8
59'
Substitutes
G
A. McCarthy 1.England
D
Mason Holgate 6.England
D
J. Bree 14.England
6.4
85'
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
6.4
85'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
M
Shea Charles 24.England
7.0
69' 76'
M
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
7.0
59'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
6.8
69'
F
Sékou Mara 18.France

Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (7.5), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.5), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jan Bednarek (6.7), Ryan Manning (6.4), Will Smallbone (7.3), Flynn Downes (7.1), Stuart Armstrong (6.6), Adam Armstrong (8.5), Carlos Alcaraz (6.7) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Aribo (6.4), Ché Adams (6.8), Samuel Edozie, Alex McCarthy, Mason Holgate, James Bree (6.4), Sékou Mara, Shea Charles (7.0) and Ryan Fraser (7.0).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Carlos Alcaraz for Ché Adams (69′), Will Smallbone for Shea Charles (69′), Adam Armstrong for Joe Aribo (85′), Stuart Armstrong for James Bree (85′) and Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ryan Fraser (59′).

Best player: Adam Armstrong​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Adam Armstrong.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 20 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
6.6
D
Jamie Shackleton 17.England
6.7
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.3
Goals58'
D
Sam Byram 25.England
7.0
D
L. Cooper 6.Scotland
6.7
M
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
7.0
M
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
6.4
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
7.5
73'
M
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.3
81'
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
6.4
73' 33'
F
G. Rutter 24.France
7.1
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 28.England
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
M
A. Gray 22.England
6.4
73'
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
F
P. Bamford 9.England
6.4
81'
F
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
6.8
73'
F
Ian Poveda 27.England
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (6.6), Jamie Shackleton (6.7), Pascal Struijk (7.3), Liam Cooper  (6.7), Sam Byram (7.0), Ethan Ampadu (7.0), Glen Kamara (6.4), Daniel James (7.3), Joël Piroe (6.4), Crysencio Summerville (7.5) and Georginio Rutter (7.1).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Rodon, Archie Gray (6.4), Luke Ayling, Patrick Bamford (6.4), Jaidon Anthony (6.8), Ian Carlo Poveda, Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt and Ilia Gruev.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 3 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Jaidon Anthony (73′), Glen Kamara for Archie Gray (73′) and Daniel James for Patrick Bamford (81′).

Best player: Crysencio Summerville​

The most impressive player for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville.

His rating is (7.5) with 18 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​