STOKE. Southampton prevails over Stoke City 1-0 after S. Armstrong scored just 1 goal (41′). Southampton took advantage of its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 20,002 spectators.​ The referee was James Bell who had the assistance of Ian Cooper and George Byrne. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 21.89 degrees Celsius or 71.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 66%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 57% while Stoke City was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 71 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Southampton managed to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Stoke City shot 15 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 9 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Stoke City received 4 yellow cards (Mehdi Léris, Ben Pearson, Ki-Jana Hoever and Daniel Johnson). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 1 yellow card (Flynn Downes).

Standings

After playing this match, Stoke City will stay with 10 points like Blackburn Rovers and Huddersfield Town to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will have 16 points like Sunderland, West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Cardiff City and Hull City to remain in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Swansea City on the 10th of April with a 13-7 head to head in favor of Stoke City (4 draws).

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

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Michael Rose, Mark Travers (7.3), Ki-Jana Hoever (6.3), Luke McNally (7.0), Ben Wilmot (6.4), Junior Tchamadeu (7.0), Josh Laurent (6.7), Ben Pearson (7.0), Daniel Johnson (7.5), Sead Hakšabanović (7.1), Nathan Lowe (7.1) and Mehdi Léris (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Wesley Moraes (7.0), Wouter Burger (7.0), Dwight Gayle, Jack Bonham, Jordan Thompson (7.1), Nikola Jojić, Joon-ho Bae (6.7), Sol Sidibe and Frank Fielding.

Stoke City could not rely on the presence of Jordan Thompson (injured).

Substitutions

Stoke City made 4 changes: Ben Wilmot for Jordan Thompson (59′), Josh Laurent for Wouter Burger (70′), Sead Hakšabanović for Joon-ho Bae (70′) and Ki-Jana Hoever for Wesley Moraes (74′).

Best player: Daniel Johnson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Daniel Johnson.

His rating is (7.5) with 38 passes (71% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 9 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

Also Southampton adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.9), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.5), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jan Bednarek (7.7), Ryan Manning (7.5), Will Smallbone (7.1), Flynn Downes (7.5), Stuart Armstrong (7.3), Adam Armstrong (7.3), Carlos Alcaraz (7.1), Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ché Adams, Alex McCarthy, Mason Holgate (6.8), Joe Aribo (6.7), James Bree, Sékou Mara (7.0), Samuel Edozie, Shea Charles (7.0) and Ryan Fraser (6.4).

Southampton could not rely on the presence of Ryan Fraser (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ryan Fraser (72′), Carlos Alcaraz for Sékou Mara (72′), Adam Armstrong for Joe Aribo (81′), Stuart Armstrong for Shea Charles (81′) and Will Smallbone for Mason Holgate (90′).

Best player: Gavin Bazunu​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was the goalkeeper: Gavin Bazunu. His rating is 7.85. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
• Stoke City – Southampton – 0-1
• Plymouth Argyle – Millwall – 0-2
• Middlesbrough – Cardiff City – 2-0
• Ipswich Town – Hull City – 3-0
• Birmingham City – Huddersfield Town – 4-1