HULL. Southampton defeated Hull City to win 2-1. A goal from R. Fraser was decisive in the 90min. It was Southampton to strike first with a goal of Will Smallbone at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 25′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Ryan Fraser gave the win to Southampton in the 90′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. In front of 21,524 spectators.​ The referee was Geoff Eltringham who was helped by Shaun Hudson and Nigel Lugg. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Hull City was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Southampton that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more aggressive with 71 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the contest.​

Hull City shot 12 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Southampton shot 18 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Hull City received 4 yellow cards (Allahyar Sayyadmanesh, Cyrus Christie, Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Tyler Morton). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Fraser, Carlos Alcaraz and Ryan Manning).

Standings

After playing this contest, Hull City will stay with 17 points like West Bromwich Albion, Norwich City, Cardiff City and Middlesbrough to remain in the 11th place. On the opposite side, Southampton will have 20 points to remain in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will host Middlesbrough on the 10th of April with a 12-9 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

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

Hull City – Formation

Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Ryan Allsop (7.0), Cyrus Christie (6.6), Alfie Jones (7.1), Jacob Greaves (7.7), Rúben Vinagre (7.0), Jean Michaël Seri (7.1), Tyler Morton (7.0), Jason Lokilo (7.0), Scott Twine (7.1), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (7.9) and Liam Delap (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Sean McLoughlin, Adama Traoré, Aaron Connolly (6.6), Matt Ingram, Ozan Tufan (6.4), Doğukan Sinik, Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (6.8), Greg Docherty and Lewie Coyle (6.8).

Hull City could not rely on the presence of Ozan Tufan (injured) and Aaron Connolly (injured).

Substitutions

Hull City made 4 changes: Liam Delap for Allahyar Sayyadmanesh (82′), Cyrus Christie for Lewie Coyle (65′), Scott Twine for Ozan Tufan (65′) and Jason Lokilo for Aaron Connolly (76′).

Best player: Jaden Philogene-Bidace​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Jaden Philogene-Bidace.

His rating is (7.9) with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 14. He performed 2 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

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

Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.0), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.9), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jan Bednarek (7.3), Ryan Manning (7.3), Will Smallbone (8.2), Flynn Downes (8.4), Stuart Armstrong (7.3), Adam Armstrong (7.0), Carlos Alcaraz (7.0) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Joe Aribo, Alex McCarthy, James Bree, Ché Adams (6.4), Ryan Fraser (7.9), Mason Holgate, Shea Charles (6.7), Samuel Edozie (7.0) and Sékou Mara (6.8).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Ryan Fraser (84′), Carlos Alcaraz for Ché Adams (69′), Kamaldeen Sulemana for Samuel Edozie (69′), Will Smallbone for Shea Charles (88′) and Adam Armstrong for Sékou Mara (88′).

Best player: Flynn Downes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was Flynn Downes even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.4) with 64 passes (97% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Plymouth Argyle – 0-0
• Watford – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
• Swansea City – Leicester City – 1-3
• Stoke City – Sunderland – 2-1
• Preston North End – Millwall – 1-1
• Norwich City – Leeds United – 2-3
• Middlesbrough – Birmingham City – 1-0
• Hull City – Southampton – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Queens Park Rangers – 2-1
• Bristol City – Coventry City – 1-0
• Blackburn Rovers – Cardiff City – 1-0