SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton demolishes Brentford 4-1 with goals of J. Bednarek (5′), A. Fernandez (37′ own), A. Broja (49′) and C. Adams (70′). On the other side, Brentford scored with ​V. Janelt (23′).

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Stuart Attwell with the support of Adam Nunn and Peter James Kirkup. The 4th official was David Coote. The weather was drizly. The temperature was cold at 9 degrees Celsius or 48.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 97%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Southampton was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Brentford that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match​.

Southampton shot 12 times, 6 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Brentford shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Southampton didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Brentford received 1 yellow card (I. Toney).

Standings

After this contest, Southampton will have 24 points to remain in the 11th place. Regarding the opposition, Brentford will stay with 23 points like Crystal Palace to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Manchester City on the 22nd of January with a 14-3 head to head stats in favor of Manchester City (3 draws).

Brentford will host Wolverhampton Wanderers on the 22nd of January with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Wolverhampton Wanderers (2 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl decided to play with the following team: Fraser Forster (6.7), Jan Bednarek (7.4), Lyanco (6.4), Mohammed Salisu (7.7), Nathan Tella (6.7), James Ward-Prowse (7.9), Oriol Romeu (7.1), Ibrahima Diallo (8.1), Romain Perraud (6.8), Nathan Redmond (6.4) and Armando Broja (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Adam Armstrong (6.5), Willy Caballero, Shane Long, Kgagelo Chauke, Che Adams (7.3), Stuart Armstrong (6.8), Jack Stephens, Thierry Small and Dynel Simeu.

Southampton could not rely on the presence of C. Adams (injured), S. Armstrong (injured) and A. Armstrong (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 3 changes: N. Redmond for C. Adams (65′), N. Tella for S. Armstrong (70′) and A. Broja for A. Armstrong (78′).

Best player: Ibrahima Diallo​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Ibrahima Diallo even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 48 passes (87% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 12. He hit the woodwork once times.

Brentford – Formation

Also Brentford adopted the 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Thomas Frank played with: Álvaro Fernández (5.8), Kristoffer Ajer (6.2), Pontus Jansson (6.2), Ethan Pinnock (6.4), Mads Roerslev Rasmussen (6.4), Vitaly Janelt (7.2), Christian Nørgaard (6.8), Shandon Baptiste (6.3), Sergi Canós (6.6), Bryan Mbeumo (6.2) and Ivan Toney (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Yoane Wissa (6.1), Finley Stevens (7.1), Jonas Lössl, Dominic Thompson, Mads Bech Sörensen, Mads Bidstrup, Saman Ghoddos, Mathias Jensen (7.1) and Marcus Forss.

Brentford could not rely on the presence of F. Stevens (injured).

Substitutions

Brentford made 3 changes: S. Baptiste for Y. Wissa (56′), E. Pinnock for M. Jensen (68′) and S. Canos for F. Stevens (76′).

Best player: Vitaly Janelt​

The most impressive player for Brentford was Vitaly Janelt.

His rating is (7.2) with 1 goal, 47 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Southampton – Brentford – 4-1