SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton overcomes Bristol City 1-0 after K. Walker-Peters scored just 1 goal (47′). Southampton was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Wednesday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Keith Stroud with the help of Matthew Smith and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -8.71 degrees Celsius or 16.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 79%.​

Match Statistics​

Southampton

1 - 0

Bristol City

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 5 On Target 1
  • 5 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 4
  • 137 Attack 67
  • 52 Dangerous attack 23
  • 74 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 5 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Southampton was in firm control of the ball 68% while Bristol City was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more aggressive with 52 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match​.

Southampton shot 14 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 3 yellow cards (Ryan Manning, Adam Armstrong and Kyle Walker-Peters). On the opposite side, Bristol City received 1 yellow card (Zak Vyner).

Match Timeline

Adam Armstrong- Yellow
6'
Kyle Walker-Peters- Yellow
16'
C. Adams- sub ->Kamaldeen Sulemana
35'
Ryan Manning- Yellow
45'
Kyle Walker-Peters(goal)Adam Armstrong
47'
64'
Harry Cornick- sub ->Tommy Conway
64'
70'
Joe Williams- sub ->Kal Naismith
76'
Anis Mehmeti- sub ->Mark Sykes
Joe Aribo- sub ->Shea Charles
82'
Will Smallbone- sub ->Stuart Armstrong
82'
85'
Zak Vyner- Yellow
J. Bree- sub ->Ryan Manning
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Southampton will have 34 points to sit in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will stay with 25 points to remain in the 12th 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).

Bristol City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head statistic.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.3
D
J. Bednarek 35.Poland
7.5
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
7.9
16' 47'
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
7.3
90' 45'
M
Carlos Alcaraz 22.Argentina
7.3
M
Shea Charles 24.England
7.7
82'
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.5
M
Adam Armstrong 9.England
7.7
6'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
6.8
82'
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana
7.0
35'
F
R. Stewart 11.Scotland
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
Mason Holgate 6.England
D
J. Bree 14.England
90'
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
7.0
82'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
M
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
6.6
82'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
7.0
35'
F
Sékou Mara 18.France

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Ross Stewart, Gavin Bazunu (7.5), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.9), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jan Bednarek (7.5), Ryan Manning (7.3), Stuart Armstrong (6.8), Flynn Downes (7.5), Shea Charles (7.7), Adam Armstrong (7.7), Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.0) and Carlos Alcaraz (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Will Smallbone (6.6), Mason Holgate, Joe Aribo (7.0), Ché Adams (7.0), Joe Lumley, James Bree, Sékou Mara, Samuel Edozie and Ryan Fraser.

Southampton could not rely on the presence of Ché Adams (injured), Joe Aribo (injured) and James Bree (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: Kamaldeen Sulemana for Ché Adams (35′), Stuart Armstrong for Will Smallbone (82′), Shea Charles for Joe Aribo (82′) and Ryan Manning for James Bree (90′).

Player of the match: Kyle Walker-Peters​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Kyle Walker-Peters.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 63 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 3 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Bristol City – Formation

Bristol City
G
Max O'Leary 1.England
7.1
D
Kal Naismith 4.Scotland
6.8
70'
D
Rob Dickie 16.England
6.4
D
Zak Vyner 26.England
7.7
85'
M
Matty James 6.England
6.4
M
Jason Knight 12.Republic of Ireland
6.8
M
Mark Sykes 17.Northern Ireland
6.6
76'
M
George Tanner 19.England
7.8
M
Sam Bell 20.England
6.7
64'
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 22.England
7.0
F
T. Conway 15.Scotland
7.0
64'
Substitutes
G
S. Bajić 23.France
D
J. Knight-Lebel 27.Canada
M
Joe Williams 8.England
6.6
70'
M
Anis Mehmeti 11.Albania
6.6
76'
F
Harry Cornick 9.England
6.8
64'
F
Andreas Weimann 14.Austria
6.4
64'
F
Ephrahim Yeboah 29.Italy

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

Liam Manning played with: Max O’Leary (7.1), Zak Vyner (7.7), Robert Dickie (6.4), Kal Naismith (6.8), George Tanner (7.8), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (7.0), Matty James (6.4), Mark Sykes (6.6), Sam Bell (6.7), Jason Knight (6.8), Tommy Conway (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Williams (6.6), Harry Cornick (6.8), Anis Mehmeti (6.6), Andreas Weimann (6.4), Stefan Bajić, Jamie Knight-Lebel and Ephrahim Yeboah.

Bristol City could not rely on the presence of Joe Williams (injured).

Substitutions

Bristol City made 4 changes: Sam Bell for Andreas Weimann (64′), Kal Naismith for Joe Williams (70′), Mark Sykes for Anis Mehmeti (76′) and Tommy Conway for Harry Cornick (64′).

Player of the match: George Tanner​

The most impressive player for Bristol City was George Tanner.

His rating is (7.8) with 32 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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