LIVE UPDATES. Southampton scores again over Blackburn Rovers with a goal from Carlos Alcaraz in the 90th minute and the result is 4-0

Live updates of the match played between Southampton and Blackburn Rovers on the 16th of December 2023 in Southampton during the 22nd week of the Championship

LIVE UPDATES. Southampton scores again over Blackburn Rovers with a goal from Carlos Alcaraz in the 90th minute and the result is 4-0

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Blackburn Rovers are playing in the 22nd round of the Championship.

Carlos Alcaraz has scored a goal in the 90th minute. The result is now 4-0 for Southampton over Blackburn Rovers.

Match Statistics

  • ! 73 Ball Possession 27
Shots
  • 22 Total 4
  • 11 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 0
  • 5 Shots blocked 0
  • 153 Attack 35
  • 96 Dangerous attack 9
  • 84 Ball safe 66
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 15 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 8 Total 10
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 73% while Blackburn Rovers was struggling with a 27% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton had a more offensive attitude with dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 11 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Southampton to win the match​.

Southampton shot 22 times, 11 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 3 yellow cards (Joe Aribo, Will Smallbone and Flynn Downes). On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Callum Brittain, Hayden Carter and Sammie Szmodics).

Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz

Forwarder, Defender, Midfielder

ArgentinaArgentina

Age: 22

183 cm

68 kg

Season 2023/2024
Played 10 28 Missed
Minutes 377 37.7 Avg
Goals 0 0.0 Avg
Assist 1 0.1 Avg
Attempt 7 0.7 Avg
Passes 161 16.171.5% AvgSucc
Yellow 0 0.0 Avg
Red 0 0.0 Avg

This season he played in total 19 times for 995 minutes for Championship.

Carlos Alcaraz scored 2 goals for Southampton. He procured one assist. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.

His team is currently 4th in Championship. In the last match Southampton won 4-0 against Blackburn Rovers. The next match in Championship will be against Kettering Town.

The last time the teams played each other, the score was 4-0 for Southampton.

Southampton performance and stats

Southampton

Manager: Russell Martin
Rank 4th
Win 26
Draw 9
Loss 11
Goals 87-63
Diff 24

Southampton is currently 4th in the Championship with 42 points.

In the last 22 games, it has won 12 times, drawn 6 times, and lost 4 times. In its last match, Southampton won 4-0 against Blackburn Rovers.​​

It has a positive goal difference after scoring 37 goals and conceding 29.​

Southampton will play the next match in Championship against Queens Park Rangers on Saturday 23rd of December in London.​

Blackburn Rovers performance and stats

Blackburn Rovers

Manager: John Eustace
Rank 19th
Win 14
Draw 11
Loss 21
Goals 60-74
Diff -14

Blackburn Rovers is currently 11th in the Championship with 31 points.

In the last 22 games, it has won 10 times, drawn once, and lost 11 times. In its last match, Blackburn Rovers lost 4-0 against Southampton.​​

It has a negative goal difference after scoring 34 goals and conceding 38.​

Blackburn Rovers will play the next match in Championship against Watford on Saturday 23rd of December in Blackburn.​

Commentary

90'
Second Half ended - Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  
Hayden Carter - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card.
  
Goal! Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0. Carlos Alcaraz - Southampton - shot with left foot inside of six yard box - left side to the right corner.
  
New attacking attempt. Will Smallbone - Southampton - shot with left foot from outside the box is saved in the left corner. Assist - Carlos Alcaraz.
  
Goal! Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sékou Mara - Southampton - shot with right foot from the right side of the six yard box to the right corner. Assist - Ryan Fraser with a cross.
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
  
Missed chance. Carlos Alcaraz - Southampton - shot with the head from the centre of the box goes high. Assist - James Bree with a cross after corner.
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
  
New attacking attempt. Ryan Fraser - Southampton - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the right corner. Assist - Kyle Walker-Peters.
  
Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Jack Stephens - Southampton
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Arnór Sigurdsson.

89'
Shea Charles - Southampton - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers

86'
Penalty missed. Carlos Alcaraz - Southampton - shot with right foot is very close to the goal.
  
Delay over. They are ready to continue.

84'
Delay in match - injury Sékou Mara - Southampton
  
Penalty conceded by Hayden Carter - Blackburn Rovers - after a foul in the penalty area.
  
Penalty Southampton. Sékou Mara draws a foul in the penalty area.

83'
Corner - Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Shea Charles.

82'
Missed chance. Joe Aribo - Southampton - shot with left foot from the left side of the box goes high.
  
New attacking attempt. Sékou Mara - Southampton - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Carlos Alcaraz with a through ball.

77'
Kyle Walker-Peters - Southampton - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Lewis Travis - Blackburn Rovers

76'
Substitution - Southampton. Sékou Mara for Adam Armstrong.
  
Substitution - Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz for Stuart Armstrong.
  
Joe Aribo - Southampton - receive yellow card for a foul.

75'
Shot blocked. Jan Bednarek - Southampton - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ryan Fraser.

74'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Harry Leonard.

73'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Harry Leonard.

70'
Substitution - Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis for Adam Wharton.

67'
Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Joe Aribo - Southampton - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers
  
Will Smallbone - Southampton - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Will Smallbone - Southampton

66'
Substitution - Southampton. Jack Stephens for Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  
Substitution - Southampton. Shea Charles for Flynn Downes.

65'
Substitution - Southampton. Ryan Fraser for Samuel Edozie.

64'
Goal! Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the left corner. Assist - Flynn Downes.

63'
New attacking attempt. Harry Leonard - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - James Hill.

61'
Jake Garrett - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Joe Aribo - Southampton

60'
Offside - Southampton. Adam Armstrong is in offside.

58'
Substitution - Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard for Sondre Tronstad.
  
Substitution - Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett for Andrew Moran.

57'
Scott Wharton - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Will Smallbone - Southampton

55'
Second yellow card to Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers
  
Samuel Edozie - Southampton - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by James Hill - Blackburn Rovers

52'
New attacking attempt. Andrew Moran - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Callum Brittain.

50'
Shot blocked. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Adam Armstrong.

48'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
  
New attacking attempt. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - Kyle Walker-Peters.

45'
Second Half starts Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  
First Half ended - Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.

44'
Goal! Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Samuel Edozie - Southampton - shot with right foot from few metres to the left corner. Assist - James Bree with a cross after corner.
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by James Hill.

42'
Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - won a free kick on the right wing.
  
Fouled by Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers

40'
Fouled by Joe Aribo - Southampton
  
Arnór Sigurdsson - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.

39'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Hayden Carter.

37'
Flynn Downes - Southampton - receive yellow card.

39'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.

38'
Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Hayden Carter - Blackburn Rovers

36'
New attacking attempt. Will Smallbone - Southampton - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal. Assist - Stuart Armstrong with a cross.

29'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.

31'
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  
Delay in match - injury Leopold Wahlstedt - Blackburn Rovers

29'
New attacking attempt. Adam Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.

27'
Will Smallbone - Southampton - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers

26'
Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - receive yellow card for a foul.
  
Kyle Walker-Peters - Southampton - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers

24'
New attacking attempt. Callum Brittain - Blackburn Rovers - shot with left foot from few metres is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.

23'
New attacking attempt. Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.

22'
Fouled by Flynn Downes - Southampton
  
Adam Wharton - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in attack.

19'
Shot blocked. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Kyle Walker-Peters.

17'
Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by James Bree - Southampton
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by James Hill.

13'
New attacking attempt. James Bree - Southampton - shot with right foot from outside the box is saved by goalkeeper in the centre of the goal.

11'
Missed chance. Will Smallbone - Southampton - shot with right foot from the right side of the box is very close to the goal. Assist - Adam Armstrong with a head.

13'
Shot blocked. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Flynn Downes.

12'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Moran.

10'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  
Shot blocked. Joe Aribo - Southampton - shot with the head from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - James Bree with a cross.
  
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.

9'
Corner - Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Moran.

8'
Offside - Southampton. Samuel Edozie is in offside.

7'
Kyle Walker-Peters - Southampton - won a free kick in attack.
  
Fouled by Sammie Szmodics - Blackburn Rovers
  
Harry Pickering - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Flynn Downes - Southampton

6'
Missed chance. Will Smallbone - Southampton - shot with right foot from the centre of the box missed. Assist - Samuel Edozie.

5'
Missed chance. Stuart Armstrong - Southampton - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is close, but missed. Assist - Samuel Edozie.

4'
Samuel Edozie - Southampton - won a free kick on the left wing.
  
Fouled by James Hill - Blackburn Rovers

3'
Harry Pickering - Blackburn Rovers - won a free kick in defence.
  
Fouled by Adam Armstrong - Southampton