LONDON. Southampton tops Queens Park Rangers 1-0 after T. Harwood-Bellis scored just 1 goal (42′). Southampton was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 17,745 spectators. The referee was Oliver Langford who had the assistance of Hristo Karaivanov and Andrew Dallison. The 4th official was Scott Tallis. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.54 degrees Celsius or 50.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
- 12 Total 13
- 2 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 7
- 71 Attack 93
- 40 Dangerous attack 56
- 70 Ball safe 89
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 5
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 1
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton had a strong ball possession 62% while Queens Park Rangers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 56 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the encounter.
Queens Park Rangers shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southampton shot 13 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (Elijah Dixon-Bonner). On the opposite side, Southampton received 4 yellow cards (Jack Stephens, Ché Adams, Shea Charles and Joe Aribo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Queens Park Rangers stays with 20 points to hold in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Southampton will has 45 points like Leeds United to sit in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Queens Park Rangers will host Watford on the 5th of August with a 8-8 head to head statistic.
Southampton will host Swansea City on the 26th of December with a 9-3 head to head in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
84'
45'
Queens Park Rangers started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Martí Cifuentes Corvillo decided to play with the following team: Asmir Begović , Reggie Cannon , Jimmy Dunne , Jake Clarke-Salter , Kenneth Paal , Andre Dozzell , Samuel Field , Elijah Dixon-Bonner , Chris Willock , Lyndon Dykes and Ilias Chair .
The home team had on the bench: Paul Smyth , Sinclair Armstrong , Osman Kakay, Jordan Archer, Taylor Richards, Ziyad Larkeche , Charlie Kelman , Aaron Drewe and Albert Adomah .
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: Elijah Dixon-Bonner for Ziyad Larkeche (67′), Lyndon Dykes for Sinclair Armstrong (74′), Chris Willock for Paul Smyth (74′), Andre Dozzell for Charlie Kelman (84′) and Reggie Cannon for Albert Adomah (84′).
Player of the match: Chris Willock
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Queens Park Rangers was Chris Willock.
His rating is with 9 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
42'
Southampton started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu , James Bree , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Kyle Walker-Peters , Will Smallbone , Flynn Downes , Joe Aribo , Adam Armstrong , Samuel Edozie and Stuart Armstrong .
These were the players on the bench: Ryan Manning , Jack Stephens , Mason Holgate, Ché Adams , Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara, Carlos Alcaraz, Shea Charles and Ryan Fraser .
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Ryan Manning (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: James Bree for Ryan Manning (32′), Flynn Downes for Shea Charles (56′), Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (57′), Will Smallbone for Ché Adams (56′) and Adam Armstrong for Jack Stephens (87′).
Player of the match: Taylor Harwood-Bellis
The most impressive player for Southampton was Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
His rating is with 1 goal, 95 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 6.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Coventry City – 0-3
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-0
- Sheffield Wednesday – Cardiff City – 1-2
- Queens Park Rangers – Southampton – 0-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Birmingham City – 3-3
- Norwich City – Huddersfield Town – 2-0
- Middlesbrough – West Bromwich Albion – 1-0
- Leicester City – Rotherham United – 3-0
- Leeds United – Ipswich Town – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Watford – 1-2
