Southampton crushes Swansea City 5-0 after playing a fantastic match. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton obliterates Swansea City 5-0 with goals of

December 27, 2023

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton demolishes Swansea City 5-0 with goals of Joe Aribo (17′), Samuel Edozie (48′), Ryan Fraser (74′), Ryan Fraser (87′) and Ché Adams (90′). Southampton capitalized on its better ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 30,279 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Lee Venamore and G Read. The 4th official was Alan Young. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.97 degrees Celsius or 48.15 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.

Match Statistics

Southampton

5 - 0

Swansea City

60 Ball Possession 40

Shots

11 Total 4
9 On Target 1
0 Off Target 2
2 Shots blocked 1

141 Attack 65
60 Dangerous attack 22
77 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 1

Fouls

16 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 4
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 60% while Swansea City was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match.

Southampton shot 11 times, 9 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 4 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Jan Bednarek and Joe Aribo). Talking about the opposition, Swansea City received 4 yellow cards (Josh Tymon, Joe Allen, Jay Fulton and Liam Cullen).

Match Timeline

Joe Aribo(goal)Adam Armstrong

17'

24'

Liam Cullen- Yellow

J. Bednarek- Yellow

34'

Joe Aribo- Yellow

38'

46'

Oliver Cooper- sub ->Liam Cullen

Samuel Edozie(goal)

48'

55'

Josh Tymon- Yellow

56'

Jay Fulton- Yellow

57'

Will Smallbone- sub ->Flynn Downes

57'

59'

Joe Allen- sub ->Jay Fulton

59'

Charlie Patino- sub ->Jerry Yates

C. Adams- sub ->Jack Stephens

70'

Ryan Fraser- sub ->Samuel Edozie

70'

71'

Ryan Fraser(goal)Adam Armstrong

74'

79'

Mykola Kukharevych - sub ->Jamie Paterson

Sékou Mara- sub ->Adam Armstrong

80'

83'

Joe Allen- Yellow

Ryan Fraser(goal)Sékou Mara

87'

C. Adams(goal)

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Southampton has 48 points to hold in the 3rd place. On the opposite side, Swansea City will stays with 28 points like Plymouth Argyle to sit in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Plymouth Argyle on the 29th of December with a 4-3 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (4 draws).

Swansea City will play away against Coventry City on the 29th of December with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (7 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland

7.7

T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England

7.3

J. Bednarek 35.Poland

7.3

34'

J. Stephens 5.England

7.3

70'

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

7.8

Flynn Downes 4.England

7.0

57'

Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria

7.8

38'

17'

Adam Armstrong 9.England

7.9

80'

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

6.8

57'

Samuel Edozie 23.England

7.8

70'

48'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley 13.England

Mason Holgate 6.England

Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland

7.0

57'

Carlos Alcaraz 22.Argentina

7.0

57'

Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland

9.2

70'

74', 87'

C. Adams 10.Scotland

7.1

70'

90'

Sékou Mara 18.France

7.0

80'

S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

Southampton started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (7.3), Jack Stephens (7.3), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.3), Jan Bednarek (7.3), Ryan Manning (7.7), Joe Aribo (7.8), Flynn Downes (7.0), Stuart Armstrong (6.8), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.8), Samuel Edozie (7.8) and Adam Armstrong (7.9).

The home team had on the bench: Will Smallbone (7.0), Mason Holgate, Ché Adams (7.1), Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara (7.0), Carlos Alcaraz (7.0), Ryan Fraser (9.2), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw and Tyler Dibling.

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz (57′), Flynn Downes for Will Smallbone (57′), Jack Stephens for Ché Adams (70′), Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (70′) and Adam Armstrong for Sékou Mara (80′).

Player of the match: Ryan Fraser

The most impressive player for Southampton was Ryan Fraser.

His rating is 9.2 with 2 goals, 10 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was extraordinary also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 70′.

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City

Carl Rushworth 22.England

6.0

Bashir Humphreys 33.England

6.0

N. Wood-Gordon 23.England

6.0

Josh Key 2.England

Ben Cabango 5.Wales

6.4

Josh Tymon 14.England

6.1

55'

Jay Fulton 4.Scotland

6.7

59'

56'

Matt Grimes 8.England

6.8

Jerry Yates 9.England

6.3

59'

Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica

6.1

71'

Jamie Paterson 12.England

6.4

79'

Liam Cullen 20.Wales

7.0

46'

24'

Substitutes

Andy Fisher 1.England

Harry Darling 6.England

Kyle Naughton 26.England

Yannick Bolasie 17.DR Congo

6.3

71'

Joe Allen 7.Wales

6.4

59'

83'

Charlie Patino 18.England

6.6

59'

Liam Walsh 28.England

Oliver Cooper 31.Wales

6.4

46'

Mykola Kukharevych 19.Ukraine

6.6

79'

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

Michael Duff played with: Josh Key, Carl Rushworth (6.0), Bashir Humphreys (6.0), Ben Cabango (6.4), Nathan Wood (6.0), Josh Tymon (6.1), Jay Fulton (6.7), Matt Grimes (6.8), Jamal Lowe (6.1), Jamie Paterson (6.4) and Jerry Yates (6.3), Liam Cullen (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Yannick Bolasie (6.3), Andrew Fisher, Harry Darling, Joe Allen (6.4), Charlie Patino (6.6), Mykola Kukharevych (6.6), Kyle Naughton, Liam Walsh and Oliver Cooper (6.4).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 5 changes: Liam Cullen for Oliver Cooper (46′), Jamal Lowe for Yannick Bolasie (71′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (59′), Jerry Yates for Charlie Patino (59′) and Jamie Paterson for Mykola Kukharevych (79′).