Southampton beats Swansea City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Southampton tops Swansea City 3-1.

By
Luke Meyer
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Southampton beats Swansea City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

SWANSEA. Southampton defeats Swansea City 3-1. Southampton got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from Ché Adams (6′) and Will Smallbone (20′). Swansea City tried to recover with a goal from Jamie Paterson (40′). Nevertheless, the match was closed by a goal (45′) scored by Flynn Downes for Southampton. Southampton was vastly better in terms of ball possession (66%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 17,356 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Langford who was helped by Hristo Karaivanov and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Samuel Allison. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.13 degrees Celsius or 44.83 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Swansea City

1 - 3

Team 1

Southampton

  • ! 34 Ball Possession 66
Shots
  • 15 Total 21
  • 6 On Target 10
  • 7 Off Target 3
  • 2 Shots blocked 8
  • 72 Attack 105
  • 29 Dangerous attack 68
  • 82 Ball safe 89
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 6 Off Sides 2
Fouls
  • 10 Total 11
  • 2 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Southampton was in firm control of the ball 66% while Swansea City was struggling with a 34% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more pushing with 68 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match.​

Swansea City shot 15 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southampton shot 21 times, 10 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (Jay Fulton and Harry Darling). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Shea Charles and Taylor Harwood-Bellis).

Match Timeline

6'
C. Adams(goal)
17'
T. Harwood-Bellis- Yellow
20'
Will Smallbone(goal)Stuart Armstrong
Jamie Paterson(goal)Liam Cullen
40'
45'
Flynn Downes(goal)Stuart Armstrong
Jay Fulton- Yellow
45'
60'
J. Stephens- sub ->Taylor Harwood-Bellis
65'
Jerry Yates- sub ->Jamal Lowe
65'
Charlie Patino- sub ->Liam Cullen
65'
76'
Joe Rothwell- sub ->Stuart Armstrong
76'
Sékou Mara- sub ->Ché Adams
Joe Allen- sub ->Jay Fulton
75'
Harry Darling- Yellow
78'
87'
Shea Charles- sub ->Will Smallbone
90'
Shea Charles- Yellow

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 match, Swansea City stays with 33 points like Plymouth Argyle and Blackburn Rovers to sit in the 16th place. On the other side, Southampton will has 58 points like Ipswich Town to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away against Leicester City on the 27th of January with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Leicester City (1 draw).

Southampton will host Hull City on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Swansea City – Formation

Swansea City
G
Carl Rushworth 22.England
8.4
D
Harry Darling 6.England
6.8
78'
D
Josh Tymon 14.England
7.3
D
N. Wood-Gordon 23.England
6.6
D
Bashir Humphreys 33.England
6.4
M
Harrison Ashby 30.Scotland
6.6
65'
M
Jay Fulton 4.Scotland
6.4
75' 45'
M
Matt Grimes  8.England
6.4
M
Jamie Paterson 12.England
8.4
Goals40'
M
Liam Cullen 20.Wales
6.7
65'
M
S. Parker 41.Wales
F
Jamal Lowe 10.Jamaica
6.8
65'
Substitutes
G
Andy Fisher 1.England
D
Kristian Pedersen 3.Denmark
D
Nathanael Ogbeta 15.England
D
Kyle Naughton 26.England
M
Joe Allen 7.Wales
6.8
75'
M
Charlie Patino 18.England
6.4
65'
M
Oliver Cooper 31.Wales
F
Yannick Bolasie 17.DR Congo
6.4
65'
F
Jerry Yates 9.England
6.3
65'

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

The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: Samuel Parker, Carl Rushworth (8.4), Harry Darling (6.8), Nathan Wood (6.6), Bashir Humphreys (6.4), Josh Tymon (7.3), Harrison Ashby (6.6), Matt Grimes (6.4), Jay Fulton (6.4), Jamie Paterson (8.4), Liam Cullen (6.7) and Jamal Lowe (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Jerry Yates (6.3), Andrew Fisher, Kristian Pedersen, Joe Allen (6.8), Nathanael Ogbeta, Yannick Bolasie (6.4), Charlie Patino (6.4), Kyle Naughton and Oliver Cooper.

Swansea City could not rely on the presence of Jerry Yates (injured).

Substitutions

Swansea City made 4 changes: Jamal Lowe for Jerry Yates (65′), Liam Cullen for Charlie Patino (65′), Jay Fulton for Joe Allen (75′) and Harrison Ashby for Yannick Bolasie (65′).

Player of the match: Jamie Paterson​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Jamie Paterson.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 19 passes (58% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 14. He performed 5 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
7.5
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
7.3
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
7.9
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.0
60' 17'
D
J. Bednarek 35.Poland
7.3
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
8.5
Goals45'
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.8
87' Goals20'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
8.5
76'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
8.2
76' Goals6'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
6.7
F
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
7.9
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
J. Stephens 5.England
6.7
60'
D
Mason Holgate 6.England
M
Joe Rothwell 19.England
6.6
76'
M
Shea Charles 24.England
6.4
87' 90'
M
Carlos Alcaraz  22.Argentina
F
Sékou Mara 18.France
6.8
76'
F
S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Russell Martin played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.5), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.3), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.0), Jan Bednarek (7.3), Ryan Manning (7.9), Will Smallbone (7.8), Flynn Downes (8.5), Stuart Armstrong (8.5), Adam Armstrong (6.7), Ché Adams (8.2), Ryan Fraser (7.9).

These were the players on the bench: Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Stephens (6.7), Mason Holgate, Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara (6.8), Joe Rothwell (6.6), Shea Charles (6.4), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw and Tyler Dibling.

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: Taylor Harwood-Bellis for Jack Stephens (60′), Stuart Armstrong for Joe Rothwell (76′), Will Smallbone for Shea Charles (87′) and Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (76′).

Player of the match: Flynn Downes​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Flynn Downes.

His rating is 8.5 with 1 goal, 72 passes (94% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 7.

Results of the day

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