Southampton prevails over Huddersfield Town 5-3 after playing a incredible match. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton defeats Huddersfield Town 5-3 after playing a incredible match.

February 11, 2024

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton prevails over Huddersfield Town 5-3 after playing a incredible match. Southampton was surely better in terms of ball possession (71%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 29,863 spectators. The referee was David Webb who was helped by Rob Smith and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.3 degrees Celsius or 50.54 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.

Match Statistics

Southampton

5 - 3

Huddersfield Town

! 71 Ball Possession 29

Shots

15 Total 17
7 On Target 6
4 Off Target 8
4 Shots blocked 3

96 Attack 98
70 Dangerous attack 45
32 Ball safe 20

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 6
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

5 Total 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 71% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 29% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southampton won the match.

Southampton shot 15 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 17 times, 6 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Jan Bednarek and Ryan Manning). On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (Ben Jackson, Brodie Spencer and Jack Rudoni).

Match Timeline

21'

Brodie Spencer- Yellow

J. Bednarek- Yellow

23'

Joe Rothwell- sub ->Flynn Downes

33'

36'

Sorba Thomas(goal)Jack Rudoni

39'

Jack Rudoni- Yellow

45'

David Kasumu(goal)Sorba Thomas

Ryan Manning- Yellow

47'

David Brooks- sub ->Ché Adams

46'

Joe Rothwell(goal)

49'

Joe Rothwell(goal)David Brooks

50'

65'

Alex Matos(goal)Brodie Spencer

67'

B. Jackson- sub ->Brodie Spencer

Samuel Edozie- sub ->Ryan Fraser

71'

Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->Stuart Armstrong

71'

74'

B. Jackson- Yellow

77'

P. Jones- sub ->Josh Koroma

Sékou Mara- sub ->Adam Armstrong

79'

80'

T. Lees(own-goal)

Sékou Mara(goal)David Brooks

84'

87'

B. Diarra- sub ->Jonathan Hogg

87'

Bojan Radulović- sub ->David Kasumu

87'

Ben Wiles- sub ->Alex Matos

Samuel Edozie(goal)Sékou Mara

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Southampton has 64 points to sit in the 2nd place. On the other side, Huddersfield Town will stays with 31 points to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Hull City on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Huddersfield Town will host Sunderland on the 14th of February with a 1-1 head to head record.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton

Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland

6.6

Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England

7.5

Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland

7.1

47'

T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England

7.0

J. Bednarek 35.Poland

7.5

23'

Flynn Downes 4.England

6.8

33'

Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland

7.5

S. Armstrong 17.Scotland

7.1

71'

Adam Armstrong 9.England

6.7

79'

C. Adams 10.Scotland

6.4

46'

Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland

7.0

71'

Substitutes

Joe Lumley 13.England

J. Stephens 5.England

Joe Rothwell 19.England

8.4

33'

49', 50'

Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana

6.4

71'

Samuel Edozie 23.England

7.5

71'

90'

Shea Charles 24.England

David Brooks 36.Wales

8.4

46'

Sékou Mara 18.France

8.7

79'

84'

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

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.6), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.5), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.0), Jan Bednarek (7.5), Ryan Manning (7.1), Will Smallbone (7.5), Flynn Downes (6.8), Stuart Armstrong (7.1), Adam Armstrong (6.7), Ché Adams (6.4) and Ryan Fraser (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Stephens, Joe Lumley, Sékou Mara (8.7), Joe Rothwell (8.4), Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.4), Samuel Edozie (7.5), Shea Charles, Tyler Dibling and David Brooks (8.4).

Southampton could not rely on the presence of Joe Rothwell (injured) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (injured).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Flynn Downes for Joe Rothwell (33′), Ché Adams for David Brooks (46′), Stuart Armstrong for Kamaldeen Sulemana (71′), Adam Armstrong for Sékou Mara (79′) and Ryan Fraser for Samuel Edozie (71′).

Player of the match: Sékou Mara

The most impressive player for Southampton was Sékou Mara.

His rating is 8.7 with 1 goal, 5 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 1 duel out of 6.

His performance was exceptional also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 79′.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town

Lee Nicholls 1.England

6.0

Y. Nakayama 33.Japan

6.0

Matthew Pearson 4.England

6.3

Radinio Balker 24.Netherlands

T. Lees 32.England

6.4

Jack Rudoni 8.England

7.3

39'

David Kasumu 18.England

7.0

87'

45'

Jonathan Hogg 6.England

7.1

87'

Sorba Thomas 14.Wales

8.5

36'

Brodie Spencer 17.Northern Ireland

7.3

67'

21'

Alex Matos 21.England

7.3

87'

65'

Josh Koroma 10.England

7.0

77'

Substitutes

C. Maxwell 12.Wales

G. Bellagambi 41.Uganda

Tom Edwards 16.England

B. Jackson 30.England

6.0

67'

74'

B. Diarra 11.Mali

6.4

87'

Ben Wiles 23.England

6.7

87'

P. Jones 26.Wales

6.7

77'

Bojan Radulović 9.Serbia

6.4

87'

Huddersfield Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Jonathan Worthington played with: Radinio Balker, Lee Nicholls (6.0), Matthew Pearson (6.3), Tom Lees (6.4), Yuta Nakayama (6.0), David Kasumu (7.0), Alex Matos (7.3), Jonathan Hogg (7.1), Brodie Spencer (7.3), Jack Rudoni (7.3) and Josh Koroma (7.0), Sorba Thomas (8.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bojan Radulović (6.4), Ben Wiles (6.7), Brahima Diarra (6.4), Chris Maxwell, Tom Edwards, Patrick Jones (6.7), Ben Jackson (6.0), Tom Iorpenda and Giosue Bellagambi.

Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Ben Jackson (injured).

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 5 changes: Brodie Spencer for Ben Jackson (67′), Josh Koroma for Patrick Jones (77′), Alex Matos for Ben Wiles (87′), Jonathan Hogg for Brahima Diarra (87′) and David Kasumu for Bojan Radulović (87′).