WEST BROMWICH. Southampton overcomes West Bromwich Albion with a 2-0 win with a goal from R. Fraser (14′) and a goal from D. Brooks (73′). Southampton was truly better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 25,066 spectators.​ The referee was Samuel Allison with the collaboration of Craig Taylor and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was Anthony Backhouse. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.14 degrees Celsius or 52.05 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

West Bromwich Albion

0 - 2

Southampton

  • ! 38 Ball Possession 62
Shots
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 On Target 4
  • 3 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 76 Attack 95
  • 56 Dangerous attack 32
  • 57 Ball safe 95
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 7 Total 5
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton was in firm control of the ball 62% while West Bromwich Albion was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more pushing with 56 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyhow, Southampton found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

West Bromwich Albion shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 13 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (Okay Yokuşlu and Brandon Thomas-Asante). Regarding the opposition, Southampton received 1 yellow card (Will Smallbone).

(West Bromwich Albion) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (6′).

Match Timeline

14'
Ryan Fraser(goal)Stuart Armstrong
Brandon Thomas-Asante- Yellow
44'
T. Fellows- sub ->Brandon Thomas-Asante
46'
Okay Yokuşlu- Yellow
50'
55'
Will Smallbone- Yellow
58'
Joe Aribo- sub ->Shea Charles
58'
Samuel Edozie- sub ->Ryan Fraser
Callum Marshall- sub ->John Swift
64'
G. Diangana- sub ->Jed Wallace
65'
Adam Reach- sub ->Mikey Johnston
65'
68'
David Brooks- sub ->Adam Armstrong
73'
David Brooks(goal)Samuel Edozie
N. Chalobah- sub ->Okay Yokuşlu
81'
82'
Joe Rothwell- sub ->Stuart Armstrong
82'
Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->Sékou Mara

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, West Bromwich Albion stays with 52 points to remain in the 5th place. On the other side, Southampton will has 67 points to sit in the 2nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 20th of February with a 5-0 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (3 draws).

Southampton will host Hull City on the 20th of February with a 9-2 head to head in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
6.7
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
7.0
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
6.8
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
6.8
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
6.4
M
John Swift 19.England
7.0
64'
M
Mikey Johnston 23.Scotland
7.0
65'
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
7.8
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
7.0
81' 50'
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.8
65'
F
Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England
6.6
46' 44'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Pipa 26.Spain
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
6.4
81'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
6.4
65'
M
Andreas Weimann 17.Austria
M
T. Fellows 31.England
6.8
46'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
6.7
65'
F
Callum Marshall 25.Northern Ireland
6.8
64'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (6.7), Darnell Furlong (7.0), Cédric Kipré (6.8), Erik Pieters (6.4), Conor Townsend (6.8), Okay Yokuşlu (7.0), Alex Mowatt (7.8), Jed Wallace (6.8), John Swift (7.0), Mikey Johnston (7.0) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Andreas Weimann, Tom Fellows (6.8), Semi Ajayi, Grady Diangana (6.7), Nathaniel Chalobah (6.4), Adam Reach (6.4), Callum Marshall (6.8), Pipa and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Brandon Thomas-Asante for Tom Fellows (46′), John Swift for Callum Marshall (64′), Jed Wallace for Grady Diangana (65′), Mikey Johnston for Adam Reach (65′) and Okay Yokuşlu for Nathaniel Chalobah (81′).

Player of the match: Alex Mowatt​

The most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Alex Mowatt.

His rating is 7.8 with 58 passes (97% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 8 crosses.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
J. Stephens 5.England
8.1
D
Kyle Walker-Peters 2.England
7.0
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.5
D
J. Bednarek 35.Poland
7.8
M
Shea Charles 24.England
7.0
58'
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.0
55'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
7.7
82'
F
Sékou Mara 18.France
7.1
82'
F
Ryan Fraser 26.Scotland
7.7
58' 14'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
6.4
68'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
7.1
58'
M
Joe Rothwell 19.England
6.4
82'
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana 20.Ghana
6.8
82'
M
David Brooks 36.Wales
7.3
68' 73'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
7.5
58'
F
S. Amo-Ameyaw 27.England

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

Russell Martin played with: Flynn Downes, Ché Adams, Gavin Bazunu (7.1), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.0), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.5), Jan Bednarek (7.8), Jack Stephens (8.1), Shea Charles (7.0), Will Smallbone (7.0), Stuart Armstrong (7.7) and Adam Armstrong (6.4), Sékou Mara (7.1), Ryan Fraser (7.7).

They had on the bench: Ryan Manning, Samuel Edozie (7.5), Joe Aribo (7.1), Joe Lumley, Joe Rothwell (6.4), Kamaldeen Sulemana (6.8), Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Tyler Dibling and David Brooks (7.3).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Shea Charles for Joe Aribo (58′), Ryan Fraser for Samuel Edozie (58′), Adam Armstrong for David Brooks (68′), Stuart Armstrong for Joe Rothwell (82′) and Sékou Mara for Kamaldeen Sulemana (82′).

Player of the match: Jack Stephens​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Jack Stephens even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 99 passes (93% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

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