SOUTHAMPTON. Hull City bested Southampton to win 2-1. A goal from J. Aribo was decisive in the 88min. It was Hull City to strike first with a goal of Anass Zaroury at the 11′. Then Fabio Carvalho scored again for Hull City in the 36′ minute. Eventually, Joe Aribo reduced the distance for Southampton (88′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Southampton lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 26,834 spectators. The referee was Oliver Langford with the support of Hristo Karaivanov and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 11.81 degrees Celsius or 53.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.
Match Statistics
- 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
- 15 Total 17
- 3 On Target 5
- 5 Off Target 9
- 7 Shots blocked 3
- 94 Attack 87
- 67 Dangerous attack 33
- 77 Ball safe 58
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 13
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Southampton was in firm control of the ball 58% while Hull City was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyhow, Hull City succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Southampton shot 15 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 17 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.
Cards
Southampton received 1 yellow card (Kyle Walker-Peters). On the other side, Hull City received 2 yellow cards (Matty Jacob and Alfie Jones).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Southampton stays with 67 points to remain in the 4th place. On the other side, Hull City will has 54 points to remain in the 6th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Millwall on the 24th of February with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Hull City will host West Bromwich Albion on the 24th of February with a 13-5 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (4 draws).
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
23'
46'
88'
Southampton started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jan Bednarek , Ryan Manning , Adam Armstrong , Joe Rothwell , Will Smallbone , Samuel Edozie , Sékou Mara and Stuart Armstrong .
The home team had on the bench: Jack Stephens, Shea Charles, Ryan Fraser , Joe Aribo , Ché Adams , Joe Lumley, Kamaldeen Sulemana , Tyler Dibling and David Brooks .
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Kamaldeen Sulemana (70′), Sékou Mara for Ché Adams (46′), Joe Rothwell for Joe Aribo (46′), Adam Armstrong for David Brooks (46′) and Samuel Edozie for Ryan Fraser (59′).
Player of the match: Joe Aribo
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Joe Aribo.
His rating is with 1 goal, 27 passes (89% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.
His performance was sensational also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 46′.
Hull City – Formation
Hull City
Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Liam Rosenior played with: Ryan Allsop , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Giles , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Jean Michaël Seri , Regan Slater , Anass Zaroury , Fabio Carvalho and Abdülkadir Ömür .
These were the players on the bench: Ozan Tufan , Adama Traoré , Tyler Morton , Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty, Billy Sharp, Matty Jacob , Ivor Pandur and Aaron Connolly.
Substitutions
Hull City made 5 changes: Jean Michaël Seri for Tyler Morton (63′), Abdülkadir Ömür for Ozan Tufan (63′), Anass Zaroury for Matty Jacob (83′), Fabio Carvalho for Adama Traoré (83′) and Jaden Philogene-Bidace for Sean McLoughlin (90′).
Player of the match: Lewie Coyle
The most impressive player for Hull City was Lewie Coyle even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 50 passes (78% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Southampton – Hull City – 1-2
- Plymouth Argyle – West Bromwich Albion – 0-3
- Ipswich Town – Rotherham United – 4-3
- Cardiff City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-0
