Southampton prevails over Sunderland 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton conquers Sunderland 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Southampton prevails over Sunderland 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton conquers Sunderland 4-2. Southampton was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) 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 30,869 spectators.​ The referee was Stuart Attwell who had the assistance of Harry Lennard and Richard West. The 4th official was Edward Duckworth. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 9.36 degrees Celsius or 48.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Southampton

4 - 2

Team 1

Sunderland

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 21 Total 13
  • 10 On Target 5
  • 5 Off Target 6
  • 7 Shots blocked 2
  • 81 Attack 99
  • 29 Dangerous attack 33
  • 90 Ball safe 75
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 11 Total 15
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Southampton had a strong ball possession 62% while Sunderland was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sunderland was more pushing with 33 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Anyway, Southampton was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Southampton shot 21 times, 10 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sunderland shot 13 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Joe Rothwell and Joe Aribo). Regarding the opposition, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (Jenson Seelt, Leo Fuhr Hjelde and Daniel Ballard).

Match Timeline

8'
J. Seelt- Yellow
S. Armstrong(goal)
9'
31'
Daniel Ballard- Yellow
Adam Armstrong(penalty)
37'
57'
A. Aouchiche- sub ->Chris Rigg
57'
N. Rusyn- sub ->Mason Burstow
Joe Aribo- sub ->Will Smallbone
58'
Kamaldeen Sulemana - sub ->David Brooks
58'
62'
R. Mundle(goal)Dan Neil
64'
L. Hjelde- Yellow
Joe Aribo- Yellow
90'
71'
Callum Styles- sub ->Daniel Ballard
71'
Jobe Bellingham(goal)
J. Bree- sub ->Jack Stephens
73'
Joe Rothwell- sub ->Stuart Armstrong
73'
Joe Rothwell(goal)
77'
Joe Rothwell(goal)
80'
Sékou Mara- sub ->Ché Adams
84'
88'
P. Ekwah- sub ->Romaine Mundle
Joe Rothwell- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Southampton has 73 points to hold in the 4th place. On the opposite side, Sunderland will stays with 47 points to sit in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will play away against Leicester City on the 16th of March with a 12-11 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).

Sunderland will host Queens Park Rangers on the 16th of March with a 7-4 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton
G
Gavin Bazunu 31.Republic of Ireland
6.8
D
Ryan Manning 3.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
J. Stephens 5.England
6.3
73'
D
T. Harwood-Bellis 21.England
7.1
D
Jan Bednarek 35.Poland
7.5
M
Flynn Downes 4.England
7.0
M
Will Smallbone 16.Republic of Ireland
7.5
58'
M
S. Armstrong 17.Scotland
8.2
73' Goals9'
F
Adam Armstrong 9.England
7.5
Goals37'
F
C. Adams 10.Scotland
6.7
84'
F
David Brooks 36.Wales
7.3
58'
Substitutes
G
Joe Lumley 13.England
D
J. Bree 14.England
6.4
73'
M
Joe Aribo 7.Nigeria
6.3
58' 90'
M
Joe Rothwell 19.England
9.5
73' 90' Goals77', 80'
M
Kamaldeen Sulemana  20.Ghana
7.0
58'
M
Samuel Edozie 23.England
M
Shea Charles 24.England
F
Sékou Mara 18.France
6.8
84'

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

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.8), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (7.1), Jack Stephens (6.3), Jan Bednarek (7.5), Ryan Manning (7.1), Will Smallbone (7.5), Flynn Downes (7.0), Stuart Armstrong (8.2), David Brooks (7.3), Ché Adams (6.7) and Adam Armstrong (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Joe Aribo (6.3), Joe Lumley, James Bree (6.4), Sékou Mara (6.8), Joe Rothwell (9.5), Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.0), Samuel Edozie, Shea Charles and Tyler Dibling.

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Will Smallbone for Joe Aribo (58′), David Brooks for Kamaldeen Sulemana (58′), Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (84′), Jack Stephens for James Bree (73′) and Stuart Armstrong for Joe Rothwell (73′).

Player of the match: Joe Rothwell​

The player that probably impressed the most for Southampton was Joe Rothwell.

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 10 passes (90% accurate) and 4 key passes. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was fantastic also because he began the match from the bench before entering in the 73′.

Sunderland – Formation

Sunderland
G
Anthony Patterson 1.England
7.1
D
Daniel Ballard 5.Northern Ireland
6.4
71' 31'
D
J. Seelt 23.Netherlands
6.6
8'
D
Trai Hume 32.Northern Ireland
7.0
D
L. Hjelde 33.Norway
6.8
64'
M
Jobe Bellingham 7.England
7.3
Goals71'
M
Dan Neil 24.England
7.5
M
C. Rigg 31.England
6.3
57'
M
R. Mundle 14.England
7.0
88' Goals62'
M
Abdoullah Ba 17.France
6.0
F
M. Burstow 11.England
6.4
57'
Substitutes
G
N. Bishop 30.England
D
T. Pembélé 6.France
M
P. Ekwah 39.France
6.8
88'
M
A. Aouchiche 22.France
6.7
57'
M
Callum Styles 28.Hungary
6.6
71'
F
Luís Semedo 9.Portugal
F
N. Rusyn 15.Ukraine
7.0
57'

Sunderland started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Mike Dodds played with: Anthony Patterson (7.1), Trai Hume (7.0), Jenson Seelt (6.6), Daniel Ballard (6.4), Leo Fuhr Hjelde (6.8), Dan Neil (7.5), Romaine Mundle (7.0), Jobe Bellingham (7.3), Chris Rigg (6.3), Abdoullah Ba (6.0) and Mason Burstow (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Timothée Pembélé, Luís Semedo, Pierre Ekwah (6.8), Nazariy Rusyn (7.0), Adil Aouchiche (6.7), Callum Styles (6.6), Nathan Bishop, Thomas Lavery and Harrison Jones.

Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Callum Styles (injured).

Substitutions

Sunderland made 4 changes: Chris Rigg for Adil Aouchiche (57′), Mason Burstow for Nazariy Rusyn (57′), Daniel Ballard for Callum Styles (71′) and Romaine Mundle for Pierre Ekwah (88′).

Player of the match: Dan Neil​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Sunderland was Dan Neil.

His rating is 7.5 with 58 passes (88% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 8.

Results of the day

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