LONDON. Crystal Palace tops Southampton 1-0 after O. Edouard scored just 1 goal (39′).

The match was played at the Selhurst Park stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Michael Salisbury who had the assistance of Nicholas Hopton and Wade Smith. The 4th official was Tim Robinson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 20.1 degrees Celsius or 68.13 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 55% while Crystal Palace was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Crystal Palace was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Crystal Palace won the match​.

Crystal Palace shot 14 times, 4 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 15 times, 5 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Crystal Palace received 3 yellow cards (W. Zaha, O. Edouard and T. Mitchell). On the opposite side, Southampton received 3 yellow cards (Lyanco, M. Salisu and M. Elyounoussi).

Standings

After playing this contest, Crystal Palace will have 16 points like Liverpool to hold in the 10th place. Talking about the opposition, Southampton will stay with 12 points like Leeds United and Aston Villa to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Crystal Palace will host Nottingham Forest on the 28th of May with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Nottingham Forest (3 draws).

Southampton will host Liverpool on the 28th of May with a 14-6 head to head record in favor of Liverpool (3 draws).

Crystal Palace – Formation

Crystal Palace started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Patrick Vieira decided to play with the following team: Vicente Guaita (7.4), Joel Ward (7.3), Joachim Andersen (6.9), Marc Guéhi (7.0), Tyrick Mitchell (7.1), Jeffrey Schlupp (6.8), Luka Milivojević (7.5), Michael Olise (6.8), Eberechi Eze (7.1), Wilfried Zaha (7.3) and Odsonne Édouard (7.4).

The home team had on the bench: Jaïro Riedewald, Sam Johnstone, Jordan Ayew (6.7), Will Hughes (6.2), Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jack Wells-Morrison, James Tomkins, Malcolm Ebiowei and Nathaniel Clyne.

Crystal Palace could not rely on the presence of W. Hughes (injured).

Substitutions

Crystal Palace made 3 changes: E. Eze for J. Ayew (63′), O. Edouard for W. Hughes (75′) and M. Olise for J. Riedewald (86′).

Best player: Luka Milivojević​

The most impressive player for Crystal Palace was Luka Milivojević even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (78% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Southampton – Formation

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Ralph Hasenhüttl played with: Gavin Bazunu (7.0), Lyanco (6.2), Duje Ćaleta-Car (6.7), Mohammed Salisu (7.4), Romain Perraud (6.7), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.1), James Ward-Prowse (7.1), Ibrahima Diallo (6.6), Stuart Armstrong (6.8), Che Adams (5.8) and Joe Aribo (7.4).

They had on the bench: Theo Walcott, Adam Armstrong, Samuel Edozie (6.4), Moussa Djenepo (6.2), Lewis Payne, Juan Larios, Ainsley Maitland-Niles (7.1), Alex McCarthy and Sékou Mara.

Substitutions

Southampton made 4 changes: I. Diallo for A. Maitland-Niles (46′), R. Perraud for S. Edozie (74′), R. Perraud for M. Djenepo (74′) and S. Armstrong for S. Mara (86′).

Best player: Mohammed Salisu​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Mohammed Salisu.

His rating is (7.4) with 77 passes (81% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 11.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Newcastle United – Aston Villa – 4-0
• Liverpool – Leeds United – 1-2
• Leicester City – Manchester City – 0-1
• Fulham – Everton – 0-0
• Crystal Palace – Southampton – 1-0
• Brighton & Hove Albion – Chelsea – 4-1
• Brentford – Wolverhampton Wanderers – 1-1
• AFC Bournemouth – Tottenham Hotspur – 2-3