English Premier League

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Southampton
    FT
    0 - 2
    Crystal Palace
    • 54': Eberechi Eze
    • 68': Eberechi Eze

    Eze scores twice as resurgent Palace beats Southampton 2-0

    — Eberechi Eze scored twice and resurgent Crystal Palace beat last-place Southampton 2-0 on Saturday in the Premier League for its third straight victory since the return of manager Roy Hodgson.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 1': Attempt missed. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 3': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
    • 7': Attempt blocked. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
    • 7': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton).
    • 7': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 11': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 11': Foul by Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace).
    • 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Ward.
    • 12': Attempt missed. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Theo Walcott following a corner.
    • 14': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew tries a through ball, but Michael Olise is caught offside.
    • 16': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
    • 16': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
    • 17': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Theo Walcott with a cross.
    • 20': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Ward.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top left corner.
    • 23': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
    • 25': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Ward.
    • 32': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 32': Foul by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
    • 33': Offside, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
    • 34': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
    • 34': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 36': Offside, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
    • 38': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
    • 38': Theo Walcott (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 40': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joachim Andersen.
    • 40': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Eberechi Eze.
    • 41': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tyrick Mitchell.
    • 43': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
    • 43': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 0.
    • 47': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 49': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 49': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 50': Foul by Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace).
    • 50': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 51': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 51': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
    • 52': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
    • 54': Goal! Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 57': Foul by Odsonne Édouard (Crystal Palace).
    • 58': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Roméo Lavia.
    • 59': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
    • 59': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Theo Walcott.
    • 62': Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Joe Aribo.
    • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
    • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 68': Goal! Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 2. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cheick Doucouré.
    • 72': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) hits the left post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Moussa Djenepo.
    • 73': Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 74': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Odsonne Édouard.
    • 76': Foul by Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace).
    • 76': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
    • 76': Attempt saved. Paul Onuachu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 77': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 77': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Southampton).
    • 78': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Carlos Alcaraz.
    • 80': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
    • 80': Attempt blocked. Cheick Doucouré (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Michael Olise.
    • 82': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
    • 83': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
    • 85': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic replaces Cheick Doucouré.
    • 87': Attempt blocked. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 88': Offside, Southampton. Roméo Lavia tries a through ball, but Paul Onuachu is caught offside.
    • 89': Foul by Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace).
    • 89': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton).
    • 90'+2': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+2': Armel Bella-Kotchap (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James Tomkins replaces Marc Guéhi.
    • 90'+3': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jean-Philippe Mateta replaces Jordan Ayew.
    • 90'+3': Michael Olise (Crystal Palace) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
    • 90'+4': Hand ball by Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace).
    • 90'+5': Foul by Paul Onuachu (Southampton).
    • 90'+5': Tyrick Mitchell (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Southampton 0, Crystal Palace 2.

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 6
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 6
    4 Saves 0
    41.8 Possession 58.2
    10 SHOTS 11
    2 ON GOAL 4
    0.2 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    274 Accurate Passes 420
    362 Passes 499
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
    1 Accurate Crosses 2
    7 Crosses 14
    0.1 Cross % 0.1
    59 Long Balls 39
    23 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 3
    17 Effective Tackles 7
    22 Tackles 15
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    8 Interceptions 16
    17 Effective Clearances 7
    17 Clearances 7

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
    Location: Southampton, England
    Attendance: 30,309

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Arsenal 12 +18 29
    2 Chelsea 12 +12 23
    3 Manchester City 12 +14 22
    4 Aston Villa 12 +4 21
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    37 Armel Bella-Kotchap Yellow Card
    35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    3 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
    45 Romeo Lavia Yellow Card
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
    32 Theo Walcott
    7 Joe Aribo
    26 Carlos Alcaraz
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Sékou Mara, Stuart Armstrong, Moussa Djenepo, Romain Perraud, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Samuel Edozie, Alex McCarthy, Paul Onuachu, Duje Caleta-Car.

    CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    21 Sam Johnstone (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    16 Joachim Andersen Yellow Card
    3 Tyrick Mitchell
    2 Joel Ward
    28 Cheick Doucouré
    15 Jeff Schlupp
    10 Eberechi Eze
    22 Odsonne Édouard
    9 Jordan Ayew
    7 Michael Olise
    Crystal Palace Substitutes:
    James Tomkins, Albert Sambi Lokonga, James McArthur, Jean-Philippe Mateta, Jairo Riedewald, Luka Milivojevic, Will Hughes, Chris Richards, Owen Goodman.

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