Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
· 2nd Leg - Southampton advance 3-1 on aggregate
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3 - 1
2nd Leg - Southampton advance 3-1 on aggregate
3 - 1
2nd Leg - Southampton advance 3-1 on aggregate
Southampton beat West Brom to reach Championship playoff final
Southampton moved a step closer to returning to the Premier League with a 3-1 home win over West Bromwich Albion in the second leg of their Championship playoff semifinal on Friday to reach the final by the same score on aggregate.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 1': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 2': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
- 2': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 2': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 8': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 8': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Fraser.
- 11': Attempt missed. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
- 14': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
- 16': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
- 16': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': David Brooks (Southampton) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
- 17': Foul by Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
- 17': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 18': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 19': Attempt blocked. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 20': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tom Fellows.
- 21': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
- 23': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 24': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a headed pass following a corner.
- 24': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana is caught offside.
- 30': Attempt saved. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
- 31': David Brooks (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 31': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
- 34': Delay in match because of an injury Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 35': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 37': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 38': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 38': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Southampton 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 0, West Bromwich Albion 0.
- 46': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 46': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 46': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
- 48': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 49': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
- 49': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Goal! Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by David Brooks following a fast break.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 54': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 55': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 55': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Offside, Southampton. Ryan Fraser is caught offside.
- 59': Delay in match because of an injury Will Smallbone (Southampton).
- 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 62': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 63': Attempt saved. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 63': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 64': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Fraser (Southampton).
- 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Grady Diangana.
- 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante replaces Jed Wallace.
- 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Yann M'Vila replaces Okay Yokuslu.
- 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 66': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces Ryan Fraser because of an injury.
- 67': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by David Brooks (Southampton).
- 68': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 69': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 69': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend.
- 74': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces David Brooks.
- 74': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 75': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 75': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 75': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 77': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left from a direct free kick.
- 78': Goal! Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 81': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 81': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 81': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a through ball.
- 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Andreas Weimann replaces Alex Mowatt.
- 82': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
- 82': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 82': John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 83': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
- 85': Penalty Southampton. Ryan Manning draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 85': Penalty conceded by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 86': Goal! Southampton 3, West Bromwich Albion 0. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 89': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 89': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 89': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Joe Aribo.
- 90': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Will Smallbone.
- 90': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Joe Rothwell.
- 90'+2': Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by John Swift with a cross.
- 90'+4': Foul by Samuel Edozie (Southampton).
- 90'+4': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Yann M'Vila (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+4': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
- 90'+4': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+5': Foul by Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+5': Ryan Manning (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+5': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 90'+7': Goal! Southampton 3, West Bromwich Albion 1. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
- 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 3, West Bromwich Albion 1.
Statistics
 WBA |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 13 |
| 4 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 8 | Corner Kicks | 3 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 35 | Possession | 65 |
| 8 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 243 | Accurate Passes | 523 |
| 290 | Passes | 567 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 18 | Crosses | 9 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 28 | Long Balls | 34 |
| 14 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 10 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Clearances | 7 |
| 12 | Clearances | 7 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,712
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,712
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 21 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
| 16 | William Smallbone |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
| 26 | Ryan Fraser |
| 36 | David Brooks |
West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 24 | Alex Palmer (GK) |
| 4 | Cedric Kipre  |
| 5 | Kyle Bartley |
| 3 | Conor Townsend |
| 2 | Darnell Furlong |
| 11 | Grady Diangana |
| 27 | Alex Mowatt |
| 35 | Okay Yokuslu |
| 7 | Jed Wallace |
| 23 | Michael Johnston |
| 31 | Tom Fellows |
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