Southampton vs Wolverhampton Wanderers, 2020-21 English Premier League
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Southampton lost their sixth Premier League match in a row as Wolverhampton Wanderers mounted a second-half comeback to beat them 2-1 on Sunday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 1': Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Hand ball by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
- 5': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 5': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 5': Attempt missed. Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 8': Attempt missed. João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jonny.
- 10': Offside, Southampton. Takumi Minamino tries a through ball, but Nathan Redmond is caught offside.
- 17': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 17': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 19': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 19': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 20': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters tries a through ball, but Ryan Bertrand is caught offside.
- 25': Goal! Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
- 26': Offside, Southampton. Alex McCarthy tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 28': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 28': João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 36': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Attempt missed. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Danny Ings.
- 38': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 38': Jonny (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 39': Attempt missed. Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross following a corner.
- 41': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 41': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Offside, Southampton. Jannik Vestergaard tries a through ball, but Kyle Walker-Peters is caught offside.
- 45'+2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Romain Saïss.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 0.
- 46': Foul by Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 46': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 47': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 49': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 49': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 50': Offside, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Romain Saïss tries a through ball, but Leander Dendoncker is caught offside.
- 51': Attempt blocked. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nélson Semedo.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adama Traoré.
- 52': Penalty conceded by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 53': Goal! Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 1. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 54': Foul by Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 54': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54': Romain Saïss (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Coady.
- 58': Foul by Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton).
- 58': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Attempt saved. Rúben Neves (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 61': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 61': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 62': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces Takumi Minamino.
- 63': Attempt saved. Willian José (Wolverhampton Wanderers) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pedro Neto with a cross.
- 64': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 66': Goal! Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2. Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Rúben Neves.
- 68': Attempt missed. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 69': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Marçal replaces Jonny.
- 69': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Mohammed Salisu replaces Kyle Walker-Peters because of an injury.
- 72': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 72': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Corner, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Adama Traoré (Wolverhampton Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 76': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Leander Dendoncker.
- 79': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 79': Offside, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse tries a through ball, but Che Adams is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 81': Nélson Semedo (Wolverhampton Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Che Adams (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Marçal (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 88': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Fábio Silva replaces Willian José.
- 89': Foul by João Moutinho (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 89': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90': Foul by Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers).
- 90': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Pedro Neto (Wolverhampton Wanderers) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Offside, Southampton. Jan Bednarek tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Substitution, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Maximilian Kilman replaces Pedro Neto.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Wolverhampton Wanderers 2.
Statistics
 WOL |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 6 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.9 | Possession | 51.1 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 337 | Accurate Passes | 376 |
| 448 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 19 | Crosses | 11 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 67 | Long Balls | 46 |
| 28 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 2 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 9 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.2 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 13 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 13 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manchester City | 9 | +11 | 23 |
| 2 | Liverpool | 9 | +12 | 22 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 9 | +7 | 18 |
| 4 | Aston Villa | 9 | +5 | 18 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek  |
| 3 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 19 | Takumi Minamino |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
Wolverhampton Wanderers (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 11 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 16 | Conor Coady |
| 27 | Romain Saïss |
| 32 | Leander Dendoncker |
| 28 | João Moutinho |
| 8 | Rúben Neves |
| 19 | Jonny |
| 22 | Nélson Semedo |
| 12 | Willian José |
| 7 | Pedro Neto |
| 37 | Adama Traoré |
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