Southampton vs Crystal Palace, 2021-22 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueZaha nets late as Palace fights back to beat Southampton 2-1
— Wilfried Zaha came off the bench to score a stoppage-time winner for Crystal Palace against Southampton in the English Premier League on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, Crystal Palace. Jeffrey Schlupp tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 2': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 3': Offside, Crystal Palace. Conor Gallagher tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 8': Hand ball by Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace).
- 9': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Joel Ward.
- 9': Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 0. Oriol Romeu (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
- 11': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 11': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Offside, Crystal Palace. James McArthur tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 16': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 16': Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
- 17': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp with a cross.
- 20': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 22': Foul by James McArthur (Crystal Palace).
- 22': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 23': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
- 24': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James McArthur.
- 25': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 26': Attempt saved. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 26': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
- 26': Attempt missed. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by James McArthur following a corner.
- 28': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 28': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Che Adams.
- 32': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 34': Attempt blocked. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 34': Attempt missed. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
- 36': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 36': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': James McArthur (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Offside, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen tries a through ball, but Jean-Philippe Mateta is caught offside.
- 40': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 42': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 42': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
- 43': Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 43': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 44': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Eberechi Eze with a cross.
- 44': Attempt saved. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
- 45'+2': Foul by Joel Ward (Crystal Palace).
- 45'+2': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+3': Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Shane Long with a headed pass.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 0.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher with a cross.
- 47': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 49': Attempt blocked. Che Adams (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 50': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 51': Attempt blocked. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 52': Foul by Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace).
- 52': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Hand ball by Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 53': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 54': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Marc Guéhi.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
- 58': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
- 58': Joachim Andersen (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 1. Eberechi Eze (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nathaniel Clyne with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 61': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Che Adams (Southampton).
- 62': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Conor Gallagher.
- 63': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Mohammed Salisu.
- 64': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Wilfried Zaha replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Armando Broja replaces Shane Long.
- 65': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Che Adams.
- 65': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
- 67': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 71': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 74': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jeffrey Schlupp.
- 76': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Mohammed Salisu (Southampton).
- 80': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Nathan Tella.
- 82': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 82': Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 84': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
- 84': Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 84': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Will Hughes replaces Eberechi Eze.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
- 85': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace).
- 85': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 87': Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by James Ward-Prowse.
- 90': Foul by Armando Broja (Southampton).
- 90': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Goal! Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 2. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by James McArthur.
- 90'+4': Foul by Michael Olise (Crystal Palace).
- 90'+4': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 2.
- 0': Match ends, Southampton 1, Crystal Palace 2.
Statistics
 CRY |
SOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 13 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 61.7 | Possession | 38.3 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 8 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 436 | Accurate Passes | 221 |
| 529 | Passes | 326 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 21 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 6 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 8 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 23 |
| 29 | Clearances | 23 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,359
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 31,359
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liverpool | 23 | +35 | 56 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 24 | +27 | 50 |
| 3 | Nottingham Forest | 24 | +13 | 47 |
| 4 | Manchester City | 24 | +13 | 41 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek  |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 6 | Oriol Romeu |
| 23 | Nathan Tella |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 10 | Ché Adams |
| 7 | Shane Long |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Vicente Guaita (GK) |
| 6 | Marc Guéhi |
| 16 | Joachim Andersen |
| 2 | Joel Ward |
| 17 | Nathaniel Clyne |
| 18 | James McArthur |
| 15 | Jeff Schlupp |
| 23 | Conor Gallagher |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 10 | Eberechi Eze |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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