English Premier League

West Ham United vs Southampton, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
West Ham United
  • 25': Nayef Aguerd
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1 - 0
Southampton

    West Ham move out of drop zone with narrow win over Southampton

    West Ham United beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday after Nayef Aguerd scored from a set piece.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 1': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 1': Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 9': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
    • 9': Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 10': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 10': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 17': Attempt missed. Theo Walcott (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 20': Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 20': Foul by James Ward-Prowse (Southampton).
    • 20': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 20': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Danny Ings (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 21': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
    • 24': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton).
    • 24': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 25': Goal! West Ham United 1, Southampton 0. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
    • 25': VAR Decision: Goal West Ham United 1-0 Southampton (Nayef Aguerd).
    • 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 30': Attempt saved. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 30': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lukasz Fabianski.
    • 31': Attempt blocked. Romain Perraud (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 34': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 35': Foul by Declan Rice (West Ham United).
    • 35': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer.
    • 42': Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
    • 42': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 43': Foul by Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton).
    • 43': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+1': Offside, West Ham United. Saïd Benrahma tries a through ball, but Danny Ings is caught offside.
    • 45'+2': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a through ball.
    • 45'+3': Delay in match (West Ham United).
    • 45'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 45'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.
    • 47': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 47': James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 49': Offside, Southampton. Sékou Mara tries a through ball, but Theo Walcott is caught offside.
    • 54': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 54': Substitution, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Sékou Mara.
    • 55': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
    • 55': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
    • 60': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Tomás Soucek.
    • 60': Declan Rice (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 60': Foul by Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton).
    • 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Emerson.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Roméo Lavia (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 65': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Danny Ings.
    • 65': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 66': Foul by Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United).
    • 66': Romain Perraud (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 67': Foul by Tomás Soucek (West Ham United).
    • 67': Roméo Lavia (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Tomás Soucek.
    • 69': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Flynn Downes (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Emerson with a cross following a corner.
    • 70': Attempt blocked. Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Stuart Armstrong.
    • 72': Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Theo Walcott.
    • 72': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 72': Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Emerson (West Ham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 74': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
    • 74': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the top left corner.
    • 75': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Kurt Zouma (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Emerson with a cross following a corner.
    • 76': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 76': Foul by Flynn Downes (West Ham United).
    • 79': Foul by Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United).
    • 79': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Saïd Benrahma with a cross following a corner.
    • 82': Attempt missed. Lucas Paquetá (West Ham United) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nayef Aguerd following a corner.
    • 83': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
    • 83': Thilo Kehrer (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Paul Onuachu (Southampton) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Paul Onuachu.
    • 87': Foul by Roméo Lavia (Southampton).
    • 87': Michail Antonio (West Ham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
    • 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Lucas Paquetá.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
    • 89': Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
    • 90'+3': Second Half ends, West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Ham United 1, Southampton 0.

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 10
    2 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 1
    3 Corner Kicks 5
    2 Saves 3
    57 Possession 43
    9 SHOTS 12
    3 ON GOAL 2
    0.3 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    455 Accurate Passes 296
    544 Passes 403
    0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
    3 Accurate Crosses 4
    14 Crosses 19
    0.2 Cross % 0.2
    43 Long Balls 69
    23 Accurate Long Balls 29
    0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    15 Effective Tackles 19
    26 Tackles 28
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    14 Interceptions 13
    22 Effective Clearances 11
    22 Clearances 11

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

    Venue: London Stadium
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 62,465

    Premier League Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Liverpool 23 +35 56
    2 Arsenal 24 +27 50
    3 Nottingham Forest 24 +13 47
    4 Chelsea 24 +16 43
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    WHU West Ham United (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
    27 Nayef Aguerd
    4 Kurt Zouma
    33 Emerson
    24 Thilo Kehrer
    41 Declan Rice
    11 Lucas Paquetá
    28 Tomás Soucek
    18 Danny Ings
    22 Saïd Benrahma
    20 Jarrod Bowen
    West Ham United Substitutes:
    Michail Antonio, Pablo Fornals, Manuel Lanzini, Angelo Ogbonna, Alphonse Areola, Flynn Downes, Maxwel Cornet, Aaron Cresswell, Vladimír Coufal.

    SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
    6 Duje Caleta-Car Yellow Card
    35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
    15 Romain Perraud
    2 Kyle Walker-Peters
    45 Romeo Lavia
    8 James Ward-Prowse
    24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
    17 Stuart Armstrong
    18 Sékou Mara
    32 Theo Walcott
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Mislav Orsic, Alex McCarthy, Joe Aribo, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Paul Onuachu, Carlos Alcaraz, Ibrahima Diallo, Lyanco .

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