English Premier League

Southampton vs Crystal Palace, 2022-23 English Premier League

· English Premier League
FT
0 - 2
  • 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 Commentary

  • 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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/384.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=originCRY SOUhttps://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/soccer/500/376.png&h=25&scale=crop&w=25&location=origin
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 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
Full Standings

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

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

Premier League News

Burley: Arsenal won't do any business at the transfer deadline
Burley: Arsenal won't do any business at the transfer deadline

Craig Burley breaks down Kai Havertz's performance vs. Man City and if Arsenal needs to transfer in help for a title push.

Transfer rumors, news on deadline day: Man United eye Bailey
Transfer rumors, news on deadline day: Man United eye Bailey

Man Utd are considering a surprise deadline day move for Aston Villa winger Leon Bailey. Transfer Talk has the latest news, gossip and rumors.

Spurs snap losing streak with vital 2-0 win
Spurs snap losing streak with vital 2-0 win

Pape Matar Sarr's late strike seals victory for Tottenham as the Spurs bounce back with a much needed win against Brentford.

Marcus Rashford's career so far: From Man United debut to Aston Villa move
Marcus Rashford's career so far: From Man United debut to Aston Villa move

Marcus Rashford has come a long way since scoring on his Man United debut at the age of 18.

Jean-Philippe Mateta's brace sinks Manchester United
Jean-Philippe Mateta's brace sinks Manchester United

Jean-Philippe Mateta nets twice for Crystal Palace as Manchester United's woeful home record continues with 2-0 loss.