West Bromwich Albion vs Southampton, 2023-24 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
· 1st LegWBA, Saints play out goalless draw in Championship playoff
West Bromwich Albion and Southampton played out a goalless draw in the first leg of their Championship play-off semi-final on Sunday, the second 0-0 result of the day after Norwich City held Leeds United in the other semi-final tie.
Match Commentary
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
- 2': Attempt blocked. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Kipré.
- 3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
- 5': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
- 5': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 5': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
- 7': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
- 8': Attempt missed. Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt.
- 9': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Cédric Kipré.
- 10': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 10': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross following a corner.
- 12': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
- 12': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
- 15': Attempt blocked. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
- 15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 15': Attempt missed. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross following a corner.
- 15': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
- 16': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 17': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 18': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
- 18': Sékou Mara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
- 20': Attempt saved. Flynn Downes (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
- 21': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
- 22': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Foul by Sékou Mara (Southampton).
- 25': Delay in match (Southampton).
- 26': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 30': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Grady Diangana.
- 30': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Taylor Harwood-Bellis following a corner.
- 33': Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
- 33': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 33': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
- 33': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
- 34': 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.
- 36': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 36': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 36': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 38': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 42': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
- 42': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 42': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
- 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kyle Bartley.
- 45': Attempt saved. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross.
- 45': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Aribo with a cross.
- 45'+2': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
- 45'+2': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 45'+3': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 0.
- 48': Hand ball by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
- 53': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Smallbone with a cross.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
- 55': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
- 55': Sékou Mara (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 56': Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
- 59': Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
- 59': Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 60': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 61': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross following a corner.
- 63': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
- 64': Delay in match because of an injury Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Flynn Downes (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 69': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
- 70': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 71': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. David Brooks replaces Sékou Mara.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Adam Armstrong.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Ryan Manning.
- 73': Foul by Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton).
- 73': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 73': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 74': Attempt missed. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner from a direct free kick.
- 76': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
- 77': Offside, Southampton. Ross Stewart is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Grady Diangana (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Fellows.
- 78': Attempt saved. Ross Stewart (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by David Brooks.
- 79': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
- 79': Delay in match because of an injury Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
- 80': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Okay Yokuslu because of an injury.
- 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Yann M'Vila replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
- 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace replaces Mikey Johnston.
- 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift replaces Tom Fellows.
- 82': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 83': Foul by John Swift (West Bromwich Albion).
- 83': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
- 87': Foul by Ross Stewart (Southampton).
- 87': Yann M'Vila (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Conor Townsend.
- 90'+2': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
- 90'+2': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
- 90'+5': Attempt missed. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 90'+6': Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters is caught offside.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 0.
- 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 0.
Statistics
 SOU |
WBA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Offsides | 1 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 63.4 | Possession | 36.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.1 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 528 | Accurate Passes | 287 |
| 579 | Passes | 331 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 40 | Long Balls | 27 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 14 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 13 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 18 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 17 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 17 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,367
Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,367
Line-Ups
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 |
| 21 | Brandon Thomas-Asante |
| 23 | Michael Johnston  |
| 31 | Tom Fellows |
Southampton (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 21 | Taylor Harwood-Bellis |
| 7 | Joe Aribo |
| 16 | William Smallbone |
| 4 | Flynn Downes |
| 3 | Ryan Manning |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 18 | Sékou Mara |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
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