SOU vs CRY
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SOU vs CRY As It Happened
Key moments so far
- Full time: Saints 1-2 Crystal Palace
- Zaha won it late for Palace with his goal in the 91st minute
- Eze equalised with a low strike in the 59th minute
- Saints led 1-0 at the break through Romeu's 9th minute header
Report: Saints 1-2 Crystal Palace
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17.10Full time: Saints 1-2 Crystal Palace
Goals in the second half from Eze and Zaha outweigh Romeu's in the first, earning Crystal Palace a 2-1 win at St Mary's.
16.56Zaha fires Palace ahead with minutes to spare
Zaha receives from McArthur in the middle before skilfully turning his man and firing low into Forster's right corner from 18-yards.
GOAL
Wilfried Zaha (90+1’) | 1 – 2
Crystal Palace substitution: Will Hughes replaces Eberechi Eze
Stuart Armstrong goes close twice in quick succession
Salisu's long-throw is nodded on by Romeu toward Armstrong, but the Scot can't keep his effort down.
Moments later the midfielder would try his luck again, but this time pulled his effort wide from just outside the area following a fast break.
Perraud defends Olise
Olise seems to be clear down the right, but opts for a cut-back instead of shooting, allowing Perraud to recover and clear the danger with a good challenge.
Southampton substitution: Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Nathan Tella
Crystal Palace substitution: Michael Olise replaces Jeffrey Schlupp
Ward-Prowse blasts wide
Armstrong and Romeu combine down the right to set up Ward-Prowse with a shooting opportunity from just outside the box, but the captain pulls his effort wide to the relief of Palace's travelling support.
Big shout for a Palace penalty
Gallagher is brought down by Romeu in the box, but referee Jarred Gillett waves away calls for a penalty.
Southampton substitution: Armando Broja replaces Shane Long
Southampton substitution: Stuart Armstrong replaces Ché Adams
Crystal Palace substitution: Wilfried Zaha replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta
Eze equalises
Eze meets Clyne's searching cross at the far post, guiding his well-struck, low effort past Forster.
GOAL
Eberechi Eze (59’) | 1 – 1
Long looks to double Southampton's advantage
Ward-Prowse's whipped free-kick makes its way to Romeu at the far post, the Spaniard subsequently finding Long whose effort from a tight angle is blocked out of play for a corner.
Palace enjoy their best chance of the game
Ayew goes on a skilful run down the right, firing a low ball across the area which is palmed away by a diving Forster. The ball doesn't deflect to safety, however, and instead falls to Schlupp who seems destined to score from close range with Forster absent from his net, but his powerful effort is bravely blocked by Bednarek.
Saints search for a second
Both Adams and Long try their luck from just outside the Palace box, but their efforts are both blocked.
Mateta battles in the air
Mateta rises well to meet Gallagher's cross, but can't get a clean connection amid Southampton pressure and is made to settle for a corner.
BACK UNDER WAY! 🤞
The atmosphere at St Mary's is electric as the second half begins. Come on Saints! ⚡️
FIRST 45 ✅
A great first 45 from Southampton is capped by Romeu's bullet header in the ninth minute. A big second half coming up!
ON TOP AT THE BREAK! 😇
Romeu's header ensures Saints go into the break one ahead.
Yellow Card for Joel Ward (Crystal Palace)
Ward is booked for his push on Redmond.
Ayew's header is palmed away by Forster
Trying to get level before the break, Eze's corner is whipped toward Ayew, but the Ghanaian's header is too central to beat Forster, who palms away confidently with his right glove.
Gallagher's cross is deflected over
Gallagher goes on a powerful run down the right and attempts to cross toward Mateta. Ward-Prowse is there to block the pass, but in doing so nearly deflects the ball past an unsuspecting Forster. Thankfully, it clears the crossbar for a corner.
Yellow Card for James McArthur (Crystal Palace)
McArthur cynically brings down Perraud in the middle of the park.
Mateta can't connect
The Palace striker has enjoyed some good chances already, but his latest, following Eze's good run, is spurned horribly as he swings a boot at the ball but doesn't connect from 12-yards.
Tella shoots from range
Tella steals the ball in midfield and drives forward before letting a low shot loose from range. His effort is powerful and accurate, but Guaita gets down well to save. An even contest, this.
Adams breaks free
Che Adams gets free of his man and sprints down the left wing, but his eventual cut-back is steered clear by Andersen.
Eze tries his luck
Palace are pushing but can't find an equaliser. Eze is the next to fire his effort harmlessly over.
Mateta tests Forster
Schlupp plays into Mateta whose left-footed shot from a tight angle is turned away by the legs of Forster.
Romeu celebrates the opener 🙌
Oriol Romeu leaps into the air in celebration after heading Saints in front inside ten minutes.
Redmond goes close
Nathan Redmond drives into the box, but his effort is steered away at the near post by Guaita.
Yellow Card for Jan Bednarek (Southampton)
Bednarek is the first Saints player to be carded after an ongoing feud with Mateta.
Palace go close
Schlupp is proving a danger down the left, this time crossing onto the head of Gallagher, who should have done better from 12-yards.
Yellow Card for Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace)
Mateta is booked after grappling with Bednarek.
Schlupp delivers a searching ball
The visitors are enjoying an attacking spell as Schlupp drives down the left wing and delivers a low ball across the box, but nobody in yellow is there to meet it.
Palace try to get back level
Mateta tries to turn Salisu after receiving the ball from midfield, but the defender stays strong and earns a foul.
Romeu heads home!
Romeu meets Ward-Prowse's whipped corner at the far post, guiding his header in off the bar!
GOOOAL!!!
Oriol Romeu (9’) | 1 – 0
Palace try to break
Jordan Ayew tries to break down Southampton's left, but Perraud is there to meet him.
COME ON SAINTS! ⚔️
We're under way at St Mary's!
15.00All smiles at St Mary's! 😁
14.56Five minutes to go! ⚽️
Saints finish their final warm-up exercises ahead of kick-off at 3pm!
14.54
Get better soon, Tino! ❤️
Our only absentee this afternoon is Tino Livramento, who begins his road to recovery after sustaining an ACL injury against Brighton on Sunday.
14.27Crystal Palace line-up confirmed!
Starting XI: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guéhi, Ward, Gallagher, McArthur (C), Schlupp, Ayew, Mateta, Eze.
Subs: Butland, Mitchell, Tomkins, Olise, Kouyaté, Zaha, Hughes, Benteke, Édouard.
14.06Saints line-up confirmed! 😇
Starting XI: Forster, Walker-Peters, Salisu, Bednarek, Perraud, Romeu, Ward-Prowse (C), Tella, Redmond, Adams, Long.
Subs: Caballero, Lyanco, A. Armstrong, S. Armstrong, Broja, Djenepo, Smallbone, Elyounoussi, Valery.
14.01Afternoon, lads! 👋
13.56
MATCH PACK: Saints vs Crystal Palace
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13.0312.53THIS (SOUTHAMPTON) IS A TEAM I LIKE WATCHING PLAY BECAUSE I BELIEVE THEY HAVE A REALLY GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN PACE, PHYSICAL and technical."
PATRICK VIEIRAON SOUTHAMPTON CHALLENGE
12.45TO END UP IN THE TOP 10 WOULD BE A MASSIVE ACHIEVEMENT FOR US AND THIS IS THE GOAL."
RALPH HASENHÜTTLON HIS HOPES FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SEASON
Last time out against Palace 👊
Looking back to December when stunning goals from James Ward-Prowse and Armando Broja earned us a 2-2 draw and point at Selhurst Park.
12.23
IT'S MATCHDAY!
A sunny St Mary's Stadium plays host to a crucial mid-table clash between Southampton and Crystal Palace today in the Premier League, with both sides eyeing a top 10 finish. Palace could jump Saints with a victory, but Ralph Hasenhüttl's men will be high on confidence following a hard-fought point away to Brighton last Sunday. Come on you Saints!
12.05SOU vs CRY Line Ups
Southampton
| 44 |
Fraser Forster (GK)
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|---|---|
| 35 |
Jan Bednarek
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| 22 |
Mohammed Salisu
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| 2 |
Kyle Walker-Peters
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| 15 |
Romain Perraud
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| 23 |
Nathan Tella
Mohamed Elyounoussi (80′)
|
| 11 |
Nathan Redmond
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| 6 |
Oriol Romeu
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| 8 |
James Ward-Prowse (C)
|
| 7 |
Shane Long
Armando Broja (65′)
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| 10 |
Che Adams
Stuart Armstrong (65′)
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Substitutes
| 19 |
Moussa Djenepo |
|---|---|
| 17 |
Stuart Armstrong |
| 18 |
Armando Broja |
| 43 |
Yan Valery |
| 20 |
William Smallbone |
| 13 |
Willy Caballero |
| 24 |
Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 9 |
Adam Armstrong |
| 4 |
Lyanco |
Crystal Palace
| 13 |
Vicente Guaita (GK)
|
|---|---|
| 16 |
Joachim Andersen
|
| 6 |
Marc Guéhi
|
| 17 |
Nathaniel Clyne
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| 2 |
Joel Ward
|
| 18 |
James McArthur (C)
|
| 23 |
Conor Gallagher
|
| 15 |
Jeffrey Schlupp
Michael Olise (74′)
|
| 10 |
Eberechi Eze
Will Hughes (84′)
|
| 14 |
Jean-Philippe Mateta
Wilfried Zaha (64′)
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| 9 |
Jordan Ayew
|
Substitutes
| 1 |
Jack Butland |
|---|---|
| 22 |
Odsonne Édouard |
| 3 |
Tyrick Mitchell |
| 20 |
Christian Benteke |
| 11 |
Wilfried Zaha |
| 5 |
James Tomkins |
| 8 |
Cheikhou Kouyaté |
| 7 |
Michael Olise |
| 12 |
Will Hughes |
SOU vs CRY Match Stats
Head to Head Stats
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Possession (%)3862
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Shots814
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Shots on target35
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Corners67
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Passes Complete221436
