ESL Premiership, Southampton vs. Arsenal (Fri Oct 06)


                          Southampton  |  Arsenal
                            4-1-3-2 A  |  4-3-1-2 A
              Darren Lear (CARETAKER)  |  Brian Oliver
                                       |
                         R_Sanchez GK  |  GK A_Moreira
                             P_Max DF  |  DF J_Denayer
                         B_Godfrey DF  |  DF T_Castagne
                           J_Weigl DM  |  DF W_Saliba
                        J_Bednarek DF  |  DF H_Bellerin
                          D_Carlos DF  |  MF D_Kulusevski
                           G_Zahid MF  |  MF C_Eriksen
                       E_Camavinga MF  |  MF H_Barnes
                         T_Abraham FW  |  FW J_Alvarez
                           C_Gakpo FW  |  AM M_Depay
                     J_Ward-Prowse MF  |  FW T_Werner
                                       |
                          F_Muller SUB |  SUB B_Leno
                       S_Kolasinac SUB |  SUB E_Royal
                         P_Hojberg SUB |  SUB D_Alli
                           D_Praet SUB |  SUB R_Mahrez
                            P_Daka SUB |  SUB A_Milik




Min. 1  :(ars) J_Alvarez knocks it past J_Bednarek and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Weigl leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He had to endure a strong lecture from The Referee 
Min. 2  :(ars) D_Kulusevski plays it to his team mate for a one-two 
          ...  J_Alvarez decides to go for goal instead! 
          ...  A well-placed shot from J_Alvarez ! 
          ...  But R_Sanchez palms it away 
          ...  He could have caught that! 
Min. 4  :(ars) M_Depay crosses into the box, finding T_Castagne 
          ...  T_Castagne rises above the defence to head the ball ! 
          ...  It's beaten R_Sanchez 
          ...  It goes wide !! 
Min. 6  :(sou) G_Zahid looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo with the overhead ! 
          ...  It flies wide! 
          ...  He should have hit the target at least!! 
Min. 9  :(ars) W_Saliba nutmegs T_Abraham 
          ...  Good sliding challenge from B_Godfrey and it had to be 
Min. 10 :(ars) H_Barnes pulls it back to J_Alvarez 
          ...  From long range J_Alvarez bends the ball towards goal! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He leaps over the sponsor hoarding in delight and jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  But it's been disallowed. There was a foul in the move 
          ...  That looked like a harsh decision 
Min. 12 :(sou) G_Zahid crosses to C_Gakpo 
          ...  C_Gakpo with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He jumps into the Southampton crowd to celebrate!! 
          ...  Both he and the fans are delighted!! 
          ...  <t1>s fans are chanting "EASY, EASY EASY" 
          ...  Southampton 1-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 13 :(sou) Southampton will now play P 
Min. 13 :(ars) The manager shouting something towards his players 
          ...  It looks like he's turning things round a bit 
          ...  Arsenal will now play E 
Min. 13 :(sou) G_Zahid bursts into the box and cuts the ball back to D_Carlos 
          ...  D_Carlos with a thundering shot! 
          ...  GOAL !! 
          ...  He leaps over the sponsor hoarding in delight and jumps into the crowd! 
          ...  Southampton 2-0 Arsenal ...
Min. 13 :(sou) Southampton restructured their strategy to N 
Min. 13 :(ars) J_Alvarez breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on R_Sanchez! 
          ...  C_Gakpo brings him down! 
          ...  The Referee calls him over! 
          ...  YELLOW CARD! 
          ...  He is lucky not to have seen red! 
          ...  FREE KICK! 
          ...  That could have been a penalty! 
          ...  T_Werner with the thundering drive 
          ...  But R_Sanchez tips it behind 
          ...  The Referee has given a goal kick 
          ...  Unbelievable ! 
Min. 14 :(sou) E_Camavinga jinks infield 
          ...  He sees a team mate making a run 
          ...  He plays the ball through to J_Weigl 
          ...  J_Weigl sidesteps his marker and tries the wicked snap bender ! 
          ...  But A_Moreira makes a fine save 
          ...  Wow!! That was close! 
          ...  He had to be at his best to reach that one! 
Min. 20 :(ars) T_Werner hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  J_Alvarez collects the loose ball! 
          ...  D_Carlos rushes in with a clumsy tackle!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  What’s The Referee going to give? 
          ...  He just waves play on! 
Min. 26 :(ars) J_Alvarez nutmegs P_Max 
          ...  J_Weigl with a well timed tackle 
          ...  The Referee didn't like it though 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 28 :(sou) T_Abraham finds the space intelligently 
          ...  J_Denayer seizes control of the ball 
          ...  He hoists it forward 
Min. 31 :(sou) B_Godfrey slows the ball down and waits for support 
          ...  He spots his team mate making a run now 
          ...  He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! 
          ...  His team mate plays the through ball for him! 
          ...  But T_Castagne slid in 
          ...  It was a well timed tackle and it had to be 
Min. 34 :(sou) T_Abraham gets the ball on the wing 
          ...  He cuts inside J_Denayer! 
          ...  He has some space now! 
          ...  T_Abraham heads the ball towards goal ! 
          ...  A_Moreira blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 35 :(ars) W_Saliba is forced back with the ball 
          ...  He belts the ball up field 
          ...  J_Denayer latches onto the end of it 
          ...  J_Bednarek with the lunge!! 
          ...  And the whistle goes, that’s a foul 
Min. 39 :(ars) C_Eriksen brings the ball under control 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space! 
          ...  He plays the ball in to him! 
          ...  D_Kulusevski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  D_Kulusevski curls the ball in on goal ! 
          ...  But he puts it wide 
          ...  How did he manage to miss that? 
Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 43 :(ars) J_Denayer is first to the loose ball 
          ...  He plays the ball across to T_Castagne 
          ...  T_Castagne tries to catch the keeper out! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 43 :(sou) E_Camavinga puts in T_Abraham 
          ...  T_Werner pulls the player to the ground!! 
          ...  That’s a poor tackle! 
          ...  The boy is unlucky to get a yellow 
          ...  YELLOW CARD!! 
Min. 45 :(sou) B_Godfrey controls the ball with a deft piece of skill 
          ...  He plays the ball out to the left! 
          ...  E_Camavinga gets onto the end of the pass! 
          ...  E_Camavinga aims the cheeky shot at goal! 
          ...  But A_Moreira smothers the ball. 
Min. 46 :(ars) D_Kulusevski crosses to J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Alvarez with a scorcher of a shot ! 
          ...  R_Sanchez makes a great save 
          ...  But he can't hold onto it! 
          ...  He gathers it at the second attempt! 

*************  HALF TIME  ****************
Half Time Score: Southampton 2-0 Arsenal

Min. 49 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse breaks clear of the defence! 
          ...  He is clean through on A_Moreira! 
          ...  T_Werner brings him down! 
          ...  That's a terrible challenge 
          ...  The referee comes over 
          ...  He's already on a yellow 
          ...  Straight RED CARD! 
Min. 51 :(ars) W_Saliba pass splits open the defence and finds M_Depay 
          ...  D_Carlos reads the play well 
Min. 53 :(sou) C_Gakpo takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Denayer 
          ...  H_Bellerin leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He is ordered to cool off 
Min. 59 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse with a probing pass to B_Godfrey 
          ...  B_Godfrey tries to beat A_Moreira from outside the area! 
          ...  It's way wide 
          ...  I think, in fact I know, my Gran could have done better than that 
Min. 60 :(ars) J_Alvarez takes advantage of a mistake by B_Godfrey 
          ...  He runs towards goal 
          ...  B_Godfrey leaves his foot in with the challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a bad foul!! 
          ...  He received a good talking to from The Referee 
Min. 61 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse loses J_Denayer 
          ...  J_Ward-Prowse with a screamer of a shot ! 
          ...  It’s going over! 
          ...  It dips dramatically!! 
          ...  And A_Moreira reacts well to tip it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  C_Gakpo swings it in! 
          ...  The ball comes to J_Weigl 
          ...  He knocks it goalward 
          ...  A_Moreira takes the ball off him 
          ...  He was showing off there! 
Min. 62 :(sou) G_Zahid finds J_Weigl with a perfectly weighted pass 
          ...  J_Weigl with a low drive through the rain! 
          ...  But it puts it well wide 
Min. 65 :(ars) E_Royal is ready to come on to replace W_Saliba 
          ...  Looks like he will play as a DF 
Min. 65 :(sou) B_Godfrey hits in a shot! 
          ...  It hits the defender 
          ...  G_Zahid collects the loose ball! 
          ...  G_Zahid attempts a low drive! 
          ...  A_Moreira blocks the shot with his legs 
          ...  It goes clear! 
Min. 68 :(ars) H_Barnes crosses into the box, finding J_Alvarez 
          ...  J_Bednarek rushes in with a clumsy challenge!! 
          ...  That’s a foul!! 
          ...  He gets a YELLOW CARD!! 
          ...  He'll need to be careful from now on 
Min. 70 :(ars) There's going to be a change 
          ...  D_Alli will come on for C_Eriksen and play MF 
Min. 70 :(ars) It seems Arsenal are making a tactical change to A 
Min. 71 :(ars) H_Barnes has found himself in space 
          ...  He looks up for his team mates 
          ...  He swings the ball in 
          ...  D_Kulusevski gets on the end of the pass 
          ...  He is in space! 
          ...  D_Carlos with a pull on the shirt 
          ...  He's warned for that one 
          ...  Anymore like that and he will find himself in the book 
Min. 73 :(sou) J_Ward-Prowse slumps to the ground! 
          ...  He gets up again though 
          ...  He signals to the bench he is ok to continue 
Min. 75 :(sou) S_Kolasinac is coming on and C_Gakpo is being brought off 
          ...  Looks likely he will go and play DF 
Min. 75 :(ars) E_Royal splits the defence in two 
          ...  They tried to play the offside trap 
          ...  E_Royal with the punt towards goal! 
          ...  It fly's into Row Z! 
Min. 84 :(sou) S_Kolasinac sidesteps E_Royal 
          ...  That was too easy 
          ...  S_Kolasinac hits the shot with the outside of the left foot! 
          ...  He has failed to hit the target! 
          ...  He looks horrified by that miss! 
          ...  He should have buried that! 
Min. 85 :(sou) T_Abraham beats D_Alli 
          ...  It looked like he pushed his marker 
          ...  "Play On!" Waves The Referee 
          ...  T_Abraham lobs A_Moreira! 
          ...  But A_Moreira parries the shot 
          ...  The defender manages to scramble the ball away 
Min. 86 :(sou) T_Abraham flicks it over the defender and runs onto it 
          ...  He showed great skill and pace there 
          ...  J_Denayer tackles cleanly 
Min. 87 :(ars) J_Alvarez is taking a throw in 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He throws it to D_Alli 
          ...  S_Kolasinac reads the situation well and wins the ball 
Min. 88 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 3 minutes of time to be added on
Min. 88 :(sou) J_Weigl turns past the defender 
          ...  He sees a team mate in space 
          ...  He passes it to S_Kolasinac 
          ...  S_Kolasinac leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! 
          ...  But A_Moreira reaches the ball. Good save 
          ...  There was a foul on A_Moreira anyway 
Min. 89 :(sou) P_Max looks around for some movement 
          ...  He sees a man in space! 
          ...  He hits the ball up to E_Camavinga 
          ...  E_Camavinga keeps his head down as he hits the shot! 
          ...  A_Moreira tips it over 
          ...  CORNER! 
          ...  G_Zahid hits it into the box! 
          ...  E_Royal gets up well 
          ...  And he heads it away 

*************  FULL TIME  ****************



Match Details
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Venue                : St Mary's Satdium
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Southampton Match Info
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Best player          : G_Zahid (Man of the Match)
Scorers              : C_Gakpo (12), D_Carlos (13)
Sent Off             : N/A
Booked               : C_Gakpo (13), J_Weigl (26), J_Bednarek (68)
Injured              : N/A
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Arsenal Match Info
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Best player          : J_Alvarez
Scorers              : N/A
Sent Off             : T_Werner (49)
Booked               : N/A
Injured              : N/A
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Match Statistics
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                             Southampton  |    Arsenal
Attempts on Goal     :          15        |       8
Off target           :           4        |       4
On target            :          11        |       4
Possession           :          61        |       39
Corners              :           2        |       0
Red Cards            :           0        |       1
Yellow Cards         :           3        |       0
Subs Used            :           1        |       2
Fouls                :          11        |       10
Key Tackles          :           4        |       3
Key Passes           :          11        |       11
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Final Score          : Southampton 2 - 0 Arsenal
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Player Statistics - Southampton
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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R_Sanchez      GK  25   1   1   1  23 |  95   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0   0   0
P_Max          DF   1  23  13   7  25 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
B_Godfrey      DF   1  21  13   8  22 |  95   0   1   2   0   1   0   0   0   0  35  35  18
J_Weigl        DM   1  14  22   7  26 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   1   0   0  -2   8  19
J_Bednarek     DF   1  23   9   3  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   1   0   0  28  13  13
D_Carlos       DF   1  23  17   4  28 |  95   0   2   0   0   1   1   0   0   0  40   0  19
G_Zahid        MF   1   6  22  12  26 |  95   0   0   4   2   1   0   0   0   0   0  60   9
E_Camavinga    MF   1  15  23  13  26 |  95   0   0   2   0   2   0   0   0   0   0  20  18
T_Abraham      FW   1   4  10  24  26 |  95   0   0   0   0   2   0   0   0   0   0   0  18
C_Gakpo        FW   1   8  17  24  22 |  77   0   0   0   0   2   1   1   0   0  -2  -2  20
J_Ward-Prowse  MF   1  10  21  12  24 |  95   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  10   9
F_Muller       GK  21   1   1   1  27 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
S_Kolasinac    DF   1  20  12   7  24 |  18   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0  12
P_Hojberg      MF   1  15  21   8  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Praet        MF   1   6  20  12  22 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
P_Daka         FW   1   2  12  21  23 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0

Player Statistics - Arsenal
Name          Pos  St  Tk  Ps  Sh  Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb
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A_Moreira      GK  23   1   1   1  26 |  95   9   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  29   0   0   0
J_Denayer      DF   1  22  13   6  26 |  95   0   2   1   0   0   0   0   0   0  40  10   0
T_Castagne     DF   1  23  13   6  25 |  95   0   1   0   0   2   0   0   0   0  20   0   6
W_Saliba       DF   1  24  12   6  27 |  67   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
H_Bellerin     DF   1  22  12   6  28 |  95   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
D_Kulusevski   MF   1   3  23  17  22 |  95   0   0   2   0   1   0   0   0   0   0  20   3
C_Eriksen      MF   1   5  22  17  23 |  72   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0 -10   0 -10
H_Barnes       MF   1   6  20  12  23 |  95   0   0   3   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  30   0
J_Alvarez      FW   1   6  16  25  28 |  95   0   0   1   0   3   0   0   0   0   0  10  27
M_Depay        AM   1   2  15  21  23 |  95   0   0   1   0   0   0   0   0   0   0  10   0
T_Werner       FW   1   4  13  24  20 |  51   0   0   1   0   1   0   0   1   0 -20 -10 -11
B_Leno         GK  23   1   1   1  26 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
E_Royal        DF   1  22  11   6  30 |  28   0   1   0   0   1   0   0   0   0  20   0   3
D_Alli         MF   1   8  22  18  23 |  23   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
R_Mahrez       AM   1   3  18  15  24 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
A_Milik        FW   1   7   9  21  25 |   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0   0
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