Stoke City v Southampton, 14 December 2016

Score0-0
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
Venuebet365 Stadium
Attendance27,002
Kick-off: 8.00pm Southampton failed to score for the first time in 15 visits to Stoke in all competitions since August 1977.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
José Fonte Defender
Cuco Martina Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Xherdan Shaqiri 57
Marc Muniesa for Charlie Adam 88

Substitutions:

Jay Rodriguez for Nathan Redmond 66
Dušan Tadić for Shane Long 66
Sam McQueen for Cuco Martina 83

Cards:

Marko Arnautović 23 R
Joe Allen 34 Y

Cards:

Oriol Romeu 27 Y
James Ward-Prowse 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 12th Stoke City had now taken a total of 400 points from their 320 games in the Premier League. Potters boss Mark Hughes became the sixth manager to take charge of 400 games in the Premier League (won 144, lost 148). Marko Arnautovic became the first City player to be sent-off in a Premier League game since Geoff Cameron at West Bromwich Albion on 2 January 2016.

Comments:

League position: 9th Southampton had now won one of their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost four). The Saints had now failed to score before half-time in 11 of their 16 Premier League games so far in this season. They had now kept seven clean sheets so far in this Premier League season; only leaders Chelsea (nine) had kept more.

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Lee Grant
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Defender/Midfielder Bruno Martins Indi
Midfielder Charlie Adam
Midfielder Joe Allen
Midfielder Glenn Whelan
Midfielder/Forward Xherdan Shaqiri
Midfielder/Forward Jon Walters

Substitutions:

Mame Biram Diouf for Xherdan Shaqiri 57
Marc Muniesa for Charlie Adam 88

Cards:

Marko Arnautović 23 R
Joe Allen 34 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Shay Given
Defender Marc Muniesa
Midfielder Giannelli Imbula
Forward Wilfried Bony
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Bojan Krkić

Comments:

League position: 12th Stoke City had now taken a total of 400 points from their 320 games in the Premier League. Potters boss Mark Hughes became the sixth manager to take charge of 400 games in the Premier League (won 144, lost 148). Marko Arnautovic became the first City player to be sent-off in a Premier League game since Geoff Cameron at West Bromwich Albion on 2 January 2016.

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
José Fonte Defender
Cuco Martina Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Jay Rodriguez for Nathan Redmond 66
Dušan Tadić for Shane Long 66
Sam McQueen for Cuco Martina 83

Cards:

Oriol Romeu 27 Y
James Ward-Prowse 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 9th Southampton had now won one of their last nine away games in the Premier League (lost four). The Saints had now failed to score before half-time in 11 of their 16 Premier League games so far in this season. They had now kept seven clean sheets so far in this Premier League season; only leaders Chelsea (nine) had kept more.