AFC Bournemouth v Southampton, 03 December 2017

Score1-1
RefereeJonathan Moss
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVitality Stadium
Attendance10,764

View AFC Bournemouth v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm AFC Bournemouth had now won one of their last nine meetings in all competitions since 1987 (lost five).

1 AFC Bournemouth

1 Southampton

Goals:

Ryan Fraser 42 G

Goals:

Charlie Austin 61 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Daniels
Defender/Midfielder Simon Francis
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Midfielder Drew Surman
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Jérémy Pied Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Charlie Austin Forward

Substitutions:

Jordon Ibe for Junior Stanislas 69
Callum Wilson for Jermain Defoe 69
Benik Afobe for Ryan Fraser 90

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for James Ward-Prowse 46
Mario Lemina for Dušan Tadić 74
Manolo Gabbiadini for Steven Davis 85

Cards:

Jermain Defoe 31 Y
Adam Smith 31 Y

Cards:

Mario Lemina 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Steve Cook
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Benik Afobe
Forward Callum Wilson

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Comments:

League position: 14th AFC Bournemouth had now lost four of their eight home games so far in this Premier League season. Only bottom-of-the-table Swansea City had lost more (five). After losing their first eight Premier League games played on a Sunday, the Cherries had now taken five points from their last four. Ryan Fraser scored his first goal in the Premier League since 3 January 2017. AFC Bournemouth remained unbeaten in the three Premier League games when he had scored (won two).

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had lost lost three of their preceding four games in the Premier League. The Saints had now scored 23 goals in 26 Premier League games since the beginning of April 2017. Charlie Austin had now scored seven goals in his last ten starts in the Premier League, including three in his last two.

1 AFC Bournemouth

Goals:

Ryan Fraser 42 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Asmir Begović
Defender Nathan Aké
Defender Adam Smith
Defender/Midfielder Charlie Daniels
Defender/Midfielder Simon Francis
Midfielder Lewis Cook
Midfielder Ryan Fraser
Midfielder Junior Stanislas
Midfielder Drew Surman
Forward Jermain Defoe
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Jordon Ibe for Junior Stanislas 69
Callum Wilson for Jermain Defoe 69
Benik Afobe for Ryan Fraser 90

Cards:

Jermain Defoe 31 Y
Adam Smith 31 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Artur Boruc
Defender Steve Cook
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Midfielder Marc Pugh
Midfielder/Forward Jordon Ibe
Forward Benik Afobe
Forward Callum Wilson

Comments:

League position: 14th AFC Bournemouth had now lost four of their eight home games so far in this Premier League season. Only bottom-of-the-table Swansea City had lost more (five). After losing their first eight Premier League games played on a Sunday, the Cherries had now taken five points from their last four. Ryan Fraser scored his first goal in the Premier League since 3 January 2017. AFC Bournemouth remained unbeaten in the three Premier League games when he had scored (won two).

1 Southampton

Goals:

Charlie Austin 61 G

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Jérémy Pied Defender/Midfielder
Steven Davis Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Charlie Austin Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for James Ward-Prowse 46
Mario Lemina for Dušan Tadić 74
Manolo Gabbiadini for Steven Davis 85

Cards:

Mario Lemina 76 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Comments:

League position: 11th Southampton had lost lost three of their preceding four games in the Premier League. The Saints had now scored 23 goals in 26 Premier League games since the beginning of April 2017. Charlie Austin had now scored seven goals in his last ten starts in the Premier League, including three in his last two.