Crystal Palace v Southampton, 15 December 2021

Score2-2
RefereeSimon Hooper
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSelhurst Park
Attendance22,861
Kick-off: 7.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 25 Crystal Palace won: 4 Drawn: 7 Southampton won: 14 Crystal Palace scored: 22 Southampton scored: 39 Crystal Palace had now scored inside the opening two minutes in each of the last two meetings in the Premier League.

2 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 2 G
Jordan Ayew 65 G

Goals:

James Ward-Prowse 32 G
Armando Broja 36 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Starting lineup:

Willy Caballero Goalkeeper
Lyanco Defender
Mohammed Salisu Defender
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Will Smallbone Midfielder
Nathan Tella Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Christian Benteke for Cheikhou Kouyaté 64
Michael Olise for Jordan Ayew 75
Joachim Andersen for James Tomkins 81

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Will Smallbone 70
Shane Long for Armando Broja 70
Theo Walcott for Nathan Tella 82

Cards:

Marc Guehi 25 Y
James Tomkins 73 Y

Cards:

Tino Livramento 67 Y
Mohammed Salisu 84 Y
Lyanco 88 Y
Willy Caballero 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Michael Olise

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Harry Lewis
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 11th Crystal Palace had now drawn six of their last 12 games in the Premier League (won three). Palace had now scored in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time. Jordan Ayew scored his first goal in 43 games in the Premier League since 7 November 2020 against Leeds United.

Comments:

League position: 15th Southampton had now scored more than one goal in five games in all competitions so far in this season. All five games had ended in a 2-2 draw. The Saints had now dropped 16 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. They remained without a win in their last 25 away games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday since 12 April 1995 at Chelsea.

2 Crystal Palace

Manager: Patrick Vieira

Goals:

Wilfried Zaha 2 G
Jordan Ayew 65 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Jack Butland
Defender Marc Guehi
Defender Tyrick Mitchell
Defender James Tomkins
Defender Joel Ward
Defender/Midfielder Cheikhou Kouyaté
Midfielder Conor Gallagher
Midfielder Will Hughes
Midfielder/Forward Wilfried Zaha
Forward Jordan Ayew
Forward Odsonne Edouard

Substitutions:

Christian Benteke for Cheikhou Kouyaté 64
Michael Olise for Jordan Ayew 75
Joachim Andersen for James Tomkins 81

Cards:

Marc Guehi 25 Y
James Tomkins 73 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Vicente Guaita
Defender Nathaniel Clyne
Defender Jaïro Riedewald
Defender/Midfielder Joachim Andersen
Defender/Midfielder Jeffrey Schlupp
Midfielder Eberechi Eze
Midfielder Luka Milivojević
Midfielder Michael Olise

Comments:

League position: 11th Crystal Palace had now drawn six of their last 12 games in the Premier League (won three). Palace had now scored in nine consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time. Jordan Ayew scored his first goal in 43 games in the Premier League since 7 November 2020 against Leeds United.

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

James Ward-Prowse 32 G
Armando Broja 36 G

Starting lineup:

Willy Caballero Goalkeeper
Lyanco Defender
Mohammed Salisu Defender
Tino Livramento Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Will Smallbone Midfielder
Nathan Tella Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Armando Broja Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Will Smallbone 70
Shane Long for Armando Broja 70
Theo Walcott for Nathan Tella 82

Cards:

Tino Livramento 67 Y
Mohammed Salisu 84 Y
Lyanco 88 Y
Willy Caballero 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Harry Lewis
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Yann Valery
Defender/Midfielder Romain Perraud
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 15th Southampton had now scored more than one goal in five games in all competitions so far in this season. All five games had ended in a 2-2 draw. The Saints had now dropped 16 points from winning positions so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team in the division. They remained without a win in their last 25 away games in the Premier League played on a Wednesday since 12 April 1995 at Chelsea.