Southampton v Huddersfield Town, 23 December 2017

Score1-1
RefereeLee Probert
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Attendance29,675
Kick-off: 3.00pm This was Huddersfield Town's first visit to Southampton since the Saints won 4-1 on 28 December 2010 in League One.

Goals:

Charlie Austin 24 G

Goals:

Laurent Depoitre 64 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Scott Malone Defender/Midfielder
Tom Ince Midfielder
Danny Williams Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Collin Quaner Forward

Substitutions:

Sofiane Boufal for Dušan Tadić 72
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Steven Davis 72
Manolo Gabbiadini for Charlie Austin 79

Substitutions:

Joe Lolley for Rajiv Van la Parra 61
Tommy Smith for Florent Hadergjonaj 61
Steve Mounié for Laurent Depoitre 82

Cards:

Wesley Hoedt 54 Y
Nathan Redmond 90 Y

Cards:

Collin Quaner 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Defender/Midfielder Chris Löwe
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Midfielder/Forward Joe Lolley
Forward Steve Mounié

Comments:

League position: 13th Southampton had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost five) and without a win in their last six games in the competition (lost three). Charlie Austin had now scored five goals in his last five starts in the Premier League for the Saints. Charlie Austin had now scored against Huddersfield Town in the Premier League, in the League Championship (for Queens Park Rangers) and in League One (for Swindon Town).

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now taken four points from their last two away games in the Premier League; as many as in their first eight in the competition. Laurent Depoitre had now scored three goals in his last three Premier League games having scored two in his previous 13 appearances in the competition. Had the Terriers won this game, they would have been in the top half of the top division on Christmas Day for the first time since 1954.

Goals:

Charlie Austin 24 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Charlie Austin

Substitutions:

Sofiane Boufal for Dušan Tadić 72
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Steven Davis 72
Manolo Gabbiadini for Charlie Austin 79

Cards:

Wesley Hoedt 54 Y
Nathan Redmond 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 13th Southampton had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost five) and without a win in their last six games in the competition (lost three). Charlie Austin had now scored five goals in his last five starts in the Premier League for the Saints. Charlie Austin had now scored against Huddersfield Town in the Premier League, in the League Championship (for Queens Park Rangers) and in League One (for Swindon Town).

Goals:

Laurent Depoitre 64 G

Starting lineup:

Jonas Lössl Goalkeeper
Scott Malone Defender/Midfielder
Tom Ince Midfielder
Danny Williams Midfielder
Aaron Mooy Midfielder/Forward
Rajiv Van la Parra Midfielder/Forward
Collin Quaner Forward

Substitutions:

Joe Lolley for Rajiv Van la Parra 61
Tommy Smith for Florent Hadergjonaj 61
Steve Mounié for Laurent Depoitre 82

Cards:

Collin Quaner 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Joel Coleman
Defender Tommy Smith
Defender/Midfielder Martin Cranie
Defender/Midfielder Chris Löwe
Midfielder Dean Whitehead
Midfielder/Forward Joe Lolley
Forward Steve Mounié

Comments:

League position: 11th Huddersfield Town had now taken four points from their last two away games in the Premier League; as many as in their first eight in the competition. Laurent Depoitre had now scored three goals in his last three Premier League games having scored two in his previous 13 appearances in the competition. Had the Terriers won this game, they would have been in the top half of the top division on Christmas Day for the first time since 1954.