Southampton v Stoke City, 03 March 2018

Score0-0
RefereeAnthony Taylor
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium
Attendance30,335
Kick-off: 3.00pm Southampton had now won two of the 12 meetings in the Premier League (lost four).

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Josh Sims
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Guido Carrillo

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Moritz Bauer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Badou N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Manolo Gabbiadini for Dušan Tadić 64
Sofiane Boufal for Josh Sims 76
Shane Long for Guido Carrillo 79

Substitutions:

Erik Pieters for Mame Biram Diouf 23
Peter Crouch for Kostas Stafylidis 46
Jesé for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 64

Cards:

Cards:

Geoff Cameron 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Jan Bednarek
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jesé

Comments:

League position: 17th Southampton had now won one of their last 16 games in the Premier League (lost six). The Saints had now created a new club record of eight consecutive home games without a win in the Premier League. They failed to score for the second time in their last nine games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 19th This was the first time that Stoke City had kept a clean sheet in their last ten away games in the Premier League since a 1-0 win at Watford on 28 October 2017. Xherdan Shaqiri failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in four consecutive games for the Potters in the Premier League. They had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four).

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Josh Sims
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Guido Carrillo

Substitutions:

Manolo Gabbiadini for Dušan Tadić 64
Sofiane Boufal for Josh Sims 76
Shane Long for Guido Carrillo 79

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Jan Bednarek
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 17th Southampton had now won one of their last 16 games in the Premier League (lost six). The Saints had now created a new club record of eight consecutive home games without a win in the Premier League. They failed to score for the second time in their last nine games in the Premier League.

Starting lineup:

Jack Butland Goalkeeper
Moritz Bauer Defender
Kurt Zouma Defender
Geoff Cameron Defender/Midfielder
Bruno Martins Indi Defender/Midfielder
Joe Allen Midfielder
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting Midfielder/Forward
Badou N'Diaye Midfielder/Forward
Xherdan Shaqiri Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Erik Pieters for Mame Biram Diouf 23
Peter Crouch for Kostas Stafylidis 46
Jesé for Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting 64

Cards:

Geoff Cameron 41 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Jakob Haugaard
Defender Erik Pieters
Defender/Centre back Ryan Shawcross
Defender/Full back Glen Johnson
Midfielder Darren Fletcher
Forward Peter Crouch
Forward Jesé

Comments:

League position: 19th This was the first time that Stoke City had kept a clean sheet in their last ten away games in the Premier League since a 1-0 win at Watford on 28 October 2017. Xherdan Shaqiri failed in his attempt to become the first player to score in four consecutive games for the Potters in the Premier League. They had now won one of their last ten games in the Premier League (lost four).