Southampton v Swansea City, 12 August 2017

Score0-0
RefereeMichael Jones
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance31,447

View Southampton v Swansea City head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm In 69 games in the Premier League and Football League, this was only the third meeting to end in a goalless draw.

0 Southampton

0 Swansea City

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Federico Fernández Defender
Alfie Mawson Defender
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Tom Carroll Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Tammy Abraham Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Manolo Gabbiadini 69
Sofiane Boufal for James Ward-Prowse 71
Sam McQueen for Ryan Bertrand 86

Substitutions:

Jay Fulton for Leon Britton 74
Kyle Bartley for Tammy Abraham 81
Ollie McBurnie for Wayne Routledge 86

Cards:

Nathan Redmond 16 Y
Oriol Romeu 33 Y

Cards:

Jay Fulton 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Kyle Bartley
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder Roque Mesa
Midfielder/Forward Luciano Narsingh
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

With this being Mauricio Pellegrino's first game in charge, none of the last six Southampton managers had now won their first Premier League game. The Saints had now still to win an opening day home game in the Premier League (drawn six, lost four). Southampton had now failed to score in their last six home league games - a new club record. The previous record had stood since 1937 in League Division Two. Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino: "We did everything to win the game but we couldn't. We controlled the ball, created chances but this is football. You have to get goals and we couldn't do so. Sometimes it is really difficult to score. We had 29 shots. We have quality and spirit in the team and it is best to keep going, keep training."

Comments:

This was the sixth time in the last seven Premier League seasons that Swansea City had started with an away game. The Swans were now unbeaten in their last four opening games Premier League (won two). City were now unbeaten in their last six games in the Premier League (won four). Swansea City manager Paul Clement said: "It was a hard afternoon, they had a massive amount of chances, set-play after set-play, and we suffered at times. I'm happy we ended up with a point and it could have been a lot worse. The last-gasp defending was good but we didn't use the ball well enough further up the pitch."

0 Southampton

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Manolo Gabbiadini 69
Sofiane Boufal for James Ward-Prowse 71
Sam McQueen for Ryan Bertrand 86

Cards:

Nathan Redmond 16 Y
Oriol Romeu 33 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Stuart Taylor
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

With this being Mauricio Pellegrino's first game in charge, none of the last six Southampton managers had now won their first Premier League game. The Saints had now still to win an opening day home game in the Premier League (drawn six, lost four). Southampton had now failed to score in their last six home league games - a new club record. The previous record had stood since 1937 in League Division Two. Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino: "We did everything to win the game but we couldn't. We controlled the ball, created chances but this is football. You have to get goals and we couldn't do so. Sometimes it is really difficult to score. We had 29 shots. We have quality and spirit in the team and it is best to keep going, keep training."

0 Swansea City

Starting lineup:

Lukasz Fabiański Goalkeeper
Federico Fernández Defender
Alfie Mawson Defender
Kyle Naughton Defender/Midfielder
Martin Olsson Defender/Midfielder
Leon Britton Midfielder
Tom Carroll Midfielder
Leroy Fer Midfielder
Wayne Routledge Midfielder
Tammy Abraham Forward
Jordan Ayew Forward

Substitutions:

Jay Fulton for Leon Britton 74
Kyle Bartley for Tammy Abraham 81
Ollie McBurnie for Wayne Routledge 86

Cards:

Jay Fulton 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kristoffer Nordfeldt
Defender/Right back Angel Rangel
Defender Kyle Bartley
Midfielder Jay Fulton
Midfielder Roque Mesa
Midfielder/Forward Luciano Narsingh
Forward Ollie McBurnie

Comments:

This was the sixth time in the last seven Premier League seasons that Swansea City had started with an away game. The Swans were now unbeaten in their last four opening games Premier League (won two). City were now unbeaten in their last six games in the Premier League (won four). Swansea City manager Paul Clement said: "It was a hard afternoon, they had a massive amount of chances, set-play after set-play, and we suffered at times. I'm happy we ended up with a point and it could have been a lot worse. The last-gasp defending was good but we didn't use the ball well enough further up the pitch."