Southampton v West Bromwich Albion, 21 October 2017

Score1-0 to Southampton
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance29,947

View Southampton v West Bromwich Albion head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm There had now been only 22 goals scored in 15 Premier League meetings, with the away team failing to score in ten of them.

1 Southampton

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 85 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini
Forward Shane Long

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Oriol Romeu 69
Charlie Austin for Shane Long 81
Sofiane Boufal for Dušan Tadić 81

Substitutions:

Allan Nyom for Jonny Evans 32
Gareth McAuley for Gareth Barry 53
Matt Phillips for Nacer Chadli 77

Cards:

Cards:

Nacer Chadli 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Charlie Austin

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 10th Southampton had now won two of their last 11 home games in the Premier League. The Saints had now scored only six goals in their last 11 Premier League home games. Sofiane Boufal's goal was his first in his last 23 Premier League appearances since scoring against Middlesbrough on 11 December 2016. Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino said: "I think it was a beautiful goal, one of the most beautiful goals of this season. It changed the game because it was a difficult game, but the most important thing was we deserved the win. We were better than them in my opinion and we dominated the game. I am happy for Sofiane."

Comments:

League position: 13th This was West Bromwich Albion's 200th defeat in the Premier League. The Baggies had now won two of their last 18 games in the Premier League (lost ten). After 88 minutes and having used all their three substitutions, West Bromwich Albion were reduced to ten men when Craig Dawson had to leave the pitch due to injury. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "I thought we were flat. You have to change your week when you play on a Monday night. Whether it was the change because we had them in on Tuesday and gave them Wednesday off and tried to make the week like a normal week. We’ll have to look at that."

1 Southampton

Goals:

Sofiane Boufal 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Virgil van Dijk
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Defender/Midfielder Mario Lemina
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Midfielder/Forward Dušan Tadić
Forward Manolo Gabbiadini
Forward Shane Long

Substitutions:

Nathan Redmond for Oriol Romeu 69
Charlie Austin for Shane Long 81
Sofiane Boufal for Dušan Tadić 81

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Defender/Midfielder Sam McQueen
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Charlie Austin

Comments:

League position: 10th Southampton had now won two of their last 11 home games in the Premier League. The Saints had now scored only six goals in their last 11 Premier League home games. Sofiane Boufal's goal was his first in his last 23 Premier League appearances since scoring against Middlesbrough on 11 December 2016. Southampton manager Mauricio Pellegrino said: "I think it was a beautiful goal, one of the most beautiful goals of this season. It changed the game because it was a difficult game, but the most important thing was we deserved the win. We were better than them in my opinion and we dominated the game. I am happy for Sofiane."

0 West Bromwich Albion

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Jonny Evans Defender
Ahmed Hegazi Defender
Kieran Gibbs Defender/Midfielder
Grzegorz Krychowiak Defender/Midfielder
Jake Livermore Defender/Midfielder
Gareth Barry Midfielder
Nacer Chadli Midfielder
Jay Rodriguez Forward
Salomón Rondón Forward

Substitutions:

Allan Nyom for Jonny Evans 32
Gareth McAuley for Gareth Barry 53
Matt Phillips for Nacer Chadli 77

Cards:

Nacer Chadli 67 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Comments:

League position: 13th This was West Bromwich Albion's 200th defeat in the Premier League. The Baggies had now won two of their last 18 games in the Premier League (lost ten). After 88 minutes and having used all their three substitutions, West Bromwich Albion were reduced to ten men when Craig Dawson had to leave the pitch due to injury. West Bromwich Albion manager Tony Pulis said: "I thought we were flat. You have to change your week when you play on a Monday night. Whether it was the change because we had them in on Tuesday and gave them Wednesday off and tried to make the week like a normal week. We’ll have to look at that."