Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers, 18 January 2020

Score3-2 to Wolverhampton Wanderers
RefereeDarren England
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance31,152

View Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers head to head

Kick-off: 3.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 6 Southampton won: 3 Drawn: 1 Wolverhampton Wanderers won: 2 Southampton scored: 12 Wolverhampton Wanderers scored: 8 Wolverhampton Wanderers had now won five of the last seven meetings in all competitions since March 2008.

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Jan Bednarek 15 G
Shane Long 35 G

Goals:

Pedro Neto 53 G
Raúl Jiménez penalty 65 P
Raúl Jiménez 76 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Shane Long

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Che Adams for Shane Long 71
Moussa Djenepo for Stuart Armstrong 71
Sofiane Boufal for Nathan Redmond 78

Substitutions:

Max Kilman for Pedro Neto 86

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 29 Y
Jan Bednarek 57 Y

Cards:

Rúben Neves 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Michael Obafemi

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Benny Ashley-Seal

Comments:

League position: 13th Since the start of the previous season, Southampton had now dropped 42 points from winning positions in the Premier League; 13 more than any other team. The Saints had now lost 1,400 games in the Premier League and Football League. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2016.

Comments:

League position: 6th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now conceded the first goal in 16 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team and including the last seven in a row. Wolves avoided losing three consecutive away league games for the first time since March 2016 in the League Championship. They scored three or more goals in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 3-1 win at Everton on 2 February 2019. Wolverhampton Wanderers were awarded a penalty after 65 minutes following a VAR review.

2 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Jan Bednarek 15 G
Shane Long 35 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Jack Stephens
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Danny Ings
Forward Shane Long

Substitutions:

Che Adams for Shane Long 71
Moussa Djenepo for Stuart Armstrong 71
Sofiane Boufal for Nathan Redmond 78

Cards:

James Ward-Prowse 29 Y
Jan Bednarek 57 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Midfielder/Forward Che Adams
Midfielder/Forward Sofiane Boufal
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Michael Obafemi

Comments:

League position: 13th Since the start of the previous season, Southampton had now dropped 42 points from winning positions in the Premier League; 13 more than any other team. The Saints had now lost 1,400 games in the Premier League and Football League. They failed in their attempt to win four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since May 2016.

3 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Manager: Nuno Espírito Santo

Goals:

Pedro Neto 53 G
Raúl Jiménez penalty 65 P
Raúl Jiménez 76 G

Starting lineup:

Rui Patrício Goalkeeper
Matt Doherty Defender
Conor Coady Defender/Midfielder
Leander Dendoncker Defender/Midfielder
Jonny Defender/Midfielder
Romain Saïss Defender/Midfielder
João Moutinho Midfielder
Pedro Neto Midfielder
Rúben Neves Midfielder
Adama Traoré Midfielder/Forward
Raúl Jiménez Forward

Substitutions:

Max Kilman for Pedro Neto 86

Cards:

Rúben Neves 88 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Ruddy
Defender Oskar Buur
Defender Max Kilman
Midfielder Bruno Jordão
Midfielder Ryan Giles
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Forward Benny Ashley-Seal

Comments:

League position: 6th Wolverhampton Wanderers had now conceded the first goal in 16 games so far in this Premier League season; more than any other team and including the last seven in a row. Wolves avoided losing three consecutive away league games for the first time since March 2016 in the League Championship. They scored three or more goals in an away game in the Premier League for the first time since a 3-1 win at Everton on 2 February 2019. Wolverhampton Wanderers were awarded a penalty after 65 minutes following a VAR review.