West Bromwich Albion v Southampton, 03 February 2018

Score3-2 to Southampton
RefereeMichael Oliver
CompetitionPremier League
VenueThe Hawthorns
Attendance25,911
Kick-off: 3.00pm There was a minute’s applause before kick off as a mark of respect for West Bromwich Albion legend Cyrille Regis who passed away on 14 January 2018 from a heart attack. Southampton had now won four of the last five Premier League meetings.

Goals:

Ahmed Hegazi 4 G
Salomón Rondón 72 G

Goals:

Mario Lemina 40 G
Jack Stephens 43 G
James Ward-Prowse 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Ahmed Hegazi
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Guido Carrillo Forward

Substitutions:

Oliver Burke for Claudio Yacob 62
Jay Rodriguez for Daniel Sturridge 62
James McClean for Allan Nyom 77

Substitutions:

Shane Long for Guido Carrillo 75
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Sofiane Boufal 85
Nathan Redmond for Dušan Tadić 88

Cards:

Gareth Barry 22 Y
Matt Phillips 90 Y

Cards:

Ryan Bertrand 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Kyle Jameson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Jay Rodriguez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion had now won one of their last 24 games in the Premier League (lost 12). The Baggies had now scored in seven of their last eight games in all competitions. Albion had now lost two of their last seven home games in the Premier League (four draws).

Comments:

League position: 14th This was Southampton's first win in their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost five). The Saints avoided completing a run of 13 games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since March 1995. They avoided drawing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2002.

Goals:

Ahmed Hegazi 4 G
Salomón Rondón 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Dawson
Defender Ahmed Hegazi
Defender Gareth McAuley
Defender Allan Nyom
Midfielder Gareth Barry
Midfielder Chris Brunt
Midfielder Claudio Yacob
Midfielder/Forward Matt Phillips

Substitutions:

Oliver Burke for Claudio Yacob 62
Jay Rodriguez for Daniel Sturridge 62
James McClean for Allan Nyom 77

Cards:

Gareth Barry 22 Y
Matt Phillips 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill
Defender Kyle Jameson
Defender/Midfielder/Forward James McClean
Midfielder Sam Field
Midfielder Rekeem Harper
Midfielder/Forward Oliver Burke
Forward Jay Rodriguez

Comments:

League position: 20th West Bromwich Albion had now won one of their last 24 games in the Premier League (lost 12). The Baggies had now scored in seven of their last eight games in all competitions. Albion had now lost two of their last seven home games in the Premier League (four draws).

Goals:

Mario Lemina 40 G
Jack Stephens 43 G
James Ward-Prowse 55 G

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Wesley Hoedt Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Mario Lemina Defender/Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sofiane Boufal Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Guido Carrillo Forward

Substitutions:

Shane Long for Guido Carrillo 75
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg for Sofiane Boufal 85
Nathan Redmond for Dušan Tadić 88

Cards:

Ryan Bertrand 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 14th This was Southampton's first win in their last 13 games in the Premier League (lost five). The Saints avoided completing a run of 13 games in the Premier League without a win for the first time since March 1995. They avoided drawing four consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since March 2002.