Swansea City vs Southampton, 2017/2018 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueSouthampton beat Swansea in quest to beat drop, West Brom relegated
Southampton struck in the 72nd minute to beat Swansea City 1-0 at the Liberty Stadium to inch closer to Premier League safety for next season.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 1': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Southampton).
- 2': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 3': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 3': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 7': Attempt missed. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy King.
- 8': Attempt saved. Andy King (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sam Clucas.
- 10': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 10': Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 17': Foul by Alfie Mawson (Swansea City).
- 20': Foul by Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City).
- 20': Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 20': Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 22': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
- 22': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 26': Attempt missed. Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.
- 30': Attempt missed. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
- 30': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).
- 31': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg with a through ball.
- 32': André Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 32': Foul by Wesley Hoedt (Southampton).
- 34': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
- 35': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Swansea City) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Andy King with a cross.
- 36': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 36': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Andy King (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 38': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
- 38': Oriol Romeu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Cédric Soares.
- 41': Andy King (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
- 43': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a headed pass.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 44': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by André Ayew.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Swansea City 0, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Swansea City 0, Southampton 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
- 47': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 48': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
- 49': Attempt missed. Martin Olsson (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 49': Foul by Charlie Austin (Southampton).
- 49': Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Delay in match Kyle Naughton (Swansea City) because of an injury.
- 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dusan Tadic.
- 56': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Connor Roberts.
- 57': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
- 57': Jordan Ayew (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Martin Olsson.
- 59': Attempt blocked. Jack Stephens (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Dusan Tadic with a cross.
- 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Kyle Naughton.
- 60': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
- 61': Foul by Cédric Soares (Southampton).
- 61': Martin Olsson (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Substitution, Swansea City. Tammy Abraham replaces Martin Olsson.
- 64': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 64': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Nathan Redmond.
- 65': Delay in match Jan Bednarek (Southampton) because of an injury.
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 68': Substitution, Southampton. Manolo Gabbiadini replaces Jan Bednarek because of an injury.
- 69': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Dusan Tadic (Southampton).
- 70': Attempt saved. Tammy Abraham (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by André Ayew.
- 72': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ki Sung-yueng.
- 72': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu with a headed pass.
- 72': Goal! Swansea City 0, Southampton 1. Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner following a corner.
- 75': Connor Roberts (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 75': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 75': Substitution, Swansea City. Luciano Narsingh replaces Kyle Naughton.
- 76': Foul by Tammy Abraham (Swansea City).
- 76': Jack Stephens (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': Delay in match Alfie Mawson (Swansea City) because of an injury.
- 78': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Ki Sung-yueng.
- 80': Attempt saved. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Cédric Soares with a cross.
- 80': Cédric Soares (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
- 82': Substitution, Swansea City. Tom Carroll replaces Andy King.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Sam McQueen replaces Dusan Tadic.
- 84': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Southampton).
- 84': Luciano Narsingh (Swansea City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 84': Offside, Swansea City. Ki Sung-yueng tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 85': Foul by Jordan Ayew (Swansea City).
- 85': Wesley Hoedt (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Attempt missed. Ki Sung-yueng (Swansea City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 89': Corner, Swansea City. Conceded by Wesley Hoedt.
- 90': Offside, Swansea City. Sam Clucas tries a through ball, but Jordan Ayew is caught offside.
- 90': Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (Swansea City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ki Sung-yueng.
- 90'+4': Foul by Federico Fernández (Swansea City).
- 90'+4': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Federico Fernández (Swansea City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Attempt saved. Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
- 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Federico Fernández (Swansea City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Swansea City 0, Southampton 1.
- 90'+7': Match ends, Swansea City 0, Southampton 1.
Statistics
 SOU |
SWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 6 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Saves | 7 |
| 46.7 | Possession | 53.3 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 8 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 253 | Accurate Passes | 300 |
| 372 | Passes | 416 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 10 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 18 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 78 | Long Balls | 89 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 32 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 14 | Tackles | 11 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 56 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
| 56 | Clearances | 17 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,858
Venue: Swansea.com Stadium
Location: Swansea, Wales
Attendance: 20,858
Premier League Standings
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arsenal | 2 | +6 | 6 |
| 2 | Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Liverpool | 2 | +3 | 6 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 2 | +4 | 4 |
Line-Ups
Swansea City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 33 | Federico Fernández  |
| 6 | Alfie Mawson |
| 26 | Kyle Naughton |
| 24 | Andy King |
| 4 | Ki Sung-Yueng |
| 16 | Martin Olsson |
| 52 | Connor Roberts |
| 18 | Jordan Ayew |
| 17 | Sam Clucas |
| 19 | André Ayew |
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 5 | Jack Stephens |
| 6 | Wesley Hoedt |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 21 | Ryan Bertrand |
| 2 | Cédric |
| 10 | Charlie Austin |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
| 11 | Dusan Tadic |
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