English League Championship

Southampton vs West Bromwich Albion, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Southampton
  • 5': William Smallbone
  • 79': Adam Armstrong
FT
2 - 1
West Bromwich Albion
  • 65': Kyle Bartley

About

Southampton are hosting West Bromwich Albion at St. Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 1': Hand ball by Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton).
  • 3': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 3': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 4': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 5': Goal! Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 7': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 12': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Conor Townsend.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 20': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 20': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 23': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 24': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 26': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 33': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 33': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz.
  • 36': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by James Bree.
  • 36': Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 37': Attempt missed. Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
  • 39': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
  • 42': Foul by Mason Holgate (Southampton).
  • 42': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Mason Holgate (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 44': Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  • 44': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Bartley.
  • 45': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 0.
  • 46': Foul by Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 46': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 47': Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 48': Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 48': Delay in match because of an injury Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 50': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 50': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Foul by Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 52': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 53': Delay in match because of an injury Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 54': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 55': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Will Smallbone because of an injury.
  • 56': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Alex Mowatt replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  • 59': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 59': Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 63': Foul by Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton).
  • 63': Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Matt Phillips (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from long range on the left is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Conor Townsend.
  • 64': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Flynn Downes.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a corner.
  • 65': Goal! Southampton 1, West Bromwich Albion 1. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  • 66': Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Manning replaces James Bree.
  • 66': Substitution, Southampton. Ché Adams replaces Kamaldeen Sulemana.
  • 67': Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Flynn Downes.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 69': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 69': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 72': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 77': Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Conor Townsend with a cross.
  • 79': Goal! Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 1. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner.
  • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Matt Phillips.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jeremy Sarmiento replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Kyle Bartley.
  • 82': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Jayson Molumby replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 83': Substitution, Southampton. Ross Stewart replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 85': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
  • 86': Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
  • 87': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 87': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Foul by Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 89': Ross Stewart (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 90'+1': Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Ché Adams (Southampton).
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Mason Holgate.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jayson Molumby (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jeremy Sarmiento with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Alex Palmer (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+7': Gavin Bazunu (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Southampton 2, West Bromwich Albion 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 7
0 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 3
10 Corner Kicks 3
1 Saves 1
47.2 Possession 52.8
14 SHOTS 10
2 ON GOAL 3
0.1 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
328 Accurate Passes 389
390 Passes 457
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
13 Accurate Crosses 2
30 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.2
34 Long Balls 54
18 Accurate Long Balls 23
0.5 Long Balls % 0.4
4 Blocked Shots 4
7 Effective Tackles 13
11 Tackles 23
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
10 Interceptions 12
16 Effective Clearances 26
16 Clearances 26

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 30,160

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Middlesbrough 4 +6 12
2 West Bromwich Albion 4 +3 10
3 Stoke City 4 +5 9
4 Leicester City 4 +3 9
Full Standings

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
6 Mason Holgate Yellow Card
14 James Bree
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
4 Flynn Downes Yellow Card
16 William Smallbone
22 Carlos Alcaraz Yellow Card
17 Stuart Armstrong
20 Kamaldeen Sulemana
9 Adam Armstrong
Southampton Substitutes:
Joe Aribo, Samuel Edozie, Ché Adams, Alex McCarthy, Shea Charles, Sékou Mara, Ryan Manning, Ryan Fraser, Ross Stewart.

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-4-2)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
4 Cedric Kipre
5 Kyle Bartley
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
14 Nathaniel Chalobah
35 Okay Yokuslu
10 Matt Phillips
11 Grady Diangana
7 Jed Wallace
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Erik Pieters, Semi Ajayi, Jeremy Sarmiento, Alex Mowatt, Tom Fellows, Pipa, Caleb Taylor, Joshua Griffiths, Jayson Molumby.

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