English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • Red Card 6':
FT
0 - 2
Southampton
  • 14': Ryan Fraser
  • 73': David Brooks

About

West Bromwich Albion are hosting Southampton at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 1': Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 6': (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 8': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Foul by Shea Charles (Southampton).
  • 8': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
  • 8': Delay in match because of an injury Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 9': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 10': Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Smallbone.
  • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 14': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 1. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
  • 16': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
  • 17': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by John Swift.
  • 21': Cédric Kipré (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
  • 22': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Okay Yokuslu.
  • 27': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 32': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
  • 32': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 34': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 35': Adam Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Erik Pieters (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 41': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 42': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Okay Yokuslu.
  • 44': Foul by Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 44': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a cross.
  • 45'+1': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross.
  • 45'+2': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
  • 49': Foul by Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 49': Ryan Fraser (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Jan Bednarek with a headed pass.
  • 51': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 51': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 55': Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
  • 55': Jed Wallace (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 55': Will Smallbone (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 56': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
  • 57': Attempt blocked. Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John Swift.
  • 58': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
  • 58': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Aribo replaces Shea Charles.
  • 59': Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Ryan Fraser.
  • 59': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 59': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Sékou Mara (Southampton) header from very close range misses to the right following a corner.
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
  • 62': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
  • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Callum Marshall replaces John Swift.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Jed Wallace.
  • 65': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Adam Reach replaces Mikey Johnston.
  • 68': Substitution, Southampton. David Brooks replaces Adam Armstrong.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Aribo.
  • 69': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Alex Mowatt.
  • 70': Attempt missed. Taylor Harwood-Bellis (Southampton) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross following a corner.
  • 73': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 2. David Brooks (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cédric Kipré.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Grady Diangana.
  • 76': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
  • 77': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Callum Marshall (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Mowatt with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Joe Rothwell replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  • 82': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Sékou Mara.
  • 83': Foul by Alex Mowatt (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 83': Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Conor Townsend (West Bromwich Albion).
  • 90'+2': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 2.
  • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 0, Southampton 2.

Statistics

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5 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
9 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 2
62.6 Possession 37.4
13 SHOTS 9
4 ON GOAL 2
0.3 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
618 Accurate Passes 333
672 Passes 386
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 4
15 Crosses 23
0.3 Cross % 0.2
49 Long Balls 37
30 Accurate Long Balls 29
0.6 Long Balls % 0.8
5 Blocked Shots 4
3 Effective Tackles 6
6 Tackles 9
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
8 Interceptions 4
23 Effective Clearances 12
23 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Hawthorns
Location: West Bromwich, England
Attendance: 25,066

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

WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
24 Alex Palmer (GK)
15 Erik Pieters
4 Cedric Kipre
3 Conor Townsend
2 Darnell Furlong
19 John Swift
27 Alex Mowatt
35 Okay Yokuslu Yellow Card
21 Brandon Thomas-Asante Yellow Card
23 Michael Johnston
7 Jed Wallace
West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
Tom Fellows, Nathaniel Chalobah, Joshua Griffiths, Grady Diangana, Callum Marshall, Pipa, Semi Ajayi, Andreas Weimann, Adam Reach.

SOU Southampton (4-3-3)

No. Name
31 Gavin Bazunu (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
21 Taylor Harwood-Bellis
5 Jack Stephens
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
16 William Smallbone Yellow Card
17 Stuart Armstrong
24 Shea Charles
18 Sékou Mara
26 Ryan Fraser
9 Adam Armstrong
Southampton Substitutes:
Tyler Dibling, Joe Lumley, David Brooks, Samuel Amo-Ameyaw, Joe Aribo, Joe Rothwell, Kamaldeen Sulemana, Ryan Manning, Samuel Edozie.

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