FMFA, Southampton vs. Crystal Palace (Wed Apr 26) Southampton | Crystal Palace 4-3-2-1 E | 4-4-2 T P Alberti | Derek Purvis | Diogo_Costa GK | GK Ederson S_Reguilon DF | DF H_Maguire R_James DF | DF J_Riedewald O_Gardener DF | DF Joshua_Laws E_Alvarez DF | DF P_Jones V_Wanyama MF | MF G_Xhaka G_Gaudino MF | MF J_Ibe A_Chamberlain AM | MF Joao_Mario D_James AM | MF Paulinho M_Besic MF | FW H_Kane E_Haaland FW | FW Breel_Embolo | H_Lewis SUB | SUB M_Ryan L_Digne SUB | SUB G_Pique L_Goretzka SUB | SUB Unai_Nunez N_Redmond SUB | SUB Jens_Cajuste G_Simeone SUB | SUB J-P_Mateta Referee: Tony_Harrington (Cleveland) Min. 5 :(sou) E_Alvarez with the deft touch ... He takes it past H_Maguire ... He knocks it to E_Haaland! ... E_Haaland hits the ball on the bounce ! ... Ederson gets his body behind the ball and saves ... Text book goalkeeping! Min. 7 :(sou) M_Besic plays it forward to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland tries to beat Ederson! ... But he somehow misses ... The Crystal Palace fans laugh at him Min. 8 :(sou) M_Besic with a reverse pass to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland curls it towards the top corner ! ... Brilliant save from Ederson ... That must have impressed his national manager sitting in the stands Min. 9 :(sou) E_Haaland beats P_Jones ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... E_Haaland hits it ... This one could go anywhere ! ... Ederson won't get to that! ... It clips the post! ... And goes wide! Min. 9 :(cry) J_Ibe leaps into the air ... He wins the header ... He heads it across to Breel_Embolo ... Breel_Embolo leaps into the air to perform a scissors kick!!! ... Diogo_Costa saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 12 :(sou) A_Chamberlain is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate loosing his marker ... He throws it to E_Alvarez ... E_Alvarez with a terrific drive ! ... Ederson fists it away Min. 13 :(sou) V_Wanyama brings the ball into the opposing area ... R_James makes himself available ... R_James aims for the top right corner ! ... But Ederson makes a fine save ... Wow!! That was close! ... He had to be at his best to reach that one! Min. 15 :(sou) D_James has the ball on the wing ... He takes it past H_Maguire ... He knocks it to E_Haaland! ... H_Maguire does well to get the tackle in Min. 16 :(sou) E_Haaland with the dribble ... He's through on goal ... E_Haaland has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Ederson parries it, he follows it up ... He fires it over!! Min. 17 :(sou) E_Haaland has space to run with the ball ... E_Haaland fires off a right-footed shot ! ... Ederson parries the shot ... And the defender clears it! Min. 17 :(cry) H_Kane beats O_Gardener ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... A glorious effort by H_Kane ! ... Diogo_Costa with an amazing dive to the bottom left ... How he got to that one I don't know ! Min. 19 :(sou) A_Chamberlain with the first time flick to D_James ... D_James could have let it bounce! ... But Ederson is equal to it Min. 25 :(sou) A_Chamberlain finds himself with plenty of time ... A_Chamberlain carves a shot towards goal ! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 27 :(sou) D_James with a measured pass to A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain sees Ederson off his line ! ... The fans get off there seats! ... Ederson plucks the ball out of the air ... Good goalkeeping there! Min. 29 :(sou) M_Besic with an intelligent ball to A_Chamberlain ... A powerful header from A_Chamberlain ! ... It looks good ... Ederson with a superb tip around the post ... When he's on his game he's one of the best in the league ... CORNER! ... The corner is swung in by M_Besic! ... Ederson easily catches it! Min. 30 :(sou) D_James with a probing pass to A_Chamberlain ... But he loses control of it ... H_Maguire belts it clear Min. 31 :(sou) E_Haaland finds himself in a good position ... E_Haaland hits a crisp volley! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... D_James crosses it in! ... O_Gardener gets to it! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide !! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... V_Wanyama curls it into the box! ... P_Jones wins the ball ... He belts it away Min. 40 :(sou) M_Besic hits in a shot! ... It hits the defender ... D_James collects the loose ball! ... D_James with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... But he got that all wrong Min. 41 :(sou) D_James takes on 3 men ... D_James has his eyes on the goal! ... He shoots! ... Ederson falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! Min. 42 :(cry) G_Xhaka runs forward ... He only has going for the goal in mind! ... G_Xhaka hits the shot with the inside of the right foot! ... It floats over Diogo_Costa ... Its heading goal ward! ... But floats just over ... That was a great effort Min. 43 :(REF) The board goes up indicating that there are 2 minutes of time to be added on Min. 43 :(sou) S_Reguilon runs down the wing ... He knocks it past the defender into space! ... He cuts the ball back ... D_James latches onto the pass ... He carves out some space ... D_James fires the shot in! ... Ederson makes a great save ... And he manages to hold onto it as well! Min. 45 :(cry) Jens_Cajuste takes off his tracksuit ... he'll replace Paulinho as MF Min. 46 :(sou) M_Besic brings it under control ... He takes on Joshua_Laws ... He gets past him! ... He puts in E_Haaland! ... E_Haaland throws himself at the ball ! ... He manages to reach the ball ... Terrific shot ... It takes a bounce of the defender ... The deflection takes it just wide ... That's unlucky! ... CORNER! ... M_Besic chips the ball into the area! ... E_Haaland gets something on it! ... Ederson tips it over ... CORNER! ... V_Wanyama hits it towards the far post! ... O_Gardener makes a firm connection with his head ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 0-0 Crystal Palace Min. 47 :(sou) V_Wanyama retreats under pressure ... He hoofs the ball up field ... E_Haaland gets on the end of it ... E_Haaland curls the ball in on goal ! ... Ederson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 50 :(cry) Up goes the substitution board - G_Pique on for P_Jones as a DF Min. 52 :(sou) D_James uses his feet well to turn on the ball ... Joao_Mario wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 53 :(sou) O_Gardener controls it well ... He nutmegs G_Pique ... He puts in E_Haaland! ... Brilliantly taken away by J_Ibe !! ... Any youngsters out there should be taking notes Min. 54 :(sou) D_James crosses to E_Haaland ... J_Ibe with a reckless challenge ... Tony_Harrington will want to speak to him ... RED CARD!! ... Tony_Harrington sends him off the pitch !! ... He deserved to walk for that!! Min. 55 :(cry) The defender under hits the back pass! ... H_Kane is through! ... R_James with a nasty foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... Tony_Harrington shows him a YELLOW CARD!! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! ... FREE KICK! ... That could have been a penalty! ... H_Kane fires it towards the goal ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Diogo_Costa dives desperately to try and save it!! ... He can't get to it! ... But it creeps just wide!! ... The deflection had Diogo_Costa beaten! Min. 57 :(sou) a big roar from the crowd as L_Digne comes on for S_Reguilon to play DF Min. 57 :(sou) G_Gaudino plays a long ball to E_Haaland ... E_Haaland hits a great shot ! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He should have buried that! Min. 61 :(sou) A_Chamberlain has the ball on the wing ... He knocks the ball past J_Riedewald! ... He has some space now! ... A_Chamberlain rifles it to the far post ! ... But it clips the post and goes wide Min. 65 :(sou) A_Chamberlain finds his way through ... His quick turn fooled the defender ... A_Chamberlain swings in the shot! ... Ederson gets a hand to it!! ... But he slots in the rebound ... He has put it wide !! ... He puts his hands on his head in despair! Min. 68 :(sou) A_Chamberlain takes possession ... He runs towards goal ... G_Pique with the tackle ... He did well to stop that attack! Min. 70 :(cry) Breel_Embolo gets possession in his own half ... L_Digne makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 71 :(sou) G_Gaudino cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate in space ... He passes it to A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain hits the ball first time! ... But he puts it well wide ... That was a mishit effort! Min. 73 :(sou) G_Gaudino finds the run of A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain looks to see where Ederson is! ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He made that look harder than it was!! Min. 74 :(sou) G_Gaudino with a throw in ... He throws the ball across to A_Chamberlain ... A_Chamberlain attempts to nutmeg Ederson! ... But Ederson parries the shot ... The defender manages to scramble the ball away Min. 76 :(sou) D_James gets a bottle of Lucozade and sprays it at G_Xhaka ... Tony_Harrington lectures him Min. 80 :(sou) V_Wanyama has it now ... He takes on G_Pique ... He gets past him! ... He puts in üÿÿ! ... üÿÿ unleashes a pile driver ! ... Ederson makes a great save ... But he can't hold onto it! ... He gathers it at the second attempt! Min. 82 :(sou) E_Haaland beats Joshua_Laws ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... E_Haaland swings in the shot! ... But he somehow misses ... He can't be happy with that effort Min. 83 :(sou) E_Haaland beats H_Kane ... He showed great skill there ... E_Haaland hits the ball first time! ... Ederson parries it Min. 84 :(cry) Joao_Mario barges L_Digne off the ball ... R_James anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th referee signals that there is 1 minute of time to be added on Min. 90 :(sou) G_Gaudino runs at goal ... He spots the run of M_Besic ... He's played him in ... M_Besic hits the ball first time! ... Ederson falls over ... But the ball sails wide anyway! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Mary's Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : E_Haaland Scorers : N/A Sent Off : N/A Booked : R_James (55) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Crystal Palace Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : Ederson (Man of the Match) Scorers : N/A Sent Off : J_Ibe (54) Booked : N/A Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Crystal Palace Attempts on Goal : 31 | 4 Off target : 17 | 2 On target : 14 | 2 Possession : 66 | 34 Corners : 5 | 0 Red Cards : 0 | 1 Yellow Cards : 1 | 0 Subs Used : 1 | 2 Fouls : 6 | 9 Key Tackles : 2 | 5 Key Passes : 22 | 1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 0 - 0 Crystal Palace ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Diogo_Costa GK 34 1 1 1 23 | 93 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 S_Reguilon DF 1 31 12 8 28 | 59 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 R_James DF 1 30 10 3 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 10 -3 0 O_Gardener DF 2 26 4 2 19 | 93 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 7 10 2 E_Alvarez DF 1 28 14 2 23 | 93 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 3 V_Wanyama MF 2 13 29 3 27 | 93 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 0 G_Gaudino MF 2 12 26 3 25 | 93 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 A_Chamberlain AM 2 3 28 11 23 | 93 0 0 2 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 D_James AM 1 13 28 14 23 | 93 0 0 4 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 8 M_Besic MF 2 12 23 2 25 | 93 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 50 1 E_Haaland FW 1 3 4 31 25 | 93 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 H_Lewis GK 30 3 2 2 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L_Digne DF 1 30 12 5 23 | 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 L_Goretzka MF 1 13 29 13 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Redmond MF 1 3 28 11 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Simeone FW 2 3 10 30 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Crystal Palace Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ederson GK 30 1 1 1 20 | 93 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 67 0 0 0 H_Maguire DF 1 30 6 5 29 | 93 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 J_Riedewald DF 1 30 10 2 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Joshua_Laws DF 1 29 11 3 29 | 93 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0 P_Jones DF 2 29 13 3 26 | 52 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 G_Xhaka MF 3 5 29 8 24 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 J_Ibe MF 2 3 29 3 23 | 56 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 3 -7 Joao_Mario MF 1 11 28 11 23 | 93 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Paulinho MF 2 3 28 2 24 | 45 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Kane FW 1 8 11 30 26 | 93 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Breel_Embolo FW 1 2 9 29 23 | 93 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 M_Ryan GK 29 2 1 1 25 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G_Pique DF 2 28 6 2 28 | 41 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 Unai_Nunez DF 1 28 3 10 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jens_Cajuste MF 1 10 28 2 29 | 48 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J-P_Mateta FW 1 2 5 29 23 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1682535863 Produced from ESMS+ V3.35