Championship
·Matchday 19
Featured match
- A. Armstrong 11'
- A. Armstrong 15'
- Pre-match
- First half
- Half-time
- Second half
- Full-time
The match in brief
Southampton beat Cardiff 2-0. Scorers for Southampton: A. Armstrong 11', A. Armstrong 15'. Southampton had 64% of possession.
Southampton
Cardiff
- Full-time 2 - 0
-
81'
S. Mara Out: Ché Adams · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: S. Mara comes on for Ché Adams
-
75'
J. Ralls Out: Manolis Siopis · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: J. Ralls comes on for Manolis Siopis
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75'
K. Etete Out: K. Ahearne-Grant · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: K. Etete comes on for K. Ahearne-Grant
-
72'
Rubin Colwill Yellow card · Cardiff Rubin Colwill of Cardiff is booked
-
63'
I. Ugbo Out: Y. Meïté · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: I. Ugbo comes on for Y. Meïté
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63'
R. Fraser Out: Carlos Alcaraz · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: R. Fraser comes on for Carlos Alcaraz
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62'
O. Tanner Out: J. Bowler · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: O. Tanner comes on for J. Bowler
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62'
Joseph Aribo Out: Stuart Armstrong · Southampton Substitution for Southampton: Joseph Aribo comes on for Stuart Armstrong
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55'
Rubin Colwill Out: C. Robinson · Cardiff Substitution for Cardiff: Rubin Colwill comes on for C. Robinson
- Half-time 2 - 0
-
25'
F. Downes Yellow card · Southampton F. Downes of Southampton is booked
-
15'
A. Armstrong 2-0 Goal · Southampton A. Armstrong finds the net for Southampton (2-0)
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11'
A. Armstrong 1-0 Goal · Assist: Carlos Alcaraz · Southampton Goal! A. Armstrong scores for Southampton, set up by Carlos Alcaraz. It is 1-0
- Kick-off
The teams before the match
Southampton
Cardiff
WWWDW
Last 5 matches WDLWL
1.7Goals scored per match1.3
0.8Goals conceded per match0.9
3Clean sheets4
From each team's last 10 matches before this one, in all competitions.
Southampton4-3-2-1
Cardiff4-2-3-1
17
7.5
Collins
Jamilu Collins
Player profile
5
6.9
McGuinness
M. McGuinness
Player profile
4
7.0
Goutas
D. Goutas
Player profile
38
6.3
Ng
P. Ng
Player profile
10
7.2
Adams
81'
Ché Adams
- 81'Out
- 11'Goal
- 15'Goal
17
7.2
Armstrong
62'
Stuart Armstrong
- 62'Out
- 25'Yellow card
Southampton4-3-2-1
Coach: R. Martin
Starting XI
- 31GK G. Bazunu 7.3
- 2DF K. Walker-Peters 7.3
- 21DF Taylor Harwood-Bellis 7.9
- 35DF Jan Bednarek 7.6
- 3DF R. Manning 8.2
- 24MF S. Charles 7.2
- 4MF F. Downes25' 6.9
- 17MF Stuart Armstrong62' 7.2
- 9MF A. Armstrong11'15' 8.3
- 10MF Ché Adams81' 7.2
- 22FW Carlos Alcaraz63' 6.9
Substitutes
- 7MF Joseph Aribo62' 7.2
- 26MF R. Fraser63' 7.2
- 18FW S. Mara81' 6.6
- 33MF T. Dibling
- 23MF S. Edozie
- 13GK J. Lumley
- 6DF M. Holgate
- 27FW S. Amo-Ameyaw
- 14DF J. Bree
Cardiff4-2-3-1
Coach: E. Bulut
Starting XI
- 13GK Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson 7.2
- 38DF P. Ng 6.3
- 4DF D. Goutas 7.0
- 5DF M. McGuinness 6.9
- 17DF Jamilu Collins 7.5
- 6MF R. Wintle 6.9
- 23MF Manolis Siopis75' 6.9
- 14MF J. Bowler62' 6.3
- 47MF C. Robinson55' 6.3
- 16MF K. Ahearne-Grant75' 6.3
- 22FW Y. Meïté63' 6.3
Substitutes
- 27MF Rubin Colwill55'72' 6.3
- 32FW O. Tanner62' 6.7
- 12FW I. Ugbo63' 6.6
- 9FW K. Etete75' 6.6
- 8MF J. Ralls75' 6.6
- 2DF M. Romeo
- 21GK J. Alnwick
- 24DF J. Panzo
- 18MF E. Adams
Southampton
Cardiff
64%
36%
18
Shots
10
6
On target
3
7
Off target
2
7
Corners
3
6
Fouls
9
2
Offsides
1
1
Yellow cards
1
2
Saves
4
720
Passes
402
91%
Pass accuracy
85%
2.68
Expected goals
1.03
| Pos | Team | P | GF | GA | GF:GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leicester
|
46 | 89 | 41 | 89:41 | +48 | 97 |
| 2 |
Ipswich
|
46 | 92 | 57 | 92:57 | +35 | 96 |
| 3 |
Leeds
|
46 | 81 | 43 | 81:43 | +38 | 90 |
| 4 |
Southampton
|
46 | 87 | 63 | 87:63 | +24 | 87 |
| 5 |
West Brom
|
46 | 70 | 47 | 70:47 | +23 | 75 |
| 6 |
Norwich
|
46 | 79 | 64 | 79:64 | +15 | 73 |
| 7 |
Hull City
|
46 | 68 | 60 | 68:60 | +8 | 70 |
| 8 |
Middlesbrough
|
46 | 71 | 62 | 71:62 | +9 | 69 |
| 9 |
Coventry
|
46 | 70 | 59 | 70:59 | +11 | 64 |
| 10 |
Preston
|
46 | 56 | 67 | 56:67 | -11 | 63 |
| 11 |
Bristol City
|
46 | 53 | 51 | 53:51 | +2 | 62 |
| 12 |
Cardiff
|
46 | 53 | 70 | 53:70 | -17 | 62 |
| 13 |
Millwall
|
46 | 45 | 55 | 45:55 | -10 | 59 |
| 14 |
Swansea
|
46 | 59 | 65 | 59:65 | -6 | 57 |
| 15 |
Watford
|
46 | 61 | 61 | 61:61 | 0 | 56 |
| 16 |
Sunderland
|
46 | 52 | 54 | 52:54 | -2 | 56 |
| 17 |
Stoke City
|
46 | 49 | 60 | 49:60 | -11 | 56 |
| 18 |
QPR
|
46 | 47 | 58 | 47:58 | -11 | 56 |
| 19 |
Blackburn
|
46 | 60 | 74 | 60:74 | -14 | 53 |
| 20 |
Sheffield Wednesday
|
46 | 44 | 68 | 44:68 | -24 | 53 |
| 21 |
Plymouth
|
46 | 59 | 70 | 59:70 | -11 | 51 |
| 22 |
Birmingham
|
46 | 50 | 65 | 50:65 | -15 | 50 |
| 23 |
Huddersfield
|
46 | 48 | 77 | 48:77 | -29 | 45 |
| 24 |
Rotherham
|
46 | 37 | 89 | 37:89 | -52 | 27 |
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