Brentford vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
Brentford stroll to comfortable victory over dismal Southampton
Two goals within 61 seconds spurred Brentford to a 3-0 Premier League victory over Southampton on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 13': Goal! Brentford 1, Southampton 0. Pontus Jansson (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ivan Toney following a corner.
- 14': Goal! Brentford 2, Southampton 0. Yoane Wissa (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 17': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 2, Southampton 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Brentford 2, Southampton 0.
- 64': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Ibrahima Diallo.
- 68': Substitution, Brentford. Josh Dasilva replaces Yoane Wissa.
- 79': Goal! Brentford 3, Southampton 0. Kristoffer Ajer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Nørgaard.
- 81': Substitution, Brentford. Shandon Baptiste replaces Bryan Mbeumo.
- 83': Substitution, Southampton. Oriol Romeu replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 87': Substitution, Brentford. Nathan Young-Coombes replaces Mathias Jensen.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Brentford 3, Southampton 0.
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,051
Venue: Gtech Community Stadium
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 17,051
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +56 | Arsenal | 34 | 77 | 5 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 34 | 74 | 4 |
| +44 | Manchester City | 32 | 73 | 3 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 34 | 66 | 8 |
Statistics
 SOU |
BRE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 12 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 0 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 59.6 | Possession | 40.4 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 376 | Accurate Passes | 231 |
| 470 | Passes | 321 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 30 | Crosses | 14 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 41 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 16 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 17 | Tackles | 10 |
| 0.3 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 8 | Interceptions | 15 |
| 16 | Effective Clearances | 26 |
| 16 | Clearances | 26 |
Brentford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | David Raya (GK) |
| 29 | Mads Bech Sörensen |
| 18 | Pontus Jansson |
| 3 | Rico Henry |
| 20 | Kristoffer Ajer |
| 6 | Christian Nørgaard |
| 21 | Christian Eriksen |
| 8 | Mathias Jensen |
| 17 | Ivan Toney |
| 11 | Yoane Wissa |
| 19 | Bryan Mbeumo |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 44 | Fraser Forster (GK) |
| 22 | Mohammed Salisu |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 27 | Ibrahima Diallo  |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 11 | Nathan Redmond |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 18 | Armando Broja |
| 9 | Adam Armstrong |
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