
C Palace vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
2 - 2
Crystal Palace hold Southampton to draw with Jordan Ayew strike
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Crystal Palace forward Jordan Ayew scored his first goal for the club in 13 months as they secured a 2-2 home draw with Southampton.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 0. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Odsonne Édouard.
- 25': Marc Guéhi (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 1. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 36': Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 2. Armando Broja (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Crystal Palace 1, Southampton 2.
- 64': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Cheikhou Kouyaté.
- 65': Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 2. Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner.
- 67': Valentino Livramento (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Armando Broja.
- 70': Substitution, Southampton. Moussa Djenepo replaces William Smallbone.
- 73': James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 75': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Michael Olise replaces Jordan Ayew.
- 81': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Joachim Andersen replaces James Tomkins.
- 82': Substitution, Southampton. Theo Walcott replaces Nathan Tella.
- 84': Mohammed Salisu (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Lyanco (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Willy Caballero (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+7': Second Half ends, Crystal Palace 2, Southampton 2.
Game Information
Venue: Selhurst Park
Location: London, England
Attendance: 22,861
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+11 | Arsenal | 7 | 16 | 1 |
+4 | Liverpool | 7 | 15 | 2 |
+8 | Tottenham Hotspur | 7 | 14 | 1 |
+3 | AFC Bournemouth | 7 | 14 | 1 |
Statistics
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CRY![]() |
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20 | Fouls | 16 |
4 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
3 | Offsides | 1 |
6 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
4 | Saves | 2 |
40.3 | Possession | 59.7 |
15 | SHOTS | 9 |
4 | ON GOAL | 6 |
0.3 | On Target % | 0.7 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
193 | Accurate Passes | 333 |
299 | Passes | 448 |
0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
5 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
19 | Crosses | 20 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
56 | Long Balls | 81 |
23 | Accurate Long Balls | 38 |
0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
20 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
24 | Tackles | 20 |
0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
11 | Interceptions | 10 |
24 | Effective Clearances | 30 |
24 | Clearances | 30 |
Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Jack Butland (GK) |
6 | Marc Guéhi ![]() |
5 | James Tomkins ![]() |
3 | Tyrick Mitchell |
2 | Joel Ward |
12 | Will Hughes |
8 | Cheikhou Kouyaté |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
22 | Odsonne Édouard |
11 | Wilfried Zaha |
9 | Jordan Ayew |
Southampton (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Wilfredo Caballero (GK) ![]() |
22 | Mohammed Salisu ![]() |
4 | Lyanco ![]() |
2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
21 | Valentino Livramento ![]() |
6 | Oriol Romeu |
8 | James Ward-Prowse |
11 | Nathan Redmond |
20 | William Smallbone |
18 | Armando Broja |
23 | Nathan Tella |
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