C Palace vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
2 - 2
Crystal Palace hold Southampton to draw with Jordan Ayew strike
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15 | Arsenal | 11 | 26 | 1 |
| +12 | Chelsea | 12 | 23 | 3 |
| +14 | Manchester City | 12 | 22 | 4 |
| +7 | Crystal Palace | 12 | 20 | 2 |
Statistics
SOU |
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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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