English Premier League

West Ham vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 49': Michail Antonio
  • 64': Saïd Benrahma
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2 - 3
  • 8': Mohamed Elyounoussi
  • 61': James Ward-Prowse (P)
  • 70': Jan Bednarek

Southampton edge West Ham in Boxing Day thriller

James Ward-Prowse starred as Southampton dug deep to earn a much-needed 3-2 win over West Ham United on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 8': Goal! West Ham United 0, Southampton 1. Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
  • 34': Declan Rice (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, West Ham United 0, Southampton 1.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Nikola Vlasic.
  • 45': Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Pablo Fornals.
  • 49': Goal! West Ham United 1, Southampton 1. Michail Antonio (West Ham United) header from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Dawson with a headed pass following a corner.Goal confirmed following VAR Review.
  • 50': VAR Decision: Goal West Ham United - West Ham United 1-1 Southampton (Michail Antonio).
  • 61': Goal! West Ham United 1, Southampton 2. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  • 64': Goal! West Ham United 2, Southampton 2. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jarrod Bowen.
  • 66': Armando Broja (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Jarrod Bowen (West Ham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 70': Goal! West Ham United 2, Southampton 3. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 81': Substitution, Southampton. Che Adams replaces Armando Broja.
  • 81': Substitution, West Ham United. Andriy Yarmolenko replaces Saïd Benrahma.
  • 85': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 89': Substitution, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong replaces Theo Walcott.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Oriol Romeu.
  • 90'+6': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, West Ham United 2, Southampton 3.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 41,027

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 10
3 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
2 Corner Kicks 10
2 Saves 3
44.2 Possession 55.8
11 SHOTS 11
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.5
1 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
290 Accurate Passes 362
378 Passes 451
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
8 Crosses 36
0.4 Cross % 0.1
59 Long Balls 55
20 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
10 Effective Tackles 10
19 Tackles 13
0.5 Tackle % 0.8
13 Interceptions 9
37 Effective Clearances 11
37 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

WHU West Ham United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Lukasz Fabianski (GK)
23 Issa Diop
15 Craig Dawson
26 Arthur Masuaku
5 Vladimír Coufal
8 Pablo Fornals
41 Declan Rice Yellow Card
28 Tomás Soucek
20 Jarrod Bowen
22 Saïd Benrahma
11 Nikola Vlasic

SOU Southampton (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
44 Fraser Forster (GK)
22 Mohammed Salisu
35 Jan Bednarek
6 Oriol Romeu
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
21 Valentino Livramento
24 Mohamed Elyounoussi
8 James Ward-Prowse
32 Theo Walcott
11 Nathan Redmond
18 Armando Broja Yellow Card

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