West Ham vs Southampton 2022-23 English Premier League
West Ham move out of drop zone with narrow win over Southampton
West Ham United beat Southampton 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday after Nayef Aguerd scored from a set piece.
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 25': Goal! West Ham United 1, Southampton 0. Nayef Aguerd (West Ham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thilo Kehrer with a cross following a set piece situation.Goal awarded following VAR Review.
- 43': Duje Caleta-Car (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Substitution, Southampton. Kamaldeen Sulemana replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
- 54': Substitution, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Sékou Mara.
- 65': Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Danny Ings.
- 68': Substitution, West Ham United. Flynn Downes replaces Tomás Soucek.
- 71': Substitution, Southampton. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Stuart Armstrong.
- 72': Substitution, Southampton. Paul Onuachu replaces Theo Walcott.
- 74': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Aaron Cresswell replaces Emerson.
- 88': Substitution, West Ham United. Pablo Fornals replaces Lucas Paquetá.
Game Information
Venue: London Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 62,465
English Premier League Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +57 | Arsenal | 35 | 80 | 5 |
| +50 | Manchester City | 34 | 79 | 3 |
| +41 | Liverpool | 35 | 75 | 4 |
| +21 | Aston Villa | 35 | 67 | 8 |
Statistics
 SOU |
WHU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 10 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 57 | Possession | 43 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 455 | Accurate Passes | 296 |
| 544 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 14 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 43 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 23 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 19 |
| 26 | Tackles | 28 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 14 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 11 |
| 22 | Clearances | 11 |
West Ham United (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukasz Fabianski (GK) |
| 27 | Nayef Aguerd |
| 4 | Kurt Zouma |
| 33 | Emerson |
| 24 | Thilo Kehrer |
| 41 | Declan Rice |
| 11 | Lucas Paquetá |
| 28 | Tomás Soucek |
| 18 | Danny Ings |
| 22 | Saïd Benrahma |
| 20 | Jarrod Bowen |
Southampton (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Gavin Bazunu (GK) |
| 6 | Duje Caleta-Car  |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 15 | Romain Perraud |
| 2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
| 45 | Romeo Lavia |
| 8 | James Ward-Prowse |
| 24 | Mohamed Elyounoussi |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 18 | Sékou Mara |
| 32 | Theo Walcott |
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