FFO Prem, Southampton vs. Arsenal (Fri Sep 27) Southampton | Arsenal 5-1-0-2-2 C | 5-1-0-2-2 A Jamie Smith | Darren Humphris | Jose_Sa GK | GK R_Owusu_Oduro R_Le_Normand DF | DF J_Gomez T_Nianzou DF | DF R_James W_Fofana DF | DF N_Schlotrbeck L_Geertruida DF | DF A_Hickey N_Molina DF | DF R_Bentancur E_Fernandez DM | DM K_Thuram G_Martinelli AM | AM M_Olise D_Kulusevski AM | AM B_Saka A_Isak FW | FW T_Werner V_Boniface FW | FW Ansu_Fati | A_Rodriguez SUB | SUB E_Audero J_Hendry SUB | SUB D_Raum H_Cartwright SUB | SUB P_Marie J_Vela SUB | SUB I_Houben K_Mayi SUB | SUB R_Sallai Min. 2 :(sou) D_Kulusevski with an inch perfect pass to A_Isak ... Excellent sliding challenge from N_Schlotrbeck ... He had to time that one perfectly Min. 2 :(ars) Ansu_Fati floats the ball in to find T_Werner ... T_Nianzou beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 3 :(sou) A_Isak takes on the defender ... He runs past the defender ... J_Gomez wins control of the ball with his hand!! ... Play On!! Min. 3 :(ars) B_Saka get's past R_Le_Normand ... He's gonna worry them again ... B_Saka runs forward ... He hits the shot! ... It hits the bar!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... GOAL!! ... Arsenal go in front now with that goal! ... Southampton 0-1 Arsenal ... Min. 4 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to N Min. 4 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to C Min. 8 :(ars) Ansu_Fati knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Le_Normand ... E_Fernandez cleanly tackles him ... He judged that well Min. 13 :(sou) A_Isak has it now ... He takes on A_Hickey ... He gets past him! ... He puts in V_Boniface! ... V_Boniface tries to beat R_Owusu_Oduro! ... R_Owusu_Oduro with a fantastic point blank save ... He gave the striker no chance Min. 14 :(ars) B_Saka beats R_Le_Normand ... That was a quick burst of pace to set him free ... R_Le_Normand with a deliberate foul ... That was a deliberate act that deserves punishment Min. 16 :(ars) M_Olise runs down the flank ... He plays the ball in to B_Saka ... A_Isak hits it out for a corner ... Exellent clearance from the defender ... CORNER! ... Ansu_Fati swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... Jose_Sa comes out and claims it! Min. 18 :(sou) L_Geertruida knocks the ball past the lunge of R_Bentancur ... J_Gomez anticipates the pass and cuts it out Min. 20 :(ars) A_Hickey crosses in from the wing, he finds B_Saka in the box ... But he steps on the ball and falls over! ... R_Le_Normand hits it out for a throw Min. 21 :(ars) K_Thuram with a byline cross to Ansu_Fati ... E_Fernandez makes the challenge and clears the ball Min. 25 :(sou) L_Geertruida is taking a throw in ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He throws it to E_Fernandez ... A_Hickey hits it out for a corner ... Can they make this pay? ... CORNER! ... Theres some shirt pulling going on in the box! ... R_Le_Normand flights it in! ... R_Owusu_Oduro catches it! ... No problem for him! Min. 25 :(ars) Ansu_Fati times his run well ... Ansu_Fati drives it low! ... GOAL!! ... Wonderful strike! ... Who says keepers are too good these days!! ... That's a personal milestone for him! ... 10 goals for this campaign! ... Southampton 0-2 Arsenal ... Min. 25 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to A Min. 25 :(sou) N_Molina with a Cruyff turn ... Ansu_Fati with an ugly foul ... The Referee calls him over ... What's it going to be? ... YELLOW CARD! ... He'll need to be careful from now on! Min. 27 :(sou) R_Le_Normand with a real burst of pace ... He shows the defender a clean set of heels ... R_Le_Normand with the shot on net! ... GOAL!! ... Rifled home! ... OOOHHHHH LAAAA-LAAA! ... Southampton 1-2 Arsenal ... Min. 28 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to N Min. 36 :(ars) R_James looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... J_Gomez receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... But E_Fernandez slides in two footed! ... The Referee has a look but waves "Play On!" Min. 39 :(sou) T_Nianzou cuts inside the defender ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to V_Boniface ... Fine tackle by K_Thuram ... But he can't prevent the corner Min. 39 :(ars) K_Thuram looks to play the ball out wide ... He plays the ball across to T_Werner ... T_Werner with the goal bound shot! ... Jose_Sa drops the shot! ... And it's gone in! ... GOAL!! ... Butterfingers! ... Southampton 1-3 Arsenal ... Min. 40 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to A Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 2 minutes of injury time. Min. 47 :(ars) R_James looks up for support ... He spots his team mate making a run now ... He plays it across to his team mate and runs forward now! ... A_Hickey receives the pass and heads towards the goal ... N_Molina dives in two footed!! ... Play On!! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-3 Arsenal Min. 50 :(ars) A_Hickey with a smart pass to Ansu_Fati ... L_Geertruida cuts it out easily ... He clears the ball upfield Min. 52 :(sou) N_Molina moves out over to the edge of the pitch ... He plays the ball through to V_Boniface ... V_Boniface hits the shot with the inside of the left foot! ... But he's put it wide ... How did he manage to miss that one?!?!? Min. 53 :(ars) B_Saka jinks infield ... R_Le_Normand reads the game well and cuts out the pass! Min. 54 :(ars) A_Hickey can't find space for the shot ... He slips it through to M_Olise ... W_Fofana brings him down in the area ... There can only be one outcome surely! ... But The Referee waves play on!! Min. 56 :(ars) T_Werner is through on goal ... W_Fofana with the lunge!! ... And the whistle goes, that's a foul ... YELLOW CARD!! ... FREE KICK! ... It's in a very dangerous position! ... K_Thuram passes to T_Werner ... T_Werner blasts the ball towards goal! ... Jose_Sa saves, but he fumbles ... But he gathers at the second attempt! Min. 57 :(sou) T_Nianzou plays a first time ball through the defence to D_Kulusevski ... R_Bentancur takes the ball ... OOOHHHH!! ... He almost loses it straight away ... But he hits it clear! Min. 57 :(ars) T_Werner sidesteps T_Nianzou ... His quick feet took him past the defender ... T_Werner aims the cheeky shot at goal! ... GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL! ... He pulls his shirt over his face in celebration! ... Southampton 1-4 Arsenal ... Min. 60 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: D_Raum ... COMING OFF: N_Schlotrbeck Min. 61 :(sou) T_Nianzou skips past a challenge and gets over a cross to D_Kulusevski ... D_Kulusevski with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Owusu_Oduro won't get to that! ... GOAL!! ... Superb finish!! ... Southampton 2-4 Arsenal ... Min. 63 :(sou) D_Kulusevski knocks the ball past the lunge of the defender ... D_Kulusevski could have let it bounce! ... The ball moves through the air! ... R_Owusu_Oduro moves quickly! ... Can he get to this? ... It's beaten him! ... But it thumps the post!! ... And goes out! Min. 66 :(sou) V_Boniface had to stretch to reach the pass ... V_Boniface hits the ball first time! ... He could have let that bounce ... Brilliant save from R_Owusu_Oduro Min. 72 :(ars) D_Raum with a reverse pass to Ansu_Fati ... Ansu_Fati with a little chip! ... But Jose_Sa hits it away ... He could have held onto that! Min. 73 :(sou) A_Isak with the towering header to V_Boniface ... V_Boniface with the chance! ... It hits the inside of the post ... the balls hits R_Owusu_Oduro and comes out ... the striker is on hand! ... GOAL!! ... Easy tap in! That was a bit of a freak goal! ... Southampton 3-4 Arsenal ... Min. 74 :(sou) Tactical Change by Southampton ... Southampton have changed their playing style to N Min. 74 :(ars) Ansu_Fati takes advantage of a mistake by T_Nianzou ... He runs towards goal ... Ansu_Fati with the deft touch! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... It hits off a defender! ... But goes clear to safety! Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: R_Sallai ... COMING OFF: T_Werner Min. 75 :(ars) Substitution by Arsenal ... COMING ON: I_Houben ... COMING OFF: M_Olise Min. 75 :(ars) Tactical Change by Arsenal ... Arsenal have changed their playing style to D Min. 79 :(ars) R_Sallai cuts inside G_Martinelli ... He worked that well ... He puts in K_Thuram! ... K_Thuram looks to see where Jose_Sa is! ... He shoots! ... But Jose_Sa makes a fine save Min. 86 :(sou) V_Boniface finds D_Kulusevski with a perfectly weighted pass ... D_Kulusevski with only one thing on his mind! ... He hits the ball towards goal! ... R_Owusu_Oduro gets up well to catch that one Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 3 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(ars) J_Gomez is in some pain ... He's receiving some treatment now ... He looks like he will continue ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Marys Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : V_Boniface Scorers : R_Le_Normand (27), D_Kulusevski (61), V_Boniface (73) Sent Off : N/A Booked : W_Fofana (56) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Arsenal Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : T_Werner (Man of the Match) Scorers : B_Saka (3), Ansu_Fati (25), T_Werner (39,57) Sent Off : N/A Booked : Ansu_Fati (25) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Arsenal Attempts on Goal : 8 | 8 Off target : 2 | 1 On target : 6 | 7 Possession : 45 | 55 Corners : 1 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 1 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 5 | 5 Key Tackles : 10 | 6 Key Passes : 9 | 11 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 3 - 4 Arsenal ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Jose_Sa GK 26 1 1 1 22 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -28 0 0 0 R_Le_Normand DF 1 21 15 7 20 | 95 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 0 46 T_Nianzou DF 1 21 18 7 28 | 95 0 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 48 0 W_Fofana DF 1 22 16 10 29 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 10 -4 -4 L_Geertruida DF 1 22 17 7 27 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 0 N_Molina DF 1 22 17 6 28 | 95 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 12 0 E_Fernandez DM 1 16 21 11 27 | 95 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 60 0 0 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 21 20 27 | 95 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Kulusevski AM 1 5 20 20 28 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 9 33 A_Isak FW 1 3 16 23 24 | 95 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 33 43 0 V_Boniface FW 1 7 17 22 25 | 95 0 0 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0 12 30 A_Rodriguez GK 14 1 1 1 30 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Hendry DF 1 11 6 3 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Cartwright DM 1 15 17 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Vela AM 1 7 12 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Mayi FW 1 3 6 10 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Arsenal Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- R_Owusu_Oduro GK 24 1 1 1 22 | 95 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -10 0 0 0 J_Gomez DF 1 23 19 9 29 | 95 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 0 R_James DF 1 22 18 8 25 | 95 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 0 N_Schlotrbeck DF 1 21 17 6 26 | 62 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 A_Hickey DF 1 21 16 13 30 | 95 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 39 0 R_Bentancur DF 1 20 21 9 32 | 95 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 0 K_Thuram DM 1 17 23 8 27 | 95 0 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 19 22 19 M_Olise AM 1 4 21 20 24 | 77 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 B_Saka AM 1 3 21 20 22 | 95 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 T_Werner FW 1 6 15 23 24 | 77 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 32 Ansu_Fati FW 1 4 19 23 22 | 95 0 0 1 0 3 1 1 0 0 -4 6 17 E_Audero GK 18 1 1 1 28 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D_Raum DF 1 20 17 6 26 | 33 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 P_Marie DF 1 14 12 5 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 I_Houben AM 1 4 17 13 28 | 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Sallai FW 1 2 12 16 25 | 18 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1727465479 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40