FFO Prem, Southampton vs. Newcastle United (Fri Aug 29) Southampton | Newcastle United 4-1-0-3-2 N | 4-3-3 A Jamie Smith | Nathan Prior | M_Hermansen GK | GK T_Strakosha T_Nianzou DF | DF J_Clauss W_Fofana DF | DF Nuno_Santos J_Kounde DF | DF J_Tarkowski N_Molina DF | DF M_Helik S_Vos DM | MF T_Kroos M_Kudus AM | MF T_Reijnders G_Martinelli AM | MF M_Taverneir P_Foden AM | FW D_Milito A_Isak FW | FW C_Pulisic M_Thuram FW | FW A_Gudmundsson | Jose_Sa SUB | SUB S_Herrera A_Coda SUB | SUB R_Song H_Cartwright SUB | SUB Chiquinho R_Christie SUB | SUB J_Bacuna N_Maupay SUB | SUB K_Moore Min. 3 :(sou) A defence splitting pass from J_Kounde to M_Kudus ... M_Kudus has time and space! ... He flicks the ball towards goal ... T_Strakosha gathers it easily Min. 5 :(new) T_Reijnders runs at S_Vos ... He takes it past him ... T_Reijnders attempts to nutmeg M_Hermansen! ... It takes a deflection! ... But flies wide of the post! ... CORNER! ... M_Helik floats the ball in! ... Great catch from M_Hermansen! Min. 7 :(sou) A_Isak runs down the flank ... He threads the ball in to G_Martinelli ... An audacious effort from G_Martinelli! ... It hits the outside of the post ... And goes out Min. 11 :(sou) M_Kudus takes on 3 men ... M_Kudus has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... GOAL!! ... He jumps up and punches the air ... That puts Southampton ahead! ... Now can they hang onto it? ... Southampton 1-0 Newcastle United ... Min. 22 :(sou) T_Nianzou holds the ball up and waits for support ... He sees a man in space! ... He hits the ball up to S_Vos ... Cleared by M_Helik Min. 22 :(sou) J_Kounde takes advantage of a bad back pass from J_Clauss ... J_Clauss with a nasty foul ... The Referee called him over for a strong verbal warning ... INDIRECT FREE KICK! ... S_Vos shapes to shoot ... He plays it to M_Thuram instead ... M_Thuram tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... The shot takes a wicked deflection ... Wide!! ... That was fortunate ... CORNER! ... G_Martinelli dinks the ball into the area! ... It comes to J_Kounde ... He fires it towards to goal ... It's beaten T_Strakosha ... It goes wide!! Min. 23 :(sou) G_Martinelli is taking a throw in ... He is taking a run up at it! ... He throws it long to A_Isak ... A_Isak with a little chip! ... T_Strakosha with a great save ... He holds onto it as well! Min. 25 :(sou) T_Nianzou rises up for the header ... He flicks the ball on to A_Isak ... But Nuno_Santos wins the tackle cleanly Min. 25 :(new) C_Pulisic with a long pass to D_Milito ... D_Milito attempts a lob! ... But it whistles just past the post Min. 26 :(new) Nuno_Santos is taking a throw in ... He dries the ball on his shirt ... He throws the ball to C_Pulisic ... M_Kudus fouls badly ... The Referee will want to speak to him ... The Referee calls him over ... He's told to calm down ... Jamie Smith looks relieved ... FREE KICK ... M_Taverneir floats it forward ... T_Reijnders latches onto the end of it ... T_Reijnders hits a curling shot! ... OOOOHHHHH!! ... Unbelievable!! ... It's gone wide Min. 28 :(sou) M_Thuram pauses and waits for support ... He runs towards goal ... M_Thuram with the overhead! ... T_Strakosha heads it away ... He was showing off there! Min. 31 :(new) Nuno_Santos holds up the ball ... He plays the ball through to J_Clauss ... J_Clauss curls the ball in on goal! ... It clips the post!! ... The net bulges!! ... GOAL!! ... It's all to play for again! ... Southampton 1-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 33 :(sou) G_Martinelli runs at the defence ... He nutmegs M_Helik ... He showed his class there ... J_Tarkowski beats him to the ball ... He's such a beast! Min. 37 :(sou) G_Martinelli finds his way through ... The offside trap didn't work ... M_Helik wins the ball Min. 40 :(sou) T_Nianzou plays a long ball to W_Fofana ... W_Fofana with the punt towards goal! ... What agility from T_Strakosha Min. 43 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 1 minute of injury time Min. 45 :(sou) P_Foden knocks it forward ... T_Kroos slips ... A_Isak gets to it! ... Well executed sliding challenge from J_Tarkowski ... It goes out of play ... CORNER! ... S_Vos swings the ball in hard and fast with some tremendous top spin! ... T_Strakosha jumps well to claim it! ************* HALF TIME **************** Half Time Score: Southampton 1-1 Newcastle United Min. 46 :(sou) W_Fofana takes on the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to M_Thuram ... J_Clauss with the tackle Min. 49 :(sou) P_Foden gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... A_Isak is unmarked ... Cleared by T_Kroos Min. 51 :(sou) M_Thuram with the first time pass to P_Foden ... P_Foden looks to see where T_Strakosha is! ... He rifles in the shot! ... But it goes wide Min. 51 :(new) T_Reijnders nutmegs J_Kounde, he continues to run forward ... S_Vos with an over the top challenge ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He was unlucky to be booked for that Min. 55 :(sou) J_Kounde chips the ball forward to G_Martinelli ... G_Martinelli has time and space! ... He shoots towards goal! ... But T_Strakosha punches it away ... That's gone out for a throw in Min. 59 :(sou) G_Martinelli with the flick on ... He plays the ball across to M_Thuram ... M_Thuram smashed the ball towards the bottom corner! ... But he somehow misses ... That was a woeful effort Min. 59 :(new) C_Pulisic takes advantage of a bad back pass ... But he loses control of it ... W_Fofana hits it out for a throw Min. 60 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: Chiquinho ... COMING OFF: M_Helik Min. 60 :(new) A_Gudmundsson has broken through the defence! ... He is clean through on M_Hermansen! ... G_Martinelli hacks him down! ... It looks like he could be sent off! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... It could have been worse! Min. 64 :(new) D_Milito drops his shoulder and takes it past the defender ... He gets past him! ... He sees a team mate making a run ... He plays the ball through to Chiquinho ... Intercepted by J_Kounde Min. 65 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: K_Moore ... COMING OFF: C_Pulisic Min. 65 :(new) M_Taverneir lays the ball back to D_Milito ... N_Molina scythes the player down! ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one Min. 66 :(sou) M_Thuram controls it well ... He nutmegs Nuno_Santos ... He puts in A_Isak! ... J_Tarkowski reads it well ... This boy is a quality defender ... The crowd sing his praises Min. 68 :(sou) G_Martinelli finds himself in a good position ... G_Martinelli tries to chip the ball over the keeper! ... T_Strakosha can't get to it! ... OH! It drifts wide! ... T_Strakosha was worried by that one ... He wipes the sweat off his brow? Min. 69 :(new) T_Reijnders finds Chiquinho on the edge of the box ... T_Nianzou with a superb tackle! ... He easily dispossessed him Min. 70 :(new) Substitution by Newcastle United ... COMING ON: J_Bacuna ... COMING OFF: T_Reijnders Min. 70 :(sou) G_Martinelli spots a team mate in space ... That's an excellent through ball to M_Kudus! ... But J_Clauss barges him off the ball. Thou shalt not pass! Min. 71 :(sou) G_Martinelli knocks it past the defender and runs onto it ... He showed great skill and pace there ... But J_Tarkowski puts the ball out of play Min. 73 :(sou) G_Martinelli with an incisive pass to P_Foden ... P_Foden with a bomb of a shot! ... It's going over! ... It dips dramatically!! ... But lands on the roof of the net!! ... T_Strakosha looks relieved there! Min. 75 :(sou) M_Kudus with the dribble ... He skips through the tackle ... M_Kudus blasts the ball towards goal! ... T_Strakosha saves it but to be fair he didn't have to move for that one Min. 75 :(new) K_Moore looks for options ... He decides to go it alone ... S_Vos slides in hard! ... And knocks the ball out for a throw! Min. 76 :(new) K_Moore finds A_Gudmundsson with a perfectly weighted pass ... A_Gudmundsson with a thundering volley! ... The net bulges! ... OH!! He has hit the side netting ... Goal kick given Min. 79 :(sou) P_Foden with the majestic dribble ... J_Tarkowski with a two footed lunge! ... Play On!! Min. 84 :(sou) M_Thuram finds his way through ... He has tremendous pace ... M_Thuram shapes up for a shot! ... T_Strakosha with a fantastic save ... His captain pats him on the back for that one Min. 86 :(sou) M_Thuram brushes his marker behind and breaks free ... M_Thuram with the shot! ... GOAL!! ... It defies description! ... How about 'sensational'? ... How about 'superb'? ... That surely hands Southampton victory!! ... Some people on the pitch! ... They think it's all over! ... It might be soon! ... Southampton 2-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 87 :(sou) M_Kudus turns on a sixpence ... Chiquinho with an ugly foul ... There's no place in the game for that kind of challenge ... The Referee refrained from booking him but had words Min. 88 :(REF) The 4th official signals there will be 6 minutes of injury time. Min. 88 :(sou) M_Kudus with a byline cross to G_Martinelli ... From long range G_Martinelli bends the ball towards goal! ... He has failed to hit the target! ... He looks horrified by that miss! ... He puts his face in his hands! Min. 90 :(sou) M_Kudus sprints past J_Tarkowski ... M_Kudus uses the inside of his foot to curl a shot! ... T_Strakosha gets a hand to it!! ... But he picks up the rebound ... Fantastic reflex save by !! Min. 91 :(sou) M_Kudus takes on Chiquinho ... He runs past him ... M_Kudus sights up the goal ... He shoots! ... It goes wide! ... He has squandered a golden opportunity Min. 93 :(sou) J_Kounde finds himself in a good position ... J_Kounde with the ball at his feet ... Is he going to have a crack? ... He is, you know... ... GOAL!! ... T_Strakosha shouts at his defenders ... Southampton 3-1 Newcastle United ... Min. 93 :(sou) M_Thuram gets to the byline ... He looks up and lobs in a cross ... W_Fofana is unmarked ... J_Tarkowski with a bad challenge ... That looked malicious ... YELLOW CARD!! ... He is in the book for that one ... He'll need to be careful from now on ... FREE KICK! ... Here we go, a real chance of a goal ... J_Kounde hits it hard with some tremendous top spin ... It sails over! ... He should have hit the target at least!! ************* FULL TIME **************** Match Details ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Venue : St Marys Stadium ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Thuram (Man of the Match) Scorers : M_Kudus (11), M_Thuram (86), J_Kounde (93) Sent Off : N/A Booked : S_Vos (51), G_Martinelli (60), N_Molina (65) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Newcastle United Match Info ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Best player : M_Helik Scorers : J_Clauss (31) Sent Off : N/A Booked : J_Tarkowski (93) Injured : N/A ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Match Statistics ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Southampton | Newcastle United Attempts on Goal : 21 | 5 Off target : 10 | 4 On target : 11 | 1 Possession : 65 | 35 Corners : 2 | 1 Red Cards : 0 | 0 Yellow Cards : 3 | 1 Subs Used : 0 | 3 Fouls : 9 | 11 Key Tackles : 4 | 11 Key Passes : 17 | 7 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Final Score : Southampton 3 - 1 Newcastle United ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Player Statistics - Southampton Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- M_Hermansen GK 26 1 1 1 28 | 97 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -4 0 0 0 T_Nianzou DF 1 23 19 8 28 | 97 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 42 0 W_Fofana DF 1 23 17 11 29 | 97 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 15 16 19 J_Kounde DF 1 24 17 13 27 | 97 0 1 2 0 3 1 0 0 0 14 32 72 N_Molina DF 1 23 18 7 28 | 97 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 -2 -2 -2 S_Vos DM 1 20 21 5 25 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 16 -2 -2 M_Kudus AM 1 6 22 22 28 | 97 0 0 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 11 54 G_Martinelli AM 1 4 22 21 27 | 97 0 0 4 0 4 0 1 0 0 -2 42 28 P_Foden AM 1 6 22 22 28 | 97 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 22 12 A_Isak FW 1 3 17 25 24 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 5 M_Thuram FW 1 8 18 24 28 | 97 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 45 40 Jose_Sa GK 25 1 1 1 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A_Coda DF 1 19 16 3 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 H_Cartwright DM 1 16 19 12 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Christie AM 1 7 16 11 26 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N_Maupay FW 1 5 11 16 22 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics - Newcastle United Name Pos St Tk Ps Sh Ag | Min Sav Ktk Kps Ass Sht Gls Yel Red KAb TAb PAb SAb ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- T_Strakosha GK 27 1 1 1 24 | 97 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0 0 J_Clauss DF 1 23 18 15 26 | 97 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 30 0 38 Nuno_Santos DF 1 22 16 12 25 | 97 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 16 56 0 J_Tarkowski DF 1 22 14 11 30 | 97 0 5 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 78 -2 -2 M_Helik DF 1 20 15 14 29 | 61 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 0 0 T_Kroos MF 1 15 22 15 22 | 97 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 0 0 T_Reijnders MF 1 3 20 17 27 | 71 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 13 22 M_Taverneir MF 1 7 21 16 22 | 97 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 0 D_Milito FW 1 6 16 20 31 | 97 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 C_Pulisic FW 1 2 16 24 29 | 66 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 A_Gudmundsson FW 1 6 17 22 22 | 97 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 S_Herrera GK 17 1 1 1 24 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R_Song DF 1 19 13 5 21 | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Chiquinho DF 1 8 17 13 26 | 36 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J_Bacuna MF 1 12 20 9 25 | 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K_Moore FW 1 5 16 18 24 | 31 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 1756484113 Produced from ESMS+ V3.40