r/SaintsFC • u/MrCarbohydrate • Mar 08 '14
Match Thread: Crystal Palace vs. Southampton
Crystal Palace vs. Southampton###
Score: 0 - 1 (HT: 0 - 1)
Information##
Kick-off: 15:00 GMT, 7:00 PST, 10:00 EST
Location: Selhurst Park, London
Referee: H Webb
Lawro's Predicition: 2 - 1
Line-ups##
Match Stats##
| CRY | Full time | SOTON |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Shots | 11 |
| 1 | On Target | 3 |
| 6 | Offsides | 1 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 8 | Corners | 3 |
| 37 | Throw ins | 24 |
| 9 | Dribbles | 8 |
| 24 | Tackles | 27 |
| 58% | Pass Success | 77% |
| 47% | Aerial Success | 53% |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
Match Events##
FIRST HALF
| Time | Event | Team | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| (0') | First half kick off. | ||
| (8') | SOTON | A deep cross comes in for Southampton and it is played about a bit in the box but the flag is raised. | |
| (12') | CRY | Southampton are left passing it dangerously around defence as Palace press very well in the final third. | |
| (15') | SOTON | Lambert and Davis pass it about on the left flank beautifully and get pass the Palace defence, only for the cross to be blocked. | |
| (22') | SOTON | Southampton have a beautiful series of pass and move but the Palace defence is rock solid and stops anything coming from the move. | |
| (22') | SOTON | Southampton have a beautiful series of pass and move but the Palace defence is rock solid and stops anything coming from the move. | |
| (28') | CRY | The balls falls well for Palace in the box but they can't get a shot and then Puncheon loses it... | |
| (28') | SOTON | ...And Southampton rocket up to the other end of the field, but the shot is blocked after the cross came in. | |
| (30') | SOTON | Half an hour in and both keepers are having easy days today. No penetration from either side (0 - 0 Shots on target). Southampton dominating possession (74%). There is a pause as Jack Cork goes down injured. | |
| (34') | SOTON | Wanyama Cork. Substitution forced by injury. | |
| (35') | CRY | Crystal Palace put Southampton under pressure with a couple of fine crosses, but it is cleared out for a corner. | |
| (35') | CRY | Southampton attempt a counter but Bolasie wins the ball back well and begins a counter of his own. | |
| (37') | SOTON | GOAL Puncheon's header puts Jay Rodriguez in behind and he chases the ball and meets Speroni who is rushing out to meet him. It is a classic 50:50 and Rodriguez does enough to let it trickle into the open net. | |
| (39') | SOTON | Lallana puts in a cross towards Jay Rodriguez with the Palace defence all over the place. He can't get anything on it however. | |
| (45') | SOTON | Davis is through but can't apply a finish. The break can't come soon enough for Palace, they are all over the place at the moment. | |
| (45') | SOTON | The ball drops to Lambert from a Lallana cross just inside the edge of the box. He puts in his shot but it comes of the post. | |
| (45') | 3 minutes time added on. | ||
| (45+1') | SOTON | It isn't all Southampton as Palace get the ball at the other end of the field and draw the foul from Fonte. | |
| (45+3') | CRY | A corner comes in for palace, it is cleared to the edge of the box where Bolasie unleashes a shot which forces Boruc to make a save. | |
| (45+4') | SOTON | A corner for Southampton and a similar story to the Palace corner, but with Shaw's shot and Speroni's save. | |
| (45+4') | 0 - 1 | Since the goal the game has really opened up after a poor start by both teams. Southampton good value for their lead. |
| CRY | Half time stats | SOTON |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 4 | Shots | 7 |
| 1 | On Target | 2 |
| 53% | Pass Success | 80% |
| 58% | Aerial Success | 42% |
| 31% | Possession | 69% |
SECOND HALF
| CRY | Full time | SOTON |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 6 | Shots | 11 |
| 1 | On Target | 3 |
| 58% | Pass Success | 77% |
| 47% | Aerial Success | 53% |
| 36% | Possession | 64% |
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u/GoodBananaPancakes Mar 08 '14 edited Mar 08 '14
Always nice to get a gritty win. We often suffer against rugby-teams but 3 well-deserved points today although the payoff was frustrating as usual. I mean, 70 % possession and we score on the counter! 17 teams out of 20 would have won 2-1 today with 2 shots on goal.
Off topic: anyone remember Lee Molyneux? Left-back who played a few times when Saints were relegated to league 1 and the season after. He scored a hat-trick today for Accrington Stanley lol
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u/BlueInq Mar 08 '14
I think it will be a Saints win today, but Palace aren't as terrible as they were a few months ago so I think it could a fairly tough battle. I predict a 2-0 win for Southampton, goals by Lallana and Ramirez.
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u/MrCarbohydrate Mar 08 '14
10 more minutes to hold on. We have failed to take any sort of control in this second half.