Southampton 1

  • ⚽️ Léo Scienza 7'


Sheffield Utd 0

Match Officials/Attendance

  • Referee: Thomas Kirk
  • Assistant Referee 1: Matthew Smith
  • Assistant Referee 2: Sam Lewis
  • Fourth Official: Andrew Humphries
  • Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
  • Attendance: 25,967
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Daniel Peretz was making his first home appearance for Saints

Southampton

Manager: Tonda Eckert
  • 41, D. Peretz
  • 34, Welington, (S. Charles 78’ 🟨 90’+3)
  • 5, J. Stephens (c)
  • 6, T. Harwood-Bellis
  • 38, E. Jelert, (N. Wood 92’)
  • 13, Léo Scienza, 🟨 55', (J. Robinson 78’)
  • 4, F. Downes
  • 20, C. Jander 🟨 90'+7
  • 18, T. Fellows
  • 11, R. Stewart, (A. Armstrong 61’)
  • 10, F. Azaz, (R. Manning 78’)
Substitutes
  • 19, C. Archer
  • 9, A. Armstrong
  • 24, S. Charles
  • 3, R. Manning
  • 27, K. Matsuki
  • 1, A. McCarthy
  • 17, J. Quarshie
  • 46, J. Robinson
  • 15, N. Wood

Sheffield Utd

Manager: Chris Wilder
  • 1, M. Cooper
  • 14, H. Burrows
  • 15, B. Mee
  • 25, M. McGuinness
  • 12, K. Hoever, (F. Seriki 66’)
  • 10, C. O'Hare, 🟨 53', (G. Hamer 66’)
  • 42, S. Peck
  • 4, O. Arblaster (c)
  • 24, T. Chong, (A. Brooks 60’)
  • 23, T. Campbell, (P. Bamford 59’)
  • 7, T. Cannon, (D. Ings 79’)
Substitutes
  • 45, P. Bamford
  • 11, A. Brooks
  • 22, T. Davies
  • 17, A. Davies
  • 8, G. Hamer
  • 9, D. Ings
  • 3, S. McCallum
  • 19, C. Ogbene
  • 38, F. Seriki
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Léo Scienza celebrates after scoring what was to be the only goal in the game

Match Report

The DIY Version 😳

Unfortunately, Saints have decided to stop posting the highlights to YouTube, but limit them to just the southamptonfc.com website.

So, to watch the extended highlights, with commentary from Adam Blackmore and Jo Tessem, click on the link below:

https://www.southamptonfc.com/en/video/extended-highlights-saints-1-0-sheffield-united

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Match Stats

  • Overall possession:
    • Southampton 53.6% Sheffield Utd 46.4%
  • xG:
    • Southampton 0.82 - Sheffield Utd 1.06
  • Shots:
    • Southampton 15 - Sheffield Utd 16
  • Shots on target:
    • Southampton 3 - Sheffield Utd 4
  • Total touches inside the opposition box:
    • Southampton 21 Sheffield Utd 25
  • Goalkeeper saves:
    • Southampton 4 - Sheffield Utd 2
  • Fouls committed:
    • Southampton 11 - Sheffield Utd 14
  • Corners:
    • Southampton 6 Sheffield Utd 7
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Ross Stewart managed 60 minutes tonight and made a real difference

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