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Match report
English Footie
League 2: Round 40 (setup 1, season 28)
Walsall
v.
Southampton
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
17
Overall form:
Home form:
Jordan PICKFORD61Alphonse ARÉOLA
Formation:
4-4-2
League position:
5
Overall form:
Home form:
Adam MATTHEWS72Mitchell WEISER
Iván Rodrigo PIRIS Leguizamón37Daniele RUGANI
WELLINGTON Aparecido Martins64Marco VAN GINKEL
Kévin THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE58José Luis GAYÁ Peña
Jan MORÁVEK76Martin HINTEREGGER
Chris TAYLOR77Leonardo BITTENCOURT
Timo GEBHART68Lazar MARKOVIC
Marouane CHAMAKH796Fábio Henrique Tavares, FABINHO
Gabriel TORJE107Luis Fernando MURIEL Fruto
Diego Martín FORLÁN Corazo11Oleg SHATOV
Heath D BrownManager
Solomon MARCH12Marvelous NAKAMBA
Luke SIMPSON13Dan BENTLEY
Pietro PERDICHIZZI14Rubio Yovani Méndez RUBIN
Kalu UCHE15Lewis DUNK
Alejandro POZUELO Melero16Jordan COUSINS

Walsall 0 Southampton 2
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 29,846, Stadium: Bescot, Referee: Roger FREESTONE 8½)
Scorers67 Fabinho, 70 Fabinho
Substitutions
Sendings off
27 Théophile-Catherine, 79 Forlán, 85 GebhartBookings
5Corners12
15Fouls15
10Offsides14
7Shots on6
7Shots off6
14Total shots12
6Shots saved3
45%Possession55%
Man of the match: José Luis GAYÁ Peña
14TORJE headed inches wide.
20MURIEL headed the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
21A deadly effort from SHATOV was clawed past the post by the Walsall 'keeper.
22WELLINGTON snapped at a simple chance.
27The ref books THÉOPHILE-CATHERINE for a clinical challenge.
28The 'keeper dived to his right to stop a fierce shot from Southampton's SHATOV.
30BITTENCOURT beat four Walsall players and stroked a great chance just beyond the near post.
34ARÉOLA saved a swerving shot from FORLÁN.
 
49FORLÁN's shot beat ARÉOLA but rebounded off the Southampton crossbar.
52FORLÁN waltzed round WEISER and flicked a weak shot over.
53GEBHART's shot was well held by ARÉOLA.
65A poor strike from TORJE rolled agonisingly wide.
67GOAL!! After being forced wide FABINHO was able to force the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (1-0 Southampton)
70GOAL!! A terrible clearance fell to VAN GINKEL who scuffed a shot goalward, luckily FABINHO was on hand to blast the ball into the net. (2-0 Southampton)
77A shot from FABINHO was hoofed off the line by MATTHEWS.
79A clinical foul gets FORLÁN a yellow card.
85The referee books GEBHART for an off-the-ball incident against VAN GINKEL.
87SHATOV galloped through the Walsall defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
88SHATOV floated the ball to VAN GINKEL who fired it over the bar.
90GEBHART beat MARKOVIC and placed the ball to CHAMAKH who fumbled his shot wide.
90+2A wonderful save prevented CHAMAKH from scoring a great goal.
90+3The hapless Walsall 'keeper could only watch as a backpass from WELLINGTON fell just wide.