Brentford vs Southampton

31 August 2024 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Joshua Smith

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Bryan Mbeumo 43’, 65’
  • Yoane Wissa 69’
  • Yukinari Sugawara 90+5’

Match summary

Brentford won 3-1 at home to Southampton. Brentford led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Bryan Mbeumo put Brentford ahead in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Mbeumo made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, set up by Mathias Jensen, Yoane Wissa made it 3-0 in the 69th minute, and Yukinari Sugawara pulled one back to make it 3-1 in stoppage time, set up by Adam Lallana.

The chances backed that up: Brentford created 3.89 expected goals (xG) from 20 shots to Southampton's 1.65 from 18.

Match stats

Brentford Southampton
20 Shots 18
7 Shots on Target 6
2 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3.86 xG 1.65
3.86 Non-penalty xG 1.65
15 Deep Completions 14

Key events

Brentford Southampton
Kick-off
Bryan Mbeumo1-0 (Brentford)
43’
Half-time1-0
Bryan Mbeumo
Assist: Mathias Jensen2-0 (Brentford)
65’
Yoane Wissa3-0 (Brentford)
69’
90+5’
Yukinari Sugawara
Assist: Adam Lallana3-1 (Southampton)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Brentford
  • Ethan Pinnock
  • Bryan Mbeumo
Southampton
  • Taylor Harwood-Bellis

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.89 1.65 43’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 1-0 43’ 65’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-0 65’ 69’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 3-0 69’ 90+5’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), 3-1 90+5’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 3.89 1.65 43’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 1-0 Mbeumo 43’ 65’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), 2-0 Mbeumo 65’ 69’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), 3-0 Wissa 69’ 90+5’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), 3-1 Sugawara 90+5’
Brentford 3.89 xGSouthampton 1.65 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Brentford attacking 
69’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 7’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), from a corner, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 24’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 65’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 43’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+3’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 53’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 74’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 46’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 90+1’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 86’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Adam Lallana (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 5’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 69’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.97 xG, goal 7’ Joe Ayodele-Aribo (Southampton), from a corner, 0.61 xG, hit the woodwork 2’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 24’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.43 xG, off target 65’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.39 xG, goal 43’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 90+3’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 53’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 74’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 38’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), from a corner, 0.14 xG, off target 90+1’ Fabio Carvalho (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 46’ Mathias Jensen (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 86’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.13 xG, off target 6’ Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 63’ Mikkel Damsgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 43’ Kevin Schade (Brentford), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 16’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 90+4’ Adam Lallana (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 80’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 61’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 90’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 8’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 64’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 35’ Christian Nørgaard (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 45’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, saved 30’ Yoane Wissa (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 40’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 90+4’ Flynn Downes (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+5’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 5’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 9’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 15’ Nathan Collins (Brentford), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 78’ Tyler Dibling (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 48’ Ben Brereton Díaz (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Mark Flekken GK900 0.000.000
Kristoffer Ajer DEF380 0.000.000
Nathan Collins DEF901 0.020.000
Ethan Pinnock DEF900 0.000.000
Vitaly Janelt DEF780 0.000.041
Christian Nørgaard MID903 0.200.031
Mathias Jensen MID9011 0.130.483
Mikkel Damsgaard MID852 0.540.253
Bryan Mbeumo FWD9024 0.810.773
Yoane Wissa FWD9016 1.680.293
Kevin Schade FWD782 0.380.101
Mads Roerslev Sub520 0.000.151
Sepp van den Berg Sub120 0.000.000
Keane Lewis-Potter Sub120 0.000.000
Fabio Carvalho Sub51 0.130.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Brentford win 53% Avg odds 1.80
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.86
Southampton win 22% Avg odds 4.42

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Brentford DWLWL
Southampton LLDLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Southampton 0-2 Brentford, 15 Mar 23 Next meeting: Southampton 0-5 Brentford, 04 Jan 25  All Brentford vs Southampton meetings

Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.