Southampton vs Brentford

11 January 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Stuart Attwell

Full time 4 – 1

Half-time: 2–1

  • Jan Bednarek 5’
  • Álvaro Fernández 37’ (og)
  • Armando Broja 49’
  • Che Adams 70’
  • Vitaly Janelt 23’

Match summary

Southampton won comfortably, 4-1 at home to Brentford. Southampton led 2-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Jan Bednarek put Southampton ahead with a header in the 5th minute, set up by James Ward-Prowse, Vitaly Janelt equalised in the 23rd minute, set up by Bryan Mbeumo, and Fernández's own goal put Southampton back in front from a corner in the 37th minute. In the second half, Armando Broja made it 3-1 in the 49th minute, set up by Oriol Romeu and Che Adams made it 4-1 in the 70th minute, set up by Ibrahima Diallo.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.59 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Brentford's 0.62 from 5.

Match stats

Southampton Brentford
12 Shots 5
6 Shots on Target 4
5 Corners 2
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.59 xG 0.62
1.59 Non-penalty xG 0.62
1 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Southampton Brentford
Kick-off
Jan Bednarek
Assist: James Ward-Prowse1-0 (Southampton)
5’
23’
Vitaly Janelt
Assist: Bryan Mbeumo1-1 (Brentford)
Álvaro Fernández
Own goal2-1 (Southampton)
37’
Half-time2-1
Armando Broja
Assist: Oriol Romeu3-1 (Southampton)
49’
Che Adams
Assist: Ibrahima Diallo4-1 (Southampton)
70’
Full-time4-1

Bookings

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

Brentford
  • Ivan Toney

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.62 5’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-0 5’ 23’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-1 23’ 37’ Álvaro Fernández (Southampton) own goal, 2-1 37’ 49’ Armando Broja (Southampton), 3-1 49’ 70’ Che Adams (Southampton), 4-1 70’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.59 0.62 5’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-0 Bednarek 5’ 23’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), 1-1 Janelt 23’ 37’ Álvaro Fernández (Southampton) own goal, 2-1 Fernández 37’ 49’ Armando Broja (Southampton), 3-1 Broja 49’ 70’ Che Adams (Southampton), 4-1 Adams 70’
Southampton 1.59 xGBrentford 0.62 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brentford attacking Southampton attacking 
5’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 49’ Armando Broja (Southampton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 85’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 70’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 23’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 33’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 25’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 35’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Álvaro Fernández (Brentford), own goal 5’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.49 xG, goal 49’ Armando Broja (Southampton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 85’ Bryan Mbeumo (Brentford), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 70’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, goal 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.13 xG, saved 23’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 33’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 80’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 2’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 28’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 57’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 39’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 83’ Ivan Toney (Brentford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 14’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 25’ Vitaly Janelt (Brentford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 37’ Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, hit the woodwork 35’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 37’ Álvaro Fernández (Brentford), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Fraser Forster GK900 0.000.000
Lyanco DEF900 0.000.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF900 0.000.011
Jan Bednarek DEF9011 0.490.000
Nathan Tella MID731 0.040.000
Romain Perraud MID902 0.080.000
Oriol Romeu MID9012 0.110.462
James Ward-Prowse MID9011 0.030.522
Ibrahima Diallo MID9012 0.060.393
Armando Broja FWD8111 0.420.000
Nathan Redmond FWD680 0.000.031
Che Adams Sub2211 0.310.000
Stuart Armstrong Sub170 0.000.000
Adam Armstrong Sub91 0.060.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 44% Avg odds 2.18
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.31
Brentford win 27% Avg odds 3.57

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

Form going into the game

Southampton DLDWD
Brentford DWLLW

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Brentford 3-0 Southampton, 07 May 22  All Southampton vs Brentford 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.