Southampton vs Brighton

17 September 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 35’
  • Danny Ings 65’ (pen)
  • Shane Duffy 67’
  • Glenn Murray 90+1’ (pen)

Match summary

The points were shared as Southampton and Brighton drew 2-2. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Pierre-Emile Højbjerg put Southampton ahead in the 35th minute. In the second half, Danny Ings made it 2-0 from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, Shane Duffy pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in the 67th minute, set up by Anthony Knockaert, and Glenn Murray equalised from the penalty spot in stoppage time.

Southampton had the better of the chances, with 2.57 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Brighton's 1.97 from 12.

Match stats

Southampton Brighton
14 Shots 12
5 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2.20 xG 1.97
1.43 Non-penalty xG 1.21
6 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Southampton Brighton
Kick-off
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg1-0 (Southampton)
35’
Half-time1-0
Danny Ings
Penalty2-0 (Southampton)
65’
67’
Shane Duffy
Assist: Anthony Knockaert2-1 (Brighton)
90+1’
Glenn Murray
Penalty2-2 (Brighton)
Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Alex McCarthy
  • Cédric Soares
Brighton
  • Dale Stephens
  • Anthony Knockaert
  • Jürgen Locadia

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.57 1.97 35’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), 1-0 35’ 65’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 2-0 65’ 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), 2-1 67’ 90+1’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 2-2 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.57 1.97 35’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), 1-0 Højbjerg 35’ 65’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 2-0 Ings 65’ 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), 2-1 Duffy 67’ 90+1’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), 2-2 Murray 90+1’
Southampton 2.57 xGBrighton 1.97 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Brighton attacking Southampton attacking 
65’ Danny Ings (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.69 xG, blocked 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 21’ Wesley Hoedt (Southampton), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 89’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 27’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 21’ Shane Long (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 69’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 14’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 7’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 35’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 87’ Manolo Gabbiadini (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 65’ Danny Ings (Southampton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 90+1’ Glenn Murray (Brighton), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 21’ Danny Ings (Southampton), from a corner, 0.69 xG, blocked 67’ Shane Duffy (Brighton), set piece, 0.41 xG, goal 21’ Wesley Hoedt (Southampton), from a corner, 0.39 xG, off target 89’ Jürgen Locadia (Brighton), from a corner, 0.31 xG, saved 27’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.26 xG, off target 21’ Shane Long (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, blocked 80’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 20’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 79’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 69’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 14’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 51’ Davy Pröpper (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 51’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90+3’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.06 xG, saved 51’ Solly March (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Anthony Knockaert (Brighton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 23’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 33’ Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 46’ Yves Bissouma (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 79’ Alireza Jahanbakhsh (Brighton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 35’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, goal 7’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 87’ Manolo Gabbiadini (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
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Cédric Soares DEF901 0.010.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF900 0.000.000
Wesley Hoedt DEF901 0.390.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF901 0.060.000
Mohamed Elyounoussi MID773 0.320.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID9011 0.010.131
Mario Lemina MID900 0.000.000
Nathan Redmond MID901 0.090.373
Danny Ings FWD8514 1.560.011
Shane Long FWD771 0.130.041
Manolo Gabbiadini Sub131 0.010.000
James Ward-Prowse Sub130 0.000.000
Steven Davis Sub50 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 46% Bet365 odds 2.10
Draw 29% Bet365 odds 3.40
Brighton win 25% Bet365 odds 3.90

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southampton DLLW
Brighton LWLD

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Previous and next meeting

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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.