Southampton vs Fulham

27 February 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Oriol Romeu 23’
  • James Ward-Prowse 41’

Match summary

Southampton beat Fulham 2-0. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

Oriol Romeu put Southampton ahead from a corner in the 23rd minute and James Ward-Prowse made it 2-0 in the 41st minute.

The chances backed that up: Southampton created 1.18 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Fulham's 0.81 from 14.

Match stats

Southampton Fulham
14 Shots 14
4 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 4
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.16 xG 0.80
1.16 Non-penalty xG 0.80
6 Deep Completions 4

Key events

Southampton Fulham
Kick-off
Oriol Romeu1-0 (Southampton)
23’
James Ward-Prowse2-0 (Southampton)
41’
Half-time2-0
Full-time2-0

Bookings

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

Fulham
  • Kevin McDonald

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.81 23’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), 1-0 23’ 41’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-0 41’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.18 0.81 23’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), 1-0 Romeu 23’ 41’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), 2-0 Ward-Prowse 41’
Southampton 1.18 xGFulham 0.81 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Fulham attacking Southampton attacking 
41’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 39’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 36’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 36’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 63’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 45’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 49’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 14’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 38’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 34’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 56’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 83’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 90+1’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.42 xG, goal 39’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.25 xG, off target 36’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 36’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 47’ Maya Yoshida (Southampton), set piece, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 63’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.09 xG, off target 73’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 48’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 74’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 17’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 40’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 46’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 47’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), set piece, 0.04 xG, off target 23’ Oriol Romeu (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 45’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 31’ Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 49’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, off target 5’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 22’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 14’ Aleksandar Mitrovic (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 34’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 38’ Ryan Babel (Fulham), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 83’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 56’ Franck Zambo (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 90+1’ Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 90+1’ Calum Chambers (Fulham), open play, 0.01 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Angus Gunn GK900 0.000.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF900 0.000.000
Maya Yoshida DEF901 0.100.000
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.021
Yan Valery MID900 0.000.101
Ryan Bertrand MID901 0.090.031
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID901 0.030.000
Oriol Romeu MID9011 0.040.021
Nathan Redmond MID905 0.170.112
James Ward-Prowse MID9013 0.590.213
Charlie Austin FWD650 0.000.051
Shane Long Sub252 0.160.091

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 51% Bet365 odds 1.90
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.70
Fulham win 23% Bet365 odds 4.33

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

Form going into the game

Southampton WDDLL
Fulham LWLLL

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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.