Southampton vs Man United

22 August 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Fred 30’ (og)
  • Mason Greenwood 55’

Match summary

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

Fred's own goal put Southampton ahead in the 30th minute and Mason Greenwood equalised in the 55th minute, set up by Paul Pogba.

Man United had the better of the chances, with 2.26 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Southampton's 0.59 from 8.

Match stats

Southampton Man United
8 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 7
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.59 xG 2.26
0.59 Non-penalty xG 2.26
3 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Southampton Man United
Kick-off
Fred
Own goal
1-0 (Southampton)
30’
Half-time1-0
55’
Mason Greenwood
Assist: Paul Pogba
1-1 (Man United)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jack Stephens
  • Moussa Djenepo
Man United
  • Harry Maguire
  • Bruno Fernandes
  • Paul Pogba

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 0.59 2.26 30’ Fred (Southampton) own goal, 1-0 30’ 55’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 1-1 55’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.59 2.26 30’ Fred (Southampton) own goal, 1-0 Fred 30’ 55’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), 1-1 Greenwood 55’
Southampton 0.59 xGMan United 2.26 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Man United attacking Southampton attacking 
7’ Anthony Martial (Man United), set piece, 0.65 xG, blocked 7’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Paul Pogba (Man United), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 55’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 48’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 44’ Nemanja Matic (Man United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Paul Pogba (Man United), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 1’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 29’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 28’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Valentino Livramento (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Fred (Man United), own goal 7’ Anthony Martial (Man United), set piece, 0.65 xG, blocked 7’ Harry Maguire (Man United), set piece, 0.55 xG, hit the woodwork 13’ Paul Pogba (Man United), set piece, 0.38 xG, off target 74’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.31 xG, saved 48’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 55’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 44’ Nemanja Matic (Man United), from a corner, 0.09 xG, saved 12’ Paul Pogba (Man United), set piece, 0.08 xG, blocked 59’ Paul Pogba (Man United), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 44’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, blocked 30’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 75’ Che Adams (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 64’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 79’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 1’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, saved 28’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 52’ Valentino Livramento (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 8’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ Bruno Fernandes (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Mason Greenwood (Man United), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Scott McTominay (Man United), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 30’ Fred (Man United), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Valentino Livramento DEF901 0.020.000
Mohammed Salisu DEF900 0.000.000
Jack Stephens DEF900 0.000.000
Romain Perraud DEF810 0.000.000
Theo Walcott MID480 0.000.000
Oriol Romeu MID900 0.000.000
James Ward-Prowse MID902 0.070.051
Moussa Djenepo MID721 0.040.031
Adam Armstrong FWD902 0.340.071
Che Adams FWD902 0.120.332
Jan Bednarek Sub420 0.000.000
Ibrahima Diallo Sub180 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters Sub90 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 18% Avg odds 5.39
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.28
Man United win 60% Avg odds 1.62

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

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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.