Southampton vs Man United

1 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–2

Stuart Armstrong 13’
Cédric Soares 20’

Romelu Lukaku 33’
Ander Herrera 39’

Match summary

The points were shared as Southampton and Man United drew 2-2. It was 2-2 at half-time.

In the first half, Stuart Armstrong put Southampton ahead in the 13th minute, set up by Michael Obafemi, Cédric Soares made it 2-0 with a direct free kick in the 20th minute, Romelu Lukaku pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 33rd minute, set up by Marcus Rashford, and Ander Herrera equalised in the 39th minute, set up by Marcus Rashford.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 0.62 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots, Man United 0.90 from 11.

Match stats

16 Shots 11

6 Shots on Target 5

3 Corners 5

4 Yellow Cards 4

0 Red Cards 0

0.62 xG 0.90

0.62 Non-penalty xG 0.90

6 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Southampton Man United

Kick-off

Stuart Armstrong
Assist: Michael Obafemi

1-0

13’

Cédric Soares

2-0

20’

33’

Romelu Lukaku
Assist: Marcus Rashford

2-1

39’

Ander Herrera
Assist: Marcus Rashford

2-2

Half-time2-2

Full-time2-2

Bookings

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

Southampton

Jannik Vestergaard
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Mario Lemina
Stuart Armstrong

Man United

Ashley Young
Marouane Fellaini
Paul Pogba
Marcus Rashford

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.

Southampton 0.62 xGMan United 0.90 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Man United attacking Southampton attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
Alex McCarthy	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jannik Vestergaard	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Maya Yoshida	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jack Stephens	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.07	1
Yan Valery	MID	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg	MID	90			3	0.10	0.03	1
Mario Lemina	MID	90			2	0.03	0.02	1
Cédric Soares	MID	90	1		1	0.08	0.00	0
Stuart Armstrong	MID	90	1		2	0.07	0.03	1
Nathan Redmond	FWD	90			4	0.15	0.14	3
Michael Obafemi	FWD	66		1	1	0.09	0.05	1
Manolo Gabbiadini	Sub	24			3	0.10	0.00	0
Steven Davis	Sub	1			0	0.00	0.00	0

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Sh	xG	xA	KP
David de Gea	GK	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Ashley Young	DEF	90			1	0.05	0.16	2
Nemanja Matic	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.07	1
Phil Jones	DEF	90			0	0.00	0.00	0
Scott McTominay	DEF	90			1	0.13	0.00	0
Luke Shaw	DEF	74			1	0.02	0.01	1
Marouane Fellaini	MID	90			1	0.03	0.00	0
Paul Pogba	MID	90			2	0.08	0.00	0
Ander Herrera	MID	90	1		2	0.16	0.09	1
Romelu Lukaku	FWD	88	1		2	0.41	0.03	1
Marcus Rashford	FWD	79		2	1	0.03	0.52	4
Diogo Dalot	Sub	16			0	0.00	0.00	0
Anthony Martial	Sub	11			0	0.00	0.00	0
Jesse Lingard	Sub	2			0	0.00	0.00	0

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 23% Bet365 odds 4.33

Draw 27% Bet365 odds 3.60

Man United win 50% Bet365 odds 1.95

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

Form going into the game

Southampton D D L D L

Man United D W W L D

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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.