Southampton vs Wolves

11 February 2023 · Premier League · 2022/23 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Carlos Alcaraz 24’
  • Jan Bednarek 73’ (og)
  • João Gomes 87’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 away at Southampton, with a late winner. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Carlos Alcaraz put Southampton ahead in the 24th minute, Bednarek's own goal equalised in the 73rd minute, and João Gomes won it in the 87th minute.

Southampton can feel hard done by, creating 1.31 expected goals (xG) from 17 shots to Wolves's 0.63 from 11. Wolves had a player sent off.

Match stats

Southampton Wolves
17 Shots 11
2 Shots on Target 2
5 Corners 2
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.30 xG 0.62
1.30 Non-penalty xG 0.62
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Southampton Wolves
Kick-off
Carlos Alcaraz1-0 (Southampton)
24’
Half-time1-0
73’
Jan Bednarek
Own goal1-1 (Wolves)
87’
João Gomes1-2 (Wolves)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • James Ward-Prowse
Wolves
  • Mario Lemina
  • Nélson Semedo
  • Rayan Ait Nouri

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 1.31 0.63 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 1-0 24’ 73’ Jan Bednarek (Wolves) own goal, 1-1 73’ 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), 1-2 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.31 0.63 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), 1-0 Alcaraz 24’ 73’ Jan Bednarek (Wolves) own goal, 1-1 Bednarek 73’ 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), 1-2 Gomes 87’
Southampton 1.31 xGWolves 0.63 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Southampton attacking 
90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.54 xG, saved 72’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Diego Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 40’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Lyanco (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 41’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 72’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), own goal 90+1’ Mohammed Salisu (Southampton), set piece, 0.54 xG, saved 72’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 33’ Matheus Cunha (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 72’ Diego Costa (Wolves), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 13’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, off target 2’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 67’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 40’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.07 xG, blocked 29’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 72’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 87’ João Gomes (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 90+4’ Lyanco (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 3’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 24’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), set piece, 0.05 xG, goal 41’ Romain Perraud (Southampton), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 45’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 41’ Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 21’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 58’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 65’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 72’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 86’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 1’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 49’ Pablo Sarabia (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, blocked 70’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 73’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), own goal
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Gavin Bazunu GK900 0.000.000
James Bree DEF830 0.000.031
Mohammed Salisu DEF901 0.540.082
Jan Bednarek DEF903 0.200.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF900 0.000.021
Romain Perraud DEF772 0.120.021
Romeo Lavia MID900 0.000.041
James Ward-Prowse MID901 0.020.204
Carlos Alcaraz MID8213 0.130.000
Kamaldeen Sulemana FWD906 0.240.071
Paul Onuachu FWD770 0.000.000
Lyanco Sub131 0.050.000
Che Adams Sub130 0.000.000
Joe Ayodele-Aribo Sub80 0.000.000
Samuel Edozie Sub70 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 31% Avg odds 3.13
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.16
Wolves win 39% Avg odds 2.47

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

Form going into the game

Southampton LLWLL
Wolves LDWLW

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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.