Southampton vs Wolves

14 February 2021 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Graham Scott

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–0

  • Danny Ings 25’
  • Rúben Neves 53’ (pen)
  • Pedro Neto 66’

Match summary

Wolves came from behind to win 2-1 away at Southampton. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Danny Ings put Southampton ahead in the 25th minute, set up by Stuart Armstrong, Rúben Neves equalised from the penalty spot in the 53rd minute, and Pedro Neto won it in the 66th minute, set up by Rúben Neves.

There was little between the sides on chances: Southampton created 0.85 expected goals (xG) from 7 shots, Wolves 1.09 from 10.

Match stats

Southampton Wolves
7 Shots 10
3 Shots on Target 4
4 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
0.85 xG 1.09
0.85 Non-penalty xG 0.33
6 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Southampton Wolves
Kick-off
Danny Ings
Assist: Stuart Armstrong1-0 (Southampton)
25’
Half-time1-0
53’
Rúben Neves
Penalty1-1 (Wolves)
66’
Pedro Neto
Assist: Rúben Neves1-2 (Wolves)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Oriol Romeu
Wolves
  • Romain Saiss
  • Pedro Neto

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 0.85 1.09 25’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-0 25’ 53’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-1 53’ 66’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 1-2 66’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.85 1.09 25’ Danny Ings (Southampton), 1-0 Ings 25’ 53’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), 1-1 Neves 53’ 66’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 1-2 Neto 66’
Southampton 0.85 xGWolves 1.09 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Southampton attacking 
53’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 84’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 66’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 37’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 56’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Willian José (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 60’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 51’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 5’ Willian José (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Willian José (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 53’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 25’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.33 xG, goal 84’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.24 xG, off target 66’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 37’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 19’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 56’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 39’ Willian José (Wolves), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 68’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 76’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ João Moutinho (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 51’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 52’ Nélson Semedo (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 60’ Rúben Neves (Wolves), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 5’ Willian José (Wolves), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 79’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 63’ Willian José (Wolves), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Alex McCarthy GK900 0.000.000
Kyle Walker-Peters DEF740 0.000.000
Jannik Vestergaard DEF900 0.000.000
Jan Bednarek DEF900 0.000.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.000
Stuart Armstrong MID7111 0.050.331
Oriol Romeu MID900 0.000.000
James Ward-Prowse MID901 0.020.000
Takumi Minamino MID640 0.000.000
Danny Ings FWD9012 0.360.192
Nathan Redmond FWD902 0.190.292
Moussa Djenepo Sub260 0.000.000
Che Adams Sub191 0.240.000
Mohammed Salisu Sub160 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 43% Avg odds 2.23
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.24
Wolves win 27% Avg odds 3.49

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

Form going into the game

Southampton LLLLL
Wolves LDLWD

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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.