Southampton vs Wolves

18 January 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Darren England

Full time 2 – 3

Half-time: 2–0

  • Jan Bednarek 15’
  • Shane Long 35’
  • Pedro Neto 53’
  • Raúl Jiménez 65’ (pen), 76’

Match summary

Wolves came back from 2 goals down to win 3-2 away at Southampton. Southampton led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Jan Bednarek put Southampton ahead in the 15th minute and Shane Long made it 2-0 with a header in the 35th minute, set up by Cédric Soares. In the second half, Pedro Neto pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 53rd minute, set up by Adama Traoré, Raúl Jiménez equalised from the penalty spot in the 65th minute, and Jiménez won it in the 76th minute, set up by Adama Traoré.

The chances backed that up: Wolves created 2.18 expected goals (xG) from 8 shots to Southampton's 0.79 from 11.

Match stats

Southampton Wolves
11 Shots 8
5 Shots on Target 4
1 Corners 3
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
0.79 xG 2.18
0.79 Non-penalty xG 1.42
2 Deep Completions 5

Key events

Southampton Wolves
Kick-off
Jan Bednarek1-0 (Southampton)
15’
Shane Long
Assist: Cédric Soares2-0 (Southampton)
35’
Half-time2-0
53’
Pedro Neto
Assist: Adama Traoré2-1 (Wolves)
65’
Raúl Jiménez
Penalty2-2 (Wolves)
76’
Raúl Jiménez
Assist: Adama Traoré2-3 (Wolves)
Full-time2-3

Bookings

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

Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • James Ward-Prowse
Wolves
  • Rúben Neves

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 2.18 15’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-0 15’ 35’ Shane Long (Southampton), 2-0 35’ 53’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 2-1 53’ 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-2 65’ 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-3 76’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.79 2.18 15’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), 1-0 Bednarek 15’ 35’ Shane Long (Southampton), 2-0 Long 35’ 53’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), 2-1 Neto 53’ 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-2 Jiménez 65’ 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), 2-3 Jiménez 76’
Southampton 0.79 xGWolves 2.18 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wolves attacking Southampton attacking 
65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 53’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 50’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 24’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 35’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 23’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Sofiane Boufal (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, saved 65’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 33’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.56 xG, off target 76’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.35 xG, goal 53’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.30 xG, goal 50’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 24’ Cédric Soares (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 35’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.11 xG, goal 23’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), set piece, 0.08 xG, goal 52’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.08 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Sofiane Boufal (Southampton), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 90+2’ Jack Stephens (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 68’ Pedro Neto (Wolves), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 31’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 43’ Shane Long (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 27’ Raúl Jiménez (Wolves), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 12’ Adama Traoré (Wolves), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 67’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 73’ Moussa Djenepo (Southampton), set piece, 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
Cédric Soares DEF9011 0.120.152
Jan Bednarek DEF9011 0.080.000
Jack Stephens DEF901 0.070.000
Ryan Bertrand DEF900 0.000.152
Stuart Armstrong MID721 0.050.000
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg MID900 0.000.000
James Ward-Prowse MID900 0.000.122
Nathan Redmond MID791 0.020.192
Danny Ings FWD901 0.130.000
Shane Long FWD7213 0.230.000
Moussa Djenepo Sub181 0.020.000
Che Adams Sub180 0.000.000
Sofiane Boufal Sub111 0.080.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 37% Avg odds 2.59
Draw 31% Avg odds 3.14
Wolves win 32% Avg odds 2.97

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

Form going into the game

Southampton WWDWW
Wolves WWLLD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Wolves 1-1 Southampton, 19 Oct 19 Next meeting: Wolves 1-1 Southampton, 23 Nov 20  All Southampton vs Wolves meetings

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.