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Southampton 1-4 West Ham United, EFL Cup

EFL Cup · Round 2Full time
Southampton
  • Scienza 10′

1–4

xG 0.87 – 2.63

Half time 1–1

West Ham United
  • Ajala 41′, 53′
  • Castellanos 75′
  • Bowen 84′
Kick-off
Venue
St. Mary's Stadium
Referee
Ruebyn Ricardo
Attendance
15,867
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Southampton 1-4 West Ham United. xG 0.9-2.6. West Ham United deserved it.

Ratings out of 10

Line-ups and ratings

Southampton

4-2-3-1 · Tonda Eckert

Avg rating 6.16

West Ham United

4-2-3-1 · Nuno Espírito Santo

Avg rating 7.42

  • Peretz

    #1 · Goalkeeper · Southampton

    90′ played

    4.4

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

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  • Welington

    #34 · Left-back · Southampton

    90′ played

    5.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.25

    Attack

    xG
    0.01
    Player page

  • Stephens

    #5 · Centre-back · Southampton

    90′ played

    5.6

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.12
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  • Wood

    #15 · Centre-back · Southampton

    90′ played

    5.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.09
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  • Bree

    #14 · Right-back · Southampton

    90′ played

    5.4

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Scienza

    #7 · Midfielder · Southampton

    60′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOff 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.03

    Attack

    xG
    0.16
    Player page

  • Bragg

    #26 · Midfielder · Southampton

    60′ played

    6.4

    Off 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Dobbin

    #11 · Forward · Southampton

    79′ played

    6.2

    Off 79′

    xG
    0.00
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  • Mubama

    #28 · Forward · Southampton

    90′ played

    6.8
    xG
    0.22

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
    Player page

  • Akachukwu

    #29 · Midfielder · Southampton

    66′ played

    6.7

    Off 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.09

    Attack

    xG
    0.25
    Player page

  • Fellows

    #18 · Forward · Southampton

    60′ played

    6.8

    Off 60′

    xG
    0.00

    Passing

    xA
    0.38
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  • Herrick

    #49 · Goalkeeper · West Ham United

    90′ played

    6.7

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Mayers

    #63 · Left-back · West Ham United

    90′ played

    6.8

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Kilman

    #3 · Centre-back · West Ham United

    90′ played

    7.8

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
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  • Golambeckis

    #58 · Centre-back · West Ham United

    90′ played

    6.9

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Veltman

    #34 · Right-back · West Ham United

    90′ played

    8.8

    1 assistPlayer of the match

    Passing

    xA
    0.52

    Attack

    xG
    0.08
    Player page

  • Ajala

    #66 · Left midfielder · West Ham United

    59′ played

    8.7

    2 goalsOff 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.89
    Player page

  • Kanté

    #17 · Midfielder · West Ham United

    59′ played

    6.6

    Off 59′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Mukasa

    #14 · Attacking midfielder · West Ham United

    87′ played

    7.8

    Off 87′

    Passing

    xA
    0.13

    Attack

    xG
    0.24
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  • Orford

    #61 · Midfielder · West Ham United

    90′ played

    9.1

    2 assists

    Passing

    xA
    0.37

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Lamadrid

    #21 · Right midfielder · West Ham United

    59′ played

    7.2

    Off 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02

    Attack

    xG
    0.02
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  • Piroe

    #9 · Forward · West Ham United

    58′ played

    6.9

    Off 59′

    xG
    0.35

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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Bench

  • Downes

    #4 · Substitute · Southampton

    30′ played

    6.5

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.02
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  • Edozie

    #23 · Substitute · Southampton

    30′ played

    6.7

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.06

    Attack

    xG
    0.06
    Player page

  • Matsuki

    #27 · Substitute · Southampton

    30′ played

    6.8

    On 60′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01
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  • Azaz

    #10 · Substitute · Southampton

    24′ played

    5.9

    On 66′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07

    Attack

    xG
    0.04
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  • Larin

    #9 · Substitute · Southampton

    11′ played

    5.8

    On 79′

    Passing

    xA
    0.07
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Bench

  • Engels

    #7 · Substitute · West Ham United

    31′ played

    6.6

    On 59′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

  • Solomon

    #10 · Substitute · West Ham United

    31′ played

    6.8

    On 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.11

    Attack

    xG
    0.03
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  • Castellanos

    #11 · Substitute · West Ham United

    32′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOn 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.01

    Attack

    xG
    0.71
    Player page

  • Bowen

    #20 · Substitute · West Ham United

    31′ played

    7.4

    1 goalOn 59′

    Passing

    xA
    0.05

    Attack

    xG
    0.21
    Player page

  • Casey

    #42 · Substitute · West Ham United

    3′ played

    On 87′

    No numbers for him yet. They come in every few minutes while the game is on.

    Player page

Tap a player who has played to see his numbers from this game. Photos: Egghead06 / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · NivAhronson / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Egghead06 / CC BY 4.0

Side by side

The numbers

  • 58%Possession42%
    SOU 58%, WHU 42%.
  • 0.87Expected goals (xG)2.63
    SOU 0.87, WHU 2.63.
  • 0.87Non-penalty xG2.63
    SOU 0.87, WHU 2.63.
  • 0.55xG on target2.63
    SOU 0.55, WHU 2.63.
  • 12Shots18
    SOU 12, WHU 18.
  • 5On target8
    SOU 5, WHU 8.
  • 1Big chances3
    SOU 1, WHU 3.
  • 591Passes429
    SOU 591, WHU 429.
  • 89%Pass accuracy88%
    SOU 89%, WHU 88%.
  • 2Corners5
    SOU 2, WHU 5.
  • 13Tackles21
    SOU 13, WHU 21.
  • 8Interceptions12
    SOU 8, WHU 12.
  • 5.1PPDA (lower = more pressing)5.4
    SOU 5.1, WHU 5.4.
  • 7Fouls8
    SOU 7, WHU 8.
  • 2Yellow cards0
    SOU 2, WHU 0.
  • 0Red cards0
    SOU 0, WHU 0.

Minute by minute

Every moment

SouthamptonWest Ham United
  1. Goal, Scienza1–0
    10′
  2. Yellow card, Bragg
    26′
  3. Yellow card, Scienza
    34′
  4. 41′
    Goal, Ajala (Orford)1–1
  5. 53′
    Goal, Ajala1–2
  6. 59′
    Substitution, Engels (Off Piroe / Kanté / Lamadrid / Ajala)
  7. 59′
    Substitution, Solomon (Off Piroe / Kanté / Lamadrid / Ajala)
  8. 59′
    Substitution, Castellanos (Off Piroe / Kanté / Lamadrid / Ajala)
  9. 59′
    Substitution, Bowen (Off Piroe / Kanté / Lamadrid / Ajala)
  10. Substitution, Downes (Off Scienza / Fellows / Bragg)
    60′
  11. Substitution, Edozie (Off Scienza / Fellows / Bragg)
    60′
  12. Substitution, Matsuki (Off Scienza / Fellows / Bragg)
    60′
  13. Substitution, Azaz (Off Akachukwu)
    66′
  14. 75′
    Goal, Castellanos (Veltman)1–3
  15. Substitution, Larin (Off Dobbin)
    79′
  16. 84′
    Goal, Bowen (Orford)1–4
  17. 87′
    Substitution, Casey (Off Mukasa)

Photos: NivAhronson / CC BY-SA 4.0 · Timmy96 / CC0 · Egghead06 / CC BY 4.0

30 shots

Every shot

← WHU attack

SOU attack →

Ajala 41′West Ham United · Goal · From a corner · Header0.99xGOT0.80xG
  • Goal
  • Saved
  • Missed or woodwork
  • Blocked
  • Bigger = higher xG

Expected goals, minute by minute

How the game flowed

Southampton0.87xG

West Ham United2.63xG

Full time1–4

0.01.02.03.00′15′30′HT60′75′90′Scienza 10′Ajala 41′Ajala 53′Castellanos 75′Bowen 84′

Each step is a shot, its height the chance it was a goal. Drag across the chart to replay the game.

Five minutes at a time

Who was on top

Southampton on top34%

West Ham United on top66%

HT0′–5′: Southampton on top5′–10′: West Ham United on top10′–15′: Southampton on top15′–20′: West Ham United on top20′–25′: West Ham United on top25′–30′: Southampton on top30′–35′: Southampton on top35′–40′: Southampton on top40′–45′: West Ham United on top45′–50′: West Ham United on top50′–55′: West Ham United on top55′–60′: Southampton on top60′–65′: West Ham United on top65′–70′: West Ham United on top70′–75′: Southampton on top75′–80′: West Ham United on top80′–85′: Southampton on top85′–90′: Southampton on top90′–95′: Southampton on top

Shot quality and touches in the final third, five minutes at a time. Goals, cards and subs sit at their minute, home above the bars and away below: hover or tap one to see who.

Average positions and passing links

Pass networks

69Wood75Stephens68Bragg37Bree50Welington26Peretz23Scienza20Fellows21Akachukwu18Dobbin7Mubama

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

Southampton · Starting XI until the first substitution (59')Busiest link: Stephens and Wood, 55 passes.Centralisation index 0.10: Stephens made 2.0× an even share of the passes.
16Piroe23Herrick16Ajala26Mukasa34Mayers27Kanté38Kilman39Golambeckis49Orford21Veltman20Lamadrid

Tap or hover a player to see who they passed with and how often.

West Ham United · Starting XI until the first substitution (58')Busiest link: Orford and Golambeckis, 20 passes.Centralisation index 0.07: Orford made 1.7× an even share of the passes.

Southampton leaned more on one or two passers (centralisation 0.10 against 0.07).

Fewer passesMoreCircles: passes made (up to 75), the number inside. Lines: passes between the pair (up to 55).

Centralisation index runs from 0, when every player made the same number of passes, to 1, when one player made them all. Higher means the play ran through fewer players. Attacking to the right.