Match report

West Ham Defeats Southampton 3-0 in Premier League

West Ham
West Ham
3–0
FT
Southampton
Southampton
May 23, 2021

West Ham triumphed over Southampton in a dominant display at the London Stadium, securing a 3-0 victory in the Premier League. Pablo Fornals shone with a brace in the first half, and Declan Rice added a third late in the game to seal the win. The result solidifies West Ham's position in the top four of the Premier League table.

Key Facts

  • • West Ham 3-0 Southampton in the Premier League
  • • Pablo Fornals scored two goals (30', 33')
  • • Declan Rice scored (86')
  • • Southampton had three players sent off with yellow cards: J. Bednarek, Ibrahima Diallo, and M. Salisu
  • • West Ham secured their place in the top four of the Premier League

Lineups

West Ham

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 Łukasz Fabiański (G)
  • 5 Vladimír Coufal (D)
  • 15 Craig Dawson (D)
  • 21 Angelo Ogbonna (D)
  • 3 Aaron Cresswell (D)
  • 28 Tomáš Souček (M)
  • 41 Declan Rice (M)
  • 20 Jarrod Bowen (M)
  • 11 Jesse Lingard (M)
  • 18 Pablo Fornals (M)
  • 30 Michail Antonio (F)

Substitutes

  • 35 Darren Randolph
  • 4 Fabián Balbuena
  • 24 Ryan Fredericks
  • 31 Ben Johnson
  • 23 Issa Diop
  • 16 Mark Noble
  • 9 Saïd Benrahma
  • 7 Andriy Yarmolenko
  • 45 Ademipo Odubeko

Southampton

Formation: 4-4-2

Starting XI

  • 1 Alex McCarthy (G)
  • 2 Kyle Walker-Peters (D)
  • 35 Jan Bednarek (D)
  • 4 Jannik Vestergaard (D)
  • 22 Mohammed Salisu (D)
  • 17 Stuart Armstrong (M)
  • 8 James Ward-Prowse (M)
  • 27 Ibrahima Diallo (M)
  • 11 Nathan Redmond (M)
  • 9 Danny Ings (F)
  • 19 Takumi Minamino (F)

Substitutes

  • 44 Fraser Forster
  • 5 Jack Stephens
  • 32 Theo Walcott
  • 6 Oriol Romeu
  • 47 Will Ferry
  • 12 Moussa Djenepo
  • 23 Nathan Tella
  • 40 Dan N'Lundulu
  • 14 Michael Obafemi

Timeline

  1. West Ham
    30' West Ham Goal · Normal Goal
    Pablo Fornals
  2. West Ham
    33' West Ham Goal · Normal Goal
    Pablo Fornals · Assist: Vladimír Coufal
  3. Southampton
    48' Southampton Card · Yellow Card
    J. Bednarek

    Roughing

  4. Southampton
    60' Southampton subst · Substitution 1
    Off: O. Romeu · On: K. Walker-Peters
  5. Southampton
    62' Southampton subst · Substitution 2
    Off: N. Tella · On: T. Minamino
  6. Southampton
    67' Southampton Card · Yellow Card
    Ibrahima Diallo

    Tripping

  7. West Ham
    69' West Ham subst · Substitution 1
    Off: S. Benrahma · On: Michail Antonio
  8. Southampton
    73' Southampton Card · Yellow Card
    M. Salisu

    Tripping

  9. Southampton
    84' Southampton subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Michael Obafemi · On: D. Ings
  10. West Ham
    84' West Ham subst · Substitution 2
    Off: M. Noble · On: Jarrod Bowen
  11. West Ham
    86' West Ham Goal · Normal Goal
    Declan Rice · Assist: Pablo Fornals
  12. West Ham
    90'+2 West Ham subst · Substitution 3
    Off: Issa Diop · On: Declan Rice

Match Stats

Stat West Ham Southampton
Fouls 5 9
Pass Accuracy 69% 81%
Offsides 5 2
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 14 17
Corners 2 3
Total Passes 300 534
Yellow Cards 0 3
Blocked Shots 1 4
Shots on Target 7 5
Shots off Target 6 8
Possession 36% 64%
Accurate Passes 207 431
Shots Inside Box 11 11
Saves 5 4
Shots Outside Box 3 6

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ West Ham's early two-goal lead within the first 10 minutes of the game (30', 33') set the tone and put pressure on Southampton.
  • ▸ Southampton's yellow cards to J. Bednarek (48'), Ibrahima Diallo (67'), and M. Salisu (73') weakened their defense and allowed West Ham to control the game.