Southampton – Cardiff 3–2

	1H	2H	T
SOU	1	2	3
C	1	1	2

Match report

Southampton beat Cardiff 3–2 at Southampton Stadium in Championship. Johnson opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Southampton have 3 wins in their last 5, while Cardiff have 3 wins in their last 5.

Match events

1H

16'

⚽Johnson

⚽J. Ariboassist J. Aribo

28'

2H

⚽J. Ariboassist G. Bazunu

66'

⇄James Jones↓ F. Azaz

66'

⇄Andersen↓ Johnson

⇄G. Long↓ J. Aribo

75'

⇄Lopez↓ Janssen

T. Harwood-Bellis

76'

77'

⚽Bianchiassist Martin

⚽F. Azaz

89'

Momentum

SOU

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽

C

Match info

TournamentChampionship · England

Kick-offMar 16, 2022 · 17:00

VenueSouthampton Stadium

Attendance49,841 / 58,636 (85%)

RefereeS. Marciniak (Pol)

FIFA ranking SOU

#1·

#8

Where to watch

Sky Sports

Statistics

56Ball possession %44

2.6Expected goals (xG)2.1

16Total shots10

8Shots on target4

6Shots off target4

3Blocked shots2

9Corner kicks5

3Offsides2

11Fouls12

2Yellow cards4

0Red cards0

2Goalkeeper saves5

540Passes468

78Pass accuracy %78

15Tackles17

Player of the match

Martin

7.9

Lineups

SOU 4-3-36.82Formation7.054-3-3 C

6.4Azaz 16.6Marsh 27.0Müller 37.6Petrov 47.0Walsh 57.2Haas 67.9Martin 76.7Almeida 87.6Bianchi 97.0Keller 106.7Janssen 116.3Johnson

Southampton

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

31G. Bazunu6.5

14J. Bree7.8

5T. Dobson-Ventura6.8

6T. Harwood-Bellis7.4

Cardiff

Coach: R. Vidal · 4-3-3

1Marsh6.6 2Müller7.0 3Petrov7.6 4Walsh7.0 5Haas7.2 6Martin7.9 7Almeida6.7 8Bianchi7.6 9Keller7.0 10Janssen6.7 11Johnson6.3

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	G	+/-	Pts	Form
1	Coventry	46	28	11	7	97:45	+52	95	WWDLW
2	Ipswich	46	23	15	8	80:47	+33	84	WWWWD
3	Millwall	46	24	11	11	64:49	+15	83	WWWWD
4	Southampton	46	22	14	10	82:56	+26	80	LWWWD
5	Middlesbrough	46	22	14	10	72:47	+25	80	DLWWW
6	Hull City	46	21	10	15	70:66	+4	73	WDDLL
7	Wrexham	46	19	14	13	69:65	+4	71	WDDLW
8	Derby	46	20	9	17	67:59	+8	69	DLLLW
9	Norwich	46	19	8	19	63:56	+7	65	WDLLL
10	Birmingham	46	17	13	16	57:56	+1	64	DLLLW
11	Swansea	46	18	10	18	57:59	-2	64	LWWWD
12	Bristol City	46	17	11	18	59:59	0	62	WWDDL
13	Sheffield Utd	46	18	6	22	66:66	0	60	LLLWW
14	Preston	46	15	15	16	55:62	-7	60	LLWWD
15	QPR	46	16	10	20	61:73	-12	58	LWWWD
16	Watford	46	14	15	17	53:65	-12	57	LLWWD
17	Stoke City	46	15	10	21	51:56	-5	55	LLWWD
18	Portsmouth	46	14	13	19	49:64	-15	55	WDDLL
19	Charlton	46	13	14	19	44:58	-14	53	LLWWD
20	Blackburn	46	13	13	20	42:56	-14	52	LWWDL
21	West Brom	46	13	14	19	48:58	-10	51	WDDLL
22	Oxford United	46	11	14	21	45:59	-14	47	WWDDL
23	Leicester	46	12	16	18	58:68	-10	46	LWDDD
24	Sheffield Wednesday	46	2	12	32	29:89	-60	0	DLLLL