On 27 April, one of the matches in the 33rd round of the English football championship took place. Southampton (England) and Bournemouth (England) met.
English Championship, round 33.
Southampton (England) v Bournemouth (England) 0-1 (0-0)
Goal: Marcus Tavernier (50)
Warnings: Marcos Senesi (64), Lerma (77), Matias Vinha (86)
In a tense Premier League match between Southampton and Bournemouth at the St Mary's Stadium, it was Bournemouth who emerged victorious with a 1-0 win. The first half was tense and evenly contested, with neither team able to take the lead before half-time. Southampton made a substitution on 36 minutes with R. Perrot in place of A. Maitland-Niles. On 46 minutes, the hosts made one more substitution: J. Ward-Prowse came on instead of Lanko. But it was Bournemouth who got on the scoresheet in the 50th minute when M. Tavernier gave the visitors the lead. Southampton quickly made two more substitutions: T. Walcott and M. Elunussy came on instead of K. Adams and S. Armstrong. Armstrong on 61 minutes. In the 64th minute, Bournemouth's M. Senesi was given a yellow card which forced the visiting team to make a substitution, replacing the same player with I. Zabarny in the 67th minute.
Southampton's A. Armstrong was replaced by K. Suleman in the 76th minute and Bournemouth player J. Lerma was sent off for a yellow card in the next minute. Bournemouth then made two substitutions: M. Tavernier was replaced by A. Smith in the 79th minute and M. Vina was yellow-carded in the 86th minute. In the 89th minute, Southampton were denied a goal due to offside, denying them a chance to level the score. Bournemouth made two more substitutions in the final minutes of the game, releasing P. Billings in place of D. Ouattara and D. Solanke in place of K. Moore in the 90th minute. In the end, Bournemouth won the game thanks to Tavernier's goal early in the second half. The match was a tense encounter between two equally strong teams. Southampton will regret the chances they missed and try to get back into the game while Bournemouth will be looking to consolidate the result and move up the Premier League table.
Newcastle v Southampton and Bournemouth v Leeds are the next fixtures on the tour.
| Southampton | Bournemouth | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Goals | 2 |
| 11 | Shots | 16 |
| 3 | Blocked shots | 10 |
| 5 | Kicks from the penalty area | 11 |
| 6 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 5 |
| 9 | Offences | 11 |
| 5 | Corner | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 56% | Possession of the ball | 44% |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 1 | Safeties by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 490 | Total assists | 387 |
| 397 | Accurate passes | 304 |
| 81% | Accuracy of transmissions | 79% |