Football
Southampton vs Blackburn Rovers. Sky Bet Championship.
3:00pm, Saturday 16th December 2023.
St. Mary's StadiumAttendance: Attendance27,545.
Match ends, Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
Goal! Southampton 4, Blackburn Rovers 0. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz.
Goal! Southampton 3, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Fraser with a cross.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lewis Travis.
Attempt missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Arnór Sigurdsson.
Shea Charles (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
Penalty missed. Carlos Alcaraz (Southampton) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match because of an injury Sékou Mara (Southampton).
Penalty Southampton. Sékou Mara draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) after a foul in the penalty area.
Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Shea Charles.
Attempt missed. Joe Aribo (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
Attempt saved. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Carlos Alcaraz with a through ball.
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southampton. Sékou Mara replaces Adam Armstrong.
Substitution, Southampton. Carlos Alcaraz replaces Stuart Armstrong.
Joe Aribo (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Attempt blocked. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fraser.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Harry Leonard.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Lewis Travis replaces Adam Wharton.
Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
Will Smallbone (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Will Smallbone (Southampton).
Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Taylor Harwood-Bellis.
Substitution, Southampton. Shea Charles replaces Flynn Downes.
Substitution, Southampton. Ryan Fraser replaces Samuel Edozie.
Goal! Southampton 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
Attempt saved. Harry Leonard (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Hill.
Foul by Joe Aribo (Southampton).
Jake Garrett (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Harry Leonard replaces Sondre Tronstad.
Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Jake Garrett replaces Andrew Moran.
Scott Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second yellow card to Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
Samuel Edozie (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by James Hill (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Armstrong.
Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Second Half begins Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
First Half ends, Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
Goal! Southampton 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Bree with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by James Hill.
Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
Flynn Downes (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt saved. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong with a cross.
Delay in match because of an injury Leopold Wahlstedt (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Will Smallbone (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers).
Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Foul by Flynn Downes (Southampton).
Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
Attempt saved. James Bree (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Flynn Downes.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Andrew Moran.
Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Adam Armstrong with a headed pass.
Attempt blocked. Joe Aribo (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie is caught offside.
Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Will Smallbone (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
Attempt missed. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Samuel Edozie.
Foul by Adam Armstrong (Southampton).
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
