Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Southampton FC vs Crystal Palace FC, Premier League 2020-21 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2020-21
Southampton FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Crystal Palace FC
Tue 11 May 2021 · 19:15 UTC St. Mary's Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Jan Bednarek 44' Y
Y 45' Jordan Ayew
Jannik Vestergaard 54' Y
Y 77' Cheikhou Kouyate
Y 90' Wilfried Zaha

Overview

Match Preview

Southampton FC vs Crystal Palace FC — Premier League at St. Mary's Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee John Brooks
  • Referee Derek Eaton
  • Referee Simon Hooper
  • Referee Mark Scholes
  • Referee Eddie Smart
5 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.4 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

4
4
5
Southampton FC 13 games · Avg 2.4 goals Crystal Palace FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-05-11 Southampton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC 2020-09-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2020-01-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Southampton FC 2019-12-28 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2019-01-30 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC

Recent Form

Southampton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Crystal Palace FC H 3–1 W
08 May Liverpool FC A 0–2 L
30 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–1 D
21 Apr Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Leicester City FC A 0–1 L
12 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 0–3 L
Crystal Palace FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
11 May Southampton FC A 1–3 L
08 May Sheffield United FC A 2–0 W
01 May Manchester City FC H 0–2 L
26 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L
10 Apr Chelsea FC H 1–4 L
05 Apr Everton FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

62% Both Teams to Score
H2H (13 games)
38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
0-15
1/1
16-30
–/2
31-45
1/3
46-60
1/3
61-75
1/–
76+
1/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Crystal Palace FC
Tyrick Mitchell 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at St. Mary's Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 2' What a moment for Christian Benteke! That strike on 2 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 3' GOAL! Christian Benteke scores on 3.
  • 8' Southampton FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Crystal Palace FC's shape.
  • 13' The 34-year-old Jannik Vestergaard has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 18' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Southampton FC and Crystal Palace FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 19' Brilliant from the centre-forward! Danny Ings makes it 1-2 with a superb finish on 19.
  • 20' Magnificent from Danny Ings! That is 67 goals in 353 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Southampton FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Both keepers have barely been tested. Southampton FC and Crystal Palace FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 35' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 40' Jordan Ayew, a Ghana forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 44' Jan Bednarek catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 45' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jordan Ayew on 45 minutes.
  • 46' Jan Bednarek makes way for Mohammed Salisu at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Southampton FC.
  • 48' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Che Adams makes it 3-2.
  • 53' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 54' It’s a booking for Southampton FC player. Jannik Vestergaard gets a Yellow card.
  • 59' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 64' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 65' The Crystal Palace FC bench stirs into life. Luka Milivojevic is withdrawn and Jeffrey Schlupp gets his opportunity.
  • 70' Southampton FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 72' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Michy Batshuayi is hanging Jordan Ayew on the field on 72 minute.
  • 75' The deadlock is broken! Danny Ings gets on the scoresheet on 75 minutes.
  • 76' Another substitution for Southampton FC to replace Danny Ings by Michael Obafemi on 76 minute.
  • 77' Cheikhou Kouyate was booked on 77.
  • 78' Crystal Palace FC make a change. Christian Benteke trudges off to be replaced by Jean-Philippe Mateta on 78 minutes.
  • 83' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 88' Scott Dann is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Crystal Palace FC so far.
  • 90' Wilfried Zaha is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-1.

Lineups

Southampton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ralph Hasenhuttl

Crystal Palace FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Roy Hodgson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Danny Ings 5
Wilfried Zaha 5
Eberechi Eze 4
James Ward-Prowse 4
Odsonne Edouard 3
Oriol Romeu 2
Christian Benteke 2
Che Adams 1

Head to Head

2021-05-11 Southampton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC 2020-09-12 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Southampton FC 2020-01-21 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Southampton FC 2019-12-28 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC 2019-01-30 Southampton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC

Southampton FC Form

2021-05-11 Southampton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-08 Liverpool FC 2–0 Southampton FC L 2021-04-30 Southampton FC 1–1 Leicester City FC D 2021-04-21 Tottenham Hotspur FC 2–1 Southampton FC L 2021-04-18 Leicester City FC 1–0 Southampton FC L 2021-04-12 West Bromwich Albion FC 3–0 Southampton FC L

Crystal Palace FC Form

2021-05-11 Southampton FC 3–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-05-08 Sheffield United FC 0–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2021-05-01 Crystal Palace FC 0–2 Manchester City FC L 2021-04-26 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L 2021-04-10 Crystal Palace FC 1–4 Chelsea FC L 2021-04-05 Everton FC 1–1 Crystal Palace FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.53 Southampton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.05 Crystal Palace FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC49% Draw27% Crystal Palace FC24%
Actual: Southampton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Southampton FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Crystal Palace FC
51%
Southampton FC or Crystal Palace FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Southampton FC33% Draw48% Crystal Palace FC19%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
1 – 0
10.6%
0 – 0
9.6%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.6%
0 – 1
6.9%
1 – 2
6.2%
2 – 2
4.8%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Southampton FC

Handicap Southampton FC covers Push Crystal Palace FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 76%
-1.5 24% — 76%
-1 24% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 15% 10%
+1.5 90% — 10%
+2 90% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Southampton FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.