Southampton 2-1 Plymouth Argyle: Saints stay third after Plymouth victory
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Southampton extended their unbeaten run to 17 games as they overcame a dogged Plymouth side 2-1 at St Mary’s.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis glanced a header off the Argyle post as the hosts dominated the first half but failed to breach the visitors’ defense.
The game turned in a 35-second period 10 minutes after the break as Plymouth’s Bali Mumba wrongly had a headed goal disallowed for offside. Saints went straight up the other end and Carlos Alcaraz brilliantly curled a 20-yard effort into the top corner.
Che Adams finished well to double the lead soon after before Ryan Hardie’s stopping-time goal set up a nervous finish.
The win – which moves Saints to within two games of equaling the club record of 19 consecutive matches unbeaten – ensures they will go into 2024 in third place in the Championship, while the Pilgrims remain seven points above the drop zone.
It was a first defeat in three games for Argyle’s director of football Neil Dewsnip, who has been in temporary charge since Steven Schumacher left his role as manager to become Stoke City head coach 10 days ago.
More to follow.
Line-ups
Southampton
Training 4-3-2-1
- 31Bazunu
- 2Walker Peters
- 21Harwood-Bellis
- 35Bednarek
- 3ManningBooked at 44mins
- 16SmallboneBooked at 40minsSubstituted forS Armstrongat 68′minutes
- 24Charles
- 22AlcarazBooked at 55minsSubstituted forAriboat 68′minutes
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forStephensat 82′minutes
- 23EdozieSubstituted forMaraat 75′minutes
- 10AdamsSubstituted forFraserat 68′minutes
Substitutes
- 5Stephens
- 6Holgate
- 7Aribo
- 13Lumley
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 26Fraser
- 27Amo-Ameyaw
- 33Dibling
Plymouth
Training 5-4-1
- 21Hazard
- 8EdwardsBooked at 57mins
- 5PleguezueloSubstituted forScarrat 71′minutes
- 17Gibson
- 22Galloway
- 2MumbaiBooked at 13minsSubstituted forMillerat 65′minutes
- 10Whittaker
- 4HoughtonSubstituted forCundleat 66′minutes
- 20Randell
- 18AzazSubstituted forBunduat 78′minutes
- 23WaineSubstituted forHardieat 45′minutes
Substitutes
- 6Scarr
- 7Butcher
- 9Hardie
- 11Wright
- 14Miller
- 15Bundu
- 25Burton
- 28Cundle
- 29Kesler-Hayden
- Referee:
- James Linington
- Expectation:
- 30,559
Live Text
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Match ends, Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1.
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Second Half ends, Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1.
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Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
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Adam Randell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hardie.
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Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shea Charles.
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Joe Aribo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Mustapha Bundu (Plymouth Argyle).
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Attempt saved. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) right footed shot from the center of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
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Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
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Attempt blocked. Ryan Fraser (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
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Goal! Southampton 2, Plymouth Argyle 1. Ryan Hardie (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the center of the box to the bottom left corner.
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Attempt missed. Morgan Whittaker (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
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Corner, Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
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Attempt blocked. Shea Charles (Southampton) header from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
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Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
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Attempt blocked. Sékou Mara (Southampton) left footed shot from the center of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters.
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Offside, Southampton. Kyle Walker-Peters is caught offside.
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Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Lewis Gibson.
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Substitution, Southampton. Jack Stephens replaces Adam Armstrong.
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