1:35pm: Teams to be announced at 3pm (GMT+2).
3:00pm: TEAMS: AFC Bournemouth: Ramsdale, Stacey, Cook, Kelly, Rico, Brooks, Billing, Stanislas, Lerma, King, Wilson. Southampton: McCarthy, Walker-Peters, Stephens, Vestergaard, Bertrand, Ward-Prowse, Romeu, Remond, Armstrong, Long, Ings.
4:00pm: Southampton are get us underway at the Vitality Stadium.
4:00pm: Ward-Prowse puts it over the top for Ings and his shot goes out for a corner.
4:02pm: The corner goes in and there are penalty claims but VAR looks at it and decides it wasn’t a handball.
4:05pm: Good turn from Long but he couldn’t keep the ball in and it goes out for a throw.
4:06pm: King flicks it on to Wilson and it goes out for a corner.
4:08pm: Teasing cross from Stanislas but no one can get on it.
4:09pm: The corner goes in and Billing gets onto the ball and it gets a deflection and goes out.
4:10pm: The corner goes in again and Stanislas puts the loose ball back in and Wilson’s header goes over the bar.
4:13pm: Penalty claims on King but VAR again says no. Great run from Bertrand but it goes wide and the shot is collected by Ramsdale.
4:15pm: Foul on King.
4:17pm: Ward-Prowse puts Redmond through and Ramsdale smothers the attempt. Great goalkeeping.
4:19pm: Ings fouls Stacey.
4:21pm: King fouls Redmond.
4:24pm: Great second ball in after the initial cross from the corner but Stanislas couldn’t sort out his feet.
4:26pm: Romeu puts an excellent ball in but Ward-Prowse’s header finds Ramsdale’s hands.
4:29pm: King crosses the ball in low after a wonderful run but great defending from Kyle-Peters to block the cross and Stephens to clear the ball.
4:31pm: Vestergaard is fouled.
4:35pm: Vestergaard gets a yellow card after a foul on Wilson.
4:38pm: Ward-Prowse delivers the corner and it’s out by Lerma. Redmond has a shot on the volley and Ramsdale catches it firmly.
4:41pm: GOAL! Excellent build-up play. Long played it to Armstrong, he lays it off to Redmond. Redmond places it wide and Ings ran inside and placed his shot. Beautifully worked goal. 1-0 to Southampton.
4:44pm: 2 minutes added time.
4:46pm: Half-time: It’s been an entertaining game. Bournemouth have looked very dangerous and have had more possession. Southampton have had a good game with more shots. Redmond has had a great game and he has helped Southampton creatively. He has looked very bright.
5:02pm: Bournemouth get us underway for the second half.
5:02pm: AFC BOURNEMOUTH SUBSTITUTION: Brooks comes off for Harry Wilson.
5:04pm: Yellow card for Billing.
5:04pm: Ings has a shot but it goes wide.
5:06pm: Ings plays Long in. He tries to play it back but it’s intercepted.
5:08pm: Ward-Prowse crosses the corner in and Vestergaard’s header goes over the bar.
5:08pm: Rico plays C.Wilson but McCarthy does well and gets rid of it.
5:09pm: H.Wilson is fouled.
5:10pm: Stanislas is fouled.
5:12pm: Ward-Prowse had a shot and Ramsdale did well to get across goal.
5:13pm: Ward-Prowse puts the corner in and there’s a penalty claim.
5:14pm: VAR check decides it is a hand ball and gives a penalty to Southampton.
5:17pm: Ings stands over the ball. Ramsdale makes an excellent save! Ings runs up and shot to the keeper’s left and Ramsdale read it excellently.
5:18pm: Lerma fouls Redmond.
5:23pm: SOUTHAMPTON FC SUBSTITUTION: Long comes off for Adams.
5:23pm: King brings it down and plays it to H.Wilson. His shot is saved by McCarthy.
5:26pm: AFC BOURNEMOUTH SUBSTITUTIONS: King is being replaced by L.Cook. Stanislas is replaced by Solanke.
5:27pm: Mistake by Lerma. Armstrong takes the ball and plays it wide to Redmond. He plays it back to him and Armstrong’s shot curls wide.
5:28pm: Walker-Peters is fouled.
5:29pm: Free kick for Bournemouth. Rico plays it in but McCarthy collects it.
5:30pm: Romeu fouls L.Cook.
5:32pm: Solanke tried a shot but McCarthy does well to make himself big and save it.
5:34pm: AFC BOURNEMOUTH SUBSTITUTION: Romeu comes off for Højbjerg.
5:35pm: Yellow card for L.Cook.
5:36pm: Great defending from Walker-Peters after C.Wilson looked to be through.
5:37pm: Rico puts the corner in and Lerma’s header goes out for a goal kick.
5:38pm: Billing puts the cross in and Wilson‘s header goes wide.
5:39pm: AFC BOURNEMOUTH SUBSTITUTION: Lerma comes off for Surridge.
5:40pm: Redmond is through one-on-one but Ramsdale does excellently to save the shot.
5:41pm: Adams has a shot but it’s straight at Ramsdale.
5:42pm: Vestergaard blocks Solanke’s shot.
5:45pm: AFC BOURNEMOUTH SUBSTITUTION: Gosling comes on for Billing.
5:46pm: L.Cook fouls Adams.
5:47pm: McCarthy makes an excellent save after H.Wilson‘s shot.
5:48pm: 5 minutes added time.
5:50pm: SOUTHAMPTON FC SUBSTITUTION: Ings comes off for Obafemi.
5:52pm: GOAL! Surridge heads on the long throw and Ramsdale parries it. Surridge then shots in the rebound. This goal could be Bournemouth’s lifeline.
5:53pm: CORRECTION: Wilson is offside and the goal is disallowed.
5:56pm: GOAL! Brilliant play by Southampton. Obafemi plays it to Adams and he scores. Devastating for Bournemouth.
5:57pm: Full-Time: The game was even throughout. Both teams looked dangerous and the game was very much end-to-end. Southampton had a good game and played some wonderful link up play. Bournemouth had a great game but they were unfortunate to not get a point. Cruel defeat. My man of the match was Redmond. He had a good game, he was creative and he influenced the game positively.
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