Southampton edged out Sunderland in a fantastic win on Saturday, 4-2, relating to matchweek 37 of the Championship. To this matchday, Russell Martin's team came from a win, and Mike Dodds's team came from five defeats. Joe Rothwell was the star with 2 goals.
The first goal of the game was scored by Stuart Armstrong, with 9 minutes on the clock. With this goal, Stuart Armstrong recorded his five goal of the current campaign. After 37 minutes, Adam Armstrong doubled the lead for Southampton, from the penalty spot.
In the 62nd minute, Romaine Mundle fired home for Sunderland. In the 71st minute, Jobe Bellingham scored the second goal for Mike Dodds's team. After 77 minutes, Joe Rothwell struck for Russell Martin's team. After 80 minutes, midfielder scored the last goal of the match. With this strike, midfielder reached 5th goals for the season.
After the result Southampton are 4th in the table, with 73 points, while Sunderland sit 12th place, with 47 points. In the next fixture, Russell Martin's team will play away against Leicester City. Meanwhile, Mike Dodds's team will play at home against QPR.
Southampton | Sunderland | |||
7 | 6 | Shots | 3 | 8 |
7 | 3 | Shots on target | 2 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Total Tackles | 3 | 8 |
7 | 2 | Tackles Won | 1 | 8 |
7 | 4 | Ball steals | 3 | 8 |
7 | 83 | Total Passes | 58 | 8 |
7 | 78 | Passes Completed | 51 | 8 |
8 | 3 | Saves | 5 | 7 |
3 | Fouls Committed | 3 | ||
7 | 4 | Fouls Suffered | 3 | 8 |