Southampton 2-0 West Brom: Baggies goalkeeper made a trio of impressive stops before Djenepo broke the impasse to set the level for Romeu to seal a victory
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Southampton claimed his Premier League win of the season with a 2-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at St Mary’s.
West Brom goalkeeper Sam Johnstone made three jump stops before Moussa Djenepo overtakes Southampton at halftime in difficult conditions.
Oriol Romeu then stole the ball from the bottom of the moment part to double the merit of the house team and seal the 3 issues for the Saints.
Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl had said before the game that he was looking for his team to concentrate and be clinical for the full 90 minutes and did so, despite Johnstone’s efforts between the poles.
West Brom had scored his first point on the scoreboard since they climbed last weekend after a 3–3 draw against Chelsea, a game in which they led 3-0 at half-time, but struggled to create and challenge goalkeeper Alex McCarthy.
Ryan Bertrand forced Johnstone to make a stop in the first four minutes, the ball passed to former Chelsea player, who found himself unchecked on the left side of the area, and the goalkeeper left the line to make the tackle.
Southampton came close for a moment in the 15th minute, to be rejected by Johnstone, who made a double stop, first with a detour over a West Brom defender and then with an outstretched leg to deflect the Che Adams’ follow-up. strike The bar.
The house team was at the forefront in the early stages, but struggled to turn their long periods of ownership into transparent opportunities, as the Baggies’ defense temporarily pushed the ball into the area.
Johnstone was called into action in the first hour, with a one-handed save to turn Danny Ings’ headbutt into a corner.
However, just at half-time, Southampton made the breakthrough.
Ingers’ shot was blocked, but the ball fell on Djenepo, who tricked the defenders before firing past Johnstone and into the back corner.
West Brom had a penalty penalty at the beginning of the moment the ball gave the impression of hitting Bertrand when he crossed the area, but the game continued unre reviewed the VAR.
Visitors also nearly leveled things, but Grady Diangana’s shot stopped through the Saints goalkeeper, McCarthy.
Just as West Brom was gaining ground in the game, Southampton doubled his lead, with the ball looping towards Romeu, who sent a heavy volley in front of the goalkeeper for his first Saints purpose since February 2019.
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