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West Ham vs Southampton: result 2-3 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 19Kick-off on December 26, 2021 at 03:00 PM (UTC)London Stadium, London

West Ham
2-3
Southampton

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What was the result of West Ham vs Southampton?

Southampton won 2-3 on December 26, 2021.

Goalscorers

  • 8′M. ElyounoussiSouthampton
  • 49′M. AntonioWest Ham
  • 61′J. Ward-ProwseSouthampton (pen.)
  • 64′S. BenrahmaWest Ham
  • 70′J. BednarekSouthampton

Official lineup for West Ham vs Southampton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

West Ham

4-2-3-1
  1. 20J. Bowen
  1. 22S. Benrahma
  2. 8Pablo Fornals
  3. 41D. Rice
  1. 28T. Souček
  2. 11N. Vlašić
  1. 23I. Diop
  2. 26A. Masuaku
  3. 5V. Coufal
  4. 15C. Dawson
  1. 1Ł. Fabiański

Southampton

4-1-4-1
  1. 18A. Broja
  1. 32T. Walcott
  2. 8J. Ward-Prowse
  3. 24M. Elyounoussi
  4. 11N. Redmond
  1. 6Oriol Romeu
  1. 22M. Salisu
  2. 21T. Livramento
  3. 2K. Walker-Peters
  4. 35J. Bednarek
  1. 44F. Forster
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, West Ham have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Southampton have 3, 7 and 5.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

West Ham
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 22, 2021Tottenham(away)1-2League Cup
Dec 15, 2021Arsenal(away)0-2Premier League
Dec 12, 2021Burnley(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 9, 2021Dinamo Zagreb(home)0-1UEFA Europa League
Dec 4, 2021Chelsea(home)3-2Premier League
Southampton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 15, 2021Crystal Palace(away)2-2Premier League
Dec 11, 2021Arsenal(away)0-3Premier League
Dec 4, 2021Brighton(home)1-1Premier League
Dec 1, 2021Leicester(home)2-2Premier League
Nov 27, 2021Liverpool(away)0-4Premier League

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 6 meetings: 4 West Ham wins, 2 draws, 0 Southampton wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Sep 11, 2021Southampton 0-0 West HamPremier League
May 23, 2021West Ham 3-0 SouthamptonPremier League
Dec 29, 2020Southampton 0-0 West HamPremier League
Feb 29, 2020West Ham 3-1 SouthamptonPremier League
Dec 14, 2019Southampton 0-1 West HamPremier League
May 4, 2019West Ham 3-0 SouthamptonPremier League

Last archived meeting: Southampton vs West Ham on Sep 11, 2021

How many goals should we expect?

West Ham score 1.4 and concede 1.1 goals per match over their last 15; Southampton score 1.0 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
West Ham1.41.157/157/15
Southampton1.01.548/158/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
#ClubPWDLGFGAPts
18West Ham3810919466539

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How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?

The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy

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