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Declan Rice's leveller stretched Southampton's winless tally to 5 gamesDeclan Rice's archetypal Premier League extremity successful astir a twelvemonth denied Southampton a much-needed triumph arsenic West Ham fought backmost to gully astatine St Mary's.
Romain Perraud enactment the Saints up successful arguable manner with the Hammers claiming Jarrod Bowen had been impeded by the referee successful his effort to scope the shot earlier the full-back's effort deflected into the bottommost corner.
West Ham failed to person respective chances earlier Rice combined with substitute Said Benrahma and curled a right-footed effort past Gavin Bazunu for his archetypal league extremity since 31 October 2021.
While Southampton earned their archetypal constituent successful 5 games, a gully keeps the unit connected brag Ralph Hasenhuttl with the nine remaining successful the bottommost three.
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Saints neglect to ascent retired of driblet zone
Southampton came into the crippled connected the backmost of a four-game losing tally which has raised questions implicit Hasenhuttl's contiguous future.
But portion the Saints failed to laic a mitt connected Manchester City successful past week - losing 4-0 to the champions - they looked agleam during the archetypal fractional here, with Che Adams denied doubly by Lukasz Fabianski.
However, determination was contention implicit the opening extremity with the West Ham players claiming referee Peter Bankes had obstructed Bowen, stopping the Hammers attacker from getting to the shot up of Perraud.
The West Ham supporters besides appealed for a foul throw-in against Kyle Walker-Peters, but the visitors received nary joyousness from VAR arsenic Southampton's French full-back celebrated his archetypal Premier League goal.
But with the Saints incapable to physique connected a promising archetypal fractional and yet failing to support their archetypal cleanable expanse of the season, a gully volition bash small to amended the temper astir the nine earlier Wednesday's travel to Bournemouth.
Rice to the rescue
West Ham attempted 25 shots against Southampton, their highest full successful a azygous lucifer successful the Premier League this seasonWhile Southampton person struggled, West Ham were looking to widen their winning tally successful each competitions to 5 games, having securing qualification for the knockout signifier of the Europa Conference League with 2 games to spare connected Thursday.
However, they were frustrated during a archetypal fractional successful which they created plentifulness of chances but failed to enactment Saints keeper Bazunu.
Emerson fired wide wrong the opening 3 minutes earlier Gianluca Scamacca doubly sent shots conscionable the incorrect broadside of the post.
Scamacca, who looked crisp passim for David Moyes' side, besides acceptable up Lucas Paqueta, with the Brazilian's header clipping the extracurricular of the station arsenic West Ham failed to people a first-half extremity for the eighth clip successful 10 Premier League games this season.
But though Scamacca and Paqueta incapable to find their range, Rice popped up with a well-taken leveller to widen West Ham's unbeaten tally and support the Saints successful the relegation zone.
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Southampton
Squad number31Player nameBazunu- Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
- Squad number37Player nameBella-Kotchap
- Squad number22Player nameSalisu
- Squad number15Player namePerraud
- Squad number7Player nameAribo
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse- Squad number3Player nameMaitland-Niles
- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
- Squad number10Player nameAdams
- Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
- Squad number6Player nameCaleta-Car
- Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
- Squad number18Player nameMara
- Squad number23Player nameEdozie
- Squad number27Player nameDiallo
West Ham United
Squad number1Player nameFabianski
Squad number2Player nameJohnson
Squad number24Player nameKehrer
Squad number3Player nameCresswell
Squad number5Player nameCoufal
Squad number28Player nameSoucek
Squad number41Player nameRice
Squad number33Player nameEmerson
Squad number20Player nameBowen
Squad number7Player nameScamacca
Squad number11Player nameLucas Paquetá
Squad number9Player nameAntonio
Squad number10Player nameLanzini
Squad number22Player nameBenrahma
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Bazunu
- 2Walker-PetersBooked astatine 44mins
- 37Bella-KotchapSubstituted forCaleta-Carat 42'minutes
- 22Salisu
- 15Perraud
- 7AriboSubstituted forEdozieat 74'minutes
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 3Maitland-NilesSubstituted forDialloat 74'minutes
- 24Elyounoussi
- 10AdamsSubstituted forMaraat 74'minutes
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forS Armstrongat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 1McCarthy
- 4Lyanco
- 6Caleta-Car
- 17S Armstrong
- 18Mara
- 19Djenepo
- 23Edozie
- 27Diallo
- 28Larios López
West Ham
Formation 3-4-3
- 1Fabianski
- 2Johnson
- 24Kehrer
- 3Cresswell
- 5CoufalBooked astatine 52mins
- 28Soucek
- 41Rice
- 33EmersonSubstituted forBenrahmaat 59'minutes
- 20Bowen
- 7ScamaccaSubstituted forLanziniat 87'minutes
- 11Tolentino Coelho de LimaSubstituted forAntonioat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Fornals
- 9Antonio
- 10Lanzini
- 12Downes
- 13Areola
- 21Ogbonna
- 22Benrahma
- 32Coventry
- 35Randolph
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 1, West Ham United 1.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, West Ham United 1.
Attempt blocked. Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) header from the centre of the container is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell with a cross.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
Substitution, West Ham United. Michail Antonio replaces Lucas Paquetá due to the fact that of an injury.
Substitution, West Ham United. Manuel Lanzini replaces Gianluca Scamacca.
Attempt blocked. Saïd Benrahma (West Ham United) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Cresswell.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
Offside, Southampton. Samuel Edozie tries a done ball, but Sékou Mara is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Samuel Edozie (Southampton) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is saved successful the centre of the goal. Assisted by Sékou Mara.
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Gavin Bazunu.
Attempt saved. Gianluca Scamacca (West Ham United) near footed changeable from the near broadside of the container is saved successful the centre of the goal.
Tomás Soucek (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear successful the antiaircraft half.
Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) close footed changeable from extracurricular the container is excessively high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
Vladimír Coufal (West Ham United) wins a escaped footwear connected the close wing.
Foul by Romain Perraud (Southampton).
Corner, West Ham United. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
Substitution, Southampton. Ibrahima Diallo replaces Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
Substitution, Southampton. Samuel Edozie replaces Joe Aribo.
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