Crystal Palace v Southampton result

Full-time · Crystal Palace 2–2 Southampton

Premier League · · Selhurst Park

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Crystal Palace 2–2 Southampton — this Premier League match was drawn.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Crystal Palace and Southampton drew 2–2 at Selhurst Park in the Premier League on Wednesday 15 December.

Southampton are winless in their last six matches.

The goals

Southampton led 2–1 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals — Crystal Palace: Wilfried Zaha (2’, assisted by Odsonne Édouard) and Jordan Ayew (65’); Southampton: James Ward-Prowse (32’) and Armando Broja (36’, assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters).

Discipline

S. Hooper showed six yellow cards — against 3.2 yellows a game across the last 9 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Crystal Palace: M. Guéhi (25’) and J. Tomkins (73’); Southampton: T. Livramento (67’), M. Salisu (84’), Lyanco (88’) and W. Caballero (90+5’).

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) 10.3, Jordan Ayew (Crystal Palace) 8.3 and Armando Broja (Southampton) 7.7 led the match.

Next up

Crystal Palace next travel to Brighton on 18 October 2026.

Southampton next travel to West Ham on 24 October 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Crystal Palace: Brighton v Crystal Palace, Sunday 18 October — the preview. Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview.

The numbers

  • Result: Crystal Palace 2–2 Southampton · Premier League
  • Venue: Selhurst Park · London
  • Referee: S. Hooper
  • Head-to-head (last 6): Crystal Palace 1 · draws 2 · Southampton 3 · 2.17 goals/game
  • Recent form: Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L · Southampton 0W 2D 3L

Crystal Palace 2–2 Southampton (Premier League): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 10 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

1.5 / 0.88
Goals
against 1.13 / 1.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5
over 8 matches
5.67 / 7.13
Corners
against 5.17 / 6 · 4 of the last 5 over 9.5
over 6 matches
3.83 / 4.5
Shots on target
against 4.33 / 5.75 · 2 of the last 5 over 8.5
over 6 matches
2.33 / 1.88
Cards
against 3 / 1.75 · 4 of the last 5 over 3.5
over 6 matches
3.22 yellows
Referee · S. Hooper
1.33 home / 1.89 away
over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 December 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 12 December 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per gameCrystal Palace for / againstLineSouthampton for / against
Goals scored
1.5 for · 1.13 against n 8
2.5standard
0.88 for · 1.63 against n 8
Corners won
5.67 for · 5.17 against n 6
9.5standard
7.13 for · 6 against n 8
Shots
12.5 for · 12.33 against n 6
19.5standard
12.5 for · 14.88 against n 8
Shots on target
3.83 for · 4.33 against n 6
8.5standard
4.5 for · 5.75 against n 8
Fouls committed
13.17 for · 13 against n 6
21.5standard
12.13 for · 10.63 against n 8
Cards shown
2.33 for · 3 against n 6
3.5standard
1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8

Referee: S. Hooper — 3.22 yellow cards a game, 0 red cards, 20.44 fouls over 9 matches (1.33 to the home side, 1.89 to the away side).

Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
W. Hughes n 869.1
2.88/5
2.17/5
N. Tella
M. Olise n 829.8
2.65/1
1.13/0
—
J. Mateta n 833.4
2.45/2
0.71/1
—
J. McArthur n 885.6
1.86/5
1.15/3
—
Luka Milivojević n 867.1
1.86/4
1.34/3
—
Crystal Palace — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
C. Benteke n 860.3
3.56/5
2.16/3
J. Mateta n 833.4
1.74/1
1.33/1
J. Schlupp n 832.4
1.73/1
0.31/0
Wilfried Zaha n 879.4
1.68/2
0.75/0
C. Gallagher n 888.4
1.55/3
0.94/2
Crystal Palace — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
C. Gallagher n 888.4
0.53/1
0.32/0
C. Benteke n 860.3
0.62/1
0.21/0
M. Olise n 829.8
00/0
0.82/0
Eberechi Eze n 868.8
0.21/0
0.53/0
M. Guéhi n 890
0.32/0
00/0
Crystal Palace — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
C. Gallagher n 888.4
3.27/6
C. Kouyaté n 880.3
3.15/5
J. McArthur n 885.6
2.57/6
W. Hughes n 869.1
2.48/6
N. Clyne n 878.3
2.26/4
Crystal Palace — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
V. Guaita n 890
2.66/3
Southampton
Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsFouls committed 1+2+Fouls won 1+2+Likely duel
Oriol Romeu n 878.1
26/5
0.95/1
—
K. Walker-Peters n 879
1.95/4
1.75/3
—
N. Tella n 863.3
1.84/3
26/3
W. Hughes
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 857.9
1.76/2
0.82/1
—
Lyanco n 844.1
1.53/2
13/1
—
Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsShots 1+2+Shots on target 1+2+
C. Adams n 868
2.37/5
1.56/2
A. Armstrong n 870.8
2.27/3
1.16/1
A. Broja n 858.5
2.14/2
1.54/2
Mohamed Elyounoussi n 857.9
1.65/2
00/0
T. Walcott n 840.5
1.44/1
00/0
Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsGoals 1+2+Assists 1+2+
C. Adams n 868
0.74/0
00/0
A. Broja n 858.5
0.63/0
00/0
N. Redmond n 883.9
00/0
0.54/0
A. Armstrong n 870.8
0.21/0
0.32/0
N. Tella n 863.3
00/0
0.21/0
Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
PlayerMinsTackles 1+2+
S. Long n 823.3
2.94/2
R. Perraud n 877.8
2.37/5
M. Djenepo n 861.6
2.25/4
T. Livramento n 880.3
2.17/5
I. Diallo n 863.3
26/4
Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 12 December 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
PlayerMinsSaves 2+3+
F. Forster n 890
3.45/5
W. Caballero n 890
2.65/3
A. McCarthy n 890
2.57/5

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Crystal PalaceSouthampton
60%Possession40%
9Shots15
6Shots on target4
2Shots off target7
1Blocked shots4
9Shots inside the box6
4Corners6
1Offsides3
16Fouls20
2Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Saves4
448Passes299
74%Pass accuracy65%

Crystal Palace player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
J. Butland9000000006.3
J. Ward9000100206.7
M. Guéhi90000002Y6.9
T. Mitchell9000000106.3
C. Gallagher9000002206.9
W. Hughes9000000306.9
O. Édouard9001431006.3
Wilfried Zaha9010111107.5
J. Tomkins81001102Y7.2
J. Ayew7510111407.3
C. Kouyaté6400000106.9
C. Benteke sub2600000006.3
M. Olise sub1500000206.2
J. Andersen sub900000006.9

Southampton player stats

PlayerMinGAShSoTKPTklCardsRating
W. Caballero90000000Y6.9
T. Livramento90000003Y6.9
Lyanco90001001Y6.2
M. Salisu90000003Y7
K. Walker-Peters9001002807.5
J. Ward-Prowse9010214107.7
Oriol Romeu9000200306.3
N. Redmond9000000006.3
N. Tella8200100006.6
W. Smallbone7000101206.6
A. Broja7010221207.2
M. Djenepo sub2000101006.3
S. Long sub2000110106.7
T. Walcott sub800000006.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Crystal Palace v Southampton — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form
Crystal PalaceDLLLW
Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1.4 scored / 1.6 conceded per game
SouthamptonLLDDL
Last 5: 0W 2D 3L · 0.8 scored / 2.4 conceded per game
Head-to-head last 6
Crystal Palace 1 · 2 draws · Southampton 3 · 2.17 goals/game
  • 2021-05-11 Southampton 3–1 Crystal Palace
  • 2020-09-12 Crystal Palace 1–0 Southampton
  • 2020-01-21 Crystal Palace 0–2 Southampton
  • 2019-12-28 Southampton 1–1 Crystal Palace
  • 2019-01-30 Southampton 1–1 Crystal Palace
  • 2018-09-01 Crystal Palace 0–2 Southampton
League standing · 2021/22
Last recorded position — not updated during the season.
Crystal Palace#12 pos48 pts38 pl+4 GD
Southampton#15 pos40 pts38 pl-24 GD
Goals per game
Crystal Palace scored1.32
Southampton scored1.13
Crystal Palace conceded1.21
Southampton conceded1.76

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Frequently asked questions

What is the head-to-head record between Crystal Palace and Southampton?
In their last 6 meetings, Crystal Palace won 1, Southampton won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.17 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Crystal Palace and Southampton?
Recent form — Crystal Palace 1W 1D 3L; Southampton 0W 2D 3L.

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