Match ends, Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1.
15 May 2016
Southampton earn final-day win against Palace
Southampton ended the season with their highest Premier League points total with victory over Crystal Palace.
Sadio Mane opened the scoring late in the first half following a mistake by Palace keeper Julian Speroni.
Saints doubled the lead through substitute Graziano Pelle, but Palace pulled one back when Jason Puncheon struck.
Ryan Bertrand scored a penalty, before Steve Davis sealed the win with an emphatic late goal.
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Line-ups
Southampton
- 44Forster
- 15Martina
- 6Fonte
- 17van Dijk
- 21Bertrand
- 12Wanyama
- 14RomeuSubstituted forPellèat 45'minutesBooked at 72mins
- 10Mané
- 8Davis
- 11TadicSubstituted forWard-Prowseat 72'minutes
- 7LongSubstituted forAustinat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Soares
- 3Yoshida
- 16Ward-Prowse
- 18Reed
- 19Pellè
- 22Stekelenburg
- 28Austin
Crystal Palace
- 1Speroni
- 2WardBooked at 54minsSubstituted forKellyat 82'minutes
- 3Mariappa
- 27Delaney
- 23Souaré
- 15Jedinak
- 18McArthurBooked at 59minsSubstituted forLee Chung-yongat 78'minutes
- 42Puncheon
- 22MutchSubstituted forKaikaiat 45'minutes
- 16Gayle
- 25Adebayor
Substitutes
- 6Dann
- 9Campbell
- 12McCarthy
- 14Lee Chung-yong
- 34Kelly
- 41Gray
- 43Kaikai
- Referee:
- Michael Oliver
- Attendance:
- 31,313
Match Stats
Home TeamSouthamptonAway TeamCrystal Palace
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away16
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home7
- Away14
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1.
Steven Davis (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace).
Attempt blocked. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Virgil van Dijk.
Attempt missed. Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
Goal!
Goal! Southampton 4, Crystal Palace 1. Steven Davis (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Damien Delaney.
Offside, Southampton. Fraser Forster tries a through ball, but Graziano Pellè is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Shane Long.
Offside, Crystal Palace. Jason Puncheon tries a through ball, but Emmanuel Adebayor is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Martin Kelly replaces Joel Ward.
Attempt missed. Steven Davis (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Graziano Pellè.
Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high.
Attempt missed. Sadio Mané (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
Substitution
Substitution, Crystal Palace. Lee Chung-yong replaces James McArthur.
Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Jason Puncheon (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right.
Attempt blocked. Sullay Kaikai (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mile Jedinak.
Goal!
Goal! Southampton 3, Crystal Palace 1. Ryan Bertrand (Southampton) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the top left corner.
Penalty Southampton. Sadio Mané draws a foul in the penalty area.
Penalty conceded by Adrian Mariappa (Crystal Palace) after a foul in the penalty area.
Attempt missed. Shane Long (Southampton) header from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sadio Mané with a cross.
Booking
Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
Pape Souaré (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Southampton. James Ward-Prowse replaces Dusan Tadic.
Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
Mile Jedinak (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Cuco Martina (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Dwight Gayle (Crystal Palace).
Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
Attempt blocked. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sullay Kaikai.
Foul by Dusan Tadic (Southampton).
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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