West Ham vs Southampton

Lesley Ugochukwu’s late equaliser was his first goal in his 34th Premier League appearance (for Southampton and Chelsea). Southampton have now picked up more points away from home (6) in the Premier League this season than they have at St. Mary’s (5)

West Ham have  gone six Premier League matches without victory (D3 L3), their longest winless run since between January and February 2024 (D3 L3). This was the first time they’ve scored first at home and not gone on to win in the Premier League this season.

Southampton have now failed to win in their last 18 Premier League matches against teams from London (D5 L13) in a run that stretches back to February 2023, scoring 12 and conceding 46.

West Ham have lost just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Southampton (W8 D3), going down 3-2 at home in December 2021.

Southampton’s first Premier League away game against West Ham ended in a 3-3 draw in May 1994. Since then, none of their 20 top-flight visits to the Hammers have finished level (W5 L15).

West Ham United have gone five games without a Premier League victory (D2 L3), last having a longer run without a win in their first six games of 2024.

Southampton have lost 26 of their 32 Premier League matches this season, the most they’ve ever lost in a league campaign in their history. Their current loss percentage of 81% is the highest by any side in a top-flight season in history.

Since Graham Potter’s first Premier League game in charge of West Ham (January 14th), only Southampton (111) and Leicester (112) have attempted fewer shots than the Hammers (114). Indeed, only Leicester (33) have registered fewer shots on target than Potter’s side (34) in the same period.