At 22 pm Beijing time on March 12, in the 27th round of the 2022-23 Premier League season, Manchester United sat at Old Trafford to face bottom-placed team Southampton. In the first half, Casemiro was sent off with a straight red card for a tackle, and two suspected penalties from Southampton were missed by the referee; In the second half, Ward Prows, B Fee and Walker Peters hit the post three times. In the end, the ten-man Manchester United were forced to draw 0-0 by vice-captain Southampton and remained in third place.
United lost 7-0 to Liverpool in their last Premier League game, but secured their ground by beating Real Betis 4-1 in the Europa League in midweek. Southampton sit bottom of the Premier League table with just 21 points from 25 games.
In the 16th minute, Rashford received the ball and inserted it to the left side of the box, and his left-footed shot from a small angle was saved by goalkeeper Bazunu. One minute later, United counter-attacked after a tackle, Jadon Sancho sent in a straight line, Marcus Rashford stopped the ball slightly wide, and Bazounu grabbed the ball before the former's shot could be reached.
In the 24th minute, Wan-Bissaka made a mistake at the back and kicked the ball to his opponents, Perot crossed from the left side of the box, Walcott headed in from close range and De Gea saved the ball with one palm.
In the 27th minute, Anthony cut inside with the ball on the right side of the pitch and crossed it over, and Baffy outside the box volleyed directly with his right foot, and the ball went over the crossbar. In the 31st minute, Luke crossed 45 degrees from the left flank in front, the Southampton defender rose to the top in the box, Verhorst leaned over and headed in and Bazounu held the ball.
In the 32nd minute, Casemiro flew to Alcalazé's oncoming bone as he tackled his opponent at the back, and the referee went to the sidelines to watch the VAR and showed the Brazilian a direct red card, leaving United with just 10 men left in the first half.
In the 39th minute, United won a free-kick on the right side of the pitch, Buffy drove the ball into the box, Varane poked at close range at the back post, and Bazounu magically saved the ball. In the 41st minute, Marcus Rashford sent in a straight shot in front of the box, B fee inserted into the box to receive the ball, was tackled by Peters from the back of the side, and the referee did not award a penalty.
In the 43rd minute, Marcus Rashford crossed from the left side of the box and Southampton defender Kochap fell to the ground while defending and intercepted the ball with his hand, and the referee continued to ignore the handball. At the end of the first half, the two teams exchanged white rolls.
In the 49th minute, Peters broke through with the ball on the right side of the front line, and came to reverse the triangle return pass in front of the bottom line, Adams in the middle pushed into the far corner, De Gea could not save, and Wan-Bissaka cleared the ball in front of the goal line.
In the 54th minute, Southampton won a free-kick in front of the penalty area, Ward Prowse took a direct shot from the goal, and the ball went around the wall and hit the crossbar.
In the 63rd minute, Anthony's 45-degree cross from the right side of the pitch was followed by a left-footed volley from Luke Shaw at the back of the box, and the ball was blocked by the Saints defender. In the 64th minute, Southampton counter-attacked when Walcott received the ball and volleyed with his left foot, which De Gea flew to save.
In the 68th minute, Luke Shaw returned a pass from the left side of the front, B Fei received the ball and shot into the far corner, Bazunu saved the ball, and the ball hit the post and went off the line.
In the 70th minute, Southampton took a tactical corner kick from the right and Peters drove a left-footed shot from inside the box and the ball bounced off the far post.
In the 73rd minute, Southampton counter-attacked and Walcott drove the ball into the box with a right-footed volley that went over the crossbar. In the 75th minute, Marcus Rashford dribbled the ball into the right side of the box and fell to the ground under the interference of goalkeeper Bazunu, which the referee still did not indicate.
In the 80th minute, substitute Garnercho dribbled the ball into the box from the left and Peters took the lead in scooping the ball off the line. In the end, the game ended with Manchester United drawing 0-0 with Southampton.