Steven Fletcher scored the only goal as Sunderland beat Southampton 1-0 at St Mary's
Sunday 23 December 2012 08:15, UK
Sunderland moved further away from the relegation zone after a 1-0 victory over Southampton, a Steven Fletcher goal five minutes before the break proving the difference in a match often lacking in quality due to the wet conditions.
| Southampton | Team Statistics | Sunderland |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 0 | 1st Half Goals | 1 |
| 2 | Shots on Target | 5 |
| 5 | Shots off Target | 3 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 8 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 16 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 76.2 | Passing Success | 72.7 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 60 | Tackles Success | 75 |
| 57.7 | Possession | 42.3 |
| 55.8 | Territorial Advantage | 44.2 |
| 446 | Total Passes | 330 |
| 31 | Total Crosses | 20 |
| 183 | Lost Balls | 166 |
| 67 | Recoveries | 60 |
| 54.9 | 1st Half Poss. | 45.1 |
| 60.8 | 2nd Half Poss. | 39.2 |
