West Ham U21 and Southampton U21 played out a goalless draw in Premier League 2. West Ham created the clearer chances, recording six shots on target to Southampton's none, but neither side could find the net.
The first half was stop-start with four yellow cards inside 39 minutes, shown to Sufianu Sillah Dibaga, Nathanael Boot, Sutura Kakay and Junior Robinson. West Ham also won more corners, eight to six, yet could not turn their pressure into a breakthrough.
The standout statistic was West Ham's six shots on target despite having only 37% possession. Southampton dominated the ball with 63% but failed to register a single shot on target.
