Arsenal tackle Southampton within the Premier League as they give the impression of being to remain on monitor and stay within the title hunt.
Mikel Arteta’s facet have loved an unbeaten begin to the season, with 4 wins and two attracts from their opening six matches, which ought to stand them in good stead forward of the go to of a facet they’ve by no means misplaced to in north London in 24 video games.
Aaron Ramsdale will return to the Emirates for the primary time since leaving the membership in the summertime and lately defined why he departed from north London to play for a membership who might be threatened with relegation.
Arsenal go into the sport on a 15-game unbeaten run, and Kai Havertz is one who shall be seeking to thrive after scoring his fifth aim in 9 video games on Tuesday throughout the membership’s 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain within the Champions League.
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Arsenal vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League updates
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Arsenal vs Southampton kicks off at 3pm BST
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Arsenal XI: Raya, Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Sterling, Jesus.
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Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Suguwara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Downes, Manning, Aribo, Fernandes, Stewart, Dibling.
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GOAL! Cameron Archer breaks impasse! – ARS 0-1 SOU [54’]
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GOAL! Havertz strikes for Gunners! – ARS 1-1 SOU [58’]
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GOAL! Martinelli scores! – ARS 2-1 SOU [68’]
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GOAL! Saka provides third! – ARS 3-0 SOU [88’]
Arsenal FC 3 – 1 Southampton FC
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Arsenal shut Liverpool’s four-point hole on the high of the Premier League desk to only the one, with a strong 3-1 win at residence to a decided, but ineffective, Southampton. After a tense first half the place the Saints defended resolutely, the second interval noticed the sport actually open up. Regardless of Arsenal stress, the guests surprised the Emirates to open the scoring ten minutes in. Sterling was dispossessed by Fernandes and Southampton countered brilliantly to see Archer transfer inwards from the left and strike low. The away finish confirmed ecstatic scenes of carnage, but they’d be muted three minutes later as Havertz rifled residence from the the sting of the field. Whereas Martin’s facet stayed aggressive, Arsenal snatched the lead within the 68th minute as Saka equipped a superb cross for Martinelli. Then, Saka grabbed the insurance coverage aim within the 88th minute to substantiate their four-hundredth residence win within the Premier League. The three-1 rating wasn’t essentially reflective of the sport, but Arsenal prevail nonetheless and outperformed their 2.36 xG. Southampton additionally exceeded their xG with 0.60. Thanks for becoming a member of us at this time, goodbye!
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FULL-TIME: ARSENAL 3-1 SOUTHAMPTON
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Arsenal break with Trossard, but the Belgian overcooks his move for Martinelli. The Brazilian provides up a lazy toe-poke from a good angle on the left and Ramsdale saves effectively.
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It does not seem like Arsenal can have a set-piece aim at this time. Rice takes a nook from the left and Gabriel heads over.
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Even within the closing exchanges right here, Arsenal’s rotated gamers are actually seeking to pressure the difficulty. Southampton should be exhausted.
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Saka takes the nook from the correct and Ramsdale is flapping at it. It will get misplaced within the tangle of our bodies earlier than being cleared.
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Havertz wins the Gunners a late nook, taking part in it off a urgent Taylor. It is probably not been a 3-1 recreation right here, but Arsenal look within the temper for extra.
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Substitution Riccardo Calafiori Jakub Piotr Kiwior
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Substitution Yukinari Sugawara Charles James Taylor
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Purpose Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
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Walker-Peters has landed awkwardly after difficult for the ball within the air with Saka. There is no malicious intent there, however play is halted with the wing-back needing remedy. It does not look probably that he’ll proceed.
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Substitution Thomas Teye Partey Takehiro Tomiyasu
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Rice tackles Onuachu with nice energy and nice impact and the break can transfer ahead. Havertz and Saka buzz about, but Southampton are determined to dam. Rice then has an effort blocked too.
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Though the Gunners are main, this recreation continues to be so shut. An insurance coverage aim would actually assist Arsenal’s trigger and ease a variety of stress in North London.
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Havertz ends an Arsenal break, but sees his lashing effofrt fly into the side-netting from the correct facet.
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Properly, how weird… The nook is available in and Raya punches it straight at Harwood-Bellis, it seems like, and it cannons off the defender and hits the bar! The Spaniard then claims and Arsenal could make a transfer on the counter.
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Dibling jinks and dances away from Martinelli and Trossard earlier than having a go from vary and it is off the left put up from the teen! It took a slight deflection, so Southampton have a nook on the left.
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54.3% of the motion has been within the Southampton third over the past quarter-hour.
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Armstrong crosses for Archer, but Partey is there earlier than Rice clears.
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Aribo robs Saka within the centre because the winger takes somewhat an excessive amount of time on the ball. Arsenal set themselves effectively although, and look blissful to drop off for now.
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Substitution Ryan Phelim Manning Ebere Paul Onuachu
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Substitution Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes Adam James Armstrong
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Martinelli has now scored two objectives in six appearances within the Premier League in opposition to Southampton. Plus, he is contributed to objectives in his final three video games within the Premier League (two objectives, two assists).
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VAR have had a protracted take a look at the aim after doubt about Martinelli’s onside standing. Nonetheless, it is confirmed to be a aim with an awesome roar across the floor.
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Help Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
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Martinelli crosses from the left and Southampton clear. Saka retains it alive and he floats one over too, but Merino fouls Aribo within the centre and the Saints get some temporary repreive. This solely lasts for seconds as Southampton fail to construct out from the again and the Gunners get a nook on the left. Nook quantity 11 is available in, it is flicked on and Havertz cannot get his effort on the right track.
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The nook involves nothing, because it flies straight over everybody and out for a goal-kick, but Arsenal’s urgent is tireless.
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Properly, Arsenal tails are up since that aim. Rice has fired over in a frenetic spell, and now, Partey has simply fired in a deflected effort off of Bednarek. An Arsenal nook is approaching the correct.
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Substitution Jorge Luiz Frello Filho Mikel Merino Zazón
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Substitution Gabriel Fernando de Jesus Leandro Trossard
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Substitution Raheem Shaquille Sterling Gabriel Teodoro Martinelli Silva
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Help Bukayo Ayoyinka Temidayo Saka
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Archer has now scored his first aim within the Premier League this season, netting for the primary time since tenth February 2024 in opposition to Luton City.
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Help Mateus Gonçalo Espanha Fernandes
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Aribo and Calafiori collide. It seems like a sore one because it’s knee-to-knee. Each are up step by step, although.
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Rice’s nook is available in, but Southampton clear once more. Raya places it again within the mixer and Rice retains it in on the left byline. Arsenal are simply on the lookout for that essential hole within the Saints defence.
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Southampton are simply seeking to maintain the ball right here. Sugawara almost will get caught out as Jesus presses. Arsenal win it again and Sterling forces Harwood-Bellis to get better and provides away a nook on the left.
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Fernandes fires over! Dibling causes Calafiori bother and shrugs the Italian off like nothing. His cross deflects into the trail of Fernandes, but the Portuguese teen cannot maintain it down from inside the realm!
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It is understood that Ross Stewart’s earlier harm was to his calf, slightly than quad.
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Jesus goes for a curling strike from exterior the field after some direct operating from Sterling on the left. Ramsdale, nonetheless, watches it fly vast of the correct put up.
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We’re again below means in North London.
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An enormous side of Arsenal’s play this afternoon has been their sheer artistic skill on the wings. Particularly with Saka on the correct, there’s been nice progress. Nonetheless, with probabilities restricted to that of the ‘half’ selection, and Southampton’s survival from the Gunners’ trademark set-pieces, Arteta might want to discover one other dynamic inside his staff to interrupt the impasse. To date, the hosts have conjured up an xG of 1.26 whereas being unsuccessful. Southampton, then again, have typically tried to counter whereas being snuffed out shortly – leaving them with a dismal 0.06 xG.
Arsenal vs Southampton
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It is goalless on the break in North London as a slightly unfancied Southampton have carried out effectively to maintain a ball-happy Arsenal at bay. Whereas the Gunners’ possession went upwards of 70%, this recreation nonetheless awaits its first aim as Aaron Ramsdale has stood agency in opposition to his outdated facet. Whereas Saka and co. have prompted bother for the Saints, in addition to three yellow playing cards, the very best alternatives truly got here to Jorginho and Thomas Partey. The Italy worldwide despatched a strong half-volley from the sting of the field simply vast within the fortieth minute after latching onto a Kyle Walker-Peters block. Minutes later, Partey additionally struck from the sting of the realm, nonetheless, his low try was parried by Ramsdale earlier than it was scrambled away from Raheem Sterling.
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HALF-TIME: ARSENAL 0-0 SOUTHAMPTON
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Bednarek blocks effectively, but once more, from a Saka nook on the correct. Rice has one other nook on the left.
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Ramsdale saves from Partey from the sting of the field. The ball out from the parry goes left and the keeper flies out as Sterling pokes vast. He will get a little bit of the Southampton stopper on the best way by means of and we now have a quick stoppage as he composes himself.
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There shall be two minutes of added time.
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Arsenal work the ball inside Southampton’s field effectively, but Sterling can solely watch as his goal-bound effort was blocked by the pinnacle of Bednarek.
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Arsenal have had 67% possession in comparison with Southampton’s 37%.
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Dibling goes for an awesome run and ultimately will get introduced down by a Gabriel bodycheck. Referee Harrington says nothing doing although, in considerably weird style. That appeared like a transparent foul.
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Jorginho goes shut! Saka sees a cross from the correct blocked by Walker-Peters, but it bounds out to Jorginho. He is egged on to shoot by the house devoted obliges, together with his highly effective right-footed volley whizzing simply previous the left put up.
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Jesus is lamented by the house crowd. He had house and time with Saka open to his proper on the counter, but he did not play the ball.
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Yellow Card Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling
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Sterling’s left-sided cross is headed out. Partey then dispossesses Fernandes and with a sloppy move out to Saka, the Saints’ lapse of consciousness is forgiven. Gabriel then blasts over from vary.
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Arsenal go brief. Rice then fluffs a move between Jorginho and Saka, and the latter blasts means over. He seems on the turf sheepishly. Fallacious membership out of the bag there.
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Yellow Card Jan Kacper Bednarek
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The guests give Arsenal possession in sloppy style and it will definitely falls to Havertz simply contained in the field. Nonetheless, his shot is blocked brilliantly by Walker-Peters and all of the tempo goes off the ball because it trickles to Ramsdale. Rice then wins a nook on the left off of Sugawara.
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Saka curls the free-kick in, but Ramsdale calls effectively and claims.
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Southampton are sitting so deep and making issues troublesome for the Gunners. Nonetheless, there is a free-kick probability now on the correct after Bednarek bundles Jesus to the bottom from behind.
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Substitution Ross Cameron Stewart Cameron Desmond Archer
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A succession of accidents have already plagued Southampton’s Ross Stewart. He is down now, and it seems like the correct quad is giving him bother now. He receives remedy, however seems like he’ll be coming off.
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Arsenal have two goes on the nook, but between Calafiori and Havertz, fouls disrupt the standard set-piece mastery.
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Yellow Card Kyle Leonardus Walker-Peters
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Saka delivers an awesome nook ball. Ramsdale comes out for it, however is not close to it. Manning places it behind for an additional. Rice will take from the left.
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Downes blocks Saka after Southampton fail to interrupt away from their very own third. Nook kick quantity 4 incoming.
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Arsenal are having fun with a cushty spell on the ball. Saliba has simply jinked previous Stewart so arduous, and so seamlessly, that the Scot ended up in a heap on the ground.
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The visiting facet work the ball properly up the pitch. A cross from the correct is headed out and Walker-Peters tries a volley and it is on the right track. Nonetheless, it is not too difficult for Raya as he catches fairly merely.
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Saka has an effort blocked and Southampton can then transfer out from hazard with Fernandes. The counter is halted, but the Saints maintain possession for now.
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Southampton muster a quick foray into Arsenal territory, but Calafiori exhibits nice composure to convey the ball down and glide away from Stewart within the press. Arsenal come ahead as soon as extra.
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Rice takes the nook from the left, Ramsdale comes out, and Havertz takes it off the pinnacle of Gabriel! Simply over.
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Jorginho makes one thing out of nothing, as he picks out Havertz throughout the right-central channel. The German takes his time and Southampton can block it behind. Saka then places in a deep nook that Ramsdale has to tip away for an additional on the left!
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Properly, their early dominance makes Arsenal look prone to proceed their wonderful type at residence. The truth is, they’ve gained 399 residence video games within the Premier League, and can be the second facet to succeed in 400 within the competitors after Manchester United (428). In the meantime, solely 4 sides have misplaced extra away video games within the Premier League than Southampton (246).
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Saka will get double-teamed and provides away a foul. Manning misplaced his boot there within the skirmish with the England star.
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Arsenal are unrelenting early right here! Rice, Jesus and Sterling work the ball properly into the field, but with Bednarek urgent the Chelsea-loanee, he goes over. Harrington offers a goal-kick, although.
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Southampton reside dangerously. Saka crosses low from the correct to Jesus on the again put up. The Brazilian’s shot is blocked by Bednarek, however questions shall be requested about how that ball managed to undergo so many in yellow there.
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Saka takes the nook and Gabriel is there to nod down. Nonetheless, it is blocked. Then Jesus finds an effort snuffed out. Because the stress continues, Sterling forces his means by means of and goes down.But, evidently he dealt with it and a aim or penalty would not have been given.
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Arteta’s facet are simply blissful to maintain the ball, till Saka seems to stretch his legs early. After a ball into the field is contested by Havertz and Jesus, the visiting defence shortly usher it behind for a nook on the correct.
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Arsenal are unbeaten of their final 28 residence league video games in opposition to Southampton (W19 D9) since a 1-0 loss in November 1987. Solely in opposition to Fulham (a present run of 31) have they’d an extended unbeaten residence run of their league historical past. The Saints’ 24 Premier League away video games in opposition to Arsenal is probably the most one facet has visited one other with out ever profitable within the competitors’s historical past (D8 L16).
Arsenal vs Southampton
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Southampton begin and after an early front-footed strategy, an assault down the left seems to check Partey, however Arsenal survive. No early scares right here…
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After briefly conferring with the respective captains, and the rousing notes of North London without end, the referee’s coin toss has resulted within the away facet getting us below means.
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After the ultimate preparations on the Emirates pitch, the managers are out. Russell Martin jogs to the away part and applauds them. What kind of afternoon are they in for? Properly, we’ll quickly discover out because the gamers are led out of the tunnel by head official Tony Harrington.
Arsenal vs Southampton
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There are 4 adjustments for Southampton following their 3-1 loss to Bournemouth on Monday evening. Supervisor Russell Martin offers begins to Kyle Walker-Peters, Ryan Manning, Joe Aribo and Ross Stewart. Charlie Taylor, Lesley Ugochukwu are on the bench, whereas Ryan Fraser and Maxwel Cornet are absent.
Arsenal vs Southampton
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Arsenal have made three adjustments from their final Premier League match, their most from one match to a different this season, and Mikel Arteta has named three adjustments once more following the Gunners’ 2-0 victory over Paris St-Germain on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling is handed his first Premier League begin since becoming a member of on a season-long mortgage from Chelsea. Jorginho and Gabriel Jesus additionally come into the facet as Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard drop to the bench, whereas injured defender Jurrien Timber misses out.
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SUBS: Alex McCarthy, Charlie Taylor, James Bree, Adam Lallana, Lesley Ugochukwu, Adam Armstrong, Ben Brereton Diaz, Cameron Archer, Paul Onuachu.
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SOUTHAMPTON (3-4-2-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Taylor Harwood-Bellis, Jan Bednarek, Ryan Manning; Yukinari Sugawara, Flynn Downes, Joe Aribo, Kyle Walker-Peters; Tyler Dibling, Mateus Fernandes; Ross Stewart.
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SUBS: Neto, Jakub Kiwior, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ethan Nwaneri, Mikel Merino, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji.
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ARSENAL (4-3-3): David Raya; Thomas Partey, William Saliba, Gabriel Magalhaes, Riccardo Calfiori; Kai Havertz, Jorginho, Declan Rice; Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus, Raheem Sterling.
Arsenal vs Southampton
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Arsenal look to lengthen their spectacular begin to the Premier League season on this conflict in opposition to Southampton in North London. At present, the Gunners sit in third place on 14 factors, 4 factors behind leaders Liverpool after their earlier 1-0 away win at Crystal Palace. Arsenal gained their final Premier League match 4-2 at residence in opposition to Leicester Metropolis, extending their unbeaten season begin to six (W4 D2 L0). Southampton’s final Premier League match noticed them crushed 3-1 by Bournemouth at Vitality Stadium, extending their winless begin to the marketing campaign to 6 (W0 D1 L5), leaving them in nineteenth place on one level.
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Hey everybody, and welcome to this stay textual content protection from matchweek seven of the Premier League as Arsenal host Southampton on the Emirates.
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Lineups are introduced and gamers are warming up.
Southampton XI
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Southampton XI: Ramsdale, Suguwara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Walker-Peters, Downes, Manning, Aribo, Fernandes, Stewart, Dibling
Arsenal XI
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Arsenal: Raya, Partey, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Jorginho, Rice, Havertz, Saka, Sterling, Jesus.
Subs: Neto, Lewis-Skelly, Tomiyasu, Kiwior, Merino, Nwaneri, Martinelli, Trossard, Butler-Oyedeji.
Arsenal staff information
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Raheem Sterling has been handed his first Premier League begin since becoming a member of Arsenal in the summertime from native rivals Chelsea.
Jurrien Timber, who limped off in opposition to Paris Saint-Germain has not been deemed match sufficient to make the matchday squad.
Thomas Partey is predicted to fill in at proper again, with Ben White not accessible both. Jorginho will play in midfield and take the captaincy.
Mikel Merino may make his first Premier League look after being named among the many substitutes.
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