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Arsenal’s title hope is in danger as they are just four points ahead of Man City. Moreover, the Gunners have played one match more than Man City. With that equation, Arsenal will host Southampton FC tonight at Emirates Stadium. Arsenal are winless in their last two successive league games. As a result, the Gunners are desperate to get back on the winning track by defeating Southampton FC.
Stats & Facts
Arsenal’s home records against Southampton FC are very strong. Arsenal have never lost in their 23 meetings against Southampton FC at Emirates Stadium, winning 16 and drawing the remaining seven games. However, Arsenal failed to beat Southampton FC at St. Mary’s Stadium early in the season. They are one of the three sides Arsenal have failed to beat in the league this season.
Team News
Mohamed Elneny and Takehiro Tomiyasu will miss the match tonight due to injuries, while William Saliba remains out of the squad because of his back complaint. However, Oleksandr Zinchenko could return tonight with the match against Southampton. Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, and Bukayo Saka will surely lead the attack for the Gunners.
As for Southampton FC, they have a long injury list. Ainsley Maitland-Niles Juan Larios, Valentino Livramento, Mislav Orsic, and Mohammed Salisu are out of the team due to injury.
Prediction: Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
After having two draws, Arsenal are desperate to beat Southampton FC. The home crowd will hugely boost them at Emirates Stadium. Bukayo Saka, however, is not in his best form as he was in the middle of the season. But Gabriel Martinelli could be a trump card for the Gunners.
Arteta on Southampton
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has talked about his opponent. He said, “After analysing Southampton in a lot of detail, they have impressed me quite a lot. If you watched the last game that they played, how they lost by the margin they lost, that margin wasn’t there.”
“What Ruben and the coaches are doing is really good, and the rewards maybe haven’t been there in terms of the results in some games but they are a really good team,” the manager added.
Betfair Odds
Arsenal: 1.18
Draw: 7.50
Southampton: 15.00
