English Premier League

Arsenal vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 21': Alexandre Lacazette
  • 27': Martin Ødegaard
  • 62': Gabriel Magalhães
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Arsenal beat Southampton with ease as Aubameyang dropped

Arsenal beat Southampton 3-0 which included a goal from Alexandre Lacazette, who was given a rare start after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was dropped.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 17': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Goal! Arsenal 1, Southampton 0. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  • 27': Goal! Arsenal 2, Southampton 0. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney with a headed pass.
  • 43': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Adam Armstrong because of an injury.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Southampton 0.
  • 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 2-0 Southampton.
  • 62': Goal! Arsenal 3, Southampton 0. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross following a corner.
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
  • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
  • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Granit Xhaka.
  • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Alexandre Lacazette.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,653

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+26 Arsenal 22 50 2
+24 Manchester City 22 43 5
+8 Aston Villa 22 43 5
+4 Liverpool 22 36 6
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 5
0 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
8 Corner Kicks 9
2 Saves 6
38.7 Possession 61.3
11 SHOTS 15
6 ON GOAL 5
0.5 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
237 Accurate Passes 405
320 Passes 507
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
2 Accurate Crosses 5
13 Crosses 20
0.2 Cross % 0.3
64 Long Balls 56
25 Accurate Long Balls 27
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
3 Blocked Shots 3
4 Effective Tackles 4
12 Tackles 8
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
8 Interceptions 7
24 Effective Clearances 11
24 Clearances 11

Line-Ups

ARS Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
32 Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6 Gabriel Magalhães Yellow Card
4 Ben White
3 Kieran Tierney
18 Takehiro Tomiyasu
34 Granit Xhaka
5 Thomas Partey
35 Gabriel Martinelli
7 Bukayo Saka Yellow Card
9 Alexandre Lacazette
8 Martin Ødegaard

SOU Southampton (4-4-2)

No. Name
13 Wilfredo Caballero (GK)
35 Jan Bednarek
5 Jack Stephens
2 Kyle Walker-Peters
21 Tino Livramento
27 Ibrahima Diallo
8 James Ward-Prowse
23 Nathan Tella
11 Nathan Redmond
9 Adam Armstrong
18 Armando Broja

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