
Arsenal vs Southampton 2021-22 English Premier League
Arsenal beat Southampton with ease as Aubameyang dropped
![Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal celebrates with teammate Takehiro Tomiyasu after scoring their side's first goal [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/photo/2021/1211/r949681_1296x729_16-9.jpg&w=900&h=360&scale=crop&cquality=80&location=origin)
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
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,653
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+42 | Liverpool | 29 | 70 | 1 |
+29 | Arsenal | 29 | 58 | 3 |
+14 | Nottingham Forest | 29 | 54 | 7 |
+16 | Chelsea | 29 | 49 | 8 |
Statistics
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ARS![]() |
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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 |
Arsenal (4-4-1-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
32 | Aaron Ramsdale (GK) |
6 | Gabriel Magalhães ![]() |
4 | Ben White |
3 | Kieran Tierney |
18 | Takehiro Tomiyasu |
34 | Granit Xhaka |
5 | Thomas Partey |
35 | Gabriel Martinelli |
7 | Bukayo Saka ![]() |
9 | Alexandre Lacazette |
8 | Martin Ødegaard |
Southampton (4-4-2)
No. | Name |
---|---|
13 | Wilfredo Caballero (GK) |
35 | Jan Bednarek |
5 | Jack Stephens |
2 | Kyle Walker-Peters |
21 | Valentino Livramento |
27 | Ibrahima Diallo |
8 | James Ward-Prowse |
23 | Nathan Tella |
11 | Nathan Redmond |
9 | Adam Armstrong |
18 | Armando Broja |
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