Premier League – Southampton at home to Arsenal

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Soton prepare for visit of League Leaders, as Arsenal remain top – Sunday 4:00pm GMT- St. Mary’s Stadium.

Arsenal go to St. Mary’s Stadium with Champion’s League dreams for next season very much alive. They currently sit in first as they take on fourteenth placed Soton.

Southampton’s campaign so far has seen them accrue 11 points this season

Soton have dropped five points in their last two encounters – a 0-1 defeat at Bournemouth and 1-1 draw at West Ham United.

Also, Ralph Hasenhuttl’s Soton have lost five of their last eight games this season. With 11 points, they currently sit fourteenth in the League. The breakdown for the team’s record is 3 wins, 6 losses and 2 draws having won three fixtures, drawn two fixtures, and lost six matches.

Playing at home, Soton have won one game, drawn two meetings, and lost two games.

A win in this fixture, would take Southampton’s points from 11 to 14, so far this season.

Soton may have to resort to second choice players, given the number of first choice players that are now unavailable through injury, illness or suspension.

Arsenal will seek to retain their position at the top of the table, this meeting is no exception

Only a positive result will be acceptable for Mikel Arteta’s men, following their recent away defeat at the hands of Leeds United in their last match.

Also, League leaders Arsenal keep finding ways to win, having secured nine victories in their last 10 meetings is astonishing this season, which places them firmly among the Champion’s League contenders. 9 wins, 1 losses and 0 draws; That’s worth the number one spot in the League having won nine games and lost one game.

Playing away from home, Arsenal have won four fixtures and lost one game.

Arsenal will want to keep the pressure on their rivals as they sit at the top of the table, a win will take them to 30 points and keep their momentum going forward.

Good Attacking Performance

This has been a good season so far for Arsenal, in terms of goals scored (24). This has been largely down to the key attacking players: Gabriel Jesus (5), Bukayo Saka (4), and Gabriel Martinelli (4). Arsenal have conceded 10 goals.

Arsenal’s ever growing list of players missing due to injury or illness to be a concern for Mikel Arteta, ahead of this Sunday’s fixture against their opponents.

Southampton v Arsenal – Head-to-Head.

Regarding their historical duels the recent form between these two sides has seen Arsenal with a greater number of wins. In the last 48 meetings, they have enjoyed 25 wins, to Soton’s 10 victories. Also, the last 17 meetings against Arsenal have resulted in eleven wins for Soton. The last time they played each other in this competition was April 2022 and the score line ended up with a 1-0 win for Southampton.

Other players of note for Soton are Che Adams and Joe Aribo with three goals each and for Arsenal are Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli with four goals and four goals respectively.

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