English Premier League

Southampton vs Arsenal, 2018/2019 English Premier League

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  • 20': Danny Ings
  • 44': Danny Ings
  • 85': Charlie Austin
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  • 28': Henrikh Mkhitaryan
  • 53': Henrikh Mkhitaryan

Charlie Austin heads late winner as Southampton seal dramatic win over Arsenal

Two goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan had twice brought Arsenal back from a goal down, with Danny Ings striking twice for the Saints.

Match Timeline

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 1': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
  • 1': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 2': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
  • 2': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 6': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matteo Guendouzi with a through ball.
  • 6': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Alex McCarthy.
  • 7': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 10': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Alex Iwobi is caught offside.
  • 11': Delay in match Nathan Redmond (Southampton) because of an injury.
  • 12': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 13': Foul by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton).
  • 13': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 14': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 18': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
  • 20': Goal! Southampton 1, Arsenal 0. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
  • 23': Attempt saved. Danny Ings (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 23': Attempt blocked. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
  • 24': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
  • 24': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Goal! Southampton 1, Arsenal 1. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nacho Monreal with a cross.
  • 31': Foul by Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal).
  • 31': Matt Targett (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
  • 31': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 33': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 33': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 33': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Attempt saved. Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Oriol Romeu.
  • 40': Foul by Danny Ings (Southampton).
  • 40': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
  • 41': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 42': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 44': Goal! Southampton 2, Arsenal 1. Danny Ings (Southampton) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond with a cross.
  • 45': Delay in match Héctor Bellerín (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Matt Targett (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Southampton 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Southampton 2, Arsenal 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette replaces Héctor Bellerín because of an injury.
  • 46': Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a through ball.
  • 47': Delay in match Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) because of an injury.
  • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 48': Hand ball by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
  • 51': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 51': Foul by Jan Bednarek (Southampton).
  • 51': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Foul by Oriol Romeu (Southampton).
  • 53': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Goal! Southampton 2, Arsenal 2. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
  • 56': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Oriol Romeu.
  • 56': Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
  • 60': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
  • 60': Nathan Redmond (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 60': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 61': Delay in match Nathan Redmond (Southampton) because of an injury.
  • 62': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 63': Offside, Southampton. Stuart Armstrong tries a through ball, but Matt Targett is caught offside.
  • 63': Substitution, Southampton. Shane Long replaces Nathan Redmond because of an injury.
  • 67': Hand ball by Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal).
  • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Alex Iwobi.
  • 70': Foul by Stuart Armstrong (Southampton).
  • 70': Stephan Lichtsteiner (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 71': Substitution, Southampton. Charlie Austin replaces Danny Ings.
  • 72': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
  • 72': Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 73': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
  • 73': Stuart Armstrong (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Stephan Lichtsteiner because of an injury.
  • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 75': Attempt saved. Maya Yoshida (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Matt Targett with a cross.
  • 75': Offside, Southampton. Maya Yoshida tries a through ball, but Shane Long is caught offside.
  • 78': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jan Bednarek.
  • 79': Offside, Arsenal. Henrikh Mkhitaryan tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 80': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 80': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
  • 81': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
  • 84': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Yan Valery.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross following a corner.
  • 85': Goal! Southampton 3, Arsenal 2. Charlie Austin (Southampton) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shane Long.
  • 88': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Stuart Armstrong.
  • 89': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
  • 90': Charlie Austin (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90': Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Southampton. Tyreke Johnson replaces Stuart Armstrong.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
  • 90'+5': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Shane Long (Southampton) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+6': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Southampton 3, Arsenal 2.
  • 90'+6': Match ends, Southampton 3, Arsenal 2.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 4
4 Saves 2
66.2 Possession 33.8
13 SHOTS 12
4 ON GOAL 7
0.3 On Target % 0.6
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
544 Accurate Passes 234
629 Passes 317
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
18 Crosses 14
0.2 Cross % 0.3
59 Long Balls 52
38 Accurate Long Balls 12
0.6 Long Balls % 0.2
5 Blocked Shots 4
8 Effective Tackles 13
15 Tackles 20
0.5 Tackle % 0.7
12 Interceptions 15
14 Effective Clearances 20
14 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: St. Mary's Stadium
Location: Southampton, England
Attendance: 29,497

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 38 +44 85
2 Manchester City 38 +42 78
3 Manchester United 38 +19 71
4 Aston Villa 38 +7 65
Full Table

Line-Ups

SOU Southampton (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Alex McCarthy (GK)
3 Maya Yoshida
4 Jannik Vestergaard
35 Jan Bednarek Yellow Card
14 Oriol Romeu
23 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
33 Matt Targett
43 Yan Valery
9 Danny Ings
17 Stuart Armstrong Yellow Card
22 Nathan Redmond

ARS Arsenal (3-4-3)

No. Name
19 Bernd Leno (GK)
6 Laurent Koscielny Yellow Card
34 Granit Xhaka
12 Stephan Lichtsteiner
29 Matteo Guendouzi
11 Lucas Torreira
18 Nacho Monreal
2 Héctor Bellerín
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
17 Alex Iwobi
7 Henrikh Mkhitaryan

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