Southampton vs Arsenal, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier League3 - 2
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
ARS |
SOU![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
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 |
Line-Ups
Southampton (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Alex McCarthy (GK) |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida |
| 4 | Jannik Vestergaard |
| 35 | Jan Bednarek |
| 14 | Oriol Romeu |
| 23 | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg |
| 33 | Matt Targett |
| 43 | Yan Valery |
| 9 | Danny Ings |
| 17 | Stuart Armstrong |
| 22 | Nathan Redmond |
Arsenal (3-4-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 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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