English Premier League

Arsenal vs Southampton, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 21': Alexandre Lacazette
  • 27': Martin Ødegaard
  • 62': Gabriel Magalhães
FT
3 - 0
Southampton

    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 Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Armando Broja (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 3': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
    • 3': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 6': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Redmond.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
    • 6': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Benjamin White.
    • 7': Offside, Southampton. Adam Armstrong tries a through ball, but Nathan Tella is caught offside.
    • 8': Attempt saved. Adam Armstrong (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Nathan Tella.
    • 11': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 12': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 12': Ibrahima Diallo (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 13': Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 13': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 14': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
    • 17': Foul by Bukayo Saka (Arsenal).
    • 17': Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 17': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 18': Attempt missed. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
    • 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.
    • 23': Offside, Arsenal. Aaron Ramsdale tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 26': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 26': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
    • 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.
    • 30': Offside, Arsenal. Benjamin White tries a through ball, but Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
    • 36': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 40': Attempt saved. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard with a through ball.
    • 40': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Willy Caballero.
    • 43': Substitution, Southampton. Mohamed Elyounoussi replaces Adam Armstrong because of an injury.
    • 43': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 45': Foul by Thomas Partey (Arsenal).
    • 45': Nathan Tella (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 45'+1': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 45'+2': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Nathan Redmond.
    • 45'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 2, Southampton 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 2, Southampton 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
    • 53': Foul by Kyle Walker-Peters (Southampton).
    • 53': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 54': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Southampton) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
    • 58': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 58': Offside, Arsenal. Takehiro Tomiyasu tries a through ball, but Gabriel Magalhães is caught offside.
    • 59': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 2-0 Southampton.
    • 61': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 61': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 62': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Valentino Livramento.
    • 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.
    • 64': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) hits the right post with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 64': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 64': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kyle Walker-Peters.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
    • 65': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Willy Caballero.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
    • 66': Attempt blocked. Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 67': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Thomas Partey.
    • 70': Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Gabriel Magalhães.
    • 70': Substitution, Southampton. Lyanco replaces Armando Broja because of an injury.
    • 71': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
    • 71': Jan Bednarek (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 73': Attempt saved. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elyounoussi.
    • 73': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 74': Attempt missed. Jan Bednarek (Southampton) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by James Ward-Prowse with a cross following a corner.
    • 75': Attempt saved. Nathan Tella (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jack Stephens.
    • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
    • 75': Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 75': Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
    • 78': Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
    • 78': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 81': Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Granit Xhaka.
    • 81': Hand ball by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
    • 83': Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
    • 84': Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 87': Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
    • 87': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90': Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
    • 90': Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90': Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
    • 90'+2': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
    • 90'+3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
    • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Southampton 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 3, Southampton 0.

    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

    Game Information

    Competition: English Premier League

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

    Premier League Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 AFC Bournemouth 0 0 0
    2 Arsenal 0 0 0
    3 Aston Villa 0 0 0
    4 Brentford 0 0 0
    Full Table

    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
    Arsenal Substitutes:
    Eddie Nketiah, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Emile Smith Rowe, Rob Holding, Nicolas Pépé, Cédric, Arthur Okonkwo, Nuno Tavares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

    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
    Southampton Substitutes:
    Theo Walcott, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Shane Long, Moussa Djenepo, William Smallbone, Lyanco, Romain Perraud, Harry Lewis, Yan Valery.

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