Arsenal v Southampton, 02 February 2016

Score0-0
RefereeLee Mason
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,044

View Arsenal v Southampton head to head

Arsenal remained unbeaten at home in 21 league games against Southampton since November 1987 (won 15). Kick-off: 7.45pm

0 Arsenal

0 Southampton

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Joel Campbell 62
Francis Coquelin for Mathieu Flamini 85

Substitutions:

Graziano Pelle for Dušan Tadić 69
Juanmi for James Ward-Prowse 83
Matt Targett for Sadio Mané 86

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 87 Y
Gabriel Paulista 89 Y

Cards:

Cédric Soares 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Forward Juanmi
Forward Graziano Pelle

Comments:

League position: 4th When Arsenal won the Premier League title in 2002, the last points they dropped were in a home game against Southampton on 2 February - a date traditionally known as Groundhog Day. [Opta] The Gunners had now failed to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2009.

Comments:

League position: 7th Goalkeeper Fraser Forster had now kept a clean sheet in all four Premier League games since his return from injury. It was the first time that Southampton had kept four consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League since November 2014.

0 Arsenal

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mathieu Flamini
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Joel Campbell
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Theo Walcott for Joel Campbell 62
Francis Coquelin for Mathieu Flamini 85

Cards:

Francis Coquelin 87 Y
Gabriel Paulista 89 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Per Mertesacker
Defender/Midfielder Calum Chambers
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott

Comments:

League position: 4th When Arsenal won the Premier League title in 2002, the last points they dropped were in a home game against Southampton on 2 February - a date traditionally known as Groundhog Day. [Opta] The Gunners had now failed to score in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time since February 2009.

0 Southampton

Starting lineup:

Fraser Forster Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
José Fonte Defender
Virgil van Dijk Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Victor Wanyama Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Sadio Mané Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Dušan Tadić Midfielder/Forward
Shane Long Forward

Substitutions:

Graziano Pelle for Dušan Tadić 69
Juanmi for James Ward-Prowse 83
Matt Targett for Sadio Mané 86

Cards:

Cédric Soares 61 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg
Defender Cuco Martina
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Jordy Clasie
Forward Juanmi
Forward Graziano Pelle

Comments:

League position: 7th Goalkeeper Fraser Forster had now kept a clean sheet in all four Premier League games since his return from injury. It was the first time that Southampton had kept four consecutive clean sheets in the Premier League since November 2014.