Arsenal v Southampton, 16 December 2020

Score1-1
RefereePaul Tierney
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium

View Arsenal v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 6.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 43 Arsenal won: 23 Drawn: 13 Southampton won: 7 Arsenal scored: 79 Southampton scored: 44 Arsenal remained unbeaten in their last 26 home league games against Southampton since November 1987 (won 18).

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 52 G

Goals:

Theo Walcott 18 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Che Adams Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

David Luiz for Eddie Nketiah 65
Joe Willock for Dani Ceballos 67
Cédric Soares for Nicolas Pépé 85

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Theo Walcott 63
Nathan Redmond for Stuart Armstrong 63

Cards:

Dani Ceballos 44 Y
Gabriel 58 Y
Gabriel 62 Y
Gabriel 62 R

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 26 Y
Ryan Bertrand 33 Y
Danny Ings 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Mohammed Salisu
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

Comments:

League position: 15th After 13 games, Arsenal had now made their worst start to a league season since 1974-75 in League Division One. The Gunners avoided losing five consecutive home league games for the first time in their history. They had now had players shown red cards in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2011 (Emmanuel Frimpong against Liverpool and Carl Jenkinson at Manchester United).

Comments:

League position: 3rd Southampton had now lost one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won seven). The Saints had now equaled their club record of six consecutive away games without defeat in the Premier League; also previously August to November in 2015. Theo Walcott became the 16th ex-Arsenal player to later score against them in the Premier League. [c/o Orbinho].

1 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Gabriel
Defender Rob Holding
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Tierney
Defender/Midfielder/Forward Bukayo Saka
Midfielder Dani Ceballos
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Substitutions:

David Luiz for Eddie Nketiah 65
Joe Willock for Dani Ceballos 67
Cédric Soares for Nicolas Pépé 85

Cards:

Dani Ceballos 44 Y
Gabriel 58 Y
Gabriel 62 Y
Gabriel 62 R

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson
Defender Cédric Soares
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender/Midfielder David Luiz
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder Joe Willock
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Comments:

League position: 15th After 13 games, Arsenal had now made their worst start to a league season since 1974-75 in League Division One. The Gunners avoided losing five consecutive home league games for the first time in their history. They had now had players shown red cards in consecutive games in the Premier League for the first time since August 2011 (Emmanuel Frimpong against Liverpool and Carl Jenkinson at Manchester United).

1 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Theo Walcott 18 G

Starting lineup:

Alex McCarthy Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Ryan Bertrand Defender/Midfielder
Kyle Walker-Peters Defender/Midfielder
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Che Adams Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward
Theo Walcott Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ings Forward

Substitutions:

Moussa Djenepo for Theo Walcott 63
Nathan Redmond for Stuart Armstrong 63

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 26 Y
Ryan Bertrand 33 Y
Danny Ings 83 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Fraser Forster
Defender Mohammed Salisu
Defender Jack Stephens
Midfielder Ibrahima Diallo
Midfielder/Forward Moussa Djenepo
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Forward Dan N'Lundulu

Comments:

League position: 3rd Southampton had now lost one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (won seven). The Saints had now equaled their club record of six consecutive away games without defeat in the Premier League; also previously August to November in 2015. Theo Walcott became the 16th ex-Arsenal player to later score against them in the Premier League. [c/o Orbinho].