Arsenal v Southampton, 24 February 2019

Score2-0 to Arsenal
RefereeGraham Scott
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance59,877

View Arsenal v Southampton head to head

Kick-off: 2.05pm Arsenal remained unbeaten in their last 24 home league games against Southampton (won 18). Premier League Head to Head Played: 40 Arsenal won: 22 Drawn: 11 Southampton won: 7 Arsenal scored: 74 Southampton scored: 41

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

0 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 6 G
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 17 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Yann Valery Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Laurent Koscielny for Stefan Lichtsteiner 56
Mesut Özil for Aaron Ramsey 63
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Alex Iwobi 75

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Jack Stephens 46
Michael Obafemi for Stuart Armstrong 46
Mohamed Elyounoussi for Mohamed Elyounoussi 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Denis Suárez
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Callum Slattery
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Michael Obafemi

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last 13 home games in the Premier League and won the last seven in a row. Alexandre Lacazette became the first player to score in four consecutive home games for the Gunners in the Premier League since Robin van Persie from December 2011 to March 2012 (five games). They had now won their last 31 games at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the bottom three since a 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in October 2008.

Comments:

League position: 18th Southampton had now lost 200 away games in the Premier League (played 381, won 79). This was the Saints' first defeat in their last five away games in the Premier League (won two). They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 18 games in the Premier League.

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Alexandre Lacazette 6 G
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 17 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Stefan Lichtsteiner
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Defender Sokratis Papastathopoulos
Defender/Midfielder Sead Kolašinac
Defender/Midfielder Granit Xhaka
Midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder Lucas Torreira
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Forward Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutions:

Laurent Koscielny for Stefan Lichtsteiner 56
Mesut Özil for Aaron Ramsey 63
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for Alex Iwobi 75

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Midfielder Mattéo Guendouzi
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Denis Suárez
Forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal were now unbeaten in their last 13 home games in the Premier League and won the last seven in a row. Alexandre Lacazette became the first player to score in four consecutive home games for the Gunners in the Premier League since Robin van Persie from December 2011 to March 2012 (five games). They had now won their last 31 games at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League against teams starting the day in the bottom three since a 4-4 draw with Tottenham Hotspur in October 2008.

0 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Angus Gunn Goalkeeper
Jan Bednarek Defender
Jack Stephens Defender
Matt Targett Defender
Yann Valery Defender
Jannik Vestergaard Defender
Stuart Armstrong Midfielder
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg Midfielder
James Ward-Prowse Midfielder
Nathan Redmond Midfielder/Forward
Oriol Romeu Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Charlie Austin for Jack Stephens 46
Michael Obafemi for Stuart Armstrong 46
Mohamed Elyounoussi for Mohamed Elyounoussi 65

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Maya Yoshida
Defender/Midfielder Ryan Bertrand
Midfielder Callum Slattery
Midfielder/Forward Mohamed Elyounoussi
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Michael Obafemi

Comments:

League position: 18th Southampton had now lost 200 away games in the Premier League (played 381, won 79). This was the Saints' first defeat in their last five away games in the Premier League (won two). They had now kept one clean sheet in their last 18 games in the Premier League.