Southampton v Arsenal, 16 December 2018

Score3-2 to Southampton
RefereeChris Kavanagh
CompetitionPremier League
VenueSt Mary's Stadium, Southampton
Attendance29,497

View Southampton v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 1.30pm Arsenal had now won one of their last eight away games against Southampton in the Premier League (lost three). Premier League Head to Head Played: 39 Southampton won: 7 Drawn: 11 Arsenal won: 21 Southampton scored: 41 Arsenal scored: 72

3 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Danny Ings 20 G
Danny Ings 44 G
Charlie Austin 85 G

Goals:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 23 G
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 53 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Yann Valery
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Danny Ings

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mattéo Guendouzi Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Lucas Torreira Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Shane Long for Nathan Redmond 63
Charlie Austin for Danny Ings 71
Tyreke Johnson for Stuart Armstrong 90

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Héctor Bellerín 46
Mesut Özil for Alex Iwobi 70
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Stefan Lichtsteiner 74

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 51 Y
Stuart Armstrong 71 Y
Shane Long 90 Y

Cards:

Laurent Koscielny 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Tyreke Johnson
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 17th This was new manager Ralph Hasenhüttl's first home game in charge. This was Southampton's first win in their last nine home games in the Premier League (lost three). They became the last team in the top four divisions to win a home league game in this season. They scored three or more goals for the first time in their last 35 games in all competitions since a 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on 3 February 2018. The Saints avoided setting a new club record of 13 games in the Premier League without a win. Charlie Austin had now scored in each of his five games against Arsenal in the Premier League. Southampton now taken a total 901 points from their games in the Premier League (played 751, won 231, lost 312).

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Arsenal's first defeat in their last 23 games in all competitions since losing at Chelsea in the Premier League on 18 August 2018. They had now scored two or more goals in eight consecutive away games in the top division for only the second time; also from April to October in 1930 in League Division One. The Gunners had yet to led at half-time in any of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season (losing in five). They had now scored 20 goals in their away games so far in this Premier League season (played eight); as many as they scored in their 19 away league games in the previous season.

3 Southampton

Manager: Ralph Hasenhüttl

Goals:

Danny Ings 20 G
Danny Ings 44 G
Charlie Austin 85 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Alex McCarthy
Defender Jan Bednarek
Defender Matt Targett
Defender Yann Valery
Defender Jannik Vestergaard
Defender Maya Yoshida
Midfielder Stuart Armstrong
Midfielder Pierre-Emile Højbjerg
Midfielder/Forward Nathan Redmond
Midfielder/Forward Oriol Romeu
Forward Danny Ings

Substitutions:

Shane Long for Nathan Redmond 63
Charlie Austin for Danny Ings 71
Tyreke Johnson for Stuart Armstrong 90

Cards:

Jan Bednarek 51 Y
Stuart Armstrong 71 Y
Shane Long 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Angus Gunn
Defender Wesley Hoedt
Midfielder Steven Davis
Midfielder Tyreke Johnson
Midfielder James Ward-Prowse
Forward Charlie Austin
Forward Shane Long

Comments:

League position: 17th This was new manager Ralph Hasenhüttl's first home game in charge. This was Southampton's first win in their last nine home games in the Premier League (lost three). They became the last team in the top four divisions to win a home league game in this season. They scored three or more goals for the first time in their last 35 games in all competitions since a 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on 3 February 2018. The Saints avoided setting a new club record of 13 games in the Premier League without a win. Charlie Austin had now scored in each of his five games against Arsenal in the Premier League. Southampton now taken a total 901 points from their games in the Premier League (played 751, won 231, lost 312).

2 Arsenal

Manager: Unai Emery

Goals:

Henrikh Mkhitaryan 23 G
Henrikh Mkhitaryan 53 G

Starting lineup:

Bernd Leno Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Stefan Lichtsteiner Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mattéo Guendouzi Midfielder
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Midfielder
Lucas Torreira Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Forward

Substitutions:

Alexandre Lacazette for Héctor Bellerín 46
Mesut Özil for Alex Iwobi 70
Ainsley Maitland-Niles for Stefan Lichtsteiner 74

Cards:

Laurent Koscielny 60 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Forward Alexandre Lacazette
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 5th This was Arsenal's first defeat in their last 23 games in all competitions since losing at Chelsea in the Premier League on 18 August 2018. They had now scored two or more goals in eight consecutive away games in the top division for only the second time; also from April to October in 1930 in League Division One. The Gunners had yet to led at half-time in any of their 17 games so far in this Premier League season (losing in five). They had now scored 20 goals in their away games so far in this Premier League season (played eight); as many as they scored in their 19 away league games in the previous season.