On the 11th of December, in this week 16 match, Arsenal plays host to Southampton in a clash of the Premier League. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Arsenal sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-2 loss against Everton. Martin Ødegaard struck first for Arsenal in the %Minute minute of the %HalfNumber half’s stoppage time, but Richarlison got the equalizer for Everton in the 79th minute But luckily in the 92nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Demarai Gray. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance, while southampton sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Armando Broja struck first for Southampton in the 29th minute, then Neal Maupay tied it up for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time squeezing out at least the one point for Brighton & Hove Albion. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match on the 23rd of January, Southampton was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Gabriel struck first for Southampton on an own goal in the 24th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Arsenal couldn’t muster any offence and Southampton ran away with the shutout win.
Southampton’s top weapon lately has been Che Adams, who has two goals in the last 5 matches. Both Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Ødegaard have been the hottest scorers for Arsenal in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Granit Xhaka, Sead Kolašinac and Emile Smith Rowe are unavailable to play for Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s team, while Fraser Forster, Stuart Armstrong, Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens are unavailable to play for Southampton.