In a weekend match in week 16, on Sat Dec 11th, Arsenal hosts Southampton at Emirates Stadium in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Premier League teams. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cold day, and temperatures reaching a maximum of only 4 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. Arsenal is fresh off their 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 Finally they completed the comback victory in the 92nd minute on a goal by Demarai Gray to cap off a wild match. Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches, while 16th placed Southampton is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Brighton & Hove Albion. Armando Broja struck first for Southampton in the 29th minute on a feed from Nathan Redmond, then Neal Maupay got the equalizer for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 8th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Jakub Moder earning Brighton & Hove Albion at least a draw. Southampton is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in St. Mary’s Stadium, 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 was frustrated by Southampton’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Southampton ended the match with the shutout victory.
Che Adams has been the most prolific scorer on Southampton in his last five matches with two goals. Both Emile Smith Rowe and Martin Ødegaard have been the hottest scorers for Arsenal in the last five each having scored 2 goals each
Arsenal will be without Granit Xhaka, Sead Kolašinac and Emile Smith Rowe, while Fraser Forster, Stuart Armstrong, Jan Bednarek and Jack Stephens are unavailable to play for Southampton.