April 16th features a match where Southampton will play host to Arsenal in a Premier League match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. Southampton sits at 14th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-6 blowout loss against Chelsea. Marcos Alonso scored the first goal for Chelsea in the 8th minute, then Mason Mount added another in the 16th minute In the end, Southampton was frustrated by Chelsea’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Chelsea ended the match with the shutout victory. Southampton is looking for direction having 3 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches, while arsenal is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Brighton & Hove Albion. Leandro Trossard struck first for Brighton & Hove Albion in the 28th minute, then Enock Mwepu added another in the 66th minute. With 19 points in their last 10 matches Arsenal should be reasonably happy with their performance.
On Dec 11th, Arsenal hosted Southampton in their last match together. Arsenal won by a score of 3 to 0 in front of almost 60000 spectators. Alexandre Lacazette struck first for Arsenal in the 21st minute, then Martin Ødegaard added another in the 27th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Southampton couldn’t manage to score, and Arsenal took the shutout win.
Arsenal is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Alexandre Lacazette and Thomas Partey each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Stuart Armstrong and Mohamed Elyounoussi are the top scorers for Southampton in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal.
Ralph Hasenhüttl’s squad will be without Alex McCarthy, while Mikel Arteta Amatriain’s Arsenal squad will be without Kieran Tierney.