ARSENAL were dealt another big blow in the race for the top four in the Premier League after losing 1-0 to Southampton at St Mary’s.
Jan Bednarek scored the only goal of the game but Gunners fans can take solace in the fact that fellow top-four battlers Tottenham lost to Brighton in the early kick-off.
- Kick off time: 3pm at St Mary’s
- TV channel/Live stream: This game is not being broadcast or live streamed in the UK because of Uefa’s blackout rules. In the US, subscription members of NBC can stream the game via the NBC Sport website or app.
- Southampton team news: Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Lyanco, Perraud, Valery, Stuart Armstrong, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Broja.
- Arsenal team news: Ramsdale, Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tavares, Odegaard, Sambi Lokonga, Xhaka, Saka, Nketiah, Martinelli.
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Mikel Arteta will ruing the host of chances his side missed today.
The Spaniard will feel they did enough to get something out of this game.
Forster made some world-class saves to keep them out.
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With four teams challenging for fourth spot in the Premier League, you would not expect so many defeats week after week.
It is almost like the teams do not want this Champions League spot.
Arteta will be livid at the opportunity his side have missed today.
Fraser Forster is the one everyone will be talking about tonight.
FT: Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
Peter Banks brings the game to a close.
Big cheers from the home faithful at St Mary’s.
Nobody seems to want fourth place this season.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
90+4. The ball is squared to Martinelli on the edge of the box.
He looks to get a shot away with his left foot but it is well wide.
Arsenal had seven players in the box there, wrong decision by Martinelli.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
90+3. Ward-Prowse has a free kick in a dangerous position.
His effort is clocked by the keeper and goes back into play.
Arsenal are looking for one last chance to equalise.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
90+1. Yellow card for Ben White.
Free kick awarded for his trip on Elyounoussi.
Four additional minutes remaining.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
89. Time is running out for Arsenal.
What a missed chance to hunt down Tottenham in fourth place this could be.
They will be hoping for a lot of added time.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
87. Odegaard looks for Xhaka again.
He finds Lokonga who tries to thread it through.
All too easy for Southampton as they intercept.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
85. Lokonga plays the ball to Forster.
Xhaka hits a shot that looks destined for the top corner.
What a save by Fraser Forster.
The big man is putting in a man of the match performance.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
83. Dangerous play by Romeu for Southampton.
Heavy challenge on Lokonga.
May have been retribution for his challenge on Armstrong.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
81. Odegaard looks for Saka inside the box.
Saka shoots and Forster saves again with his thigh.
Odegaard shoots again but the balls goes into the side netting.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
79. Play is restarted.
Martinelli looks to play the ball into the box to Odegaard.
Armstrong gets there first and clears for a corner.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
77. Dangerous challenge by Lokonga on Armstrong.
The Southampton player stays down and requires medical attention.
That was a clumsy challenge.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
75. Shane Long is coming on for Southampton.
Elyounoussi down the left whips in a cross.
Xhaka manages to clear to relieve the pressure.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
73. All the possession has been with Arsenal in this half.
Ramsdale could be doing sudokus in his goal for all we know.
Southampton will have the last laugh if the score stays like this.
Smith-Rowe with an effort but a fantastic save from Forster denies the visitors once again.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
71. Smith-Rowe is coming into the game more and more.
Xhaka chips the ball into the Southampton box.
Pepe shoots wide of goal.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
69. It looks like Nicolas Pepe is warming up to come on.
Tavares is coming off for him.
Tactical changes made from Arteta.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
67. The Gunners are still dominating with 72% possession.
This will not bother The Saints with the goal lead still.
Tavares puts in a cross but Forster collects.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal – Saka goes close!
65. Saka bursts forward again looking to make something happen.
This time the Arsenal youngster looks to shoot himself.
His chance goes narrowly wide with Forster scrambling.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
63. Saka has the ball and is running towards the Southampton goal.
He feeds the ball to Odegaard who shoots from distance.
Another effort nowhere near the target, Arsenal seem to be devoid of ideas in the attacking third.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
61. Martinelli is not having a good game today.
Xhaka puts in the cross for Arsenal and finds Martinelli.
He heads the ball but it is a terrible effort and nowhere near goal.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
59. Tavares puts in a cross.
Poor clearance by the goalscorer Bednarek.
Martinelli goes for goal with a volley but it is well over.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
57. Rough tackle from Armando Broja on Ben White.
The referee has no choice but to book the Southampton striker.
Broja has no arguments there.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
55. Cedric puts a cross in for Arsenal.
The ball deflects behind the Southampton defence but Fraser Forster comes rushing out to collect.
Routine save for the Southampton stopper.
Southampton 1-0 Arsenal
53. Perraud gets forward again.
As he comes forward the Arsenal defence seem to part for him to run through.
His shot is blocked for a corner.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
