LONDON. Arsenal and Southampton played a scintillating incredible match before drawing 3-3. Arsenal was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (74%)
The match was played at the Emirates Stadium stadium in London on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. The referee was Simon Hooper assisted by Adrian Holmes and Mark Scholes. The 4th official was Andre Marriner. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 7.2 degrees Celsius or 44.92 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- ! 74 Ball Possession 26
Shots
- 25 Total 8
- 6 On Target 6
- 11 Off Target 1
- 8 Shots blocked 1
- 155 Attack 52
- 106 Dangerous attack 24
- 85 Ball safe 84
- 15 Free Kicks 11
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 10 Total 14
- 1 Yellow Cards 5
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Arsenal had a superior ball possession 74% while Southampton was struggling with a 26% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Arsenal was more pushing with 106 dangerous attacks and 25 shots of which 6 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match.
Arsenal shot 25 times, 6 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Southampton shot 8 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Arsenal received 1 yellow card (Oleksandr Zinchenko). Talking about the opposition, Southampton received 5 yellow cards (Carlos Alcaraz, Romain Perraud, Kyle Walker-Peters, Adam Armstrong and I. Diallo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Arsenal will have 75 points to sit in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Southampton will have 24 points to sit in the 20th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Premier League, Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 14th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).
Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (3 draws).
Arsenal – Formation
Arsenal
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45'
88'
Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mikel Arteta Amatriain decided to play with the following team: Aaron Ramsdale , Benjamin White , Rob Holding , Gabriel Magalhães , Oleksandr Zinchenko , Martin Ødegaard , Thomas Partey , Fábio Vieira , Bukayo Saka , Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli .
The home team had on the bench: Reuell Walters, Matt Turner, Jakub Kiwior, Leandro Trossard , Jorginho, Edward Nketiah , Kieran Tierney, Reiss Nelson and Emile Smith Rowe.
Substitutions
Arsenal made 3 changes: Fábio Vieira for Leandro Trossard (57′), Oleksandr Zinchenko for Edward Nketiah (72′) and Gabriel Martinelli for Reiss Nelson (85′).
Best player: Gabriel Martinelli
The player that probably impressed the most for Arsenal was Gabriel Martinelli.
His rating is with 1 goal, 47 passes (78% accurate) and 6 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 6 crosses.
Southampton – Formation
Southampton
Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Rubén Sellés Salvador played with: Gavin Bazunu , Kyle Walker-Peters , Jan Bednarek , Armel Bella-Kotchap , Romain Perraud , Mohamed Elyounoussi , James Ward-Prowse , Roméo Lavia , Adam Armstrong , Theo Walcott and Carlos Alcaraz .
These were the players on the bench: Joe Aribo, Stuart Armstrong, Kamaldeen Sulemana , Paul Onuachu , Alex McCarthy, Lyanco , Mislav Oršić, Duje Ćaleta-Car and Ibrahima Diallo.
Southampton could not rely on the presence of Lyanco (injured) and I. Diallo (injured).
Substitutions
Southampton made 5 changes: Jan Bednarek for Duje Ćaleta-Car (41′), Carlos Alcaraz for Lyanco (46′), T. Walcott for K. Sulemana (77′), Adam Armstrong for Paul Onuachu (77′) and R. Lavia for Ibrahima Diallo (86′).
Best player: Carlos Alcaraz
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Carlos Alcaraz.
His rating is with 1 goal, 11 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Premier League.
- Arsenal – Southampton – 3-3
