SOUTHAMPTON. Arsenal and Southampton draw 1-1. G. Xhaka scored the first goal (11′) for Arsenal. S. Armstrong equalized (65′). Arsenal was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (60%)

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Sunday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Jones who was helped by Lee Betts and Ian Hussin. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Arsenal had a strong ball possession 60% while Southampton was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Arsenal was more pushing with 39 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Arsenal to win the match​.

Southampton shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal shot 11 times, 3 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (T. Walcott and Lyanco). Regarding the opposition, Arsenal received 1 yellow card (B. Saka).

Standings

After playing this match, Southampton will have 12 points like Aston Villa to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Arsenal will have 28 points to sit in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Premier League, Southampton will host Fulham on the 13th of May with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Arsenal will host Brighton & Hove Albion on the 13th of May with a 5-4 head to head record in favor of Arsenal (3 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Ralph Hasenhüttl decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.8), Lyanco (7.0), Duje Ćaleta-Car (7.2), Mohammed Salisu (6.8), Romain Perraud (6.8), Mohamed Elyounoussi (6.9), James Ward-Prowse (7.1), Ibrahima Diallo (7.3), Stuart Armstrong (7.1), Adam Armstrong (6.6) and Joe Aribo (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Sékou Mara, Moussa Djenepo, Samuel Edozie (6.4), Lewis Payne, Ryan Finnigan, Juan Larios, Che Adams (6.6), Alex McCarthy and Theo Walcott (6.4).

Substitutions

Southampton made 3 changes: A. Armstrong for T. Walcott (73′), J. Aribo for C. Adams (73′) and S. Armstrong for S. Edozie (80′).

Best player: Ibrahima Diallo​

The most impressive player for Southampton was Ibrahima Diallo.

His rating is (7.3) with 31 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 11.

Arsenal – Formation

Arsenal started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Mikel Arteta Amatriain played with: Aaron Ramsdale (6.4), Benjamin White (7.5), William Saliba (6.9), Gabriel Magalhães (7.3), Takehiro Tomiyasu (7.4), Martin Ødegaard (7.2), Thomas Partey (7.0), Granit Xhaka (7.6), Bukayo Saka (6.2), Gabriel Jesus (5.8) and Gabriel Martinelli (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Fábio Vieira (6.6), Marquinhos, Rob Holding, Reiss Nelson, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Kieran Tierney (6.5), Edward Nketiah (6.2), Matt Turner and Cédric Soares.

Substitutions

Arsenal made 3 changes: G. Martinelli for E. Nketiah (72′), B. White for K. Tierney (72′) and M. Odegaard for F. Vieira (83′).

Best player: Granit Xhaka​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Arsenal was Granit Xhaka.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 56 passes (89% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​

• Wolverhampton Wanderers – Leicester City – 0-4
• Tottenham Hotspur – Newcastle United – 1-2
• Southampton – Arsenal – 1-1
• Leeds United – Fulham – 2-3
• Aston Villa – Brentford – 4-0