At the "St. Mary's" stadium, the match between Southampton and Arsenal took place as part of the 20th round of the English Premier League.
Arsenal achieved a valuable victory over Southampton with a score of 3 - 1. Southampton was the first to score just 3 minutes into the match, with a goal from Stuart Armstrong, who struck the ball on the fly to the left of German goalkeeper Bernd Leno. The Gunners quickly equalized through Ivorian Nicolas Pépé in the 8th minute with a low shot to the left of the home team's keeper. Bukayo Saka then put Arsenal ahead by scoring the second goal in the 39th minute, receiving a wonderful pass from Alexandre Lacazette, after which he outmaneuvered the goalkeeper and placed the ball in the empty net. In the second half, Frenchman Alexandre Lacazette completed the London team's trio in the 72nd minute after following up on a cross from teammate Bukayo Saka.
Arsenal missed the services of their Gabonese star Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who traveled to his homeland in Gabon before the match against Southampton in the FA Cup due to a family crisis. Arsenal successfully avenged their earlier exit from the FA Cup Round of 32 against Southampton, losing 1-0 last Saturday.
With this result, Arsenal raised their points total to 30, placing them in 8th position in the Premier League standings, while Southampton remained at 29 points in 11th place. Manchester City leads the table with 41 points after a massive 5-0 victory against West Bromwich Albion.
