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Alexandre Lacazette's opener completed a 16-pass team goalArsenal boosted their Champions League qualification hopes as they cruised past Southampton at the Emirates Stadium despite captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang being dropped from the squad.
Stand-in skipper Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring for the Gunners in the 21st minute, finishing off a superb 16-pass team move.
And Martin Odegaard doubled the lead six minutes later heading home from close range.
Arsenal dominated throughout and added a third after 62 minutes with defender Gabriel nodding in a Gabriel Martinelli corner.
The Gunners jump up to fifth in the Premier League table, one point off the top four, while Southampton stay 16th.
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Arsenal
Squad number32Player nameRamsdale- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number3Player nameTierney
- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number5Player namePartey
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number9Player nameLacazette
Squad number16Player nameHolding- Squad number19Player namePépé
- Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Southampton
- Squad number13Player nameCaballero
- Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Squad number5Player nameStephens
Squad number35Player nameBednarek- Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number11Player nameRedmond
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse- Squad number27Player nameDiallo
- Squad number23Player nameTella
- Squad number18Player nameBroja
- Squad number9Player nameA Armstrong
- Squad number4Player nameLyanco
- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 18Tomiyasu
- 4White
- 6GabrielBooked at 3minsSubstituted forHoldingat 69'minutes
- 3Tierney
- 7SakaBooked at 17mins
- 5Partey
- 34XhakaSubstituted forSambi Lokongaat 81'minutes
- 35Martinelli
- 8Ødegaard
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forPépéat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 10Smith Rowe
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 20Tavares
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 30Nketiah
- 33Okonkwo
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Caballero
- 21Livramento
- 5Stephens
- 35Bednarek
- 2Walker-Peters
- 11Redmond
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 27Diallo
- 23Tella
- 18BrojaSubstituted forLyancoat 70'minutes
- 9A ArmstrongSubstituted forElyounoussiat 43'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Lyanco
- 7Long
- 15Perraud
- 19Djenepo
- 20Smallbone
- 24Elyounoussi
- 32Walcott
- 41Lewis
- 43Valery
Referee:Jarred Gillett
Attendance:59,653
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 3, Southampton 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Southampton 0.
Attempt blocked. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Martinelli with a cross.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Jack Stephens.
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Nathan Redmond (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jack Stephens (Southampton).
Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Thomas Partey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
Hand ball by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
Substitution, Arsenal. Albert Sambi Lokonga replaces Granit Xhaka.
Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Nathan Tella (Southampton).
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Gabriel Martinelli.
Attempt blocked. Nathan Redmond (Southampton) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Aaron Ramsdale.
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