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By Matthew HowarthBBC Sport
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Jan Bednarek's fourth goal of the season earned Southampton their first victory since FebruaryArsenal missed the chance to move level on points with fourth-placed Tottenham as Southampton won at St Mary's to inflict a third successive defeat on Mikel Arteta's team.
Jan Bednarek scored the game's only goal late in the first half after the Gunners had failed to adequately deal with a Saints corner.
Bukayo Saka was denied from point-blank range by Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster with the score still goalless, but further clear-cut openings proved hard to come by for the visitors until the closing stages of the second half.
Emile Smith Rowe forced another fine save out of Forster after latching on to Yan Valery's attempted clearance, before Martin Odegaard dragged a left-footed shot wide of the near post after cutting in from the right.
Forster produced yet another impressive stop to deny Granit Xhaka late on as Arsenal desperately piled forward in search of an equaliser.
The Gunners remain three points behind fourth-placed Tottenham - who were beaten at home to Brighton earlier on Saturday - although they do still have a game in hand on their north London rivals.
Southampton, meanwhile, climb to 11th after claiming their first league win since February.
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Southampton
Squad number44Player nameForster
Squad number43Player nameValery- Squad number4Player nameLyanco
Squad number35Player nameBednarek- Squad number2Player nameWalker-Peters
Squad number8Player nameWard-Prowse
Squad number6Player nameOriol Romeu- Squad number15Player namePerraud
- Squad number17Player nameS Armstrong
- Squad number18Player nameBroja
- Squad number24Player nameElyounoussi
Squad number7Player nameLong
Squad number11Player nameRedmond- Squad number21Player nameLivramento
Arsenal
- Squad number32Player nameRamsdale
Squad number17Player nameCédric Soares- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number20Player nameNuno Tavares
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
- Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number34Player nameXhaka- Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
- Squad number30Player nameNketiah
- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
- Squad number19Player namePépé
Line-ups
Southampton
Formation 3-4-3
- 44Forster
- 43Valery
- 4Lyanco
- 35Bednarek
- 2Walker-Peters
- 8Ward-Prowse
- 6Romeu
- 15Perraud
- 17S ArmstrongSubstituted forRedmondat 82'minutes
- 18BrojaBooked at 56minsSubstituted forLongat 74'minutesBooked at 90mins
- 24ElyounoussiSubstituted forLivramentoat 90+2'minutes
Substitutes
- 5Stephens
- 7Long
- 9A Armstrong
- 10Adams
- 11Redmond
- 13Caballero
- 21Livramento
- 22Salisu
- 23Tella
Arsenal
Formation 4-3-3
- 32Ramsdale
- 17Cédric SoaresSubstituted forSmith Roweat 60'minutes
- 4WhiteBooked at 90mins
- 6Gabriel
- 20TavaresSubstituted forPépéat 70'minutes
- 8Ødegaard
- 23Sambi Lokonga
- 34Xhaka
- 35Martinelli
- 30Nketiah
- 7Saka
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 10Smith Rowe
- 16Holding
- 19Pépé
- 25Elneny
- 38Azeez
- 61Ogungbo
- 69Swanson
- 82Hutchinson
Referee:Peter Bankes
Attendance:31,465
Live Text
Match ends, Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.
Second Half ends, Southampton 1, Arsenal 0.
Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Martin Ødegaard.
Shane Long (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shane Long (Southampton).
Attempt missed. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
Attempt saved. James Ward-Prowse (Southampton) right footed shot from long range on the left is saved in the bottom left corner.
Substitution, Southampton. Valentino Livramento replaces Mohamed Elyounoussi.
Benjamin White (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Foul by Benjamin White (Arsenal).
Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt blocked. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Attempt missed. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Fraser Forster.
Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Emile Smith Rowe.
Attempt blocked. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Albert Sambi Lokonga.
Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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