Arsenal vs Southampton
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Emirates Stadium
Date: Sunday, February 24, 2019
Kick-off: 2:05pm GMT, today
Arsenal are back in Premier League action this afternoon fresh from qualifying for the last-16 of the Europa League.
The Gunners needed to beat BATE Borisov on Thursday night after losing the first leg 1-0, and Unai Emery's side secured a 3-0 win to reach the next stage of the competition.
Arsenal return to domestic matters on Sunday against struggling Southampton. Ralph Hasenhuttl's side are winless in three, but the Saints beat Arsenal 3-2 at St Mary's earlier this season and will be confident of giving the Gunners an open game in north London.
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Arsenal team news and line-ups
Arsenal XI: Leno, Lichtsteiner, Mustafi, Papastathopoulos, Kolasinac, Torreira, Xhaka, Iwobi, Ramsey, Mkhitaryan, Lacazette
Subs: Cech, Koscielny, Ozil, Aubameyang, Monreal, Suarez, Guendouzi
Southampton XI: Gunn, Bednarek, Vestergaard, Stephens, Valery, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Targett, Armstrong, Redmond
Subs: McCarthy, Yoshida, Austin, Elyounoussi, Bertrand, Slattery, Obafemi
Referee: Graham Scott (Oxfordshire)
Score prediction: Arsenal 2-1 Southampton
With Alexandre Lacazette fresh after being suspended for the midweek Europa League win, Arsenal have added firepower against a weak Southampton defence.
Hasenhuttl will likely instruct his side to take the game to Arsenal rather than sit back and wait to concede, and that should open up space on the break for both sides.
With a top-four finish still to play for, Arsenal should have enough to get over the line on Sunday - but it won't be straight-forward.
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Match odds
- Arsenal to win: 1/2
- Draw: 7/2
- Southampton to win: 6/1
First goalscorer odds
- Alexandre Lacazette: 12/5
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: 11/4
- Danny Ings: 13/2
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TV channel and live stream, and online coverage
The match will not be available to watch live in the UK.
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Head to Head history (h2h)
The teams have met 39 times in the Premier League, with Arsenal winning 21 games, Southampton seven, and the sides sharing 11 draws.
The last time the two sides met, the Saints won 3-2 at St Mary's back in December.
