Arsenal pulled out very important victory away from home against West Brom with a narrow 1:0 result. Only goal was scored by Danny Welbeck in 60th minute, while the players of West Brom had no proper answer in attack for the whole game and were stopped with ease.
With this victory behind their backs, they broke a streak of two consecutive losses (away to Swansea and at home against Manchester United), while the team now needs another three pointer in order to keep the race for the Champions League spots. Arsenal’s injury list continues to be very length, as players Kieran Gibbs, Nacho Monreal and Alex Oxlade Chamberlain all picked injury last weekend in a victory over West Brom. On the bright side, goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny is back between the posts, while central defender Laurent Koscielny made return last weekend and will surely boost their morale. Ozil, Ospina, Diaby, Wilshere and Walcott all continue to be long term absentees.
Southampton was completely outplayed last weekend, for the first time this season, as the team suffered unexpectedly easy loss at home against Manchester City 0:3. The game was quite balanced in the first halftime, but the visitors entered the second half with upped tempo and looked more than dominant.
Even though Citizens were left playing with a man less since 74th minute when Mangala got red carded, visitors remained better on the field and managed to score two more goals in last ten minutes of the game – exactly when the hosts were expected to attack and revert the score. Defensive midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (15/3) picked up an injury in a defeat against Citizens and will miss this game. On the bright side, other defensive midfielder Jack Cork (10/2) is back for this game. Midfielder James Ward- Prowse (5/0) and forward Sam Gallagher (no performance this season) are out injured.
There have been over 2.5 goals scored in 5 of Arsenal’s last 6 home games in the Premier League. Open game is expected here, with both teams switching to attacking formations this time. Arsenal comes from a victory and will surely play to get another one, while it’s hard to imagine that the visitors will once again stay without a goal scored, having in mind what quality they have in offensive lineup.
Bet: Over 2.5 goals
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