Arsenal battle Southampton this afternoon aiming for a ninth successive win across all competitions.
Mikel Arteta’s side continue to set the pace domestically and in Europe, with their narrow win over Leeds leaving them four points clear at the top of the Premier League after Manchester City were beaten by Liverpool at Anfield. That has since gone back down to one after City brushed aside Brighton yesterday.
With just four league matches to go until the break for the World Cup, Arsenal will be desperate to maintain their superb form and go into that on a high.
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As for Southampton, they ended their six-match winless run with victory over Bournemouth last time out, and they will hoping to back that up against the Gunners, who they have had some success against in recent meetings at St Mary’s.
Arsenal were beaten by the Saints towards the end of last season, as their top-four hopes began to fall apart.
Date, kick-off time and venue
Southampton vs Arsenal is scheduled for a 2pm BST kick-off time today, Sunday October 23, 2022.
St Mary’s in Southampton will host the match.
Where to watch Southampton vs Arsenal
TV channel: Today’s game will be broadcast live on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League in the UK, with coverage starting at 1pm.
Live stream: Sky Sports subscribers will be able to watch the game via a live stream on the Sky Go app.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog. Simon Collings will be providing expert analysis from the ground.
Southampton vs Arsenal lineups and team news
Arsenal starting XI: Ramsdale; White, Saliba, Gabriel, Tomiyasu; Odegaard, Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Jesus, Martinelli
Subs: Turner, Cedric, Holding, Tierney, Lokonga, Vieira, Nelson, Marquinhos, Nketiah
Southampton starting XI: Bazunu, Caleta-Car, Lyanco, Salisu, Perraud, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Elyounoussi, Aribo, Stuart Armstrong, Adam Armstrong
Subs: McCarthy, Adams, Mara, Djenepo, Edozie, Larios, Walcott, Payne, Finnigan
Southampton vs Arsenal prediction
Southampton have come out on top in two of the last three matches between the sides at St Mary’s, but this looks to be a very different Arsenal side.
There is a danger fatigue begins to hit for the Gunners, with a strong side named in their last two Europa League matches, but with confidence so high they should have enough firepower for a struggling Southampton.
Arsenal to win, 2-0.
Head to head (h2h) history and results
Southampton wins: 23
Draws: 28
Arsenal wins: 53
