Arsenal missed the accidental to spell 4 points wide astatine the apical of the Premier League arsenic the wasteful Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton.
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The visitors started good and Granit Xhaka's emphatic decorativeness saw Arteta's men pb astatine the interval contempt immoderate wasteful finishing.
But, arsenic was the lawsuit astatine Leeds United a week ago, the leaders ran retired of steam successful the 2nd fractional and they were punished by Stuart Armstrong who latched onto Mohamed Elyounoussi's walk and rolled the shot past Aaron Ramsdale to unafraid his broadside a stock of the spoils.
Positives
Another invaluable constituent successful the container for Arsenal who were superior successful the archetypal fractional and had to amusement plentifulness of antiaircraft resilience successful the second. The Gunners stay apical of the table, portion goals proceed to travel from passim the team.
Negatives
Arteta volition beryllium disappointed astatine however his broadside allowed Southampton backmost into the game. His broadside were outworked and outfought successful a passive second-half show and they were made to wage for their wastefulness.
Manager standing retired of 10
Mikel Arteta, 6 -- The Arsenal brag is the cleanable illustration of what you tin execute erstwhile you springiness a bully manager time, but his broadside fizzled retired astatine St Mary's and Arteta's substitutes failed to marque the aforesaid interaction that their opponent's did
Player ratings (1-10; 10 = best, players introduced aft 70 minutes get nary rating)
GK Aaron Ramsdale, 7 - The Arsenal goalkeeper did good to negociate a bid of deep, in-swinging Ward-Prowse corners but he'll beryllium frustrated that a antiaircraft lapse successful attraction outgo him his cleanable sheet.
DF Ben White, 7 - Showed his prime connected the shot erstwhile helium played a neat one-two with Saka earlier clipping successful an fantabulous transverse that Xhaka gratefully converted. Read the information good astatine the different extremity to nip a mates of risky situations successful the bud.
DF William Saliba, 6 - Rescued a mates of times by Gabriel astatine the opening of the 2nd fractional aft a complacent walk our from the backmost was seized upon by Adam Armstrong. He was different solid, but you can't beryllium doing that astatine 1-0 nary substance however bully you've been.
DF Gabriel, 8 - If helium was a mates of inches taller the cardinal defender would person had the visitors successful beforehand wrong 5 minutes arsenic Saka's inviting transportation conscionable astir evaded his head. Reacted swiftly to tidy up aft a mistake from Saliba and won everything. Colossal.
DF Takehiro Tomiyasu, 5 - Didn't truly look comfy operating connected the near and allowed Elyounoussi to chopped wrong and prime retired Stuart Armstrong each excessively easy arsenic Southampton deed Arsenal with the sucker punch.
MF Thomas Partey, 5 - Made it hard for James Ward-Prowse to interaction the crippled successful the opening 45 minutes and picked retired Odegaard successful abstraction aft stealing possession. He was sloppy aft the interval and failed to nullify the encouraged hosts successful the aforesaid way.
MF Granit Xhaka, 8 - Another affirmative show and different extremity for the revitalised midfielder who smashed an aboriginal effort consecutive astatine the legs of Bazunu earlier unleashing a thunderbolt to interruption the deadlock.
MF Bukayo Saka, 6 - A glistening run truthful acold for the youngster who made his 53rd successive league start. He started brightly and flicked the shot astir the country for Ben White, whose transportation was crashed location by Xhaka, but was (harshly) booked for diving.
MF Martin Odegaard, 6 - Stroked an inviting accidental conscionable wide from the borderline of the box, but helium should person deed the target. Responded good and showed his people erstwhile helium neatly threaded the shot done to Jesus and brilliantly snuffed retired a counter-attack connected halfway.
MF Gabriel Martinelli, 6 - Split Saints' defence wide unfastened erstwhile helium slotted successful Jesus but the emblem went up. Wasn't acold disconnected doubling his side's vantage with mesmerising dart crossed the look of goal, but his effort deflected conscionable wide.
FW Gabriel Jesus, 6 - Dragged defenders each implicit the spot with his fantabulous question but his finishing was wasteful and that proved costly. The guardant saw a mates of efforts good saved by Bazunu and thrashed different accidental into the broadside netting from a choky angle.
Substitutes
MF Fabio Vieira, (Odegaard, 83") N/R - Replaced a weary-looking Odegaard successful the 83rd minute. Worked hard but couldn't emulate the Norwegian's quality.
DF Kieran Tierney, (Ben White, 72") N/R - Very astir changed the game. Had the travelling faithful screaming for a punishment arsenic helium looked to motion backmost crossed goal, but thing doing according to the officials. Set up Odegaard to hammer location but the shot had drifted conscionable out.
FW Eddie Nketiah, (Martinelli, 71") N/R - Forced a country erstwhile his long-range onslaught was tipped wide arsenic Arsenal rallied precocious on, but helium was pushed astir a small spot by the Southampton defenders.
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