Arsenal craze at the Emirates Stadium, Southampton slaughtered three goals without reply

Arsenal won in the 16th week of the English Premier League. Entertaining Southampton at the Emirates Stadium, Saturday (11/12/2021), Mikel Arteta's team won a landslide victory with three goals without reply.

With the addition of three points, Arsenal, who currently has 26 points from 16 matches, moved to fifth place in the English Premier League standings. Displace the position of Tottenham Hotspur.

Meanwhile for Southampton, the defeat was very painful because they failed to move away from the relegation zone.

With 16 points from 16 matches, Southampton is still scattered in 16th position in the standings.

The match at the Emirates Stadium was dominated by the Gunners since the kick-off whistle sounded. Controlling the ball by 62 percent, the hosts managed to break the deadlock in the 21st minute.

Continuing Bukayo Saka's pass, Alexandre Lacazette changed the score to 1-0.

Only six minutes later, the scoreboard changed again. Utilizing a ball from Tierney, Martin Odegaard doubled the Gunners' lead to 2-0 which lasted until halftime.

The closing goal for Arsenal's victory was scored by Gabriel in the 62nd minute.

Lineup:

Arsenal (4-2-3-1): Aaron Ramsdale; Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Magalhaes, Ben White, Kieran Tierney; Thomas Partey, Granite Xhaka; Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka; Alexandre Lacazette.

Subs: Arthur Okonkwo, Emile Smith Rowe, Nicolas Pepe, Rob Holding, Nuno Tavares, Eddie Nketiah, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Albert Sambi Lokonga.

Southampton (4-4-2): Willy Caballero; Valentino Livramento, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek, Kyle Walker-Peters; Nathan Redmond, Ibrahima Diallo, James Ward-Prowse, Nathan Tella; Adam Armstrong, Armando Broja.

Subs: Harry Lewis, Lyanco, Moussa Djenepo, Yan Valery, Theo Walcott, Shane Long, Romain Perraud, Will Smallbone, Mohamed Elyounoussi.