FT: Arsenal 6-1 Southampton

Hello and welcome to the Arsenal vs Southampton match thread

Live Article: http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/153017

If this match were a songhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXYiU_JCYtU

Team News

Arsenal: Szczesny, Jenks, Mertesacker, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Coquelin (Ramsey, 67), Arteta, Cazorla, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Gervinho(Walcott 75), Podolski(Giroud 75)

Substitutes: Koscielny, Santos, Giroud, Walcott, Ramsey, Arshavin, Mannone

Southampton: Kelvin Davis, Clyne, Hooiveld (Mayuka 28), Fonte, Fox, Puncheon, Ward-Prowse, Schneiderlin, Steven Davis Ramirez 45), Lallana, Lambert (Rodriguez 76).

Subs: Gazzaniga, Yoshida, Rodriguez, Ramirez, Richardson, Mayuka, Chaplow.

What they’ve said

Arsene Wenger
"Cazorla has gained the respect of everybody very quickly. Cazorla is humble, he loves the game and that is what you want from every football player,"
"They talk on the pitch, don't need to speak too much, just go on the pitch and show what you can do. That is what he does.
"He loves the game, loves to play with his partners and that is the best way to gain respect from everybody."
Olivier Giroud
"I'm not too worried about it, because I've been scoring in training and I feel pretty comfortable being a part of this team.

"I've been freezing up a little bit just when I've been about to pull the trigger and that's exactly what happened in my first few matches for France.
"I've always scored goals – it's simply a question of confidence, of tenacity and dedication. Those two words have always stuck in my mind, as for me they sum up quite well the qualities that a forward needs to have."

"Even as a young boy, I dreamed of playing in the Premier League,"

"Remember, there were several big-name French players doing well at Arsenal at the time, guys like Patrick Vieira, Sylvain Wiltord, Robert Pires, Thierry Henry, among others, and that made an impression on me.

"I'm very proud to follow in their footsteps and I hope to make my mark at the club as well. I really am pleased with my decision to come here."

Top Scorers

Arsenal

Lukas Podolski 1
Santi Cazorla 1

Southampton

Ricky Lambert 2
Steven Davis 1
Tadanari Lee 1

Form Table

Arsenal - DDW 5/9

Southampton - LLL 0/9

Head to Head

Arsenal Wins 41
Draws 22
Southampton 16

Recent Record

26/2/2005 - Southampton 1-1 Arsenal
30/10/2004 Arsenal 2-2 Southampton
10/2/2004 Arsenal 2-0 Southampton
29/12/2005 Southampton 0-1 Arsenal

Stats

Good Stats

• It’ll be the first time Dubbed will see Arsenal play Southampton consecutively
• Arsenal have kept clean sheets in their opening three league games for the first time since the 1924-25 season
• Southampton have not won at Arsenal in any competition since November 1987, when Danny Wallace scored the only goal of the game
• Santi Cazorla has created 10 scoring opportunities already this season – the joint-most in the division along with Park Ji-sung

Bad Stats

• Arsenal haven’t beaten Southampton since February 2004
• Arsenal have failed to win any of their past four home games – the last time they went five without a victory was in 1995, just before George Graham was sacked
• Kelvin Davis has saved the past three penalties he has faced in the top flight – versus Manchester City and Manchester United this season, and Aston Villa in 2006

GOOAAAALLLS

OG Hooiveld 11
Lukas Podolski 30
Gervinho 35
Gibbs 38
Fox 45
Gervinho 71
Walcott 89

Bookings

S. Davis

Rules

1. Comment✔
2. No fake scorelines✔
3. Be fickle✔
4. Hate the s✔
5. No Scousers✔
6. ✔
7. COYG✔
8. No posting pictures of the in his Man Utd clothes ✔
9. No Mancs ✔

Links

http://www.str3amtv.pt.am
http://www.vipbox.tv/
http://slipstreamtv2.blogspot.com/
http://www.sportlemon.tv/c-1.html
http://www.tvcatchup.com

Venue

The Emirates - Home of Football