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January 1, 2013 8:30 PM EAT
St. Mary's Stadium — Southampton, Hampshire
Referee: L. Probert
Attendance: 31743
January 1, 2013 8:30 PM EAT
St. Mary's Stadium — Southampton, Hampshire
Referee: L. Probert
Attendance: 31743
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G. Ramírez
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| Southampton | 4.80 | 11.00 | 5.00 | 0.00 | 41.00 | 4.80 | 13.00 | 8.25 | 4.78 |
| Draw | 3.75 | 1.15 | 3.60 | 0.00 | 1.04 | 4.00 | 1.15 | 1.25 | 3.99 |
| Arsenal FC | 1.70 | 7.00 | 1.70 | 0.00 | 13.00 | 1.75 | 7.50 | 5.80 | 1.66 |
Southampton - Arsenal Preview: In-form Gunners travel to relegation-threatened Saints
Arsene Wenger takes his side to the south coast for their first match of 2013, with Theo Walcott and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain returning to their old stomping ground
By Chris Teale
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SOUTHAMPTON
 Davis Yoshida, Hooiveld, Fonte, Shaw Schneiderlin, Cork, Puncheon, Do Prado Lambert, Rodriguez |
ARSENAL
 Szczesny Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs Arteta, Wilshere, Cazorla Podolski, Walcott, Oxlade-Chamberlain |
Southampton defender Nathaniel Clyne is nearing a comeback from the knock he sustained on Boxing Day, although he may only make the bench for this game.
Adam Lallana remains a doubt with a knee injury, although Nigel Adkins is hopeful of welcoming the midfielder back into the side soon.
Otherwise, Saints have no new injury or suspension worries, so have a strong squad from which to choose.
For the Gunners, Per Mertesacker is close to a return but may not recover in time for this game.
Theo Walcott looks set to keep his place as a central striker, with Arsene Wenger hopeful he can tie the England man to a new contract soon.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
In scoring three times at the Britannia Stadium against Stoke, Southampton became the first side to net more than once away to the Potters this season.
- Only two players have appeared in every Premier League game for Saints this season: Rickie Lambert and defender Jose Fonte, the latter of which has started every game.
- Having gained just one win in their first 10 matches this term, Southampton have lost just twice in their subsequent nine games.
- These sides have already faced each other this season in the Premier League, with the Gunners triumphing 6-1 thanks in part to a brace from Gervinho and own goals from Nathaniel Clyne and Jos Hooiveld.
- Arsenal’s Theo Walcott (pictured right) has scored 10 goals in his last 10 appearances in all competitions.
- The Gunners’ 7-3 victory over Newcastle was the joint second-most goals to be scored in a Premier League match, equal with their 8-2 loss to Manchester United last season.
- Arsenal have won their last four Premier League matches by a goal aggregate of 15-5.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Southampton 1-3 Arsenal FC
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Southampton 0-3 Arsenal FC
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Southampton 1-4 Arsenal FC
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Jan 1, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Arsenal FC 1 |
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| England - Premier League (EPL) | Sep 15, 2012 | Arsenal FC 6 - Southampton 1 |
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| May 19, 2013 | Southampton 1 - Stoke City 1 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Sunderland 1 - Southampton 1 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Southampton 0 - West Bromwich Albion 3 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Swansea City 0 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
Arsenal FC
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| May 19, 2013 | Newcastle United 0 - Arsenal FC 1 | EPL |
| May 14, 2013 | Arsenal FC 4 - Wigan Athletic 1 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | QPR 0 - Arsenal FC 1 | EPL |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Arsenal FC 1 - Man. United 1 | EPL |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Fulham 0 - Arsenal FC 1 | EPL |
| Returns: | Southampton $48.00 |
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| 31 | Artur Boruc | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Maya Yoshida | Defender |
| 6 | Jose Rocha Fonte | Defender |
| 23 | Luke Shaw | Defender |
| 4 | Morgan Schneiderlin | Midfielder |
| 8 | Steven Davis | Midfielder |
| 10 | G. Ramírez | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jack Cork | Defender |
| 21 | Guilherme Do Prado | Midfielder |
| 42 | Jason Puncheon | Midfielder |
| 7 | Rickie Lambert | Striker |
| 1 | Kelvin Davis | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Jos Hooiveld | Defender |
| 22 | Frazer Richardson | Defender |
| 16 | James Ward-Prowse | Midfielder |
| 9 | Jay Rodriguez | Striker |
| 24 | Emmanuel Mayuka | Striker |
| 33 | Steve de Ridder | Striker |
| 13 | Wojciech Szczesny | Goalkeeper |
| 3 | Bacary Sagna | Defender |
| 5 | Thomas Vermaelen | Defender |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny | Defender |
| 28 | Kieran Gibbs | Defender |
| 8 | Mikel Arteta | Midfielder |
| 10 | Jack Wilshere | Midfielder |
| 19 | Santi Cazorla | Midfielder |
| 9 | Lukas Podolski | Striker |
| 14 | Theo Walcott | Striker |
| 15 | Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain | Striker |
| - | Damián Martínez | Goalkeeper |
| 4 | Per Mertesacker | Defender |
| 7 | Tomas Rosicky | Midfielder |
| 16 | Aaron Ramsey | Midfielder |
| 35 | Francis Coquelin | Midfielder |
| 12 | Olivier Giroud | Striker |
| 27 | Gervinho | Striker |
Results
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Match News
Top Scorers
| Player | Goals | Penalties | |
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Robin van Persie Striker Man. United |
26 | 3 |
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Luis Suárez Striker Liverpool |
23 | 0 |
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Gareth Bale Midfielder Tottenham |
21 | 0 |
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C. Benteke Striker Aston Villa |
19 | 3 |
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Michu Midfielder Swansea City |
19 | 0 |