Date: Sat 15 September 2012
Kick-off: 15:00
Venue: Emirates Stadium

Arsenal

Hooiveld 10" (OG)

Podolski 30"

Gervinho 34"

Gervinho 70"

Clyne 36" (OG)

Walcott 87"

6 - 1

Southampton

Fox 45"

Arsenal vs Southampton

Team Lineups

Arsenal
1 Szczesny
25 Jenkinson
4 Mertesacker
5 Vermaelen
28 Gibbs
22 Coquelin
8 Arteta
15 Oxlade-Chamberlain
19 Cazorla
9 Podolski30"
27 Gervinho34"70"
Substitutes
24 Mannone
6 Koscielny
11 Andre Santos
12 Giroud
14 Walcott87"
16 Ramsey
23 Arshavin

Southampton
1 Davis
2 Clyne36"
5 Hooiveld10"
6 Fonte
13 Fox45"
42 Puncheon
16 Ward-Prowse
4 Schneiderlin
8 Davis
20 Lallana
7 Lambert
Substitutes
12 Gazzaniga
3 Yoshida
9 Rodriguez
10 Ramirez
22 Richardson
24 Mayuka
27 Chaplow

Possession Stats

61%

39%

Form Guide -

Arsenal

Southampton

Head to Head

Southampton	1-1	Arsenal	26-Feb-2005
Arsenal	2-2	Southampton	30-Oct-2004
Arsenal	2-0	Southampton	10-Feb-2004
Southampton	0-1	Arsenal	29-Dec-2003
Arsenal	6-1	Southampton	07-May-2003
Southampton	3-2	Arsenal	23-Nov-2002

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Live Text Commentary

92:02 +2.02
: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot. Blocked by Jose Fonte.

91:21 +1.21
: Corner taken short by Santi Cazorla.

91:00 +1
: Morgan Schneiderlin has an effort at goal from outside the penalty area which goes wide right of the goal.

90:34 +0.34
: Inswinging corner taken by Gaston Ramirez from the right by-line, clearance made by Olivier Giroud.

90:13 +0.13
: Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Save made by Wojciech Szczesny.

87:46: Goal
: Thomas Vermaelen takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a comfortable save. A goal is scored by Theo Walcott from inside the area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Arsenal 6-1 Southampton.The assist for the goal came from Santi Cazorla.

85:07
: Gaston Ramirez has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the goal.

83:42
: Unfair challenge on Aaron Ramsey by Morgan Schneiderlin results in a free kick. Mikel Arteta takes the indirect free kick.

80:56
: Aaron Ramsey gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Lallana. Maya Yoshida restarts play with the free kick.

80:29
: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the right-hand upright.

77:51
: Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Santi Cazorla from the left by-line, James Ward-Prowse manages to make a clearance.

77:18
: Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Mikel Arteta by Jay Rodriguez. Mikel Arteta takes the indirect free kick.

73:56: Substitution
: Olivier Giroud comes on in place of Lukas Podolski. Theo Walcott replaces Yao Gervinho. Corner taken by Santi Cazorla, Aaron Ramsey takes a shot from just outside the penalty area which clears the crossbar. Rickie Lambert goes off and Jay Rodriguez comes on.

73:23
: Shot by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Save by Kelvin Davis.

70:32: Goal
: Shot by Aaron Ramsey from deep inside the penalty box hits the post. Yao Gervinho finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Arsenal 5-1 Southampton.Assist by Aaron Ramsey.

67:37
: Foul by Jason Puncheon on Aaron Ramsey, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Santi Cazorla from left wing, clearance by Morgan Schneiderlin.

66:32: Substitution
: Francis Coquelin goes off and Aaron Ramsey comes on.

66:12
: Jason Puncheon takes a shot from deep inside the box clearing the bar.

58:48
: Close range effort by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain misses to the left of the target.

56:01
: Rickie Lambert produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

49:30
: Gaston Ramirez takes a shot. Wojciech Szczesny makes a comfortable save.

46:14
: Outswinging corner taken by Santi Cazorla from the left by-line.

45:00: Substitution
: Steven Davis goes off and Gaston Ramirez comes on.

44:54: Goal
: James Ward-Prowse takes a shot. Blocked by Thomas Vermaelen. Daniel Fox fires in a goal from close in high into the middle of the goal. Arsenal 4-1 Southampton.Jason Puncheon provided the assist for the goal.

42:57
: Per Mertesacker produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

42:33
: Short corner taken by Yao Gervinho.

40:50
: Free kick awarded for a foul by Steven Davis on Santi Cazorla. Santi Cazorla crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from right wing, Daniel Fox makes a clearance.

39:01
: Shot from just outside the box by Jason Puncheon misses to the right of the goal.

37:40: Goal
: Kieran Gibbs sends in a cross, Nathaniel Clyne gets a block in. Nathaniel Clyne puts the ball into his own net from 6 yards. Arsenal 4-0 Southampton.Assist on the goal came from Kieran Gibbs.

35:58
: Inswinging corner taken by Adam Lallana, clearance by Wojciech Szczesny.

34:26: Goal
: Yao Gervinho grabs a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Arsenal 3-0 Southampton.Mikel Arteta provided the assist for the goal.

32:37
: Daniel Fox fouled by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Daniel Fox.

29:30: Goal
: Steven Davis challenges Francis Coquelin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Lukas Podolski scores a goal direct from the free kick from outside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Arsenal 2-0 Southampton.Assist by Francis Coquelin.

29:00
: Inswinging corner taken by Santi Cazorla from the right by-line played to the near post, Daniel Fox manages to make a clearance.

27:27: Substitution
: Carl Jenkinson fouled by Rickie Lambert, the ref awards a free kick. Maya Yoshida on for Jos Hooiveld. Wojciech Szczesny takes the indirect free kick.

24:20
: Yao Gervinho has an effort at goal from outside the penalty box missing to the wide right of the target.

23:25
: Header from close range by Yao Gervinho misses to the right of the target.

19:01
: Corner taken right-footed by Santi Cazorla, Per Mertesacker takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a fantastic save.

17:47
: Unfair challenge on Francis Coquelin by Steven Davis results in a free kick. Mikel Arteta takes the free kick.

16:31
: Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jason Puncheon by Mikel Arteta. James Ward-Prowse takes the indirect free kick.

13:48
: Corner taken by Daniel Fox from the right by-line to the near post, clearance made by Francis Coquelin.

12:50
: Francis Coquelin takes a shot. Blocked by Jose Fonte.

10:12: Goal
: Kieran Gibbs takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a save. An own goal is conceded by Jos Hooiveld. Arsenal 1-0 Southampton.Assist by Kieran Gibbs.

8:48
: Mikel Arteta takes a shot. Steven Davis gets a block in.