The hosts are currently sitting at the summit of the English top flight standings, having collected 74 points from 31 games, four clear of second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand.
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It’s top versus bottom in the Premier League as Arsenal host Southampton at Emirates Stadium on Friday evening. The hosts are currently sitting at the summit of the English top flight standings, having collected 74 points from 31 games, four clear of second-placed Manchester City, who have a game in hand. The Saints, meanwhile, are languishing at the 20th position, with just 23 points to their name, four adrift of safety. The Gunners are heading into the match on the back of a 2-2 draw away to West Ham United last weekend, while the visitors suffered a 2-0 defeat against Crystal Palace.
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Arsenal shared the spoils against West Ham despite taking a 2-0 lead courtesy of efforts from Gabriel Jesus and Martin Odegaard inside the opening ten minutes. It was the Gunners’ second consecutive 2-2 draw, having shared the points away to Liverpool on April 9. Mikel Arteta’s side raced to a two goal lead in both the matches but then failed to take all three points. Nevertheless, Arsenal are undefeated in their last nine league-games, winning seven matches in the process. The Gunners have recorded 23 Premier League-wins this season and their most recent success came against Leeds United (4-1) at the start of this month courtesy of Jesus’s brace and one goal each from Ben White and Granit Xhaka.
Southampton, on the other hand, have won only six of their 31 top flight games this term and their last success came against Leicester City at the start of March, thanks to Carlos Alcaraz’s lone goal in the first-half. After that, the Saints went on a six-game winless streak, losing four in the period. Last Sunday, Ruben Selles’s side suffered their 20th top flight defeat of the season against the Eagles, courtesy of Ebereche Eze’s second-half brace. Nevertheless, there is still lot of football left to be played this term and with just four points separating the bottom four clubs, the Saints can still turn still get out of the drop zone with couple of positive results from their upcoming fixtures. Meanwhile, Southampton managed to secure a 1-1 draw against the Gunners in the reverse fixture in October last year.
Arsenal probable starting lineup: Ramsdale, White, Holding, Gabriel, Zinchenko, Xhaka, Thomas, Odegaard, Martinelli, Jesus, Saka
Southampton probable starting lineup: Bazunu, Perraud, Bednarek, Bella-Kotchap, Walker-Peters, Djenepo, Ward-Prowse, Lavia, Sulemana, Alcaraz, Onuachu
Arsenal
| Opponents | Score |
| West Ham | 2-2 (D) |
| Liverpool | 2-2 (D) |
| Leeds | 4-1 (W) |
| Crystal Palace | 4-1 (W) |
| Sporting CP | 1(3)-(5)1 (L) |
Southampton
| Opponents | Score |
| Crystal Palace | 0-2 (L) |
| Manchester City | 1-4 (L) |
| West Ham | 1-0 (L) |
| Tottenham | 3-3 (D) |
| Brentford | 0-2 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Southampton draw Arsenal | 1-1 |
| Southampton beat Arsenal | 1-0 |
| Arsenal beat Southampton | 3-0 |
| Arsenal beat Southampton | 1-3 |
| Southampton beat Arsenal | 1-0 |
The Premier League match between Arsenal and Southampton will take place at Emirates Stadium on Saturday at 12:30 am IST.
| Arsenal vs Southampton | Key Details |
| Date | April 21 (UK) |
| Venue | Emirates Stadium |
| Kickoff time in UK | 8:00 pm (Friday) |
| Kickoff time in India | 12:30 am (Saturday) |
The live telecast of the Premier League matches in India will be available on Star Sports network. Besides, fans in India can also live stream through Hotstar VIP and Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in the UK can catch the live action via Sky Go Extra, Sky Sports Premier League, Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Ultra HD.
