Southampton FC will try to end their historic run of futility at Arsenal FC on Sunday when the Gunners host the Saints in a Premier League fixture. The south coast club has a streak of 19 straight Premier League fixtures at Arsenal without a win and their odds for this weekend are far from favorable.
However, they did win this reverse fixture 3-2 a couple months ago, and crazy stuff happens in the football, so this is far from a foregone conclusion. Let’s take a look at who could be in the Saints and Gunners first teams for this one.
The Bank Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (4-3-3) vs Southampton FC
Attack: Alexandre Lacazette, Alex Iwobi, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Midfield: Lucas Torreira, Matteo Guendouzi, Sead Kolasinac
Back line: Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi, Nacho Monreal, Ainsley Maitland Niles
Goalkeeper: Bernd Leno
The Bank Southampton FC at Arsenal FC Predicted line-up (3-5-2)
Attack: Shane Long, Nathan Redmond
Midfield: James Ward-Prowse, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Oriol Romeu, Ryan Bertrand, Yan Valery
Back line: Jannik Vestergaard, Jack Stephens, Jan Bednarek,
Goalkeeper: Alex McCarthy
Arsenal FC vs Southampton FC FYIs
Kickoff: Sunday, February 24, 2pm, Emirates Stadium
Injury Report for both teams: go to this link
Google Result Probability: Arsenal win 64%, Draw 21%, Southampton win 15%
Odds via Odds Checker: Arsenal 8/15, Draw 15/4, Southampton 6/1
Prediction: Arsenal 2, Southampton 2
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