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Match report
English Footie
Premier League: Round 1 (setup 4, season 37)
Southampton
v.
Arsenal
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
19
JOSÉ Pedro Malheiro SÁ1Mike MAIGNAN
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
1
Jérôme BOATENG27CÉDRIC Ricardo Alves Soares
James MILNER838Ferland MENDY
Mario LEMINA48Martin ØDEGAARD
Jan BEDNAREK5GABRIEL dos Santos Magalhães
Jannik VESTERGAARD6Auston TRUSTY
James WARD-PROWSE676Ferrán TORRES García
Mikkel DAMSGAARD8Luis Fernando DÍAZ Marulanda
Wout WEGHORST69GABRIEL Fernando de JESUS
ORIOL ROMEU Vidal7107Alexis MAC ALLISTER
Ché ADAMS611Christopher NKUNKU
Manager
Ryan BERTRAND12Youri TIELEMANS
Alex McCARTHY13Aaron RAMSDALE
Michael OBAFEMI14Albert-Mboyo Sambi LOKONGA
Nathan REDMOND15Xavi SIMONS
Matt DOHERTY16Charlie PATINO

Southampton 1 Arsenal 0
(Half-time: 0-0, Attendance: 32,351, Stadium: St.Mary's, Referee: Mark CLATTENBURG 5½)
47 BoatengScorers
Substitutions
Sendings off
Bookings78 Gabriel Jesus
3Corners6
8Fouls12
5Offsides8
2Shots on6
5Shots off5
7Total shots11
1Shots saved6
50%Possession50%
Man of the match: James MILNER
1MAC ALLISTER's shot was well held by the 'keeper.
6MENDY nodded the ball wide of the goal from just outside the area.
8DAMSGAARD fired the ball through a ruck of players but the Arsenal 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
16A tame shot from NKUNKU rolled agonisingly wide.
17A cross from ORIOL ROMEU left DAMSGAARD in lots of space but he fluffed his shot.
18WEGHORST stroked a simple chance past the lefthand post.
21A lovely cross from ØDEGAARD, was hit goalbound by TRUSTY only for JOSÉ SÁ to claw away.
26A penalty box scramble resulted in ORIOL ROMEU driving the ball over.
27DAMSGAARD was put clear by ORIOL ROMEU and he dummied the 'keeper but drilled his shot over the bar.
35The Southampton 'keeper was able to claw away a wicked effort.
36GABRIEL JESUS headed inches over.
37The Southampton 'keeper blocked a clever strike from NKUNKU.
 
47GOAL!! A quick free-kick allowed WARD-PROWSE to nudge the ball to BOATENG who drilled a deadly shot into the back of the net. (1-0 Southampton)
48A good effort from GABRIEL JESUS scraped the woodwork.
56The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce shot from MENDY.
63A mix up in the Arsenal defence enabled DAMSGAARD to blast the ball inches wide.
70NKUNKU beat ORIOL ROMEU and placed the ball to GABRIEL JESUS who blasted his shot wide.
78CLATTENBURG cautions GABRIEL JESUS.
85A twenty-five yard drive from DÍAZ caused the Southampton 'keeper little difficulty.