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Arsenal vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League result and reaction after Gunners score three

Follow all the action from Emirates Stadium

Luke Baker
Saturday 05 October 2024 11:57 EDT
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Kai Havertz equalises for Arsenal against Southampton
Kai Havertz equalises for Arsenal against Southampton (Getty Images)

Arsenal take on Southampton in the Premier League as they look to stay on track and remain in the title hunt.

Mikel Arteta’s side have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season, with four wins and two draws from their opening six matches, which should stand them in good stead ahead of the visit of a side they have never lost to in north London in 24 games.

Aaron Ramsdale will return to the Emirates for the first time since leaving the club in the summer and recently explained why he departed from north London to play for a club who could be threatened with relegation.

Arsenal go into the game on a 15-game unbeaten run, and Kai Havertz is one who will be looking to thrive after scoring his fifth goal in nine games on Tuesday during the club’s 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.

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Arsenal vs Southampton

Jorginho goes close! Saka sees a cross from the right blocked by Walker-Peters, yet it bounds out to Jorginho. He's egged on to shoot by the home faithful obliges, with his powerful right-footed volley whizzing just past the left post.

5 October 2024 15:41

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Jesus is lamented by the home crowd. He had space and time with Saka open to his right on the counter, yet he didn't play the ball.

5 October 2024 15:38

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Yellow Card Tyler-Jay Robert Dibling

5 October 2024 15:38

Arsenal vs Southampton

Sterling's left-sided cross is headed out. Partey then dispossesses Fernandes and with a sloppy pass out to Saka, the Saints' lapse of awareness is forgiven. Gabriel then blasts over from range.

5 October 2024 15:36

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Arsenal go short. Rice then fluffs a pass between Jorginho and Saka, and the latter blasts way over. He looks at the turf sheepishly. Wrong club out of the bag there.

5 October 2024 15:33

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Yellow Card Jan Kacper Bednarek

5 October 2024 15:33

Arsenal vs Southampton

The visitors give Arsenal possession in sloppy fashion and it eventually falls to Havertz just inside the box. However, his shot is blocked brilliantly by Walker-Peters and all the pace goes off the ball as it trickles to Ramsdale. Rice then wins a corner on the left off of Sugawara.

5 October 2024 15:32

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Saka curls the free-kick in, yet Ramsdale calls well and claims.

5 October 2024 15:30

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Southampton are sitting so deep and making things difficult for the Gunners. However, there's a free-kick chance now on the right after Bednarek bundles Jesus to the ground from behind.

5 October 2024 15:29

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Substitution Ross Cameron Stewart Cameron Desmond Archer

5 October 2024 15:26

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