Arsenal host Southampton in the Premier League tomorrow night. So here 12 match facts and stats about the two sides before they meet at the Emirates:
1. Arsene Wenger’s Arsenal are unbeaten in their last nine Premier League matches against Southampton (W5, D4).
2. In his last two Premier League games against Southampton, Olivier Giroud has managed to find the back of the net three times.
3. The Gunners have attempted the most shots (excluding blocked) from outside the box than any other team in the Premier League side (70).
4. Arsenal have been trailing at some point in five of their six Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium this season.
5. In their last 19 home games in the Premier League against the Saints, Arsenal have won 14 and drawn five.
6. Losing to Manchester United last time out at home in the Premier League ended a run of 23 without defeat for Wenger’s side, but have only managed to notch up just one win in their last five at the Emirates in the league (W1, D3, L1).
7. Arsene Wenger has come up against Ronald Koeman on seven occasions, winning just one match, drawing four and losing two.
8. Southampton have already beaten Arsenal at the Emirates this season, this coming in the Capital One Cup where they ran out 2-1 winners.
9. Nathaniel Clyne has found the net in two of this last three appearances against Arsenal at the Emirates, the winner in the Capital One Cup this season and an own goal in a 1-6 defeat in the league in September 2012.
10. Southampton’s three Premier League defeats this season have all come against sides that finished in the top six lasts season (Man City, Liverpool and Tottenham). Arsenal finished fourth last season.
11. Southampton have conceded the least goals in the Premier League so far (9).
12. Only Manchester City (27) and Chelsea (30) have scored more goals than Southampton this season (24).
pls I am pleading to boss Wenger to buy defender.