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1-1 |  Arsenal |
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Ramirez 34  |
Guly 41 (og) |
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Schneiderlin (63)  De Ridder (86) |
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| St. Mary's Stadium | |||
| 90 | FULL TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 1-1 ARSENAL. Big point for the Saints! Southampton have held Arsenal to take away a point that lifts them out of the relegation zone. Arsenal just didn't create enough chances today. | ||
| 90 | Was that the chance? Marvellous defending from Yoshida as he gets back to hack away a low cross from Gibbs that looked destined to be tapped in by Wilshere. | ||
| 90 | We will have three minutes of injury time. | ||
| 8 | Southampton's chance to win it now as Puncheon drives into the box and weaves his way beyond two but the shot is straight at the keeper. | ||
| 87 | Boruc makes a good claim this time as he takes the ball off the head of Giroud inside the six yard box. | ||
| 86 | A booking for De Ridder as he pulls back Sagna. | ||
| 84 | Gervinho darts into the box and creates room for a shot but he drags it wide of the near post. | ||
| 83 | The final change of the afternoon with Steve De Ridder replacing Do Prado. | ||
| 81 | Mikel Arteta tries a 25 yard left footed drive that curls wide, but Boruc was scrambling across. | ||
| 80 | All those substitutions have killed the rhythm of this game but we are into the final ten minutes now. | ||
| 77 | A change for the Saints with Ramirez replaced by James Ward-Prowse. | ||
| 75 | It's all change here with substitutions galore. Aaron Ramsey and Gervinho replace Oxlade-Chamberlain and Cazorla for Arsenal, while Jay Rodriguez is on in place of Lambert for the hosts. | ||
| 72 | Ramirez has the ball in the net again as he latches onto Davis' chip through and fires past the keeper but the celebrations are stopped by an offside flag. Replays show that the Uruguayan was actually onside when the ball was played. | ||
| 70 | Theo Walcott will feel he should do better here as he finds himself with space in the box but fires straight at Boruc. | ||
| 68 | A good overlapping run from Sagna and he is fed by Walcott but the cross is too high and Boruc makes an easy claim. | ||
| 66 | The Saints are having a good spell at the moment and Gaston Ramirez tries his luck from range but its always rising over the bar. | ||
| 64 | And as he gets back into position Schneiderlin is booked for bringing down Cazorla. | ||
| 62 | Agonising! A driving run from Schneiderlin and his cross is parried by Szczesny but Lambert can't change his body shape quickly enough to stab home. | ||
| 60 | Theo Walcott has now been moved to the right hand side to allow Giroud to play through the middle. | ||
| 58 | A change for Arsenal with Podolski replaced by Olivier Giroud. | ||
| 56 | Szczesny has to be at his best this time as Ramirez's corner is deflected goalwards off the knee of Sagna and the keeper does brilliantly to keep it out. | ||
| 55 | A superb stinging drive from Do Prado is well kept out by Szczesny. | ||
| 53 | Arsenal are prompting and probing in front of the Saints defence at the moment. | ||
| 50 | A heart in mouth moment for Fonte as he scuffs a backpass and Walcott's eyes light up but Boruc just beats the striker to it. | ||
| 47 | Half a chance for Southampton as Ramirez's deflected cross is nodded back into the danger area by Lambert but Koscielny is there to clear. | ||
| 46 | The second half is underway. | ||
| 45 | HALF TIME: SOUTHAMPTON 1-1 ARSENAL. There goes the whistle for the end of the first half. Nigel Adkins will feel his side should be going in ahead but they manage to give their lead away almost immediately. | ||
| 45 | There will be just one minute added on. | ||
| 45 | Theo Walcott has the ball in the net against his former club but he has been flagged offside. | ||
| 43 | Arsenal have their tails up now but Wilshere is a little fortunate not to be booked as he dives in with his studs showing on Schneiderlin. | ||
| 41 | GOAL: SOUTHAMPTON 1-1 ARSENAL. All square! Theo Walcott swings a free-kick into the box and GULY DO PRADO panics and slides in to divert the ball into his own net. | ||
| 39 | Arsenal have responded well to going behind and are pressuring high up the field now. | ||
| 36 | That goal is huge for Southampton and they really need to get themselves to half time with this lead still to show for their efforts. | ||
| 34 | GOAL: SOUTHAMPTON 1-0 ARSENAL. Here's some action! Bacary Sagna fails to clear and the rest of the Gunners defence go to sleep to allow GASTON RAMIREZ to wander into the box and slam home. | ||
| 32 | Despite the frantic nature of much of this game so far there has been precious little goalmouth action. | ||
| 29 | The home fans are appealing for a penalty once more as Ramirez goes over a stray Koscielny leg but the referee isn't interested. | ||
| 26 | Young left back Luke Shaw loses out to Oxlade-Chamberlain and the winger quickly gets a cross in that Fonte does well to turn away. | ||
| 23 | We are just having a bit of a lull at the moment with the midfielders starting to give the ball away. | ||
| 20 | The Gunners have two former Saints youngsters in their lineup but Messrs Walcott and Oxlade-Chamberlain have hardly had a kick so far. | ||
| 17 | The respective defences are being forced to work hard at the moment. | ||
| 14 | At one end Podolski thinks he is in behind but when Southampton intercept the pass they spring forward and Vermaelen has to react to stop Ramirez flying through. | ||
| 12 | The game has a great flow to it now with both teams going all out in attack. | ||
| 9 | And now the Saints want a penalty at the other end after Vermaelen and Yoshida collide but the referee waves the appeals away. | ||
| 7 | And now Sagna crosses low across the six yard line and Boruc dives out and drops it again and Walcott is almost in to pounce. | ||
| 6 | First chance for Artur Boruc to impress but he comes for the corner and immediately drops the ball inside his own six yard area, but Yoshida hacks away. | ||
| 5 | Arsenal fire the first shot through Santi Cazorla but it deflects well wide off Fonte. | ||
| 3 | A slow start from both sides here but Arsenal are keeping the ball well. | ||
| 1 | We are underway on the South Coast. | ||
| 0 | Arsenal: Szczesny, Sagna, Koscielny, Vermaelen, Gibbs, Arteta, Wilshere, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Cazorla, Podolski, Walcott. | ||
| 0 | Southampton: Boruc, Cork, Yoshida, Fonte, Shaw, Puncheon, Steven Davis, Schneiderlin, Ramirez, Lambert, Do Prado. | ||
| 0 | Arsenal have hardly been in electrifying form this term but the stunning 7-3 victory over Newcastle on Saturday evening saw them end 2012 on a high. | ||
| 0 | The Saints' defence has been a cause for concern all season and Nigel Adkins will know they need to find improvement here today. | ||
| 0 | Welcome to St. Mary's for Southampton versus Arsenal. | ||
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31 Artur Boruc 18 Jack Cork 3 Maya Yoshida 6 Jose Fonte 23 Luke Shaw 42 Jason Puncheon 8 Steven Davis 4 Morgan Schneiderlin 10 Gaston Ramirez (  77)7 Rickie Lambert ( 74)21 Guly ( 83) |
Wojciech Szczesny 1 Bacary Sagna 3 Laurent Koscielny 6 Thomas Vermaelen 5 Kieran Gibbs 28 Mikel Arteta 8 Jack Wilshere 10 ( 74) Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 15( 74) Santi Cazorla 19( 58) Lukas Podolski 9Theo Walcott 14 |
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1 Kelvin Davis 5 Jos Hooiveld 9 Jay Rodriguez (  74)16 James Ward-Prowse ( 77)22 Frazer Richardson 24 Emmanuel Mayuka 33 Steve De Ridder ( 83) |
Damian Martinez 36 Per Mertesacker 4 Tomas Rosicky 7 ( 58) Olivier Giroud 12( 74) Aaron Ramsey 16Francis Coquelin 22 ( 74) Gervinho 27 |
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