Arsenal: Strong at home (Recent Form: WWWWWL)
Arsenal are on 6th place in Premier League with 51 points. ‘The Gunners’ are in pretty average form in the league – 2 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses in last 5. However, they are currently on a 5-game winning run across all competitions. Arsenal take on Southampton on Sunday at the Emirates. It’s worth noting that Arsenal have won their last 4 home matches. Ospina, Maitland-Niles, Mkhitaryan and Cazorla are unavailable.
Probable line-ups: Cech; Bellerin, Mustafi, Chambers, Monreal; Elneny, Xhaka; Ozil, Wilshere, Welbeck; Aubameyang
Southampton: Relegation candidates (Recent Form: LWLDDW)
Southampton sit on 18th position in the standings with 28 points. ‘The Saints’ are now in the drop zone, being 2 point short of 17th Crystal Palace (first safe spot) with 1 game in hand. Their form are bad – 0 wins, 2 draws, 3 losses in last 5. Last week they lost an important match against direct rivals West Ham (0:3), so they must try to improve. Now it’s time for away encounter. “I expect a reaction from the team. We need to be more resilient when momentum goes against us. I’ve told them this week what is acceptable in games and what isn’t. We’ve got to go there and get a positive result. The bare minimum is a good performance for the travelling fans and to be positive in our outlook. West Ham was something that we can learn from, now we know what is ahead of us in terms of Arsenal, and clearly we can't dwell on performances like West Ham,” said manager Mark Hughes. McQueen is ruled out.
Probable line-ups: McCarthy; Cedric, Stephens, Hoedt, Bertrand; Romeu, Hojbjerg, Davis; Redmond, Tadic, Austin
NOWGOAL BETTING VERDICT:
In conclusion, I believe that hosts are favourites of this clash. Arsenal are in good form and they’ll try to keep their winning run going. On the other hand, Southampton are doing poorly and perhaps the home side may be able to win.
Arsenal VS Southampton
Pick: Arsenal -1
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