Southampton
stay above Arsenal after beating them by two goals to nil, thanks to Arsenal
goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny who mad the two errors which led towards the goal.
However, the
away side won in terms of possession but the two errors made by the
Gunner’s stopper Szczesny cost them points.
It
all started when Sadio Mané scored a long range shot which opened the goal
scoring account in the game. Szczesny’s positional mistake cost that first goal
which was assisted by James Ward-Prowse.
Arsenal
were still in the game and tried to equalize before the half time but failed in
the end.
Arsenal
came close when Alexis Sanchez shot from the centre of the box was saved by
home side goalkeeper Fraser Forster in the second half.
The
Saints doubled their lead when Arsenal stopper made another mistake which was
utilized by striker Dusan Tadic who put the ball in the corner from the
left side of the six yard box.
In
the end Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain won several free-kicks in the attacking area but
Arsenal failed to make the most of it.
From
the stats, Arsenal were the dominant side with more possession. Both the sides
had six shots on target while Arsenal won seven corners, five more than the
host.
Columnist: Simon Oates
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