Arsenal 3-1 Southampton (October 5, 2024) Match analysis

Arsenal She bounced back from conceding a modest goal Southampton The winger won 3-1 after a pulsating second half in the Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday Bukayo Saka Effective in victory.

Southampton’s performance improved greatly compared to their previous 3-1 loss to them Bournemouth Asian ClubBut they had no answer to Saka’s boundless creativity as he set up two goals and scored a third in an electric one-man display.

After a boring first half, the visiting team, who entered the match ranked 19th in the league with one point, took the lead with a surprise goal. Cameron Archer In the 55th minute, Arsenal were subjected to a rare counter-attack.

The lead turned out to be short-lived as Saka, who had looked lively from the start, took the lead Kai Havertz He equalized less than four minutes later, making him the first Arsenal player since Robin van Persie to score in seven consecutive home games in all competitions.

With Southampton struggling to play through Arsenal’s press, manager Mikel Arteta made changes up front and it didn’t take long for his side to take the lead.

He was brought in at the hour mark, as a substitute Gabriel Martinelli He gave Arsenal the lead nine minutes later with a wonderful shot from close range after a wonderful cross from Saka.

All Saka’s impressive performance was missing was a goal of his own, and he scored one himself in the 88th minute, capping off a fine individual display with a deft right-footed shot, to put the game out of reach.

“It was a tough game, but we showed our qualities – we know they’re a really good team and they played well too, to be fair, but we put in a good performance. We won the game, so we’re really happy with the result,” Gabriel Martinelli told the BBC. .

The win means that Arsenal will enter the international break in third place in the table with 17 points, equal to the second-place team. Manchester City And one behind the leaders Liverpool.

Southampton manager Russell Martin was pleased with his side’s effort despite another 3-1 defeat.

“I feel more positive and proud of my team than I did on Monday night, and we played against one of the best teams in the country. If we play like this in the next set of games I will be very happy.” “Martin said.