Football is like that. Last Saturday the Southampton of Hasenhüttl removed from the FA Cup to the Arsenal of Mikel Arteta in a match in which the ‘gunners’ dominated possession of the ball by 62% and spent much of the time in the opponent's field. This Tuesday, however, it was Arsenal that won a new confrontation against him. Southampton (1-3), of Premier League on this occasion, without exceeding 42% of the aforementioned possession and without giving the feeling of dominance that it did offer on Saturday.
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What has changed in three days? The success. The one who had the Arsenal this Tuesday facing the rival goal for his sixth game without losing in the English domestic championship and having added 16 of the last 18 possible points. No, it's not bad at all and it certainly explains how close the 'gunners' have come to European posts since the start of 2021.
The first goal of the game, however, was from Southampton. He arrived in minute 3, masterfully executing a rehearsed play in a corner thrown by Ward-Prowse that far from sending the ball to the pot he put it on the front so that from there his partner could send it to the net Stuart armstrong.
However, the ‘gunner’ reaction was immediate, and by making good use of the high pressure he managed to build the opportunity he took advantage of Nicolas Pepe to tie at 8 '.
Before coming to rest, in 39 ', Bukayo Saka came before anyone to a ball into space to dribble Alex McCarthy and achieve 1-2 with an empty goal, and already in 72 ', with the Southampton taking risks in the search for a tie, it was Lacazette the one who finished off a death pass from the aforementioned (and on the rise) Bukayo Saka.
After this triumph the Arsenal He already has 30 points and with them, waiting for what happens in the rest of this day 20 of the Premier League, is 5 points from fourth place. Just a month and a half ago the ‘gunners’ seemed out of the picture.