Southampton – Arsenal : 28th January 2017

The enthusiasm with which we forewarn Southampton play this game. Claude Puel’s team rebounded after a weaker period and now has 4 wins in their last 5 games without receiving blank in this range! The game provided the “Anfield” Liverpool was exceptional and could earn more clearly Southampton match, but missed great opportunities to score. The championship comes after an emphatic 3-0 Leicester and defensive organization and excellence are the characteristics thanks to which “saints” have reached a balance so good this season. But attack is problematic and it is hard to believe that Arsenal will allow many shots on goal to.
The last direct duel brings unpleasant memories “gunners”

Arsenal has 5 wins in their last 6 games, but the last game had sparks: Burnley 2-1, scored the decisive goal in overtime of Alexis Sanchez. Arsene Wenger will be suspended drastically for unsportsmanlike outs in that game, but team morale is solid and we expect to see a strong start on the formula of “St. Mary’s “. The two teams met in November 2016 in the stadium in the League Cup and beat Southampton 2-0. Wenger has used more reservations then and the result certainly put him on guard for this game.

Southampton has not lost at home to Arsenal 5 games, which really impressive. The last victory of the “gunners” in front of S’oton came in 2003, and the last two matches were lost without Londoners scored. If Arsenal wins finally in southern definitely the difference in the end will not be great, but we expect a dark match, which will play cautious. Stake a place in the next round is big enough and teams will be balanced. Even though many are specific goals matches with Arsenal, this time we see two defensive careful and quotas for a dark match are quite attractive homes online.
Problems lot in both camps

Southampton lot are problems with Pied Austin and Targett injured for a long time. In addition, Boufal, Hesketh and McCarthy have little chance to recover from medical problems, while Ward-Prowse and Rodriguez are uncertain. Arsenal will miss Cazorla and Mertesaker, while Granit Xhaka will be suspended after the elimination suffered in the championship the previous round.

PROBABLE TEAMS
Southampton: Forster, Soares, Yoshida, Van Dijk, Bertrand, Hojbjerg, Romeu, Ward-Prowse, Redmond, Rodriguez, Tadic
Arsenal: Ospina; Bellerin, Mustafi, Koscielny, Gibbs; Ramsey, Coquelin; Iwobi, Ozil, Sanchez; Welbeck