Arsenal vs Southampton

11 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 3 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

  • Alexandre Lacazette 21’
  • Martin Odegaard 27’
  • Gabriel 62’

Match summary

Arsenal won comfortably, 3-0 at home to Southampton. Arsenal led 2-0 at half-time.

Alexandre Lacazette put Arsenal ahead in the 21st minute, set up by Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard made it 2-0 with a header in the 27th minute, set up by Kieran Tierney, and Gabriel made it 3-0 with a header in the 62nd minute, set up by Gabriel Martinelli.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.09 expected goals (xG) from 15 shots to Southampton's 0.50 from 11.

Match stats

Arsenal Southampton
15 Shots 11
5 Shots on Target 6
9 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.08 xG 0.50
2.08 Non-penalty xG 0.50
7 Deep Completions 2

Key events

Arsenal Southampton
Kick-off
Alexandre Lacazette
Assist: Bukayo Saka1-0 (Arsenal)
21’
Martin Odegaard
Assist: Kieran Tierney2-0 (Arsenal)
27’
Half-time2-0
Gabriel
Assist: Gabriel Martinelli3-0 (Arsenal)
62’
Full-time3-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Bukayo Saka

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.50 21’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 21’ 27’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 27’ 62’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 3-0 62’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.09 0.50 21’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), 1-0 Lacazette 21’ 27’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 2-0 Odegaard 27’ 62’ Gabriel (Arsenal), 3-0 Gabriel 62’
Arsenal 2.09 xGSouthampton 0.50 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Arsenal attacking 
62’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 21’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 27’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 74’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 64’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 66’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 6’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 75’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 62’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.56 xG, goal 40’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.44 xG, saved 21’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.36 xG, goal 27’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.12 xG, goal 74’ Jan Bednarek (Southampton), from a corner, 0.11 xG, off target 67’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 66’ Gabriel (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 18’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, off target 73’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 64’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 66’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 46’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 65’ Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, saved 13’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 46’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 64’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, hit the woodwork 8’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 52’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 6’ Adam Armstrong (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 75’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 54’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 6’ Nathan Tella (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 85’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 75’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked 90+4’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF902 0.110.091
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Gabriel DEF7212 0.650.000
Kieran Tierney DEF9010 0.000.121
Bukayo Saka MID9013 0.630.453
Thomas Partey MID901 0.020.162
Granit Xhaka MID841 0.040.000
Gabriel Martinelli MID9011 0.040.623
Martin Odegaard MID9013 0.220.532
Alexandre Lacazette FWD8611 0.360.041
Rob Holding Sub181 0.020.000
Albert Sambi Lokonga Sub60 0.000.000
Nicolas Pepe Sub40 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 55% Avg odds 1.75
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.92
Southampton win 20% Avg odds 4.76

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.