Arsenal vs Southampton

16 December 2020 · Premier League · 2020/21 · Referee Paul Tierney

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 52’
  • Theo Walcott 18’

Match summary

The points were shared as Arsenal and Southampton drew 1-1. Southampton led 1-0 at half-time.

Theo Walcott put Southampton ahead in the 18th minute, set up by Che Adams and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang equalised in the 52nd minute, set up by Eddie Nketiah.

Southampton had the better of the chances, with 1.11 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Arsenal's 0.66 from 9. Arsenal had a player sent off.

Match stats

Arsenal Southampton
9 Shots 13
4 Shots on Target 3
2 Corners 7
1 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
0.66 xG 1.11
0.66 Non-penalty xG 1.11
6 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Arsenal Southampton
Kick-off
18’
Theo Walcott
Assist: Che Adams0-1 (Southampton)
Half-time0-1
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Eddie Nketiah1-1 (Arsenal)
52’
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Gabriel
  • Dani Ceballos
Southampton
  • Jan Bednarek
  • Ryan Bertrand
  • Danny Ings

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.11 18’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), 0-1 18’ 52’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-1 52’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.66 1.11 18’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), 0-1 Walcott 18’ 52’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-1 Aubameyang 52’
Arsenal 0.66 xGSouthampton 1.11 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Southampton attacking Arsenal attacking 
70’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 18’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 78’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 28’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 84’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 44’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 70’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.46 xG, hit the woodwork 52’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.37 xG, goal 18’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 78’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 28’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 42’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 45’ Theo Walcott (Southampton), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 16’ Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 61’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 47’ Danny Ings (Southampton), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Nathan Redmond (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+2’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), set piece, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 57’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 66’ James Ward-Prowse (Southampton), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 7’ Ryan Bertrand (Southampton), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 28’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 59’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 84’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 2’ Che Adams (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 22’ Dani Ceballos (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Jannik Vestergaard (Southampton), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 44’ Stuart Armstrong (Southampton), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Bernd Leno GK900 0.000.000
Rob Holding DEF901 0.020.000
Kieran Tierney DEF900 0.000.011
Gabriel DEF640 0.000.031
Ainsley Maitland-Niles MID900 0.000.000
Bukayo Saka MID901 0.030.021
Mohamed Elneny MID900 0.000.000
Dani Ceballos MID692 0.030.112
Nicolas Pepe FWD873 0.170.000
Eddie Nketiah FWD6711 0.040.392
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD9011 0.370.091
David Luiz Sub230 0.000.000
Joe Willock Sub210 0.000.000
Cédric Soares Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 44% Avg odds 2.16
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Southampton win 29% Avg odds 3.37

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal LDLLL
Southampton WDLWW

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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.