Southampton vs Arsenal

25 May 2025 · Premier League · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Ross Stewart 56’
  • Kieran Tierney 43’
  • Martin Odegaard 90’

Match summary

Arsenal won 2-1 away at Southampton, with a late winner. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Kieran Tierney put Arsenal ahead from a corner in the 43rd minute, set up by Ben White, Ross Stewart equalised with a header in the 56th minute, set up by Mateus Fernandes, and Martin Odegaard won it in the 90th minute, set up by Leandro Trossard.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.43 expected goals (xG) from 23 shots to Southampton's 0.60 from 7.

Match stats

Southampton Arsenal
7 Shots 23
2 Shots on Target 8
5 Corners 8
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0.60 xG 2.41
0.60 Non-penalty xG 2.41
4 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Southampton Arsenal
Kick-off
43’
Kieran Tierney
Assist: Ben White0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
Ross Stewart
Assist: Mateus Fernandes1-1 (Southampton)
56’
90’
Martin Odegaard
Assist: Leandro Trossard1-2 (Arsenal)
Full-time1-2

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 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.43 43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), 0-1 43’ 56’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), 1-1 56’ 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 1-2 90’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.60 2.43 43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), 0-1 Tierney 43’ 56’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), 1-1 Stewart 56’ 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), 1-2 Odegaard 90’
Southampton 0.60 xGArsenal 2.43 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Southampton attacking 
43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 76’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 41’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 59’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 67’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 30’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 56’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 55’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Raheem Sterling (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 56’ Jay Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 10’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 20’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 43’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.44 xG, goal 76’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 41’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.29 xG, saved 59’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, blocked 67’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.14 xG, blocked 30’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 56’ Ross Stewart (Southampton), from a corner, 0.13 xG, goal 55’ Mateus Fernandes (Southampton), direct free kick, 0.12 xG, blocked 4’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 67’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 68’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Raheem Sterling (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 47’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 80’ Leandro Trossard (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 90+3’ Bukayo Saka (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 90+3’ Kai Havertz (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 47’ Kamaldeen Sulemana (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 24’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 53’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 56’ Jay Robinson (Southampton), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 76’ Mikel Merino (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Declan Rice (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 2’ Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 42’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 59’ Ethan Nwaneri (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 27’ Thomas Partey (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 69’ Oleksandr Zinchenko (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 90’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, goal 20’ Yukinari Sugawara (Southampton), from a corner, 0.01 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
Yukinari Sugawara DEF901 0.010.000
Charlie Taylor DEF900 0.000.000
Nathan Wood DEF900 0.000.000
Flynn Downes DEF900 0.000.000
Welington DEF900 0.000.000
Jay Robinson MID801 0.060.000
Mateus Fernandes MID9011 0.120.323
Chimuanya Ugochukwu MID870 0.000.000
Kamaldeen Sulemana MID802 0.150.000
Ross Stewart FWD7112 0.270.000
Paul Onuachu Sub190 0.000.000
William Smallbone Sub100 0.000.000
Cameron Archer Sub100 0.000.000
Joachim Kayi-Sanda Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Southampton win 8% Avg odds 11.73
Draw 15% Avg odds 6.40
Arsenal win 77% Avg odds 1.25

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

Form going into the game

Southampton DLLDL
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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.