Draw PL: Arsenal 3 - 3 Southampton | Friday, April 21 | KO: 20:00 BST | Sky Sports

20:00 kick off, so no sunlight in this for Casper to go missing as every dog in the PL will be watching this game closely on a Friday night after a long week at work:

Form:



If Saliba isn’t fit then I’d start with this:

Trossard
Martinelli Ødegaard Jesus
Zinchenko Jorginho
Tierney Gabriel White Partey
Ramsdale
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Partey can invert during the game next to Jorginho with Tierney playing in a 3 at the back similar to what Pep is doing. We’ll have more bodies in the middle of the pitch and dominate the game imo which we’ve been lacking in recent games.

This is our best time to try something different and be creative before we go to the Etihad.

Arsenal 4-0 Southampton

Let’s FOGGIN DO THIS!!!!!!

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Players don't need to think about thier performance they need to stay professional for 90 minutes because when they serious they perfect and unstoppable. Compliancy is worst thing in sport our players have to get rid of this habit it'll won you nothing

 

[Sapient Hawk]

Southampton to do a Swansea-style smash-and-grab sinking us further into despair & putting the kibosh on that horrid anthem we blare out before every match.

Arsenal 1-Southampton 2

 

[Yousif Arsenal]

Southampton to do a Swansea-style smash-and-grab sinking us further into despair & putting the kibosh on that horrid anthem we blare out before every match.

Arsenal 1-Southampton 2

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I think you want to jinx city but it ain't working

 

[Paperino]

Confident about this. Its at the Emirates and Southampton is the worst team in the league with Chelsea.

 

[Sapient Hawk]

I think you want to jinx city but it ain't working

Don't ruin my plan, Yousif

 

[blaze_of_glory]

3-0 Arsenal

 

[sergio_giorgini]

Don’t give a sh!t about this. Our lost two matches have broken me.

 

[Tell.]

4-1 minimum win.

 

[boonthegoon]

Think we are gonna take a big revenge on poor saints. 6-0. I'm generally not so optimistic, even west ham game I thought it's gonna be tough but we'll do enough to win but that didn't happen.

Sad thing we'll still won't equal GD with that but it's a start. And hopefully 7 points lead and a closer gd puts pressure on city when we face them.

 

[lamby22]

Should be dispatching this lot with ease. Want them relegated as no matter how crap they are we always struggle to pick up points at their ground.

 

[Beany]

Confident about this. Its at the Emirates and Southampton is the worst team in the league with Chelsea.

Hilariously, this is actually true…

 

[hydrofluoric acid]

No time for free hits now.

 

[WorldbestMartinelli]

Start Trossard please for either Saka or Jesus. He's been on fire and we had our best moments when he was starting don't get dropping players when in good form

 

[sergio_giorgini]

I’d go

Ramsdale
Partey White Gabriel Zinchenko
Jorginho
Ødegaard — Xhaka
Jesus. Trossard. Martinelli​

 

[SA Gunner]

Yup we don’t have any more room for error.

The next 5 games will determine our season, and if we get five Ws or a draw plus 4 Ws, we are champions.

Hopefully a strong performance against Southampton, and we need some GD if possible as well.

 

[Beany]

Gary Neville: 'Wobbling' Arsenal must focus on Southampton match to set up 'once in a lifetime' Premier League title decider at Man City

Arsenal four points ahead of Man City who have a game in hand after draw at West Ham; City host Gunners on April 26 at Etihad Stadium; Neville says Mikel Artetas side must shut off from media and focus on recovery; watch Arsenal vs Southampton live on Sky Sports on Friday; kick-off 8pm

www.skysports.com

To be fair Neville actually talks sense here…

"It's a wobble but you can recover from wobbles. The main thing is they don't fall off the bike - and that would mean dropping points against Southampton at home. So be solid, get seven points clear and the Man City game at the Etihad will be a once-in-a-lifetime game that will take care of itself.”

 

[WorldbestMartinelli]

Arteta should stop playing favouritism and hand out starts to players based on form and performances.

Arsenal’s best attacking form this season is with Trossard playing. For all the commentary about Jesus’ winning mentality early in the season, I remember the matches and the score line. It was tight margins, 1-0s, 2-1s etc

Now Saka obviously needs a game off...let him sit out against Soton and get him recharge and looking to prove a point against city. That's what a top manager will do

Arsenal got lucky with Trossard in January, the trump card that looked set to carry the team towards a PL title. Arteta’s blowing it though if he can't manage the players from this position and clinch the title.

 

[andeoch1]

Flying in from Tampa for this match, 1st time ever to see the Arsenal at home. I’ve been an Arsenal fan since the days of Brady, O’Leary, Stapleton eta al.. disappointed with the West Ham result but mightily looking forward to Friday and few pregame pints in the Tollington . COYG

 

[Beany]

Flying in from Tampa for this match, 1st time ever to see the Arsenal at home. I’ve been an Arsenal fan since the days of Brady, O’Leary, Stapleton eta al.. disappointed with the West Ham result but mightily looking forward to Friday and few pregame pints in the Tollington . COYG

Welcome! I may see you there.

I visited Tampa about 18 months back and went to a lightning game. Good fun but everyone there seemed to think that 30 degree heat was freezing cold. You’d better bring some sweaters.

 

[Gunners1616]

Arteta should stop playing favouritism and hand out starts to players based on form and performances.

Arsenal’s best attacking form this season is with Trossard playing. For all the commentary about Jesus’ winning mentality early in the season, I remember the matches and the score line. It was tight margins, 1-0s, 2-1s etc

Now Saka obviously needs a game off...let him sit out against Soton and get him recharge and looking to prove a point against city. That's what a top manager will do

Arsenal got lucky with Trossard in January, the trump card that looked set to carry the team towards a PL title. Arteta’s blowing it though if he can't manage the players from this position and clinch the title.

Great points. Trossard shouldn't have been dropped. You win 7 in a row with him as a starter, you should keep him there. Nothing against Jesus but momentum is everything in a title charge.

He can also give Saka a rest. In the crunch time we need to have Trossard and Jesus on the pitch.