Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 23 home league matches against Southampton since a 1-0 loss in November 1987.
Having won the reverse fixture, Southampton are looking to complete their first league double over Arsenal since the 1987/88 campaign, when a 17-year-old Alan Shearer scored a hat-trick on his first league start for Saints.
Arsenal are unbeaten in 12 PL home matches, winning the last six in a row. Against sides starting the day in the relegation zone, the Gunners have won their last 30 at Emirates Stadium since a 4-4 draw with Sp**s in October 2008.
Southampton striker Charlie Austin has scored in all five of his PL matches against Arsenal. Only Raheem Sterling, against AFC Bournemouth, has a better 100 per cent record of scoring in every match against an opponent in the competition.
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Can't wait for the likes of @Rex Banner to blame me if this goes tits up even though he was too lazy to make the thread himself