Arsenal eased past Southampton to reclaim the fourth position in the English Premier League. After this match, the Gunners are three points ahead of Chelsea and one point ahead of Manchester United in the League Table.
The manager of the Gunners kept Pierre Emerick Aubameyang in the bench for this match. However, it did not cause any sort of problem to them as Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners the lead in the match at the 6th minute of the match. The ball was provided by Henrikh Mkhitaryan this time. The Armenian superstar scored the second goal of Arsenal at the 17th minute of the match. The first half ended with a scoreline of 2-0 in favour of the Gunners at the Emirates.
In the second half of match, the Saints tried to make a comeback in the match. Charlie Austin was on for Jack Stephens and Michael Obafemi came in place of Stuart Armstrong at the beginning of the second half. The Gunners also made three substitutions in the second half. Laurent Koscielny, Mesut Ozil and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang came in from the bench for Arsenal. The Gunners were able to hold the lead till the end of the match to seal a much needed win at the Emirates.
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