Arsenal vs Southampton LIVE: Premier League score and updates as Raheem Sterling starts has early chance
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Arsenal take on Southampton in the Premier League as they look to stay on track and remain in the title hunt.
Mikel Arteta’s side have enjoyed an unbeaten start to the season, with four wins and two draws from their opening six matches, which should stand them in good stead ahead of the visit of a side they have never lost to in north London in 24 games.
Aaron Ramsdale will return to the Emirates for the first time since leaving the club in the summer and recently explained why he departed from north London to play for a club who could be threatened with relegation.
Arsenal go into the game on a 15-game unbeaten run, and Kai Havertz is one who will be looking to thrive after scoring his fifth goal in nine games on Tuesday during the club’s 2-0 win over Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League.
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Arsenal vs Southampton
Arsenal go short. Rice then fluffs a pass between Jorginho and Saka, and the latter blasts way over. He looks at the turf sheepishly. Wrong club out of the bag there.
Arsenal vs Southampton
The visitors give Arsenal possession in sloppy fashion and it eventually falls to Havertz just inside the box. However, his shot is blocked brilliantly by Walker-Peters and all the pace goes off the ball as it trickles to Ramsdale. Rice then wins a corner on the left off of Sugawara.
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Saka curls the free-kick in, yet Ramsdale calls well and claims.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Southampton are sitting so deep and making things difficult for the Gunners. However, there's a free-kick chance now on the right after Bednarek bundles Jesus to the ground from behind.
Arsenal vs Southampton
A succession of injuries have already plagued Southampton's Ross Stewart. He's down now, and it looks like the right quad is giving him trouble now. He receives treatment, but looks like he'll be coming off.
Arsenal vs Southampton
Arsenal have two goes at the corner, yet between Calafiori and Havertz, fouls disrupt the usual set-piece mastery.
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