Arsenal player ratings: Should Olivier Giroud or Mesut Ozil shoulder the blame for goalless draw against Stoke?
We take a look at the individual performances at the Emirates
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal dropped five points behind leaders Leicester in the Premier League with a goalless draw against Southampton.
Arsene Wenger's side found Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster on top form at the Emirates Stadium and the result means the north London side have now taken just three points from a possible 12.
Southampton were the better team at the start and Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech had to tip James Ward-Prowse's free kick round the post.
Mesut Ozil missed a good chance for Arsenal when his close-range effort was pushed wide by Forster.
Forster also tipped Olivier Giroud's shot away before thwarting Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez.
Laurent Koscielny should have put the Gunners ahead after 70 minutes when Ozil found him in front of goal with Forster off his line but he headed over.
So who was to blame for Arsenal's failure to beat Southampton? We take a look at how the home side performed at the Emirates...
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