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Arsenal vs. Southampton: Score and Reaction from 2016 Premier League Match
- Updated: September 10, 2016
Santi Cazorla converted a late penalty to give Arsenal a 2-1 win over Southampton at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.
The Saints took an early lead thanks to an own goal from Petr Cech, but Laurent Koscielny tied things up in spectacular fashion before half-time.
Arsenal dominated after the break but failed to break down the Southampton defence, and the Gunners were lucky not to concede late, as Shane Long missed several great chances. A draw seemed inevitable, but Cazorla converted a penalty deep in injury time to secure the win.
As shared by Arsenal’s official Twitter account, new signings Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez were both handed starts:
#AFCvSFC pic.twitter.com/YEgebtf9hW
— Arsenal FC (@Arsenal) September 10, 2016
The Saints had the brighter start, however, with Ryan Bertrand finding plenty of success out wide early. Dusan Tadic proved a handful for the Arsenal defence, and the Serb provided Jay Rodriguez with the first real chance of the match. Fortunately for the Gunners, the forward powered his header over the bar.
Mesut Ozil went looking for Perez after a bright spell from the hosts, with Jose Fonte cutting out the pass. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain didn’t fare much better. Mustafi finally picked out his fellow summer signing after 11 minutes, but Cedric Soares dealt with the threat well.
Arsenal improved after their shaky start to the match, with Oxlade-Chamberlain heavily involved, but a poor stroke of luck gave the visitors the lead after 18 minutes. Cech pushed a free-kick from Tadic onto the crossbar, but the ball bounced into his back and crossed the goal line off the ricochet.
Soccer Saturday thought the Czech veteran got unlucky:
Tadic catches Thommo by surprise as his free-kick goes in off the unlucky Petr Cech. #AFC 0-1 #SaintsFC. https://t.co/4DnyhhVxc5
— Soccer Saturday ⚽️ (@SoccerSaturday) September 10, 2016
Arsenal pushed up the pitch in search of an equaliser, but this in turn opened things up for Southampton, who tried to exploit the counters with Nathan Redmond. Cazorla lobbed a fine cross into the box, but Theo Walcott, who isn’t known as a great header of the ball, couldn’t convert the …
