Yahoo Finance Southampton vs Arsenal confirmed line-ups: Team news ahead of Premier League fixture tonight
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(Getty)Southampton host Arsenal looking for their second victory over the Gunners inside a week after emerging victorious in their fourth round FA Cup tie last weekend.
Mikel Arteta’s trophy defence ended thanks to a Gabriel own-goal, with the Spaniard eager to see a response and build in the second half of the season.
Currently stuck in the bottom half of the table, a win tonight will see them leapfrog Saints and move into eighth position.
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While tonight’s hosts can even jump up to seventh in the table if West Ham lose at Crystal Palace in the earlier kick-off.
Hasenhuttl is not getting carried away with his most recent victory and instead the Austrian wants more from his team: "It is a new game. I don't know how much impact it has on the game tomorrow, they will definitely want to turn the table around. So with a few changes in the team we have to show another good performance. With the ball we can play better than last Saturday, it was definitely not our best game with the ball. Without the ball it was a good game and against these top-six teams that is usually the most important thing."
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Here’s everything you need to know about the game tonight:
When is it?
The fixture will kick-off at 20:15 GMT at St Mary’s.
How can I watch it?
The match is live on BT Sport 1 / BT Sport Ultimate, with coverage starting from 8pm GMT following the end of Newcastle vs Leeds. Subscribers can also stream the match via the BT Sport app or desktop website.
What is the team news?
Saints are likely to still be without Jannik Vestergaard (knee), Michael Obafemi (muscle), Moussa Djenepo (muscle), Mohammed Salisu (muscle) and Oriol Romeu (calf). Nathan Redmond could return, but Ryan Bertrand (suspension) and Kyle Walker-Peters (thigh) are also set to miss out.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a personal matter at the weekend, which ruled him out of the FA Cup tie, his involvement here is unclear still. Dani Ceballos (calf) is a doubt, Pablo Mari is still out, while Mikel Arteta is set to rotate his squad once more with a stronger line-up for this league meeting. Thomas Partey, Kieran Tierney, Emile Smith Rowe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette and Gabriel Martinelli are all in contention to start.
Confirmed line-ups
Southampton XI: McCarthy, Valery, Stephens, Bednarek, Vokins, Diallo, Ward-Prowse, Armstrong, Walcott, Ings, Adams
Arsenal XI: Leno, Bellerin, David Luiz, Holding, Cedric, Xhaka, Partey, Saka, Smith Rowe, Pepe, Lacazette
Odds
Southampton: 5/2
Draw: 9/4
Arsenal: 6/5
Prediction
These two team are evenly matched and we can expect a good game tonight with both teams looking to play progressing, entertaining football. Saints have had the edge this season and we’ll lean towards them if somebody is to emerge victorious, but Mikel Arteta’s side should respond after last weekend’s FA Cup exit and take a valuable point back to the capital. 1-1.
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