Southampton vs Arsenal Preview

January 28, 2014
By: Deke Hardman

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Tuesday evening’s game at St Mary’s sees ninth place Southampton host Premier League leaders Arsenal.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men go in to the game having beaten Yeovil Town in their FA Cup fourth round time at the weekend; though in the league they have taken just nine points from the last thirty-three available.

Artur Boruc and Rickie Lambert are set to return to the Saints’ starting line-up after recovering from their respective injuries, while Victor Wanyama may also be available, though Dejan Lovren and Gaston Ramirez are out with ankle problems.

Lambert is widely available at 8.5 (15/2) to get the first goal of the game, while top scorer Jay Rodriguez is a 9.0 (8/1) shot with a variety of bookmakers.

The home win is as highly priced as the 4.33 (10/3) on offer from Bet 365, who have odds of 1.95 (19/20) for the away victory and 3.5 (5/2) for the draw.

Arsenal booked their place in the fifth round of the FA Cup with a comprehensive 4-0 win over League One side Coventry City on Friday evening.

The result was their seventh successive win in all competitions, and another victory here would see them move four points clear at the top of the Premier League, with second place Manchester City and third place Chelsea not playing until Wednesday evening.

Wojciech Sczcesny and Olivier Giroud are expected to return to the starting line-up having been rested on Friday evening, while Mikel Arteta, Aaron Ramsey and Thomas Vermaelen are pushing all pushing for recalls having recovered from their respective injuries though Jack Wilshere is a doubt with an ankle problem.

Giroud is favourite to open the scoring at 6.0 (5/1) with Coral, while Lukas Podolski is a 7.0 (6/1) shot with the same firm after bagging a brace last time out.

The Gunners ran out 2-0 winners when the sides met at the Emirates back in November with Giroud scoring either side of half time.

That result was one of nine matches from their last fifteen which Arsene Wenger’s men have won without conceding, and you can back them to do so here at 3.5 (5/2) with Sky Bet.

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