Southampton vs Arsenal Preview

May 10, 2017
By: Deke Hardman

Wednesday evening’s Premier League action comes from St Mary’s Stadium where Southampton host Arsenal.

The South Coast club are without a win in four, but can move up to eight place with a victory of two clear goals or more.

They go into the game on the back of back-to-back goalless draws with Hull City and Liverpool, with their last victory coming a month ago over West Bromwich Albion, the side they could leapfrog with three points here.

Manager Claude Puel has no fresh injury concerns ahead of the game though he has admitted concern over the fatigue of some members of his squad.

Charlie Austin is closing in on a return after five months out with a dislocated shoulder while Matty Target may also be involved again before the season is out.

Shane Long is priced at 8.5 (15/2) to get the first goal of the game, with Nathan Redmond an 11.0 (10/1) chance with a variety of bookmakers.

The home win is priced at 3.75 (11/4) with Betfred with the visitors widely available at 2.05 (21/20). The draw is a 3.8 (14/5) with several firms.

Arsenal gave their chances of finishing in the top four a huge boost last time out by beating Manchester United by two goals to nil on Sunday afternoon.

Another three points here would see them leapfrog the Red Devils into fifth place and move to within three points of Manchester City in fourth and four off Liverpool who have played a game more than the rest of the current top five.

Laurent Koscielny is doubtful with a calf injury though Granit Xhaka may be in contention after recovering from a similar issue.

Olivier Giroud and Alexis Sanchez can each be backed at 5.5 (9/2) to open the scoring while Danny Welbeck is 6.5 (11/2) across the board.

Arsene Wenger’s side have beaten the Saint’s three times already this season, in three different competitions by an aggregate score of 9-1.

Their meeting in the FA Cup at St Mary’s back in January ended in a 5-0 win for the North Londoners, and you can back an away win to nil here at 4.2 (16/5).

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