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Arsenal’s Confirmed Team to face Southampton – Partey Right Back – Sterling starts

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I thought last week’s team prediction was going to be difficult, but it wasn’t that hard really, and a big thing we’ve learned is that he will play his best fit available team no matter when we last played.

This time we played on a Tuesday so there has been more time for the squad to recover, and the Boss has made sure he has made a full range of substitutions to rest our stars when he can.

And I certainly never believe Arteta when he says he can’t tell if a player will be fit or not, so I’m going to say that Merino, White and Tomiyasu will all be on the bench at least, if not playing.

So I’m predicting:

David Raya.

Jurriën Timber.
William Saliba.
Gabriel Magalhães.
Riccardo Calafiori.

Thomas Partey.
Declan Rice.
Kai Havertz.

Bukayo Saka.
Gabriel Martinelli.
Leandro Trossard.

So, let’s see if Arteta has changed anything around this time…. Here is his confirmed team…

Could I have been more wrong! lol

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    4. would have thought Nicholls could have been given a start as he is a natural right back though I sort of understand the reasoning behind Partey

      Lets see though how Southampton attack that flank as they might see it as a weak link… also wont help Saka much

  3. Our senior players would likely be too good for Soton. My prediction for the final result is 2-0

    1. U mean our first 11 ?
      Cos everybody in there is still part of our senior players

      +
      We’ve both watched enough football to know your statement cannot be true

      1. Yes the ones in the starting lineup. I would’ve been worried if Nwaneri and Lewis-Skelly become starters for the game

  4. I didn’t see the confirmed starting XI team published to read and know the names of the starters. Please Admini Pat, be publishing the Arsenal starting XI team names to read and know. Thanks.

  5. Arteta is using the game to make some rotations which should be welcomed after going through that tough schedule with a limited squad. Some enforced with 3!!! very good Rb unavailable at the same time.

  6. Arsenal XI: Raya, Saliba, Gabriel, Calafiori, Saka, Partey, Jorginho, Rice, Sterling, Jesus, Havertz.

    Subs: Neto, Martinelli, Kiwior, Tomiyasu, Trossard, Merino, Butler-Oyedeji, Lewis-Skelly, Nwaneri.

    1. He is at right back but will invert to midfield. Ben White and Timber are not available. Tomi on the bench though.

        1. Both will invert at different interval making us more unpredictable. Timber and Calafiori also did that.
          Also Partey is also emergency Rb basically 4th choice so we don’t have any choice especially since Arteta is probably gonna slowly integrate tomiyasu back.

  8. Jesus playing. If it’s a “landslide” as has been forecast, I think the goals may well have to come from somewhere else.

  9. is that Partey at RB? 🤨 Why couldn’t Tomiyasu start if he is fit? unless we are playing 3-4-3? it has to be. That said I don’t like Havertz in midfield, he plays best up top as a CF with his good pressing. Jesus can press but he cannot score ☹️

    1. Myself

      He seems not to have an appetite for the attacking midfielder role anymore – he just passes to the next man and want to run into the box

      Maybe himself & Jesus would be rotating

      As Jesus prefers meandering than staying up top

    1. Yes, I think Liverpool may well be a title threat this season. They are playing well in both the EPL and Europe currently.

      1. they havent played anyone in top 10 yet so hard to tell.. but they look better than last year

        Allison went off injured in their match today though

    2. Jax
      Palace at least gave it a good go in the second half. Should have had a goal after Alisson went off

  12. Southampton are playing a 3-4-3 which will normally transition into a 5-4-1 sitting deep when they are defending. On paper it is 4-3-3 but we will play most of the time in 3-4-3 or even 3-1-3-3 with Rice/havertz pushing up to make it 5 in attack and Partey inverting into midfield.

  14. I’m not comfortable with this lineup at all.
    We’ve see this before. Last season to be precise.
    But then, is Arteta taking Southampton lightly? I don’t wanna believe so.

  17. Our team looks weaker than last season as the options upfront after a few injuries are few

  18. Jesus should not be in the starting lineup. He is selfish but that being said our corners have been very poor.
    Why can Saka and Sterling switch sides?
    What a poor first half time for Trossard and Martinelli to be introduced.

    1. We haven’t seen Saka on the left & you think that’s the solution now ?

      We know the right to be the best position of our most potent winger but u think we should destroy that now that we need a goal ?

  19. We are looking too predictable, got to score in the first ten minutes of the next half

  21. One goal would likely come from us in the second half, but we’ll need to score at least two goals because of Onuachu’s aerial threat

  22. @GAI
    Wassup with we being too much for them

    Any team can cause any team an upset

    And we’re not new to Southampton doing just that to us for the past 2 seasons now

    I believe a revert to Martinelli & Trossard will see us through though

    2. Our starters were too much for Soton players, but they were sloppy in the final-third

      I think Jesus, Sterling and Partey will be replaced by Trossard, Martinelli and Tomiyasu

  28. This is all on Arteta

    Leicester did the same

    You could see this coming and Arteta did nothing

      1. The fact that he scored or even if we win the game the issues are there
        We are allowed an opinion

        1. Of course! It’s not been great but Arteta has made changes and it has got better. Probably would have been better to play his best available 11.

    2. We need him to get back in form

      He’s an artillery to have – he’s just not in form

      Martinelli was rusty at a point
      Kai was in a bad place at a point

      We just need him at his best again
      But it’s so annoying how he can’t complete anything ATM even simple passes

    1. You can’t say this all time
      It’s 2 weeks in a row
      We should be winning easily against Leicester and Southampton

      2. @Kedar
        We shouldn’t be winning easily against any team, no matter where they are in the table. All wins must be earned, as Southampton showed us today…

  36. Merino is going to be a huge signing, mark my words, and Martinelli is going to explode again.

    And what a strike by Havertz, possibly his best goal in Arsenal shirt?

    1. He looks to be the number 8 because ever since he is on pitch Rice has gone to number 6 position

  37. Merino looks to be the number 8 because ever since he is on pitch Rice has gone to number 6 position

    1. Not so quick mate, Liverpool has played Ipswitch, Brentford, Man United, Forest, Bournemouth, Wolves, and Palace. Think of Arsenal fixtures. Liverpool are yet to play a big side.

        1. Table says so for last 2 seasons mate. How can you even argue mate? United has conceded 3 goals in a game 24 times now! Everyone can score against them. It’s funny you’re even arguing.

  42. Another poor performance
    Party shouldn’t play RD
    Jesus needs to find another club
    CAlifiori is good going forward but lacks pace

    There seems to be a mentality issue when we play weaker teams

  46. Was walking the dogs had a thought we’d scored. Checked my phone, Martinelli had scored. Had another thought that we’d win 3-1., and we did. Shame I wasn’t near a bookies!

      1. One if them cost me £500 in vet fees the other day which I’m hoping the insurance will pay back. Otherwise, they’ll have cost me twice!😳

  47. Not comfortable with the use of Partey in a RB position, inverting or not. All that chasing back was what crocked him early last season

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