Arsenal travel to St. Mary’s Stadium today for their final Premier League fixture of the season, and this is the team Mikel Arteta has selected.
Arsenal will be aiming to round off a good campaign with a victory over already-relegated Southampton. Having secured Champions League football for next season, the Gunners will look to finish on a high and build momentum heading into the summer.
Arsenal approach this encounter buoyed by a narrow 1-0 win over Newcastle United at the Emirates, a result that snapped a three-match winless run and consolidated their position in second place on 71 points. With a five-point cushion over sixth-placed Aston Villa, their top-four status is assured, but pride and form remain at stake as they seek to end the season strongly. Away from home, Arsenal have been formidable, collecting 32 points from a possible 54 and boasting an impressive 13-match unbeaten streak on their travels since a setback at Newcastle in November 2024. This consistency underlines their credentials as one of the league’s most resilient sides on the road.
In their last six league matches, Arsenal have registered two wins, three draws, and just one defeat, reflecting a solid—if not spectacular—run-in. The Gunners’ recent record against Southampton is also encouraging, remaining unbeaten in the last three Premier League meetings and outscoring the Saints seven goals to five in that span. Their previous encounter in October saw Arsenal claim a 3-1 victory at the Emirates.
For Southampton, this match marks the end of a difficult season and their final Premier League appearance before dropping to the Championship. Rooted to the bottom of the table with just 12 points from 37 games, the Saints have struggled at both ends of the pitch, scoring only 25 goals and conceding 84. Their home form has been particularly poor, with just one win in 18 matches at St. Mary’s and a 13-match home winless streak dating back to November 2024. Southampton’s recent form offers little encouragement, with two draws and four defeats in their last six league outings.
With little but pride to play for, Southampton will hope to give their supporters something to cheer in their farewell to the top flight. However, Arsenal’s quality, motivation to finish well, and formidable away record make them strong favourites to claim all three points and end their campaign on a positive note.
Why on earth are we starting Sterling. Just beyond me. Changes, I partly understand (partey RB i don’t) but Sterling? Come on he has been dire.
That was my initial thought too but it appears it’s a lineup where the result holds less importance than the opportunity for saying ‘farewell, bye bye’ to players/squad that will be missing next season.
I do not want to say bye bye to Sterling 🤣🤣
Well i do but more like, dick off you useless piece of……….🤣🤣
Now come on Reggie, no sitting on the fence. Say what you really think.🤣😂👍
…me neither LOL, but it’s courteous in business to do so.
I agree on Sterling, what’s to be gained.
But of three MF, who plays 6 8 and 10?
Partey isn’t playing at RB Reggie. He’s in his usual position.
He is, he was down as RB in one of the team news that i saw.
Nope, White was RB. Partey was playing DM.
I know🤣 I was just saying that it was down on a team sheet I saw. I could see he wasn’t on TV.
I totally agree with uou Reggie why not start one of the young forwards. Totally pointless
Exactly!!!!!! What on earth has Sterling done and why are we playing someone who has been awful and worse. He hasn’t helped us one bit😤
Is Calafiori injured again?
Has anybody seen Ricky? LOL
The useless Arteta misses every chance to play our academy players. No trophy, not giving academy players chances, just burning cash.
Is it true Brighton just gave Spurs a guard of honour ?
This is getting a bit cringe now lol
Seriously!!!!
What I heard lol
Liverpool did gave palace a guard of honour in return to palace traditional guard of honour as prem champions.
Sterling I would not pass the ball to him if I was the arsenal players
Glad to see players get a chance to play, especially when results don’t matter.
Rather see academy players than Sterling; what’s the point? A loanee wasting an opportunity better suited to an academy winger, because results don’t matter.
Tierneys crosses from a real LB position are superb
No score yet but Southampton have had a couple of chances and Marino hit the bar.
Tierney 1-0
So happy for Tierney…he could have been an arsenal legend if not for the injuries
I’m impressed with the Southampton player Sulemana
Very good player Jax.Would not look out of place at Arsenal.
That’s what I was thinking Grandad
@ Grandad Look up these 2 players Nene Dorgeles and Yeremay Hernández. as very cheap replacements for the LW.
Just picked up on your comments Gizzle re Hernandes abd Douglas.They are indeed excellent young players, but ,unfortunately, i believe Hernandes is signing for Chelsea and Man Utd are favourites to sign Douglas.
Truth said… Southampton are ‘crap’ and shouldn’t be getting any result (yield, traction, or give) from playing against us. Anything other than 3 points is a disappointment.
You’re not disappointed then cos it was 1-2 😊
@GB
Correct – Think about it… we beat Real Madrid and thereafter draw against the bottom of the barrel… it simply would not have added up 🙂
Technically it would have added up🤣 And we did start with a scratch eleven😏.
…im just glad its over, we’ve got 3pts and now we can look at the real business of re-jigging this lot into a consistent trophy winning unit.
Newcastle in UCL, nice. That’s the Isak transfer saga dead and the club won’t waste time like they undoubtedly going to.
RSH, we have never been chasing Isak. He is untouchable to us. Sesko is the one we have always been trying to sign.