Arsenal concluded their Premier League campaign with a hard-fought 2-1 win against Southampton at Saint Mary’s this evening. While the title was already out of reach, the Gunners approached the fixture with a strong desire to finish the season on a positive note.
Despite Southampton’s relegation having already been confirmed, the hosts did not make things easy for Mikel Arteta’s side. Matches like this often present unexpected challenges, and this one proved to be no different.
As expected, Arsenal started the game as the dominant team. However, Southampton showed commendable resolve in the early stages, keeping possession well and even matching Arsenal in terms of corner kicks at one point, suggesting a more balanced contest than many would have predicted.
Tierney and Odegaard deliver decisive moments
Arsenal eventually made their superiority count, with Kieran Tierney finding the net shortly before the break to give his side a deserved lead. That goal appeared to place Arsenal on course for breaking the record for the most consecutive final-day wins in Premier League history. It also kept David Raya in the running for the Golden Glove.
Southampton responded with resilience after the interval, however, and drew level through Ross Stewart. That goal not only brought them back into the match but also threatened to derail Arsenal’s bid for both the win and the potential individual accolades.
The Gunners, nonetheless, continued to push forward and apply pressure on a well-organised Southampton backline. Their persistence was eventually rewarded late in the match when Martin Odegaard scored with a powerful effort that beat Aaron Ramsdale to restore the lead and seal the victory.
This result ensures Arsenal finish the season on a high, reaffirming their quality and focus even when the title was no longer in sight. While the campaign ends without silverware, the performance demonstrated the squad’s professionalism and determination to compete until the final whistle.
Unlucky to finish the season empty handed ,at least we won the most set piece goals trophy and Raya won the golden glove trophy ,cannot complain really .
There’s always next season and so and so and so ……..
Cannot wait .
Dan Kit,
Not forgetting the 14 last day wins on the trot, and now were ahead of Liverpool who previously shared it with us.
I’m Shaw Liverpool are gutted to have lost the record to us, and even more gutted that they’ve only got the Premier League Title🏆 to show for their efforts.😂🤣👍😉
Goodbye to another tropghyless season with Arteta.
I doubt he will give us a trophy next season.
He is thinking about going for Sesko instead of Gyokeres and that does not show me any seriousness.
We need a hitman upfront and Sesko is not that striker for me.
I hope I’m proven wrong though.
The Portuguese league is shite. Watching Benefica vs Sporting for the second time in a week. Nkietah gets 20 plus goals there minimum. He scored a few past city in the early season but so was everyone who played them. He was also poor against us the cl
A lot of Gyokeres highlights are him bullying or running by defenders. How many times does that actually work in EPL? Nobody really plays like this besides Haaland and let’s be honest he’s not on his level. Sesko quite simply suits our style of play more. I’ll take either one but I think it’s obvious why the club prefers Sesko over Gyokeres.
Many said similar things about Isak before he came to Newcastle.
With this African inspired all black kit Arsenal never tasted defeat. Bye bye you lucky kit! The make shift defence cost Raya winning the golden glove award alone. That century old Liverpool record broken by Arsenal today for ending the season with a win. We somewhat got certain consolatory items as the season ends in a gloomy mood. Me happy the jealousy Villa team marshalled by Martinez and Emery went out of UCL.
Well thats another season gone by with no metal work to show off. A season that never got going and we didn’t even flatter to deceive. I really don’t know what to expect next season but I wouldn’t be surprised if it is more of the same. Arsenal is all a bit grey and mono chrome at the moment and there doesn’t seem to be any colour in the picture.
Happy with 2nd? You bet I am not.
Finished with a win and a goal from Odegaard which I will watch later on MOTD
A season of some highs, some lows and too many injuries to bring enough continuity.
Whilst finishing in 2nd and out at the SF stage of the CL reflects stability the onus remains on Arteta is to provide a league title.
Last sentence Reggie 👍
Real fans feel the same …
“What to expect from next season “!
Arteta to carry on conning the masses per usual.
Should have been a reply to you Reggie mate .
👍 its obviously not doom and gloom but we seem to be blowing great chances of great season, every season now. We are NOT over achieving.
I was glad to see Tierney sign off with a goal today. A top professional the whole time he’s been at the club. All the best at Celtic Mr Tierney. 😉👍
Top player!!!!
Would t say a great player ,good solid LB that’s it IMO .
Wish him well but club moves on ,he actually reminds me of Arteta (good manager but nothing special )hopefully after next season the club moves on from him also .
I’m not super confident for next season with Arteta in charge, as I don’t think he’s the guy to take us to the next level.
I hope he proves me wrong
He’s done great getting us back into Champions League but in charge we haven’t won a trophy under him since FA CUP in 2020.
We did finish 2nd and made it to the Champions League semi finals which is great. But we did worse in this years Premier league than previous season.
I think patience is running thin.
Anyway, he’s our manager for next season. Let’s hope he can deliver good transfers this summer and make 2025/2026 our winning Season
As long as he’s our manager I support him but he will have to better this upcoming season
We were somewhat happier with the last 2 seasons 2s not this time. The UCL elimination exacerbated our woes. Had we qualified to the UCL final, yesterday would have been not a farewell but a good luck day.