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| Event | Premier League 2017-18 | ||||||
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| Date | Sunday 10 December 2017 | ||||||
| Venue | St Mary's Stadium, Southampton | ||||||
| Player of the Match | Pierre-Emile Højbjerg | ||||||
| Referee | Robert Madley | ||||||
| Attendance | 31,643 | ||||||
| Weather | 8 °C (46 °F) | ||||||
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Southampton v Arsenal was a match which took place at St Mary's Stadium on Sunday 10 December 2017.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said his side's slow start in games is becoming a problem, after they scraped a draw against Southampton.
Substitute Olivier Giroud glanced in a superb late header to salvage a point after the Gunners had trailed since the third minute.
"In the last two weeks unfortunately we are losing points after a bad start," said Wenger, who saw his side concede twice in the first 11 minutes of the 3-1 defeat by Manchester United eight days previously.
"I felt the Manchester United game played a bit of a part in the head of our defenders," he said.
"They were a bit apprehensive to start well again and that's why it is sometimes not good to talk about the problem because you create a bigger one."
Charlie Austin clipped home an early opener for the home side with the away defence mere onlookers.
The Southampton striker drilled a stinging shot into Petr Cech's gloves shortly after, then hit the post from an offside position.
A sharp save from Aaron Ramsey apart, Southampton goalkeeper Fraser Forster had little to do as the visitors struggled to carve out clear-cut chances before Giroud climbed above Virgil van Dijk to steer home Alexis Sanchez's cross and make Arsenal's possession finally pay.
Match preview[]
Southampton's only absentee will be right-back Cédric Soares (hamstring).
Arsenal are without defender Shkodran Mustafi, but Theo Walcott is fit despite a calf strain in midweek.
Match[]
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| Sunday 10 December 2017 12:00 |
 Southampton
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1–1 | Arsenal 
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St Mary's Stadium, Southampton Attendance: 31,643 Referee: Robert Madley |
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Austin  3'
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Report | Giroud 88'
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| Southampton F.C. matches - 2017-18 |
| 2017-18 Premier League |
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Arsenal (h) · Arsenal (a) · |
| 2017-18 FA Cup |
| 2017-18 EFL Cup |