Our prediction for this Premier League match:
Arsenal
Match Time & Date:
05/10/2024
09:00 AM
Prediction: 3-1
Southampton
High-flying Arsenal will be aiming to build on a 2-0 win over PSG when they face Southampton in yet another home Premier League fixture on Saturday afternoon. The Gunners are determined to put an end to Man City’s dominance in the national championship and a win over Southampton could see them overtake Pep Guardiola’s troops in the Premier League standings. Fit-again summer signing Mikel Merino is pushing for a start after coming as a substitute in the Champions League clash, while all Oleksandr Zinchenko, Martin Odeegaard, and Takehiro Tomiyasu remain in the recovery room.
The Saints, on the other hand, experienced all sorts of problems at the back in a 3-1 loss to Bournemouth and they are unlikely to spoil Arsenal’s party at Emirates Stadium. In their last meeting in London the two sides played out a thrilling 3-3 draw and yet another high-scoring affair is on the horizon. Both Gavin Bazunu and Kamaldeen Sulemana are injured for the visiting side as well as Will Smallbone.
Highlighted Player (Thomas Partey):
After starting his youth career at Odometah, Thomas Partey was spotted by Atletico Madrid scouts in 2011 and he soon joined the Estadio Vicente Calderon outfit. The defensive midfielder, who born in Odumase Krobo, Ghana on 13 June, 1993, played 33 league games for Atletico Madrid B, while making 14 league appearances for the first team.
After ending his loan spells with Mallorca and Almeria, Thomas Partey returned to Atletico Madrid in 2015 and he made his debut for Diego Simeone’s team in a 1-0 win over Espanyol. The Ghanaian footballer played in the 2015/2016 Champions League final against Real Madrid, coming as a substitute in the 116th minute of the game.
Thomas Partey made his Ghana debut in a 2-0 win over Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match. His main position is defensive midfield, but the Atletico Madrid man is capable of playing as a central midfielder as well. Partey scored two goals for los Rojiblancos in the 2015/2016 La Liga campaign.
Highlighted Team (Southampton):
Southampton are an English football club that have been playing their home games at St Mary's Stadium since 2001. The Saints were based at The Dell in the past and the capacity of Southampton’s new stadium is 32,505. Southampton wear red and white striped shirts and the colour of the team’s away kit is navy and green.
The Saints have yet to win the Premier League trophy, but they did well to clinch the FA Cup title back in 1976, while participating in the final of the prestigious competition in 1900, 1902 and 2003. Southampton outplayed Manchester United in the 1976 FA Cup final and that is probably the club’s greatest victory ever.
The club are well known for their football academy and Real Madrid superstar Gareth Bale is one of the players who began their football carrier at the St. Mary’s Stadium outfit. Southampton’s fiercest rivals are Portsmouth and the two teams square off against each other in the South Coast Derby.
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