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Southampton 3-2 Arsenal  Arsenal's defensive crisis took its toll at St Mary's on Sunday, as the 22 game unbeaten run came to an end. A makeshift back 3 of Stephan Lichsteiner, Granit Xhaka, and returning captain Laurent Koscielny, who played his first Premier League game since April was always going to be a weakness for the Gunners.  A first home league win of the season lifts Southampton out of the bottom three and Hasenhuttl, replacement to Mark Hughes, celebrated wildly on the pitch with his players at full-time. Laurent Koscielny made his first Premier League start for seven months after his injury nightmare suffered against Atletico Madrid as Mesut Ozil and Alexandre Lacazette were left on the bench. Danny Ings returned from a hamstring injury in one of two changes for Southampton. Ings had twice put the Saints ahead (20, 44) on his return from injury but they were pegged back by two Henrik Mkhitaryan goals (28, 53). With the game locked at ...

Arsenal 1-0 Huddersfield  In a game of precious few chances, Arsenal found it tough to break down the visitors and when The Gunners did have the ball in the net in the first half, Alex Lacazette was flagged for offside, a decision which Arsenal fans believed to be incorrect But after a spell of late pressure, Uruguayan midfielder scored a bicycle kick from close range after good work by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to seal the three points. But once the game got underway, it was clear that the visitors were up for this one as they made life difficult for us, snapping into tackles and closing the space well. Indeed, it took until just before the half-hour mark for the hosts to fashion the first chance of note when a sweeping move started by Matteo Guendouzi resulted in Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stabbed the ball wide from close range. Less than a minute later Arsenal had created another big opportunity as the lively Guendouzi found Alex Lacazette unmarked in the area, bu...

21 unbeaten! 3 games in 6 days After a crazy week for Arsenal, who played 3 games in 6 days, we remain unbeaten in 21.  The first came against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday 2nd December. Following a 3-0 Europa League victory on the Thursday before, in which Emery made 10 changes to his Arsenal side, the young guns convincingly beat FC Vorskla in Kiev.  Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Aaron Ramsey and Joe Willock secured top spot in our Europa League group. It wasn't just the 3-0 victory which pleased Gunner's fans. Strong performances from youngsters Emile Smith-Rowe, Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah shows promise for Arsenal future, and debuts for Zech Medley, Charlie Gilmour and Bukayo Saka, all three of whom impressed the Arsenal faithful.  Derby day came around and Arsenal fans went into this one with  confidence.  Arsenal started on the front foot, and after 10 minutes, Jan Vertonghen gifted the home side ...