In a Premier League match on Saturday, Arsenal defeated Southampton 3-1 to continue their winning streak this year.
Arsenal’s English midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring the team’s third goal with Arsenal’s Belgian midfielder #19 Leandro Trossard during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 5, 2024. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
Arsenal was predicted to easily defeat Southampton, who had not won any games, after their commanding Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain.Cameron Archer scored the first Premier League goal for the Saints since joining from Aston Villa ten minutes into the second half, shocking the Emirates.The lead only lasted three minutes before Kai Havertz scored for the seventh consecutive home game.
Arsenal’s Brazilian midfielder #11 Gabriel Martinelli celebrates scoring the team’s second goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 5, 2024. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
After an hour, Gabriel Martinelli was brought on, and it only took him eight minutes to make an impression with a finish off of Bukayo Saka’s cross.Saka scored the third goal himself after assisting in the first two goals for Arsenal.
Arsenal’s English midfielder #07 Bukayo Saka celebrates scoring the team’s third goal during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Southampton at the Emirates Stadium in London on October 5, 2024. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)