The boys take on Southampton at Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
You can find out more about our opponents below:
Southampton Full name: Southampton Football Club
Manager: Ronald Koeman
Club colours: Red and white striped shirts, black shorts, red socks
Nickname:The Saints
Three facts about Southampton:
- Arsenal have 44 wins over Southampton overall – compared to the Saints’ 17 victories.
- Arsenal are unbeaten in their last nine Barclays Premier League games against Southampton (W5 D4).
- Arsene Wenger has come up against Ronald Koeman on seven occasions, winning just one match, drawing four and losing two.
Graziano Pelle SouthamptonSTAR MAN
Graziano Pelle
Graziano Pelle has already scored nine goals in the 16 appearances he has made for Southampton since moving from Dutch side Feyenoord over the summer. The big Italian caused Arsenal’s young defence problems when the sides met in the Capital One Cup in September, so the return of Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny this time round should help the Gunners deal with Pelle’s physical presence.
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