Arsenal welcomes Southampton after UCL win over PSG.

After a comfortable win over PSG in the UEFA Champions League, Arsenal will shift focus to domestic action where they face the Saints, hoping to earn successive league victories. Arsenal vs. Southampton kicks off at 15:00 [GMT+1] on Saturday, September 28 at the Emirates.

A 2-0 win over French champions PSG in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night left Arsenal with a three-game winning run in all competitions. A fabulous reverse header, worthy of a Champions League night from Kai Havertz [20’], and a free kick from Bukayo Saka [35’], which evaded everyone, including PSG’s goalkeeper, helped Arsenal to a 2-0 win. ‘I think it raises the confidence and the belief that we can compete with any team at this level in games that are very different to the Premier League,’ Mikel Arteta said after the win. The Gunners will shift focus to Saturday’s clash against Southampton, where Arsenal will be looking to pick up back-to-back victories following last weekend’s dramatic 4-2 win over Leicester City after initially losing a two-goal lead. In 3rd place with as many points as 2nd-placed Manchester City [14], Arsenal, who have alternated between a win and a draw in the last five games [WDWDW], would be hoping table-topping Liverpool and City drop points this weekend. While a three-game winless run against Southampton could stand in the way of three points, Arsenal remains unbeaten in their last 40 Premier League home games against promoted sides [35W, 5D, 0L]. A 4—4—2 with Kai Havertz and Gabriel Martinelli in attack is anticipated against Southampton.

The last episode of Monday night football didn't go particularly well for Southampton, who came off with a 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth. The Saints, who were three goals down at the break, eventually pulled one back nine minutes before the hour mark. However, it appeared too little and too late to alter the course of the game. With only one point on the board, while in 19th place, after six Premier League games [0W, 1D, 5L], Southampton will be looking to lift themselves out of the bottom three. However, an abysmal record away to Arsenal will not provide any form of comfort as the Saints make preparations for the trip to London. Southampton are on a 24-game winless run on the road against the Gunners [0W, 8D, 16L]. In addition, Southampton have lost 82 of their 139 Premier League away games against London sides [59%]. While a trip to London will bring unwanted memories, Russell Martin would like to see an unlikely outcome in the shape of three points when he deploys the 4—2—3—1 with Tyler Dibling in attack.