The visiting team suffered a goal deluge.

The unbeaten home side will face a winless Premier League visitors on Saturday afternoon when Arsenal and Southampton clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal returned to the top flight after a 2-0 Champions League victory over Paris Saint-Germain, while the day before, Southampton were beaten 3-1 by fellow South England rivals Bournemouth.

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Arteta's defensive crisis shows no signs of easing anytime soon, with Oleksandr Zinchenko (calf), Kieran Tierney (hamstring), and Takehiro Tomiyasu (knee) all expected to miss this match. In addition, Ben White (groin) and Jurrien Timber (muscle) are new doubts.

Timber only played until the end of the first half in the win against PSG, where Mikel Merino made his debut coming on as a substitute after his strange shoulder injury, and the Spaniard will certainly be boosting hopes of making his first start in place of Thomas Partey this weekend.

The home side are also grappling with captain Martin Odegaard's ankle injury, but his replacement, Havertz, has shone at home. Havertz could become the first Arsenal player since Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in 2019 to score in five consecutive Premier League games at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal weren't the only team to suffer defensive setbacks on Tuesday, as Southampton defender Jack Stephens was handed a two-match ban for using offensive language after being sent off against Manchester United, bringing his total suspension to five matches.

Will Smallbone is likely to return from a thigh injury in time for the trip to North London, but Gavin Bazunu (Achilles tendon) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (ankle) are still not ready to play.

Former Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale is set to become the ninth goalkeeper to face Arsenal in the Premier League after having represented them. However, only one of the previous eight has kept a clean sheet in their first match against their former club, Emiliano Martinez for Aston Villa in 2020.

Latest predicted lineups for Arsenal vs Southampton

Arsenal:

Raya; Calafiori, Saliba, Gabriel, Kiwior; Havertz, Partey, Rice; Saka, Trossard, Martinelli

Southampton:

Ramsdale; Sugawara, Harwood-Bellis, Bednarek, Taylor; Downes, Aribo, Lallana; Fernandes; Dibling, Brereton Diaz

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While PSG continue to dominate the domestic league in the post-Kylian Mbappe era, the French champions clearly lacked attacking creativity at the Emirates Stadium midweek, where two mistakes from goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma proved invaluable to Arsenal.

The Euro 2020 champion failed in his attempt to block Leandro Trossard's cross, allowing Kai Havertz to extend his goalscoring run at the Emirates. Bukayo Saka then beat his penalty-saving opponent with a free-kick that beat everyone to find the back of the net.

Despite usually showing restraint after important victories, Mikel Arteta appeared relaxed and cheerful after the match as Arsenal secured their third consecutive home win, a game that was far easier than the six-goal chase against Leicester City last weekend.

A dramatic late victory against Leicester propelled Arsenal to third place in the table – just one point behind Liverpool and Manchester City – and their unbeaten run across all competitions now extends to 15 matches since their Champions League exits by Bayern Munich in April.

Thanks to their impressive performance against Leicester, Arsenal are nearing a significant Premier League milestone; a win on Saturday would be their 400th home Premier League win, a feat only achieved by Manchester United (426).

As Arsenal neared a historic milestone, Southampton arrived at the Emirates Stadium with a dismal record of 246 away defeats in the Premier League – the fifth-highest in the league's history – and Russell Martin appeared resigned to his fate in his team's latest away loss.

Facing their regional rivals Bournemouth, Southampton were outplayed in the first 45 minutes as Evanilson, Antoine Semenyo, and Dango Ouattara all scored. Although Taylor Harwood-Bellis pulled one back early in the second half, Martin was unable to mount a comeback.

Southampton are currently only ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers on goal difference, and although no final decision has been made regarding Russell Martin's future, he still enjoys support from several quarters.

However, an embarrassing defeat at the Emirates could push the manager closer to being sacked. He needs to focus on improving the team's attacking capabilities before the match; Southampton's chance conversion rate is just 4.4% - the worst in the Premier League in the 2024-25 season.

Southampton fans may find some consolation in their team's three-match unbeaten run against Arsenal, who were held to a 3-3 draw in this game two seasons ago. However, since 1987, Southampton have not beaten Arsenal away from home in a domestic league match.

Despite having more possession, Southampton were unable to make a difference, and Arsenal's solid defense will be difficult to threaten against a weaker Southampton side. Martin's men might hold Arsenal at bay for a short time, but soon after, Arteta's team will find a way to break down the defense, and goals could come thick and fast.

Predicting the score for Arsenal vs Southampton

Based on the above football analysis, we and leading football websites worldwide have come up with the following predictions for the Arsenal vs Southampton match:

• Sportsmole: Arsenal 4-1 Southampton

• WhoScore: Arsenal 3-0 Southampton
• Our prediction: Arsenal 4-0 Southampton

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