On April 21, one of the matches of the 32nd round of the English Football Championship was held. They met Arsenal (London) and Southampton (England).
English Championship, round 32
Arsenal (London) - Southampton (England) - 3:3 (1:2)
Goals: Gabriel Martinelli (20), Edegor (88), B. Saca (90) - C.J. Alcaraz (1), Walcott (14), Duje Ćaleta-Car (66)
Warnings: C.J. Alcaraz (27), R. Perraud (32), C. Walker-Peters (42), Zinchenko (45+4), Armstrong (76), Ibrahima Diallo (90+4)
Arsenal hosted Southampton in an exciting match at the Emirates Stadium in the Premier League. Southampton took the lead in the first half when K. Alcaraz scored just a minute into the game. Arsenal struggled to adjust, and in the 14th minute, T. Walcott scored again for Southampton. But Arsenal fought back and G. Martinelli scored in the 20th minute to bring the score to 2-1. There were a lot of yellow cards in the match: K. Alcaraz and R. Perrot were sent off for Southampton and K. Walker-Peters and O. Zinchenko were sent off for Arsenal. Southampton made an early substitution in the 41st minute: J. Bednarek was replaced by D. Kaleta-Kara. Before the break, Arsenal's O. Zinchenko was also given a yellow card. Both teams made substitutions in the second half, with Southampton making their second substitution in the 46th minute when Lanco replaced Alcaraz. Arsenal's F. Vieira also came on as a substitute in the 57th minute, replacing L. Trossard.
Southampton increased their lead in the 66th minute thanks to a goal from Caleta Cara, making the score 3-1. But Arsenal fought back again with substitutions of their own, with E. Nketia replacing Zinchenko in the 72nd minute. On 76 minutes, Southampton got another yellow card - A. Armstrong was sent off. After that, the team made two quick substitutions: K. Sulemana came on instead of Armstrong and T. Walcott was replaced by P. Onuacha. Arsenal made a late surge, making two substitutions of their own: R. Nelson came on in place of Martinelli in the 85th minute. Southampton's R. Lavia also came on as a substitute in the 86th minute, replacing I. Diallo. The match ended dramatically, with two late goals for Arsenal. M. Odegaard scored in the 88th minute, and then B. Sack's goal in regulation time brought the score to 3-3. Diallo received a yellow card in the last minutes of the game. Despite falling behind early by two goals, Arsenal managed to salvage a point in this exciting Premier League match. Southampton put up a decent resistance, but in the end were unable to last all 90 minutes.
In the next round the following matches await the opponents: Man City - Arsenal, Southampton - Bournemouth.
| Arsenal | Southampton | |
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 25 | Strokes | 8 |
| 8 | Blocked kicks | 1 |
| 18 | Kicks from the penalty box | 6 |
| 7 | Kicks from behind the penalty box | 2 |
| 10 | Violations | 14 |
| 7 | Corner | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 74% | Ball possession | 26% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 5 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 3 | Saves by goalkeeper | 2 |
| 645 | Total assists | 231 |
| 558 | Accurate passes | 150 |
| 87% | Accuracy of transmissions | 65% |