Lacazette, Gabriel Score As Arsenal Record Big Win Over Southampton in Premier League Battle

• The Gunners bounced back from back to back defeats with a comprehensive performance against Southampton
• Lacazette, Odegaard and Gabriel were all on the score sheet as the North Londoners sprung to fifth on the log with the win
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was a notable absentee as it was revealed he missed the game because of disciplinary issues

Arsenal bounced back to winning ways with a comprehensive performance that saw off Southampton at the Emirates Stadium.

The Gunners were without Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, whom Arteta revealed was absent because of disciplinary reasons.

That did not matter, though, as the Gunners were impressive all afternoon, as stand-in skipper Alexandre Lacazette opened the scoring in the 21st minute after a sleek move from his side.

Martin Odegaard then doubled his side’s lead six minutes later with a header from close range coming from Kieran Tierney’s cross.

A thoroughly dominant performance was capped up with a goal from Gabriel in the second half to seal the victory.

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The hosts created a host of chances throughout the game, with Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka both striking the post.

Takehiro Tomiyasu also forced a fine save from emergency Southampton signing Willy Caballero.

The victory came at the right time for Arsenal, who needed a bounce-back, after back to back defeats.

For Saints, Ralph Hasenhuttl had to improvise as he handed 40-year old Caballero his debut in the absence of Fraser Foster.

The visitors did not look like scoring for most of the game, and were restricted to long-range efforts.