On Saturday evening (October 5) - Vietnam time, Arsenal had a comeback win over Southampton 3-1 to maintain an incredible unbeaten record against newly promoted teams at Emirates Stadium (36 wins, 5 draws).
However, they have yet to surpass Liverpool and Manchester City in the Premier League standings.
Pre-match statistics showed that Arsenal had every advantage to easily settle the match. The "Gunners" took the initiative to take control, but Southampton were the team with the first shot on target.
Kyle Walker-Peters shot straight at David Raya from the edge of the penalty area after the ball came to his feet from a corner kick.
Then, Kai Havertz headed the ball into the net from Declan Rice's corner kick, but the goal was disallowed for a foul in the penalty area.
The Gunners' patience shows signs of running out as they start shooting from a distance, but only Thomas Partey has a challenge for former Arsenal goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
At the beginning of the second half, Gabriel Jesus' shot missed the post, and the home team's waste had to pay the price. Mateus Fernandes issued a warning with a finish after Tyler Dibling's efforts.
A few minutes later, the visitors opened the scoring when Fernandes stole the ball from Raheem Sterling in the midfield before passing it to a first-half substitute, Cameron Archer, who had a beautiful finish to break the deadlock.
However, Southampton could not maintain the lead for long. Bukayo Saka and Havertz worked well together, bringing the German player's 7th consecutive goal at home just 3 minutes after Arsenal conceded a goal.
10 minutes later, Saka was once again the architect when he passed the ball beautifully to substitute Gabriel Martinelli to cushion the ball to make the score 2-1. This was Saka's seventh assist in the Premier League this season.
In the 88th minute, Saka himself closed the match with a goal to seal the score at 3-1.
This victory extended the "Gunners'" unbeaten streak against Southampton to 29 matches (20 wins, 9 draws), and caused The Saints to lose their 7th consecutive away match in the Premier League.
Currently, Arsenal have 14 points, equal to Man City but with a lower goal difference. Both teams are 1 point behind Liverpool.
