By James Agberebi: Arsenal had to rely on a late goal to force Southampton to a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Premier League game at St. Mary’s.Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi was an unused substitute for Arsenal.
Charlie Austin gave Southampton a great start as he finished off Dusan Tadic’s superb pass before Olivier Giroud scored late to force a draw for Arsenal
The draw lifted Arsenal to fifth on 29 points in the league table.
Southampton went ahead in the third minute through Austin who slotted the ball beyond an on rushing Petr Cech following a mistake from Per Mertesacker.
A minute later Austin had the chance to double Southampton’s lead but could not beat Cech from close range.
Arsenal had their first shot on target in the 16th minute but Alexandre Lacazette’s low shot inside the box was stopped by Fraser Forster.
In the 24th minute they had another chance only for Aaron Ramsey to hit a weak low shot which did not trouble Forster.
Iwobi Benched As Giroud Rescues Point For Arsenal Vs Southampton
