Matchday Thread - Southampton vs Arsenal- 26 December 2015

I'm going 2-2.

Haven't bet them away since they've got promoted. Reckon a draw will be the result

Arsena: Cech; Bellerin, Mertesacker, Koscielny, Monreal; Ramsey, Flamini; Walcott, Ozil, Campbell; Giroud

Subs: Ospina, Gabriel, Chambers, Gibbs, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Iwobi, Jeff

VS

Southampton: Stekelenburg; Martina, Fonte, van Dijk, Bertrand; Wanyama, Clasie; Ward-Prowse, S.Davis, Mane; Long.

Every one's playing badly but Flamini is absolute fucking shit. A steaming pile of shit.

Two goals that shouldn't have been allowed, but can't say Southampton don't deserve this. Back four falling apart, bar Monreal

Every one's playing badly but Flamini is absolute fucking shit. A steaming pile of shit.

He was one of the few who weren't shit tonight, actually. Mertesacker, Koscielny and Bellerin were awful. Özil and Giroud were marked out of the game. Walcott couldn't find space. Southampton simply outpressed us.

It had been coming

Time for Gabs - Kos to lead us to the title

How can this team call it self title challenger? Again, total collapse when team should push for the top and up the tempo and performance. Same happen vs Norwich and WBA, and now with Southampton. Each time we needed to show up we faked up vs far inferior teams who were in bad form.

No desire, or movement in space or asking for the ball, its pathetic. Leicester who came last year in EPL show more champion mentality and desire then us.

But no mater how shit we were i really wish Southampton scored 3 best team goals ever, not goals from offside, foul, or no existing corner, its to salty make me cry to much. Its bullshit how shit ref can kill less performing team. At 1:0 to let that goal stand its crime.

And then we got this:

Results when trailing in PL 15-16 W1 D1 L4 Pts 4 14-15 W1 D6 L7 Pts 9 13-14 W2 D4 L7 Pts 10 12-13 W4 D4 L7 Pts 16 11-12 W7 D3 L10 Pts 24

— Orbinho (@Orbinho) December 26, 2015

I agree this was embarrassing, BUT...I'm gonna stay positive until Monday evening. If we beat Bournemouth we're in a very good position again. Leicester and Man City meet each other on Tuesday, and they have to share the points somehow. If we win against Bournemouth:

• If Man City win: we're top of the league, one point above Man City in second and Leicester in third
• If Leicester win: we're second with four points above Man City and two points behind Leicester
• If they draw: we're top of the league on the same points as Leicester but with better goal difference