Arsenal Climbs To 8Th Position After Beating Southampton

Arsenal’s Premier League resurgence continued as they beat Southampton 3-1 at St Mary’s to move eighth in the Premier League.

Goals from Nicolas Pepe, Bukayo Saka and Alexandre Lacazette gave the Gunners their fifth win in six league games, meaning they leapfrog Saints and move into the top half for the first time since mid-November.

There was just one goal in it in the FA Cup fourth-round clash on Saturday, but the first half here brought a flurry as Arsenal improved drastically after going behind early on.

Stuart Armstrong’s finish from a clever James Ward-Prowse corner put Saints ahead (4), but Pepe answered some critics with a low finish inside the box from Granit Xhaka’s through ball (8).

Saka got Arsenal’s second just before the break, rounding Alex McCarthy after Lacazette’s threaded ball (39), and Saka turned provider for Lacazette in the second half for a well-constructed third (72).