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Southampton 2-2 Arsenal: Five interesting stats and Opta tables

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Southampton held Arsenal to a draw in a competitive game at St. Mary’s.

Here are five notable takeaways from the fixture:

1) Five players won more three or more tackles during the match, but only one was an Arsenal player.

NameTeamPosWon Tackle
Steven DavisSouthamptonMF5
Calum ChambersSouthamptonMF4
Adam LallanaSouthamptonMF3
Nacho MonrealArsenalDF3
Morgan SchneiderlinSouthamptonMF3

2) Arsenal scored with both shots they attempted which were placed in the bottom left-hand corner. In 23 games this season the Gunners have only placed 14 shots in this direction.

TeamAtt Goal Low LeftGoalsGames
Arsenal221
TeamAtt Goal Low LeftGames
Arsenal1423

3) Mesut Ozil completed more successful dribbles against Southampton than he has done in any game since joining Arsenal.

PlayerMatchMatchdayWon Contest
Mesut ÖzilSouthampton vs Arsenal234
Mesut ÖzilSunderland vs Arsenal043
Mesut ÖzilArsenal vs Everton153
Mesut ÖzilArsenal vs Hull143

4) Southampton’s Jay Rodriguez won twice as many aerial duels against Arsenal as his previous best in any game this season.

PlayerMatchMatchdayPosAerial Won
Jay RodriguezSouthampton vs Arsenal23FW6
Jay RodriguezSouthampton vs Spurs17FW3
Jay RodriguezSouthampton vs Man City15FW3
Jay RodriguezSouthampton vs Fulham09FW3

5) Per Mertesacker won no tackles in the match, but he made more interceptions than he has done in any Premier League game this season.

PlayerMatchMatchdayInterception WonWon Tackle
Per MertesackerSouthampton vs Arsenal2350
Per MertesackerMan City vs Arsenal1630
Per MertesackerCrystal Palace vs Arsenal0933
Per MertesackerSwansea vs Arsenal0631
Per MertesackerArsenal vs Aston Villa0130

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