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Southampton 1-
(0-1)
P Crouch 67
1 Arsenal
HT
F Ljunberg 45
Southampton Arsenal
Jehns Lehmann: 5 - Kept punching and then made a costly mistake.

Kolo Toure: 7 - Better after midweek mistakes aganst Bayern.

Pascal Cygan: 5 - You've always got a chance of scoring when Pascal plays.

Ashley Cole:  7 - Got forward really well but should have scored.

Frances Fabregas: 7 - Wasn't troubled too much.

Freddie Ljunberg: 7 - Scored a goal but wasn't always effective.

Mathieu Flamini: 8 - Another good game, improving with experience.

Patrick Viera: 6 - Looked to be playing well but faded and lost out to Quashie too often.

Robert Pires: 7 - Did okay before going off injured. Will be out for 2-3 weeks.

Robin van persie: 6 - Had loads of shots none coming too close before making 2 strikers tackles.

Thierry henry: 7 - Didn't get too much time on the bal and couldn't get a goal but he made 1.

Subs:
Gael Clichy (Pires 45): 7 - Worked well with cole.

Emanuel Eboue (Toure 75): 6 - Had little to do late on.
Paul Smith: 9 - Outstanding throughout the game with many great saves.

Rory Delap: 6 - Wasn't able to get forward much. Did well first half but had a harder job against cole and clichy in the 2nd.

Claus Lundekvam: 7 - Not too much got past him but Henry had a bit of joy.

Andreas Jakobbson: 8 - Really been calm since hes come back from injury. Another promising performance.

Olivier Bernard: 8 - Got forward a bit and made some good tackles.

David prutton: 5 - Didn't get forward often before getting sent off for 2 rubbish tackles.

Jamie Redknapp: 8 - Useful passing and helped win the midfield battle.

Nigel Quashie: 8 - Beat Viera with his tackles and ran the show for Saints.

Graeme Le Saux(Paul Telfer 72): 7 - Made a few crosses and helped the defence out.

Peter Crouch: 7 - Arsenals defence couldn't handle his height and he scored from a corner.

Henri Camara(Kevin Phillips 85): 7 - Got onto some long balls and had a couple of chances but couldn't finish.

Subs:
Paul Telfer (le Saux 72): 7 - Kept the defence tight.

Kevin Phillips(Camara 85): 6 - Had to do some last ditch defending when he came on.
Match verdict: Arsenal were desperate for a result after a bad loss to Bayern Munich in midweek but thats not what they got. They found Paul Smith in their way as well as an impressive performance by Southampton's midfield. The game was even till Prutton got sent off(45). He will be banned for 11 matches for pushing the ref. Henry took away 4 defenders before giving Ljunberg a tap in(45). Once Van Persie was sent off (52) Saints saw their way back. Southampton had a corner (67) where Lehmann came and missed the ball as Crouch headed home. Paul smith was unbeatable and the game ended 1-1.
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