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#2 Lacazette came to Gunner's rescue
Arsenal were far from convincing and it was down to that very last minute of additional time that Lacazette came to their rescue. He wass definitely the club's saviour of the day. Without him, the Gunners would not have equalised on both occasions. Coming into the fixture, the Frenchman had not scored since his goal against Tottenham in September. An ankle injury caused Lacazette to miss four Premier League fixtures and at last, he has started scoring.
As compared to Southampton's 21 shots, the North London team managed just 12 in the whole game. That is a far cry from what fans would have expected from a performance at home. The result also indicates that the Gunners are by no means capable of competing for the top four this season. We have witnessed Leicester City embarrassing Southampton close to a month ago, but here we have Arsenal making a team in relegation zone look good.
The only person Emery has got to thank is Lacazette who has probably kept his manager's role safe for yet another game.
#1 Saints' failure to capitalise on their chances
Southampton missed an awful lot of chances after James Ward-Prowse scored in the 71st minute. It is almost unbelievable how the Saints did not extend their lead until the result was beyond Arsenal's reach. Ralph Hasenhüttl and his team only have themselves to blame after finishing the game without all three points in their pocket. No one knows how exactly Southampton did not win this game.
The number of shots the Saints enjoyed was far more than the North London club. Yet, the former only had six shots on target while the Gunners had five. There is evidently an issue with their conversion rate and possibly lack of confidence when it comes to scoring. The game should have ended in favour of Southampton but their failure to capitalise on their chances meant that they had to share the points with Arsenal.
