Arsenal are back in action as they travel to St. Mary’s Stadium to take on Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal.
Domestic football is back after the international break, and Arsenal fans will be delighted to see their team back in action as they take on former Premier League side Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal.
Arsenal spent the better part of the last two weeks thinking about their loss to Manchester City in the EFL Cup final. They lost the final courtesy of two goals from Nico O’Reilly and the Gunners will look to bounce back in the FA Cup.
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They were exactly brilliant when they faced Mansfield in the fifth round, but Arteta will be hoping that his team can either put up a masterclass or find a way to grind out results against Southampton who will see the quarterfinal as a chance for a major upset.
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Arteta’s men are not at full strength as about 11 players pulled out of national duty due to injury. In his press conference, Arteta expressed hope over Timber and Odegaard but ruled Eze, Hincapie and Madueke out, even if Madueke’s injury is “nowhere near” as serious as first feared.
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Southampton are not in perfect shape for the quarter-final either, as Flynn Downes and Kuryu Matsuki are both suspended owing to an accumulation of yellow cards, having been booked for the second time in the FA Cup at Craven Cottage.
Southampton vs Arsenal Predicted XI
Southampton Predicted XI
Peretz; Bree, Wood, Harwood-Bellis, Manning; Charles, Romeu; Fellows, Azaz, Edozie; Stewart
Arsenal Predicted XI
Kepa; White, Salmon, Mosquera, Calafiori; Havertz, Norgaard, Lewis-Skelly; Dowman, Gyokeres, Jesus
