This will the first of back-to-back trips to Southampton in the next week.
Step one is a FA Cup 4th Round tie against the Saints at St. Mary’s Stadium.
Even though this is a crucial match in the competition, I predict Mikel Arteta will not field his normal Premier League starting XI in order to rest a few key players.
Here’s my predicted starting XI…
[4-3-3]
Martinelli, Nketiah, Pepe
Elneny, Willock, Willian
Maitland-Niles, Chambers, Luiz, Bellerin
Leno
Predicted final score…
Southampton 2 – ARSENAL 3 (aet)
COYG!
David Raya has been voted Arsenal’s Player of the Month for May by the readers of Arsenal.com.
Max Dowman has been nominated for the PFA’s Young Player of the Year Award.
Jurrien Timber has withdrawn from the Netherland’s World Cup squad to recover from his nagging groin injuries.
Team Talk is reporting Arsenal is expected to finish the permanent transfer of Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen. 
