Two clubs in the top half of the Premier League table will do battle today in a league match between Southampton and Arsenal. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at St. Mary's Stadium in Southampton and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on NBC Sports.
What They're Saying
Southampton manager Ronald Koeman (via SaintsFC): "I think we can be very happy about the position we have in the table. I think we have played good football, and the fans love it how we play."
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger (via the Mirror): "We got 79 points last year. We're a bit short this year, but we want to come back."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Southampton's Dusan Tadic has been the club's key distributor in 2014. In 17 league appearances, the 26-year-old has seven assists and an average of 2.9 key passes.
Southampton's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Forster; Bertrand, Fonte, Alderweireld, Yoshida; Wanyama, Davis; Mane, Tadic, Long; Pelle
Arsenal's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Szczesny; Gibbs, Koscielny, Mertesacker, Debuchy; Coquelin, Flamini; Walcott, Cazorla, Chamberlain; Sanchez
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
Chelsea |
19 |
14 |
4 |
1 |
41 |
14 |
27 |
46 |
|||
|
2 |
Manchester City |
19 |
13 |
4 |
2 |
41 |
17 |
24 |
43 |
|||
|
3 |
Manchester United |
19 |
10 |
6 |
3 |
33 |
19 |
14 |
36 |
|||
|
4 |
Southampton |
19 |
10 |
3 |
6 |
32 |
15 |
17 |
33 |
|||
|
5 |
Arsenal |
19 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
34 |
23 |
11 |
33 |
|||
|
6 |
West Ham United |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
30 |
23 |
7 |
31 |
|||
|
7 |
Tottenham Hotspur |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
24 |
24 |
0 |
31 |
|||
|
8 |
Liverpool |
19 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
26 |
25 |
1 |
28 |
|||
|
9 |
Swansea City |
19 |
8 |
4 |
7 |
24 |
23 |
1 |
28 |
|||
|
10 |
Newcastle United |
19 |
7 |
5 |
7 |
22 |
28 |
-6 |
26 |
|||
|
11 |
Stoke City |
19 |
7 |
4 |
8 |
21 |
23 |
-2 |
25 |
|||
|
12 |
Everton |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
29 |
31 |
-2 |
21 |
|||
|
13 |
Aston Villa |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
11 |
22 |
-11 |
21 |
|||
|
14 |
Sunderland |
19 |
3 |
11 |
5 |
16 |
27 |
-11 |
20 |
|||
|
15 |
Queens Park Rangers |
19 |
5 |
3 |
11 |
21 |
34 |
-13 |
18 |
|||
|
16 |
West Bromwich Albion |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
28 |
-10 |
17 |
|||
|
17 |
Hull City |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
18 |
26 |
-8 |
16 |
|||
|
18 |
Crystal Palace |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
20 |
30 |
-10 |
16 |
|||
|
19 |
Burnley |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
14 |
29 |
-15 |
16 |
|||
|
20 |
Leicester City |
19 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
31 |
-14 |
13 |
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