Southampton v Arsenal result

Full-time · Southampton 1–0 Arsenal

FA Cup · Sat, 23 Jan 2021 12:15 GMT · St. Mary's Stadium

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Southampton · Arsenal · Head-to-head

Southampton 1–0 Arsenal — Southampton won this FA Cup match.

Next for Southampton: West Ham v Southampton, Saturday 24 October — the preview. Next for Arsenal: Bayern München v Arsenal, Wednesday 21 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Southampton 1–0 Arsenal · FA Cup
Venue: St. Mary's Stadium · Southampton
Referee: Peter Bankes, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Southampton 1 · draws 2 · Arsenal 3 · 3.33 goals/game
Recent form: Southampton 2W 2D 1L · Arsenal 4W 1D 0L

Southampton 1–0 Arsenal (FA Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.88

Goals

against 0.5 / 0.88 · 0 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.29 / 5.43

Corners

against 4.86 / 4.14 · 2 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 7 matches

3.71 / 6

Shots on target

against 2.29 / 2.86 · 0 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 7 matches

1.29 / 1.71

Cards

against 1.57 / 1.29 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 January 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 19 January 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Southampton for / against	Line	Arsenal for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 0.5 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.88 for · 0.88 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.29 for · 4.86 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	5.43 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5
Shots	9.86 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.86 for · 10.86 against n 7 Last 5
Shots on target	3.71 for · 2.29 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	6 for · 2.86 against n 7 Last 5
Fouls committed	11.14 for · 12.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	10.29 for · 9.71 against n 7 Last 5
Cards shown	1.29 for · 1.57 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.71 for · 1.29 against n 7 Last 5

Southampton

Southampton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
M. Djenepo n 8	49.1	3 6/4	2.3 5/3	—
D. Nlundulu n 8	19.1	2.9 4/1	0 0/0	—
I. Diallo n 8	47.1	2.4 4/3	1.2 4/1	G. Xhaka
S. Long n 8	32.6	2.4 4/3	1.7 4/1	—
N. Tella n 7	34.4	1.9 4/1	3.4 4/3	—

Southampton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
N. Redmond n 8	38.4	2.3 5/2	0.6 2/0
D. Ings n 8	76	1.8 7/4	1 4/3
D. Nlundulu n 8	19.1	1.8 2/1	0.6 1/0
N. Tella n 7	34.4	1.5 4/0	0.4 1/0
T. Walcott n 8	81.8	1.2 6/3	0.6 3/1

Southampton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
D. Ings n 8	76	0.4 3/0	0.4 2/1
D. Nlundulu n 8	19.1	0.6 1/0	0 0/0
C. Adams n 8	72.1	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Vestergaard n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
J. Vokins n 4	67.8	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Southampton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
M. Djenepo n 8	49.1	3.9 7/4
Oriol Romeu n 8	89.5	3.5 8/8
K. Walker-Peters n 8	90	3.4 8/5
I. Diallo n 8	47.1	3.3 5/5
W. Smallbone n 8	41.9	2.7 5/3

Southampton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
F. Forster n 8	90	2.8 4/3
A. McCarthy n 8	90	2.5 6/5

Arsenal

Arsenal — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Willock n 8	52	1.9 5/3	1.3 4/1	—
Dani Ceballos n 8	59.1	1.7 6/2	1.1 3/2	—
Gabriel Magalhães n 8	86.5	1.6 5/4	1.7 8/4	—
G. Xhaka n 8	81.3	1.5 6/2	0.8 4/1	I. Diallo
David Luiz n 8	74.4	1.5 6/3	0.2 1/0	—

Arsenal — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	60	2.8 7/4	1.9 5/3
Gabriel Martinelli n 8	47.1	2.6 7/3	0.5 1/1
P. Aubameyang n 8	92.4	2.4 8/5	1.3 7/3
N. Pépé n 8	65.8	2.4 7/5	0.9 5/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	82	1.6 7/3	1.1 5/3

Arsenal — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Lacazette n 8	60	0.9 4/1	0.2 1/0
E. Smith Rowe n 8	70.9	0.2 1/0	0.6 4/0
P. Aubameyang n 8	92.4	0.5 3/1	0 0/0
Bukayo Saka n 8	82	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
N. Pépé n 8	65.8	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0

Arsenal — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
T. Partey n 8	57.5	3.7 7/4
G. Xhaka n 8	81.3	2.4 5/5
A. Maitland-Niles n 8	48.6	2.3 6/3
Dani Ceballos n 8	59.1	1.9 5/2
J. Willock n 8	52	1.9 3/3

Arsenal — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 19 January 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Rúnar Alex Rúnarsson n 8	84.4	2.8 5/3
B. Leno n 8	93.8	1.8 6/1

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Southampton		Arsenal
38%	Possession	62%
11	Shots	11
2	Shots on target	2
7	Shots off target	5
2	Blocked shots	4
5	Shots inside the box	8
7	Corners	5
3	Offsides	5
9	Fouls	7
2	Yellow cards	0
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	2
331	Passes	526
74%	Pass accuracy	83%

Southampton player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
F. Forster	90	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
K. Walker-Peters	90	0	0	0	4	0	7.9
J. Bednarek	90	0	0	0	2	0	7.7
J. Stephens	90	0	0	0	2	Y	7
R. Bertrand	90	1	0	1	1	Y	6.6
S. Armstrong	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Ward-Prowse	90	3	0	2	1	0	7.5
I. Diallo	90	0	0	2	1	0	6.9
T. Walcott	90	1	0	1	1	0	6.7
D. Ings	85	3	1	1	0	0	7.2
C. Adams	78	1	1	0	2	0	6.9
D. Nlundulu sub	12	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
S. Long sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Arsenal player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Rating
B. Leno	90	0	0	0	0	6.6
R. Holding	90	1	0	0	2	7
Gabriel Magalhães	90	0	0	0	0	6.3
Cédric Soares	90	0	0	1	0	6.3
G. Xhaka	90	0	0	0	3	7
N. Pépé	90	1	0	5	3	7.5
Willian	90	0	0	1	1	6.3
E. Nketiah	90	2	1	1	0	6.3
Héctor Bellerín	72	0	0	0	3	6.9
Gabriel Martinelli	58	1	1	0	1	6.3
Mohamed Elneny	57	0	0	0	0	6.7
T. Partey sub	33	1	0	0	1	6.9
Bukayo Saka sub	32	1	0	0	1	6.9
A. Lacazette sub	18	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Southampton v Arsenal — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

SouthamptonDDWLW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 0.6 scored / 0.4 conceded per game

ArsenalWWWDW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2 scored / 0 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Southampton 1 · 2 draws · Arsenal 3 · 3.33 goals/game

2020-12-16 Arsenal 1–1 Southampton
2020-06-25 Southampton 0–2 Arsenal
2019-11-23 Arsenal 2–2 Southampton
2019-02-24 Arsenal 2–0 Southampton
2018-12-16 Southampton 3–2 Arsenal
2018-04-08 Arsenal 3–2 Southampton

Goals per game

Southampton scored0.6

Arsenal scored2

Southampton conceded0.4

Arsenal conceded0

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What is the head-to-head record between Southampton and Arsenal?: In their last 6 meetings, Southampton won 1, Arsenal won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 3.33 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Southampton and Arsenal?: Recent form — Southampton 2W 2D 1L; Arsenal 4W 1D 0L.

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