Arsenal have let Tottenham pass them up the inside rail in the sprint to make the top four, and while their race is by no means run, it certainly feels as if it is win or bust now for the Gunners. Spurs will almost definitely dispatch a Brighton side that embarrassed Arsenal last time out so to keep pace they simply have to beat Southampton. Fortunately they face a Saints side without a win in five matches so if Arsenal show up and play with an ounce of positivity then Ralph Hasenhüttl’s usual forward-thinking approach should allow for plenty of chances. Chances that have so often gone unfinished this season however. Southampton have hope to end their poor run with Arsenal’s profligate nature only likely to improve once the transfer window opens. Graham Searles
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