Southampton vs. Arsenal

2-2, Premier League, St. Mary's, 28 January 2014
Giroud 48,
Cazorla 52

We were quite miserable in the first half of this game. We, quite literally, created nothing going forward and more or less just let Southampton dominate the game completely. Fortunately, we managed to turn it around for the second half through a minor miracle.

Szczesny had to make some decent saves during the game, the first truly brilliant one came after eight minutes as we lost possession in our own box. Southampton then fired wide before finding the back of the net through a header at the edge of the box.
   We should have gotten a penalty in the first half, even though we did not play very well at all, as there was a clear hand ball by a Southampton player, but nothing was given. Towards the end of the half we came close to finding ourselves two goals behind as Monreal fired a clearance into the back of a Southampton player, and the ball fell to the feet of Gallagher, who somehow managed to put it wide from right in front of the goal!
   In the final minute we did create one chance, though, as Koscielny managed to get an effort on target following a corner, but unfortunately it was right at the 'keeper.

Right from the start of the second half the game pretty much exploded. A few minutes in we got the equaliser as Sagna provided a decent pass to Olivier Giroud, who steered the ball into the back of the net with a classy back-heel! Four minutes later we found ourselves in the lead, as Santi Cazorla fired a long-distance shot from outside the 18-yard-box past the 'keeper, burying it right by the post!
   The turn-around would have been even more incredible had we not conceded a second goal shortly after, which effectively meant that we had to settle for just the one point in this game. However, before the end of the game Özil had time for a brilliant surge forward, but his effort glanced off a defender and hit the bar! And, on a more negative note, Flamini was shown a red card after a harsh tackle, which was especially miserable considering how good he was throughout the game.

The fact that we dropped two points here mean that we risk losing the top spot to either Manchester City (should they win their game later this evening) or/and Chelsea (should they win their game with a two-goal margin).