Joleon Lescott thinks Arsenal will win this weekend’s Premier League game against Southampton at St. Mary’s Stadium. However, the pundit told Livescore that Gunners manager Mikel Arteta will be disappointed that the 2022 World Cup finals will start in November in Qatar.
This weekend, Arsenal will play Southampton away at St. Mary’s Stadium in the Premier League.
The Gunners will be the favourites to win the game. Lescott, who used to play for Manchester City, thinks that Arsenal will win the game 2-0 and get all three points.
But the expert thinks that Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will be upset that there will be a break in November, which will stop the Gunners from keeping up their current momentum.
The Premier League will take a break for a few weeks because the 2022 World Cup finals will be held in Qatar from November to December.
Arsenal will face Southampton at the weekend
Arsenal is currently in first place in the Premier League. They have 27 points from 10 games, which is four points more than second-place Manchester City and third-place Tottenham Hotspur.
Lescott wrote on LiveScore, “Arsenal will like their chances when they go to Southampton to keep their lead at the top.
This week, people have talked about whether or not the Gunners will still be on top going into the World Cup next month. I see no reason why they can’t be, though. I know for sure that Mikel Arteta will be sad about the long break that is coming up.
When you’re on a roll like his team is, you want the games to keep coming fast and furious. The teams in pursuit will have a chance to refocus and recharge. Arsenal will have a lot of time to think about how things are going.”
The commentator added, “It’s been said that the Gunners will slip up at some point, but I’m not going to turn against them now.
Southampton got a much-needed win at Bournemouth and a long-overdue clean sheet. This will have given them a huge confidence boost. Yet, the visitors always find a way in. I expect that to continue. I think Southampton will lose 2-0 to Arsenal.”
What’s next for the Gunners?
Thursday in the UEFA Europa League, Arsenal beat PSV Eindhoven 1-0 at the Emirates. Granit Xhaka scored the game’s only goal, keeping his team at the top of Group A.
Gabriel Agbonlahor, who used to be a striker for Aston Villa, thinks the Gunners should pay £60 million to get Douglas Luiz next summer. Gabriel Magalhaes is a player that Juventus is interested in.
Agbonlahor thinks that Arsenal could still sign Douglas Luiz for a high price.
This summer, the north London team’s attempt to sign the Brazilian midfielder didn’t work out. They planned to go after him again next year. But Luiz just signed a new deal with Aston Villa.
