PREM: Southampton v Arsenal preview

Southampton v Arsenal preview

Ralph Hasenhuttl has called on Southampton to be brave when they face Arsenal on Sunday.

Hasenhuttl will be taking charge of his first home match as Saints head coach, having lost 1-0 at Cardiff last weekend.

Saints are second from bottom in the Premier League and without a win in over three months.

"It's not difficult to get a good atmosphere in St Mary's; it needs one chance and they are immediately behind us," said Hasenhuttl. "We want to be brave from the first minute.

"The guys have invested a lot this week; we are talking about a style that has many new things for some of them and it is a process that doesn't change just from one day to another."

Arsenal extended their unbeaten run in all competitions to 22 matches with a win over Qarabag in the Europa League on Thursday.

They beat Huddersfield 1-0 in their last Premier League game thanks to a late strike from Lucas Torreira.

Danny Ings, Shane Long and Cedric Soares are in contention to play for Southampton.

However, full-back Ryan Bertrand and centre-back Jack Stephens are out with injury.

Arsenal are without four central defenders. Laurent Koscielny is the only recognised centre-back available but has only just returned from a long-term Achilles problem.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Shkodran Mustafi are suspended while Rob Holding (knee) and Konstantinos Mavropanos (groin) are injured, with striker Danny Welbeck (ankle) and midfielder Emile Smith Rowe (hip) also sidelined.