Good afternoon and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Arsenal's match against Southampton at The Emirates.

Lallana is found in space and while his shot is well-struck it is straight at Szczesny, who claims with ease.

Rodriguez is very late on Ozil and is lucky not to find his way into the referee’s notebook.

Arsenal begin the second half as they finished the first – in the ascendancy. But Davis wins the ball from Cazorla before charging forward. They had Arsenal in trouble there but elected to slow the game down. Poor. The ball eventually gets swung over and it is easily claimed.

Wanyama scythes down Cazorla as the little schemer looks to lead a break forward. Yellow.

They have been so solid so to concede in that matter is all the more galling.

S. Davis on for Shaw as Southampton kick-off.

And that's it from the first-half.

Hooiveld is in the book for a late one on Giroud.

Very harsh but in this context absolutely true.

Two minutes of the added stuff.

Ozil looks to get in behind down the left but he has gone a fraction too soon.

Giroud flicks to Wilshere but his touch lets him down and the chance to break has gone.

Mertesacker puts Arteta under some pressure in central midfield with a ball into to him with two men on but he manages to get the ball back to Szczesny, who thumps clear.

Cazorla’s delivery fails to beat the first man.

Gibbs looks to get behind Clyne as he shifts the ball and then runs but the full-back gets back at him and that’s a corner.

That would have been a goal of the season contender there. Rodriguez takes a lovely touch on his chest before taking a touch to steady himself and then scissor kicking to the far post from the edge. Szczesny claws it out but Lambert follows up – alas he is offside.

Ward-Prowse looks for Lambert with a deep cross but Szczesny claims.

Lambert looks to get in behind but he goes a fraction too soon and that’s another offside.

Ramsey puts Szczesny under unnecessary pressure with a back pass with a couple of Saints’ players in and around the keeper. He lashes clear though.

Southampton will be delighted to get to the interval just the one goal down here.

A lovely little exchange between Ozil and Arteta unfortunately culminates in the offside flag.