Southampton vs Arsenal Preview

Southampton host Arsenal at St. Mary’s Stadium on Saturday evening in an FA Cup quarter-final that pits a side riding a wave of form against a Premier League giant still stinging from a Carabao Cup final defeat. Kick-off is 20:00 GMT.

Southampton arrive having won four of their last five matches across all competitions. Their most recent result was a 2-0 home win over Oxford United in the Championship on March 21. Prior to that, they beat Norwich City 1-0 at home on March 18 and won 2-1 away at Coventry City on March 14. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 draw away at West Bromwich Albion and a 1-0 FA Cup win away at Fulham complete a sequence that reflects a side in genuine form and full of confidence. Southampton earned their place in this quarter-final by eliminating Fulham on the road, and the atmosphere at St. Mary’s on a cup night against top-flight opposition will be electric.

Arsenal travel to the south coast having lost their most recent outing — a 2-0 home defeat to Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final on March 22. Prior to that, they won 2-0 at home against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on March 17 and 2-0 at home against Everton in the league on March 14. Earlier in this run, a 1-1 draw away at Leverkusen and a 2-1 FA Cup win away at Mansfield Town complete a sequence of three wins, one draw and one loss — a side that has largely been impressive this season but was undone in the cup final by a determined City display. Arsenal carry a significant injury list with Eze, Madueke and Merino all confirmed out, while Zubimendi, Ødegaard, Magalhães, Rice, Saliba, Saka, Timber and Hincapié are all listed as doubtful — a remarkable number of question marks for such a high-profile fixture.

The head-to-head record slightly favours Arsenal, who have won two of the last five meetings, with Southampton claiming one win and two draws. Most recently, Arsenal won 2-1 away in May 2025. Arsenal won 3-1 at home in October 2024 and drew 3-3 at home in April 2023.

UK and Irish supporters can watch on BBC One, BBC Sport Web and BBC iPlayer from 20:00 GMT on Saturday, with BBC Radio 5 Live providing commentary. US fans can watch on ESPN Select, fuboTV and the ESPN App. Indian viewers can follow on Sony LIV and SONY TEN 1. Australian supporters can stream via Stan Sport.

Possible line-ups

Southampton (4-2-3-1) Peretz, Bree, Charles, Stephens, Manning, Fellows, Harwood-Bellis, Scienza, Azaz, Downes, Larin

Arsenal (4-2-3-1) Arrizabalaga, Lewis-Skelly, Calafiori, Mosquera, White, Nørgaard, Zubimendi, Trossard, Ødegaard, Dowman, Jesus

Injured Players:

Southampton: Mads Roerslev (Out), Welington (Doubtful), Jay Robinson (Doubtful)

Arsenal: Eberechi Eze (Out), Noni Madueke (Out), Mikel Merino (Out), Martín Zubimendi (Doubtful), Martin Ødegaard (Doubtful), Gabriel Magalhães (Doubtful), Declan Rice (Doubtful), William Saliba (Doubtful), Bukayo Saka (Doubtful), Jurriën Timber (Doubtful), Piero Hincapié (Doubtful)

Arsenal carry an extraordinary injury burden heading into this tie, with three players confirmed out and eight more listed as doubtful including key figures across defence, midfield and attack. Southampton are comparatively light on absentees, which could be a significant equaliser over the 90 minutes.

Southampton Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
W	Southampton	2-0	Oxford United	English League Championship	Mar 21, 2026
W	Southampton	1-0	Norwich City	English League Championship	Mar 18, 2026
W	Coventry City	1-2	Southampton	English League Championship	Mar 14, 2026
D	West Bromwich Albion	1-1	Southampton	English League Championship	Mar 11, 2026
W	Fulham	0-1	Southampton	English FA Cup	Mar 8, 2026

Arsenal Form — Last 5 Games

Result	Home Team	Score	Away Team	Competition	Date
L	Arsenal	0-2	Manchester City	Carabao Cup	Mar 22, 2026
W	Arsenal	2-0	Bayer Leverkusen	Champions League	Mar 17, 2026
W	Arsenal	2-0	Everton	English Premier League	Mar 14, 2026
D	Bayer Leverkusen	1-1	Arsenal	Champions League	Mar 11, 2026
W	Mansfield Town	1-2	Arsenal	English FA Cup	Mar 7, 2026

Head To Head — Last 5 Games

Home Team	Score	Away Team	Date	Competition
Southampton	1-2	Arsenal	May 25, 2025	English Premier League
Arsenal	3-1	Southampton	Oct 5, 2024	English Premier League
Arsenal	3-3	Southampton	Apr 21, 2023	English Premier League
Southampton	1-1	Arsenal	Oct 23, 2022	English Premier League
Southampton	1-0	Arsenal	Apr 16, 2022	English Premier League

TV Listings / Streaming

Country	Channel(s)
United Kingdom	BBC One, BBC Sport Web, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1, BBC Radio 5 Live
Ireland	BBC One, BBC iPlayer, TNT Sports 1, BBC Radio 5 Live
United States	ESPN Select, fuboTV, ESPN App
Australia	Stan Sport
India	Sony LIV, SONY TEN 1, JioTV
Canada	Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Plus, Sportsnet 360
Germany	DAZN Germany
Netherlands	Viaplay Netherlands
Norway	Viaplay Norway, TV 2 Play
Sweden	Viaplay Sweden