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Hello and welcome to live coverage of Southampton vs Arsenal in the battle for fifth place.

Premier League / Matchday 20
St. Mary's Stadium / 01.01.2015
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Updated 01/01/2015 at 16:53 GMT


37'
Mane left the area, and then returned now, with an injury to his hamstring.
34'
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GOAL! Southampton 1-0 Arsenal. Mane scores. It's a fantastic and hapless goal. Mane steals in behind the defence after outmuscling Koscielny. Szczesny comes out to harry him out of the box, and then runs towards his goal line. Mane spins onto his left foot and curls a shot from the tightest of angles into the goal. An excellent finish.
32'
Tadic rolls in Bertrand, who is in behind the defence. He tries to turn towards goal and into the box, but slips and falls instead.
30'
An underhit shot from Sanchez bounces in front of Forster, but he stops it easily enough.
29'
Wanyama does brilliantly to dispossess Oxlade-Chamberlain and then make up 20 yards with good close control and strength, but can't find Mane's run into the box.
27'
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Cazorla gets to the byline, curls a ball back inside the box for Oxlade-Chamberlain, and he curls a shot just wide of the top corner.
26'
Oxlade-Chamberlain bursts down the right, and attempts to beat Gardos with a cross, but it's blocked and out for a throw.
24'
Oxlade-Chamberlain makes up ground down the right wing, until Gardos steps up to intercept, and win a throw with his clearance.
23'
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A booking for Wanyama. Sanchez darts inside and away from the midfielder, and is brought down with alunge.
22'
Southampton have some time on the ball before Mane is outmuscled. By Arsenal, I know.
20'
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Rosicky has space down the right, he pulls a cross back for Cazorla's run into the centre, and Forster gets down well to block his shot from 10 yards.
Elsewhere, Liverpool have gone a goal up.
18'
Ward-Prowse's corner finds Mane at the near post, but it goes wide.
17'
Southampton are fortunate to be awarded a corner when Tadic sends out a cross.
16'
The corner is cleared at the near post. Arsenal then control the ball, all the way back to defence again. They're the better team so far.
15'
Arsenal win a corner on the left.
14'
...but are forced back to the defence as Southampton drop deep in numbers. Arsenal then play calmly in their own half.
13'
Arsenal start a break from deep...
11'
Wanyama has a shot blocked from distance, but Arsenal hit back swiftly. A cross is headed out to Debuchy, and he attempts a weak shot at Forster.
10'
Tadic finds Bertrand on the left, but his low cross is cut out, and Arsenal break. Wanyama hacks Sanchez on the halfway line, going through the back of him, and Gardos also clatters him from the other end.
9'
A ball in from the left beats every defender and Szczesny, but Mane can't get to it to finish. Arsenal are defending just as they did in 2014, then.
8'
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A chance for Arsenal now. Sanchez has room for a strike from the edge of the box, and drags his shot across goal. Forster dives right to palm it away.