Tun season ti hmuhnawm em emtu, miropuite manganna vawi duai lo lo thlen tawhtu, Southampton leh tun season-a goal chhuah hleithei lo, Arsenal te chu Emirates Stadium-ah an intawk leh dawn a; tun inrini zana inkhel turah chuan a hmuhnawm ber tur a ngaih a ni.

Kum 2006 thlasik laiin Theo Walcott chu Arsenal chuan £5 mtd in Southampton atangin an lei chhuak a; tin, kum 2011 nipui lain Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain chu £15mtd velin an lei chhuak leh. Heng mi pahnih te hi Southampton inzirna mual atanga an rohlu seng luh mipahnih te chu an ni. ‘The Saints Academy’ hian anni pahnih mai bakah hian Premiership history-a mi pawimawh tak tak, Alan Shearer, Matt Le Tissier tih vel te pawh an lo chherchhuak tawh a ni.

Arsenal hian tun season-a point la hmu ve miah lo hneh hi hna awlsam tak a nih erawh an ring bikin a rinawm loh. Southampton hi Premiership-a an rawn kir leh hnuah inkhel hmuhnawm tak tak min rawn hlui nghal mahse, point hmuh hi engkim tichiangtu a nih miau avangin khelh that mai ni lo, a tawp thlenga a chungnung zawk nih ngei an tum tawhin a rinawm.

Saturday, September 15

Kick-off: 19.30 IST.

Emirates Stadium – London

Referee: Kevin Friend (Matches 2, R1 Y7).

TEAM NEWS :
Arsenal : First-choice keeper Wojciech Szczesny a rawn let leh tawh avangin Italian keeper chetha tak, Vito Mannone a rawn nek chhuah leh ngei a rinawm a, hei hi Gunner fans te inkhel en tura Emirates stadium pan ti chaktu ber a nih ngei pawh a rinawm.

World Cup Qualifier a natna hrik avanga ram tana inlan ve thei lo, Theo Walcott chuan he inkhel hi a sir atanga alo thlir a rinawm a, a aiah hian Wenger chuan Chamberlain a hman a rinawm.

An ram France tana a khelh naah midfielder, Abou Diaby paw’n hliam tenau a nei tlat maia, khel thei tura ngaih ni chiah lo mahse, Wenger hian a chawlhtir erawh a rinawm chiah loh.

Tomas Rosicky (hamstring), Jack Wilshere (ankle), Emmanuel Frimpong (knee) leh Bacary Sagna (broken leg) te erawh kan hmu thei leh dawn lo a ni.

Southampton : Serie A leh Eredevisie atanga an leithar Maya Yoshidi leh Gaston Ramirez te chu a hmasa berna atan khelmual chhungah an rawn pen luh ve a rinawm tawh a, hei hian Saints fans te a hip khawm hnem hlein a rinawm.

Lei thar tho, Emmanuel Mayuka pawh a inlan ngei beisei a ni a, chutih lain Guly do Prado erawh case fello a neih avangin a inlan thei lo thung ang.
Skipper, Adam Lallana leh Rickie Lambert te pawh in kawp leh ngei tura beisei an ni a; tin, Danny Fox pawh hman theihin a awm tawh bawk ang.

HRIAT NGEI NGEI CHI…
• Arsenal hian tun season-a an game pathumah goal 2 chiah an la khunga, hei hi nukima an tihdan ang chiah kha a ni.
• Southampton hi tun season a point la hmu ve lo awmchhun an ni a, chutih lain Arsenal defence line hi tun season-a la sut pawp loh awmchhun a ni.
• Kum 1996/97 hnulam atang khan Arsenal hi Premier League table-ah 4-na aia hniamah vawi khatmah an la awm lo.
• Southampton hi tun season hian an tang hle a, an club history-a player an leito ber record ni turin Uruguayan playmaker, Gaston Ramirez chu Bologna atangin £11.8 mtd in an leichhuak a ni. Tin, Burnley atangin Jay Rodriguez chu £7 mtd in an lei bawk a ni. Hei hian an ‘record signing’ ni lai £5.3 mtd (Rory Delap) chu a khum a ni.
• Southampton hian Arsenal aiin goal thun hnem (4) tawh mahsela, an game hnuhnung 3 ah khan goal 2 theuh an chhuah a ni. Hei hian an tlarhnung a khauh tawk loh zia a pholang chiang hlein a hriat.
• Team pahnihte hi Arsenal khelmuala an intum hnuhnug ber 7-ah te khan Arsenal hian hnehna an la chang vek a ni.

* Arsenal hian kum 88 hnua season bul tan nana a zawna clean-sheet pathum an neih lehna hmasa ber a ni.

ENGE AN SAWI???

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger: “An (Southampton) game khelh tawh te zinga pahnih khan min hneh khawp mai. Pakhat zawk chu Manchester City nena an inkhelh tum kha a ni. Tin, pakhat leh chu Manchester United nena an inkhelh tum kha a ni. Khami tum khan an khel tha em em a, mahse mi zawng zawng te khan a tawpah khan eng vanga point hlawhchhuak lo nge an nih tih kan inzawh theuh kha.

Chuvangin keini pawh englai pawha ‘positive mind/attitude’ nena khel thin leh goal tam tak khung thei team hmachhawn tur hian kan lo inpuahchah nasa hle a ni. Tun kum thum, kum li vela Premiership-a rawn kai chho te rilru puthmang hi a tha ka tiin an fakawm hle a ni. Entirnan – Blackpool leh Norwich te pawh hi an fakawm hle a ni.

Team rawn kai thar tam tak te hian Premiership khelh hi an hlau lova, mahni goal venhim ngawr ngawr ai mahin tam tak pet goal an tum thin a ni.”

Southampton boss, Nigel Adkins : “Arsenal hian team dang zawng zawng aiin ball an kawl rei thei a, heivang hian an tumpui te chu vawi duai lo an lo hneh tawh thin a ni. Ball nangman i kawl a nih chuan i tan i hauh bik anga, tin, in pawl tan tih goal theihna hun remchang in in siamsak tur a ni.

Arsenal goal nawr hi a na hle a, inkhelh reng rengah ball chan tam an thupui hmasak ber thin avangin team tam tak te chu an hmaah hian an lo tlusawp tawh thin reng a ni. He an theihna hi tun hnaiah mai ni lo, kum tam tak kalta atang khan ‘a ber’ an lo ni tawh thin a ni. Mahse, keini chuan he an theihna beileta hneh tur hian theihtawp kan chhuah dawn a ni.”

Author’s Prediction : Arsenal 3-2 Southampton

images from eurosport.com & premierleague.com