Player ratings Arsenal 6, Southampton 1.

1-0 11' og Hooiveld, 2-0 32' Podolski, 3-0 35' Gervinho, 4-0 37' og Clyne, 4-1 45' Fox, 5-1 71' Gervinho, 6-1 88' Walcott. Att: 60.097.
Arsenal: Wojciech Szczesny 5,00 - Carl Jenkinson 6,50, Kieran Gibbs 7,30, Per Mertesacker 7,00, Thomas Vermaelen 7,00 - Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain 7,00, Mikel Arteta 7,40, Santiago Cazorla 7,60, Francis Coquelin 6,80 (68' Aaron Ramsey 7,00) - Gervinho 7,90 (76' Theo Walcott), Lukas Podolski 7,60 (76' Olivier Giroud). = average: 7,01 [first-class]
Southampton: Kelvin Davis 4,70 - Daniel Fox 5,60, Jos Hooiveld 4,80 (28' Maya Yoshida 5,10), José Fonte 5,20, Nathaniel Clyne 5,40 - James Ward-Prowse 5,60, Steven Davis 5,10 (46' Gastón Ramírez 5,70), Morgan Schneiderlin 5,60, Adam Lallana 5,60 - Jason Puncheon 5,40, Rickie Lambert 5,60 (76' Jay Rodriguez 5,50). = average: 5,35 [lame]