{"id":15347,"date":"2022-04-16T12:06:00","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T16:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/16\/why-alexandre-lacazette-is-missing-for-arsenal-vs-southampton\/"},"modified":"2022-04-16T12:06:00","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T16:06:00","slug":"why-alexandre-lacazette-is-missing-for-arsenal-vs-southampton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/04\/16\/why-alexandre-lacazette-is-missing-for-arsenal-vs-southampton\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Alexandre Lacazette is missing for Arsenal vs Southampton"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Arsenal take on Southampton at St Mary\u2019s at 3 pm UK time on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The match is a must-win for Arsenal if they are to have any hope of securing a top-four berth this season.<\/p>\n<p>Southampton are 14<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the league with 36 points from 31 games, meaning they are basically safe from relegation and have little left to play for this term.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal, meanwhile, are 5<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the Premier League, and began the weekend three points off Tottenham with a game in hand.<\/p>\n<p>For more information on the game, check out the links below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/live-streaming-match-previews\/southampton-vs-arsenal-live-streaming-watch-premier-league-online\/\">Southampton vs Arsenal live streaming: Watch Premier League online<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/southampton-vs-arsenal-betting-tips-premier-league-preview\/\">Southampton vs Arsenal betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"gg101-at-label absolute\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item flex aic gg101__brandbox--item_no-border\" data-segment='{\"block_widget_id\":\"1670456\",\"block_widget_type\":\"cta-shortcode-button\",\"brand_id\":765961,\"brand_name\":\"Bet365\",\"offer_text\":\"New customers bet u00a310 and get u00a350 in free bets!\"}'>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__image\">\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/165x165_Bet365-squareLogo.jpeg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Bet365 Brand Logo\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__link\">New customers bet \u00a310 and get \u00a350 in free bets!<\/a><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get-wrapper\" style=\"background-color: #008061\">\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bet365.com\/?affiliate=365_851681&amp;bet=1#\/HO\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow sponsored noopener\" class=\"gg101__brandbox--item__get flex aic jcc mla\"><span class=\"cjbb__fraction only_fraction\" style=\"color:white;\">BET NOW<\/span><\/a>\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"gg101__brandbox-t-and-c\">Open Account Offer. Bet \u00a310 &amp; Get \u00a350 in Free Bets for new customers at bet365. Min deposit requirement. Free Bets are paid as Bet Credits and are available for use upon settlement of bets to value of qualifying deposit. Min odds, bet and payment method exclusions apply. Returns exclude Bet Credits stake. Time limits and T&amp;Cs apply. 18+. begambleaware.org. UK &amp; ROI residents only<\/div>\n<h2>Why Lacazette missed out vs Southampton<\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of the game, Arsenal released their matchday squad an hour before kick-off.<\/p>\n<p>The squad was largely as to be expected, with key stars Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney missing.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere though, Alexandre Lacazette, who it was reported had missed training earlier this week, was also absent.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">? TEAM NEWS!<\/p>\n<p>?? Tavares returns to the XI<br \/>\n?? Odegaard captains the side<br \/>\n??????? Nketiah starts up front<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/SOUARS?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#SOUARS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Arsenal (@Arsenal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Arsenal\/status\/1515314194995941379?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\nNow, an official explanation for the striker\u2019s absence has been provided, with it reported on Friday that Lacazette has been suffering from illness:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">No Lacazette again today at training, he wasn\u2019t at Colney at all. He\u2019s been suffering with illness. Looks like Arteta will be forced into another change tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Charles Watts (@charles_watts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/charles_watts\/status\/1515070978665164806?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Said illness has since been confirmed to be Covid-19:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Arsenal have confirmed Alexandre Lacazette misses out today after testing positive for Covid <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TmpRHr5UlN\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/TmpRHr5UlN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Art de Roch\u00e9 (@ArtdeRoche) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArtdeRoche\/status\/1515316488088993793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 16, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/premier-league-betting-tips\/manchester-united-vs-norwich-city-betting-tips-premier-league-preview-predictions-odds\/\">Manchester United vs Norwich City betting tips: Premier League preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/football-betting-tips\/match-previews\/manchester-city-vs-liverpool-betting-tips-fa-cup-semi-final-preview\/\">Manchester City vs Liverpool betting tips: FA Cup semi-final preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal take on Southampton at St Mary\u2019s at 3 pm UK time on Saturday. The match is a must-win for Arsenal if they are to have any hope of securing a top-four berth this season. Southampton are 14th\u00a0in the league with 36 points from 31 games, meaning they are basically safe from relegation and have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-15347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}