Arsenal 6 Southampton 1: match report Podolski certainly looks happier on the left and, in releasing Kieran Gibbs on the overlap, had a hand in the first goal. Luck also played its part, however, with Gibbs' shot parried by Kelvin Davis into the path of Jos Hooiveld and then into the Southampton goal. Gervinho and Per Mertesacker had further chances to extend Arsenal's lead but it was eventually Podolski who scored both the second of the match and his second since arriving in the Premier League last summer. His opportunity arose after Steven Davis fouled Francis Coquelin on the edge of Southampton�s penalty area, with Podolski then curling the sort of left-footed free-kick past Kelvin Davis that was reminiscent of Van Persie. Within six minutes, it was 3-0 and then 4-0. Gervinho got his first, latching onto a wonderful defensive-splitting pass by Mikel Arteta and then smashing his finish past Kelvin Davis' near-post. Gervinho was also involved in the fourth, releasing Podolski down the left, whose cross was deflected into the Southampton goal by Nathaniel Clyne. Humiliation loomed for Southampton but, with Arsenal also then losing their focus, they did rally to bring just a little respectability to the scoreline. Szczesny fumbled Jason Puncheon's shot to present Daniel Fox with his first Southampton goal while Rickie Lambert also spurned an excellent chance to further narrow the deficit. Arsenal, though, woke up again midway through the second half and, with Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey combining to devastating effect, Gervinho followed in to make it 5-1. There was also time for Theo Walcott to join the procession, although he showed his class by opting not to celebrate a well-taken finish against his former club.