LONDON -- Three points on Southampton's 2-0 EFL Cup win over Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday.
1. Excellent Saints leave Arsenal in their wake
In the wider scheme of things, Arsenal exiting the EFL Cup at the quarterfinal stage will not be a significant glitch in their season. Yet it's the nature of their defeat, 2-0 to Southampton at the Emirates, that will be of concern.
In the end, the scoreline flattered an Arsenal side for whom "poor" seems an inadequate description: Southampton didn't need to be excellent to beat them, but they were nonetheless.