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Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette dedicate goals in Arsenal's win over Southampton to 'brother' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who missed the clash due to personal reasons

Nicolas Pepe and Alexandre Lacazette dedicated their goals in Arsenal's win at Southampton on Tuesday night to team-mate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Aubameyang missed the 3-1 Premier League victory at St Mary's because of personal reasons.

Pepe and Lacazette scored Arsenal's first and third goals on the south coast, which moved them up to eighth in the table.

Nicolas Pepe scored Arsenal's first goal on their way to a 3-1 victory over Southampton
Alexandre Lacazette celebrated his goal by gesturing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's No 14

Both of Arsenal's attackers shared messages of support to Aubameyang on social media following the victory.

Pepe posted a picture of his celebration after his early opener on Instagram with the caption: 'For my brother.