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LONDON. — Arsene Wenger will hope his Arsenal side can put a disappointing January behind them and get their English Premier League soccer title challenge back on track at home to Southampton tonight. Wenger’s team won just one of their four league games last month – a run that means they will head into the latest round of fixtures in third place, three points adrift of leaders Leicester City.

The weekend’s FA Cup fourth-round victory over Burnley helped draw a line under the disappointing home league defeat by Chelsea six days previously, which raised questions about the Gunners’ consistency. Alexis Sanchez and Francis Coquelin could start, as Arsenal look to use a third successive home game to avenge the crushing 4-0 defeat they suffered at Southampton on December 26.

Sanchez and Coquelin both made their first starts in two months against Burnley at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday and their returns could hardly be better timed.

Wenger believes Sanchez will benefit from the enforced lay-off and the forward looked sharp against Burnley, making one goal and scoring another in a 2-1 win that kept Arsenal on course for a third successive FA Cup triumph.

Coquelin’s work in front of the back four has also been missed and with the fixture schedule about to become even more demanding when the Champions League resumes this month, the Frenchman’s availability will ease the load on his fellow midfielders.

Wenger must decide how many changes to make to his line-up after making nine alterations against Burnley. — AFP.