Arsenal vs Watford — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 11

Arsenal

1–0Full-time

Watford

WWLWWWGoals 18-6

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

Emirates Stadium, London · Capacity 60,383 · grass · Referee: K. Friend

Match events

8'Goal cancelled — Bukayo Saka
10'Joshua King
20'Albert Sambi Lokonga
30'Takehiro Tomiyasu
31'Juraj Kucka
52'Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
54'M. Sissoko
56'Emile Smith Rowe
62'O. Tufan (João Pedro)
69'Alexandre Lacazette (Martin Ødegaard)
74'Goal cancelled — Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
74'Emmanuel Dennis (Cucho Hernández)
80'Gabriel Magalhães
86'Emile Smith Rowe (Mohamed El Nenny)
89'Juraj Kucka
90+3'Bukayo Saka (Gabriel Martinelli)
90+4'C. Cathcart (Ashley Fletcher)

Lineups

Arsenal

Watford

4-4-1-1

4-1-4-1

Mikel ArtetaCoach

C. Ranieri

Bench (9)

Match trends

Arsenal have averaged 1.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 6 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 5 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

5Arsenal wins

1Draws

2Watford wins

16-10Goals

Watford

2–3Mar 6, 2022, 2:00 PM

Arsenal

3–2Jul 26, 2020, 3:00 PM

Watford

2–2Sep 15, 2019, 3:30 PM

Arsenal

Watford

0–1Apr 15, 2019, 7:00 PM

Arsenal

2–0Sep 29, 2018, 2:00 PM

Watford

Arsenal

3–0Mar 11, 2018, 1:30 PM

Watford

2–1Oct 14, 2017, 4:30 PM

Arsenal

1–2Jan 31, 2017, 7:45 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

1.8Goals scored per game0.7

0.6Goals conceded per game2.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

K. Friend

3.25Yellow cards / game

0.25Red cards / game

0.25Penalties scored / game

Based on 4 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Arsenal

0-15'

16.7%

16-30'

16.7%

31-45'

8.3%

46-60'

16.7%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

41.7%

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

61%Possession39%

—Expected goals (xG)—

6Shots on target1

14Total shots7

5Shots off target2

3Blocked shots4

6Shots inside the box4

8Shots outside the box3

4Corners2

3Offsides3

6Fouls19

4Yellow cards4

0Red cards1

1Goalkeeper saves5

488Total passes316

409Accurate passes228

84%Pass accuracy72%

Player ratings

1Ainsley Maitland-NilesArsenal7.9
2Takehiro TomiyasuArsenal🟨7.9
3B. WhiteArsenal7.7
4Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal🟨7.5
5Emile Smith RoweArsenal⚽ 17.5
6Ben FosterWatford7.3

Box score

Arsenal

15Ainsley Maitland-NilesM · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes29%

Tackles5

Duels—

20

20Nuno TavaresD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes27%

Tackles1

Duels—

9Alexandre LacazetteF · 69'

7.3

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes12%

Tackles1

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14Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (C)F · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes9%

Tackles1

Duels—

7Bukayo SakaM · 89'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes23%

Tackles2

Duels—

23Albert Sambi LokongaM · 90'

🟨7.0

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Shots2/3 on target

Passes62%

Tackles1

Duels—

32Aaron RamsdaleG · 90'

7.0

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Shots— on target

Passes26%

Tackles—

Duels—

18Takehiro TomiyasuD · 90'

🟨7.9

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Shots— on target

Passes43%

Tackles6

Duels—

6Gabriel MagalhãesD · 90'

🟨7.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes73%

Tackles1

Duels—

4

4B. WhiteD · 90'

7.7

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Shots— on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels—

10Emile Smith RoweM · 86'

⚽ 17.5

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels—

Bench (9)

3Kieran TierneyD

—

17Cédric SoaresD

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1

1B. LenoG

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16Rob HoldingD

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8Martin ØdegaardM · 21'

6.6

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Shots— on target

Passes5%

Tackles2

Duels—

35Gabriel MartinelliF · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes2%

Tackles—

Duels—

19

19N. PepeF

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25

25Mohamed El NennyM · 12'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes6%

Tackles1

Duels—

30

30E. NketiahF

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Watford

19

19M. Sissoko (C)M · 90'

🟨6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes18%

Tackles2

Duels—

3Danny RoseD · 90'

6.2

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Shots— on target

Passes22%

Tackles1

Duels—

33Juraj KuckaM · 89'

🟥5.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes15%

Tackles1

Duels—

18

18O. TufanM · 62'

6.3

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles2

Duels—

15

15C. CathcartD · 89'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes32%

Tackles—

Duels—

1Ben FosterG · 90'

7.3

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Shots— on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels—

7Joshua KingF · 90'

🟨6.0

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes12%

Tackles2

Duels—

23Ismaila SarrM · 90'

5.9

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Shots— on target

Passes9%

Tackles—

Duels—

25Emmanuel DennisM · 74'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes9%

Tackles3

Duels—

13Nicolas N'KoulouD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles—

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21Kiko FemeníaD · 90'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes34%

Tackles3

Duels—

Bench (9)

29Cucho HernándezF · 16'

6.9

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Shots— on target

Passes4%

Tackles—

Duels—

11Adam MasinaD

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17Ashley FletcherF · 1'

—

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Shots— on target

Passes—

Tackles1

Duels—

8Tom CleverleyM

—

5William Troost-EkongD

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10João PedroF · 28'

6.7

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Shots— on target

Passes7%

Tackles—

Duels—

2Jeremy NgakiaD

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26

26D. BachmannG

—

31Francisco SierraltaD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Arsenal vs Watford played?+

The match is played at Emirates Stadium, London (capacity 60,383).

What time does Arsenal vs Watford kick off?+

Kickoff is at Nov 7, 2021, 2:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).