Premier League

Arsenal 3-2 Watford

Arsenal vs Watford finished 3-2 in Premier League. Key event: 2' Alexandre Lacazette (Penalty not awarded). Head to head: H2H last 8: 5-1-2. Home form: L W L D W; Away form: L L W W L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

ARS 3 - 2 Finished

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Competition Premier League Season 2019/2020 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 26 Jul 2020, 15:00 Venue time 26 Jul 2020, 16:00 BST

Match context 4 facts

Home form L W L D W 7 pts, goals 6-5, 1.20 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match

Away form L L W W L 6 pts, goals 5-12, 1.00 scored/match, 2.40 conceded/match

Arsenal · season record 13 W · 14 D · 10 L 2019/2020: 37 recorded matches, goals 53–46; before 26 Jul 2020 UTC. Not official standings.

Watford · season record 8 W · 10 D · 19 L 2019/2020: 37 recorded matches, goals 34–61; before 26 Jul 2020 UTC. Not official standings.

Shot map 32 shots · 5 goals

Both teams attack from left to right. The attacking half is shown when every location fits it; larger markers represent higher xG.

Arsenal 13 shots · 1.95 xG · 3 goals

Watford 19 shots · 3.99 xG · 2 goals

Attempt Goal Marker size = xG

Timeline 52 events

2' VAR Alexandre Lacazette ARS Penalty not awarded

4' shot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ARS xG 0.76 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

5' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Adam Masina · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 92.2%, 73.2%

5' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 1–0 ARS Penalty

6' shot Ismaila Sarr WAT assist Abdoulaye Doucouré · xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 84.5%, 47.2%

10' shot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ARS assist Nicolas Pepe · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 75.4%, 54.5%

12' shot Abdoulaye Doucouré WAT assist Ismaila Sarr · xG 0.12 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 90%, 55.3%

12' shot Roberto Pereyra WAT assist Abdoulaye Doucouré · xG 0.4 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95%, 59%

16' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Roberto Pereyra · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 89%, 60%

17' shot Troy Deeney WAT assist Kiko Femenía · xG 0.06 · Open Play · location 91.1%, 48.8%

18' shot Joe Willock ARS xG 0.08 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.2%, 37.1%

23' shot Kieran Tierney ARS assist Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang · xG 0.06 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 83.6%, 60.6%

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24' Goal Kieran Tierney 2–0ARS assist Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

32' shot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ARS assist Kieran Tierney · xG 0.15 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 95.1%, 54.6%

33' Goal Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 3–0ARS assist Kieran Tierney

35' shot David Luiz ARS assist Dani Ceballos · xG 0.04 · From Corner · location 93.6%, 56.9%

35' Yellow Roberto Pereyra WAT Yellow card

37' shot Ismaila Sarr WAT xG 0.02 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 79%, 37.6%

42' shot Troy Deeney WAT xG 0.76 · Right Foot · location 88.5%, 50%

43' Goal Troy Deeney 3–1WAT Penalty

45+2' Sub Adrian Mariappa WAT on for Kiko Femenía

45+5' Yellow Will Hughes WAT Yellow card

45' Yellow Granit Xhaka ARS Yellow card

48' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Roberto Pereyra · xG 0.02 · From Corner · location 93.2%, 64.4%

49' shot Adam Masina WAT xG 0.07 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 88.1%, 52.2%

49' shot Adam Masina WAT xG 0.36 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 91.5%, 54.4%

51' Yellow Craig Dawson WAT Yellow card

52' shot Rob Holding ARS assist Nicolas Pepe · xG 0.05 · From Corner · location 95.8%, 42.8%

53' shot Abdoulaye Doucouré WAT xG 0.04 · Right Foot · From Corner · location 74.9%, 48.3%

57' Sub Sead Kolašinac ARS on for Joe Willock

57' Sub Eddie Nketiah ARS on for Alexandre Lacazette

61' shot Ainsley Maitland-Niles ARS assist Dani Ceballos · xG 0.1 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 86.7%, 43.6%

62' shot Rob Holding ARS assist Sead Kolasinac · xG 0.06 · From Corner · location 92.8%, 54.6%

62' shot Nicolas Pepe ARS assist Ainsley Maitland-Niles · xG 0.03 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 81.1%, 26.4%

63' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Troy Deeney · xG 0.37 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93%, 57.7%

65' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Ismaila Sarr · xG 0.54 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 95.4%, 47.1%

66' Goal Danny Welbeck 3–2WAT assist Ismaïla Sarr

72' shot Roberto Pereyra WAT xG 0.05 · Right Foot · Direct Freekick · location 75.8%, 69.6%

72' Yellow Rob Holding ARS Yellow card

72' Sub Lucas Torreira ARS on for Dani Ceballos

72' Sub Reiss Nelson ARS on for Nicolas Pépé

73' shot Danny Welbeck WAT assist Ismaila Sarr · xG 0.53 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 93.3%, 48.3%

74' shot Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang ARS assist Eddie Nketiah · xG 0.4 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 91.3%, 63.4%

74' Yellow Emiliano Martínez ARS Yellow card

78' shot Kieran Tierney ARS assist Reiss Nelson · xG 0.04 · Left Foot · Open Play · location 94.9%, 71.4%

80' shot Craig Dawson WAT assist Will Hughes · xG 0.04 · From Corner · location 91.6%, 49.8%

81' Sub Nathaniel Chalobah WAT on for Will Hughes

81' Sub Tom Cleverley WAT on for Abdoulaye Doucouré

88' Sub João Pedro WAT on for Roberto Pereyra

90' shot Reiss Nelson ARS assist Ainsley Maitland-Niles · xG 0.16 · Right Foot · Open Play · location 86%, 49.6%

92' shot Troy Deeney WAT assist Nathaniel Chalobah · xG 0.46 · Set Piece · location 93.3%, 51.2%

94' shot Troy Deeney WAT assist Ismaila Sarr · xG 0.05 · Open Play · location 89.5%, 55.1%

Head-to-head H2H last 11: 8-2-1

Arsenal leads the last 11 head-to-head meetings: 8 wins, 2 losses, 1 draw. Latest meeting: 06 Mar 2022 · Watford vs Arsenal · 2 - 3.

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06 Mar 2022

Watford 2 - 3 Arsenal

07 Nov 2021

Arsenal 1 - 0 Watford

15 Sep 2019

Watford 2 - 2 Arsenal

15 Apr 2019

Watford 0 - 1 Arsenal

29 Sep 2018

Arsenal 2 - 0 Watford

11 Mar 2018

Arsenal 3 - 0 Watford

14 Oct 2017

Watford 2 - 1 Arsenal

31 Jan 2017

Arsenal 1 - 2 Watford

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27 Aug 2016

Watford 1 - 3 Arsenal

02 Apr 2016

Arsenal 4 - 0 Watford

17 Oct 2015

Watford 0 - 3 Arsenal

Team statistics 17 metrics

51% Ball Possession 49%

51% 49%

1.95 Expected Goals 3.92

33% 66%

13 Total Shots 19

40% 59%

5 Shots on Goal 6

45% 54%

4 Corner Kicks 8

33% 66%

9 Fouls 12

42% 57%

3 Yellow Cards 3

50% 50%

4 Goalkeeper Saves 2

66% 33%

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4 Blocked shots 6

1 Offsides 3

12 Free kicks 9

4 Shots off target 7

9 Throw-ins 24

7 Goal kicks 5

4 Total saves 2

0 Hit woodwork 0

11 Shots inside box 16

Lineups

26 Ben Foster GK 21 Kiko Femenía DEF 27 Christian Kabasele DEF 4 Craig Dawson DEF 11 Adam Masina DEF 19 Will Hughes MID 16 Abdoulaye Doucouré MID 23 Ismaïla Sarr MID 37 Roberto Pereyra MID 10 Danny Welbeck FWD 9 Troy Deeney FWD 26 Emiliano Martínez GK 15 Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF 16 Rob Holding DEF 23 David Luiz DEF 3 Kieran Tierney DEF 8 Dani Ceballos MID 34 Granit Xhaka MID 19 Nicolas Pépé MID 28 Joe Willock MID 14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang MID 9 Alexandre Lacazette FWD

Watford

4-2-2-2 · Manager Hayden Mullins

26 B Ben Foster GK

21 K Kiko Femenía DEF

27 C Christian Kabasele DEF

4 C Craig Dawson DEF

11 A Adam Masina DEF

19 W Will Hughes MID

16 A Abdoulaye Doucouré MID

23 I Ismaïla Sarr MID

37 R Roberto Pereyra MID

10 D Danny Welbeck FWD

9 T Troy Deeney · Captain FWD

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6 A Adrian Mariappa DEF

8 T Tom Cleverley MID

14 N Nathaniel Chalobah MID

17 J João Pedro FWD

1 H Heurelho Gomes GK

15 C Craig Cathcart DEF

20 D Domingos Quina MID

18 A Andre Gray FWD

33 I Ignacio Pussetto MID

Arsenal

4-2-3-1 · Manager Mikel Arteta

26 E Emiliano Martínez GK

15 A Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF

16 R Rob Holding DEF

23 D David Luiz DEF

3 K Kieran Tierney DEF

8 D Dani Ceballos MID

34 G Granit Xhaka MID

19 N Nicolas Pépé MID

28 J Joe Willock MID

14 P Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang · Captain MID

9 A Alexandre Lacazette FWD

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31 S Sead Kolašinac DEF

30 E Eddie Nketiah FWD

11 L Lucas Torreira MID

24 R Reiss Nelson FWD

33 M Matt Macey GK

5 S Sokratis Papastathopoulos DEF

17 C Cédric Soares DEF

57 M Matthew Smith DEF

77 B Bukayo Saka DEF