Arsenal vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

Arsenal

56': Emile Smith Rowe

FT
1 - 0

Watford

89': Juraj Kucka

Smith Rowe scores again to lead Arsenal to win over Watford

— Arsenal goes into the international break fifth in the Premier League after Emile Smith Rowe clinched a 1-0 victory over Watford on Sunday.

Match Commentary

10': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
20': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
31': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Penalty saved! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Watford 0.
45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Watford 0.
52': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
54': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
56': Goal! Arsenal 1, Watford 0. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
62': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ozan Tufan.
69': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
74': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 1-0 Watford.
74': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
80': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
89': Second yellow card to Juraj Kucka (Watford) for a bad foul.
90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Craig Cathcart.
90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Watford 0.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,833

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+35	Liverpool	23	56	1
+27	Arsenal	24	50	2
+13	Nottingham Forest	24	47	5
+16	Chelsea	24	43	5

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		ARS
19	Fouls	6
2	Yellow Cards	4
1	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	4
5	Saves	1
39.3	Possession	60.7
7	SHOTS	14
1	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
228	Accurate Passes	409
316	Passes	488
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
5	Accurate Crosses	7
15	Crosses	25
0.3	Cross %	0.3
61	Long Balls	49
20	Accurate Long Balls	24
0.3	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
10	Effective Tackles	12
15	Tackles	22
0.7	Tackle %	0.5
11	Interceptions	7
22	Effective Clearances	22
22	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
32	Aaron Ramsdale (GK)
6	Gabriel Magalhães
4	Ben White
20	Nuno Tavares
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu
15	Ainsley Maitland-Niles
23	Albert Sambi Lokonga
10	Emile Smith Rowe
7	Bukayo Saka
14	Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
9	Alexandre Lacazette

Substitutes:

Kieran Tierney, Cédric, Nicolas Pépé, Martin Ødegaard, Mohamed Elneny, Bernd Leno, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding.

Watford (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Ben Foster (GK)
13	Nicolas Nkoulou
15	Craig Cathcart
19	Moussa Sissoko
3	Danny Rose
21	Kiko Femenía
18	Ozan Tufan
33	Juraj Kucka
25	Emmanuel Dennis
23	Ismaïla Sarr
7	Josh King