Arsenal vs Watford 3-2 · English Premier League

English Premier League

Arsenal

DLWWL

3-2

Finished

Watford

LWWLL

Sunday, July 26 at 03:00 PMEmirates Stadium

Summary

First half

⚽Penalty goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
5'
⚽Goal by Kieran Tierney
24'
⚽Goal by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
33'
35'
Yellow card for Roberto Pereyra
43'
⚽Penalty goal by Troy Deeney
Yellow card for Granit Xhaka
45'
45'+2'
⇅Adrian Mariappa on, Kiko Femenía off
45'+5'
Yellow card for Will Hughes

Second half

51'
Yellow card for Craig Dawson
⇅Eddie Nketiah on, Alexandre Lacazette off
57'
⇅Sead Kolasinac on, Joseph Willock off
57'
66'
⚽Goal by Danny Welbeck
⇅Reiss Nelson on, Nicolas Pépé off
72'
⇅Lucas Torreira on, Dani Ceballos off
72'
Yellow card for Rob Holding
72'
Yellow card for Emiliano Martínez
74'
81'
⇅Tom Cleverley on, Abdoulaye Doucouré off
81'
⇅Nathaniel Chalobah on, Will Hughes off
88'
⇅João Pedro on, Roberto Pereyra off

Statistics

51%Possession49%

13Shots19

5Shots on target6

4Corners8

9Fouls12

3Yellow cards3

0Red cards0

1Offsides3

4Saves2

368Accurate passes333

442Total passes398

Commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 3, Watford 2.Show full commentary

Match ends, Arsenal 3, Watford 2.
90'+7'Second Half ends, Arsenal 3, Watford 2.
90'+5'Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
90'+3'Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Nathaniel Chalobah with a cross following a set piece situation.
90'+2'Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
90'+1'Attempt blocked. Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
88'Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Roberto Pereyra.
87'Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Watford).
84'Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
84'Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83'Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
81'Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Will Hughes.
81'Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
81'Attempt blocked. Craig Dawson (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.
80'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Holding.
79'Attempt missed. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Reiss Nelson.
76'Offside, Watford. Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
75'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Foster.
75'Attempt saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eddie Nketiah.
74'Reiss Nelson (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74'Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
74'Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
74'Emiliano Martínez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
73'Attempt missed. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
72'Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
72'Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72'Foul by Rob Holding (Arsenal).
72'Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Dani Ceballos.
72'Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Nicolas Pépé.
68'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Holding.
66'Goal! Arsenal 3, Watford 2. Danny Welbeck (Watford) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr with a cross.
65'Foul by Ismaila Sarr (Watford).
65'Dani Ceballos (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64'Attempt saved. Danny Welbeck (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
63'Attempt blocked. Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
63'Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Sead Kolasinac with a headed pass following a corner.
62'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Foster.
62'Attempt saved. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dani Ceballos.
59'Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59'Foul by Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal).
57'Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Joseph Willock.
57'Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
54'Offside, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
54'Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
53'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
53'Attempt missed. Rob Holding (Arsenal) header from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé with a cross following a corner.
52'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Troy Deeney.
51'Craig Dawson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51'Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
51'Foul by Craig Dawson (Watford).
50'Attempt missed. Adam Masina (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
50'Attempt blocked. Adam Masina (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
46'Offside, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Adrian Mariappa is caught offside.
45'Second Half begins Arsenal 3, Watford 1.
45'+6'First Half ends, Arsenal 3, Watford 1.
45'+5'Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5'Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+5'Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
45'+5'Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+5'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
45'+4'Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Watford) header from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a cross following a corner.
45'+3'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Dani Ceballos.
45'+3'Joseph Willock (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3'Foul by Danny Welbeck (Watford).
45'+2'Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Kiko Femenía.
45'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
44'Ismaila Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44'Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
43'Goal! Arsenal 3, Watford 1. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
42'Penalty conceded by David Luiz (Arsenal) after a foul in the penalty area.
42'Penalty Watford. Danny Welbeck draws a foul in the penalty area.
38'Attempt blocked. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
37'Offside, Arsenal. Joseph Willock tries a through ball, but Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
36'Attempt blocked. David Luiz (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dani Ceballos with a cross.
35'Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
35'Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
35'Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'Foul by Roberto Pereyra (Watford).
33'Goal! Arsenal 3, Watford 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kieran Tierney.
30'Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
30'Craig Dawson (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24'Goal! Arsenal 2, Watford 0. Kieran Tierney (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
22'Nicolas Pépé (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22'Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
20'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Holding.
19'Attempt missed. Joseph Willock (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
18'Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
17'Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a cross following a corner.
17'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.
15'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Rob Holding.
13'Attempt saved. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
13'Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaila Sarr.
12'Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
12'Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
11'Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicolas Pépé.
10'Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10'Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
10'Corner, Watford. Conceded by Kieran Tierney.
9'Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'Foul by Dani Ceballos (Arsenal).
7'Attempt saved. Ismaila Sarr (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré with a cross.
6'Attempt missed. Danny Welbeck (Watford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Adam Masina.
5'Goal! Arsenal 1, Watford 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
2'VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
1'Penalty conceded by Craig Dawson (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
1'Penalty Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette draws a foul in the penalty area.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.