English Premier League

Arsenal vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 56': Emile Smith Rowe
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  • Red Card 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) 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': 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
+25 Arsenal 23 50 3
+26 Manchester City 23 46 5
+10 Aston Villa 23 46 5
+7 Manchester United 23 38 5
Full Table

Statistics

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19 Fouls 6
2 Yellow Cards 4
1 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 3
2 Corner Kicks 4
5 Saves 1
39.4 Possession 60.6
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
317 Passes 488
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
5 Accurate Crosses 7
15 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.3
62 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

ARS Arsenal (4-4-1-1)

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

WAT Watford (4-1-4-1)

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

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