Watford vs Arsenal, 2018/2019 English Premier League
· English Premier LeagueFoster howler helps Arsenal move to fourth place with win vs. 10-man Watford
Arsenal leapfrogged Chelsea for fourth place in the Premier League table with a 1-0 victory at 10-man Watford on Monday night.
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 4': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 4': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney following a corner.
- 7': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 7': Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 10': Goal! Watford 0, Arsenal 1. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
- 11': Foul by Troy Deeney (Watford).
- 11': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the red card for violent conduct.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi with a cross.
- 17': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
- 19': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 20': Attempt saved. Craig Cathcart (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Kabasele.
- 20': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Laurent Koscielny.
- 21': Foul by Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford).
- 21': Lucas Torreira (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 23': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Nacho Monreal.
- 24': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Shkodran Mustafi.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Christian Kabasele (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 25': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lucas Torreira.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lucas Torreira.
- 26': Attempt saved. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 26': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 27': Attempt missed. Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Granit Xhaka with a cross following a corner.
- 27': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 27': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 27': Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Lucas Torreira (Arsenal).
- 30': Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 32': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Bernd Leno.
- 35': Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Daryl Janmaat (Watford).
- 37': Attempt blocked. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 37': Offside, Watford. Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
- 38': Attempt missed. Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 39': Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal).
- 40': Foul by Christian Kabasele (Watford).
- 40': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44': Attempt blocked. Alex Iwobi (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Granit Xhaka.
- 44': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey with a cross.
- 45'+1': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Watford 0, Arsenal 1.
- 45': Substitution, Arsenal. Mesut Özil replaces Lucas Torreira.
- 54': Foul by Etienne Capoue (Watford).
- 54': Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Ramsey.
- 56': Attempt blocked. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
- 57': Attempt saved. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Ben Foster.
- 57': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Will Hughes.
- 58': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil.
- 59': Substitution, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi replaces Konstantinos Mavropanos.
- 59': Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Kiko Femenía.
- 60': Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 60': Foul by Adam Masina (Watford).
- 61': Attempt missed. Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Mesut Özil with a cross.
- 62': Adam Masina (Watford) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
- 64': Offside, Arsenal. Mesut Özil tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 68': Substitution, Arsenal. Ainsley Maitland-Niles replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 68': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 68': Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Offside, Arsenal. Matteo Guendouzi tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Mesut Özil (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nacho Monreal.
- 74': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Henrikh Mkhitaryan with a cross.
- 77': Offside, Watford. Craig Cathcart tries a through ball, but Isaac Success is caught offside.
- 78': Attempt saved. Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 79': Foul by Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal).
- 79': Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Isaac Success with a headed pass.
- 81': Andre Gray (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 81': Foul by Laurent Koscielny (Arsenal).
- 83': Attempt missed. Will Hughes (Watford) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
- 84': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 84': Matteo Guendouzi (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Will Hughes (Watford).
- 86': Nacho Monreal (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 86': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Adam Masina.
- 87': Daryl Janmaat (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Foul by Granit Xhaka (Arsenal).
- 88': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Alex Iwobi.
- 89': Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 89': Foul by Mesut Özil (Arsenal).
- 90': Attempt blocked. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+2': Offside, Arsenal. Alex Iwobi tries a through ball, but Mesut Özil is caught offside.
- 90'+3': Offside, Arsenal. Granit Xhaka tries a through ball, but Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 0, Arsenal 1.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Watford 0, Arsenal 1.
Statistics
 ARS |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 6 |
| 2 | Saves | 4 |
| 65.9 | Possession | 34.1 |
| 19 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 573 | Accurate Passes | 233 |
| 660 | Passes | 327 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 13 | Crosses | 18 |
| 0.5 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 54 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 6 |
| 12 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 15 | Interceptions | 13 |
| 22 | Effective Clearances | 15 |
| 22 | Clearances | 15 |
Game Information
Competition: English Premier League
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,480
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,480
Premier League Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AFC Bournemouth | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Arsenal | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Aston Villa | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Brentford | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Line-Ups
Watford (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 26 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 27 | Christian Kabasele |
| 15 | Craig Cathcart |
| 2 | Daryl Janmaat |
| 16 | Abdoulaye Doucouré |
| 19 | Will Hughes  |
| 29 | Étienne Capoue |
| 11 | Adam Masina |
| 21 | Kiko Femenía |
| 18 | Andre Gray |
| 9 | Troy Deeney  |
Arsenal (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 19 | Bernd Leno (GK) |
| 6 | Laurent Koscielny |
| 27 | Konstantinos Mavropanos |
| 18 | Nacho Monreal |
| 20 | Shkodran Mustafi |
| 8 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 34 | Granit Xhaka |
| 11 | Lucas Torreira |
| 14 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang |
| 17 | Alex Iwobi |
| 7 | Henrikh Mkhitaryan |
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