English Premier League

FT Sunday, July 26, 2020
Watford LWWLL 2
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Arsenal DLWWL 3
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WAT112
ARS303
Emirates Stadium

Match Report

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Watford relegated from Premier League after battling defeat at Arsenal

Watford were relegated from the Premier League on Sunday after losing a thrilling 3-2 defeat at the hands of Arsenal.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
9
3
Yellow Cards
3
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
8
Corner Kicks
4
2
Saves
4
48.9
Possession
51.1
19
SHOTS
13
6
ON GOAL
5
0.3
On Target %
0.4
1
Penalty Goals
1
1
Penalty Kicks Taken
1
333
Accurate Passes
368
398
Passes
442
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
13
Accurate Crosses
5
38
Crosses
10
0.3
Cross %
0.5
47
Long Balls
49
27
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.6
Long Balls %
0.4
6
Blocked Shots
4
5
Effective Tackles
8
7
Tackles
14
0.7
Tackle %
0.6
10
Interceptions
7
6
Effective Clearances
25
6
Clearances
25

Head to Head

ARS leads series 3-1-1

Lineups

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 23David LuizCD-L
  3. 16Rob HoldingCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 15Ainsley Maitland-NilesRB
  6. 28Joe WillockAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 8Dani CeballosRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 14Pierre-Emerick AubameyangAM-L
  11. 19Nicolas PépéAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 11Lucas TorreiraSUB
  2. 31Sead KolasinacSUB
  3. 5Sokratis PapastathopoulosSUB
  4. 17CédricSUB
  5. 77Bukayo SakaSUB
  6. 33Matt MaceySUB
  7. 30Eddie NketiahSUB
  8. 24Reiss NelsonSUB
  9. 57Matthew SmithSUB

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 4Craig DawsonCD-L
  3. 27Christian KabaseleCD-R
  4. 11Adam MasinaLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-L
  7. 19Will HughesCM-R
  8. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  9. 10Danny WelbeckCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 23Ismaïla SarrAM-R

Substitutes

  1. 6Adrian MariappaSUB
  2. 8Tom CleverleySUB
  3. 17João PedroSUB
  4. 20Domingos QuinaSUB
  5. 18Andre GraySUB
  6. 14Nathaniel ChalobahSUB
  7. 15Craig CathcartSUB
  8. 1Heurelho GomesSUB
  9. 33Ignacio PussettoSUB

Timeline

  1. 2' VAR Decision: Penalty Arsenal.
  2. 5' Goal! Arsenal 1, Watford 0. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 35' Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 43' Goal! Arsenal 3, Watford 1. Troy Deeney (Watford) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
  7. 45' Granit Xhaka (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  8. 45'+2' Substitution, Watford. Adrian Mariappa replaces Kiko Femenía.
  9. 45'+5' Will Hughes (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 51' Craig Dawson (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  11. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  12. 57' Substitution, Arsenal. Sead Kolasinac replaces Joseph Willock.
  13. 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.
  14. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Reiss Nelson replaces Nicolas Pépé.
  15. 72' Substitution, Arsenal. Lucas Torreira replaces Dani Ceballos.
  16. 72' Rob Holding (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  17. 74' Emiliano Martínez (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card.
  18. 81' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Abdoulaye Doucouré.
  19. 81' Substitution, Watford. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Will Hughes.
  20. 88' Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Roberto Pereyra.

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