English Premier League

FT Sunday, March 6, 2022
Arsenal LDWWW 3
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Watford LLWLD 2
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ARS213
WAT112
Vicarage Road · 21,142 att.

Match Report

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Arsenal's Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli impress in win at Watford

Bukayo Saka contributed a goal and an assist as Arsenal continued their fight for a top-four finish with a 3-2 win over Watford.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
5
2
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
2
5
Corner Kicks
1
5
Saves
1
57
Possession
43
16
SHOTS
13
4
ON GOAL
7
0.3
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
469
Accurate Passes
326
556
Passes
428
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
3
Accurate Crosses
2
21
Crosses
10
0.1
Cross %
0.2
53
Long Balls
62
20
Accurate Long Balls
23
0.4
Long Balls %
0.4
3
Blocked Shots
3
13
Effective Tackles
6
20
Tackles
17
0.7
Tackle %
0.4
18
Interceptions
16
15
Effective Clearances
17
15
Clearances
17

Head to Head

ARS leads series 4-0-1

Lineups

WAT · 4-3-3

  1. 1Ben FosterG
  2. 22SamirCD-L
  3. 15Craig CathcartCD-R
  4. 14Hassane KamaraLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 6Imran LouzaCM
  7. 8Tom CleverleyLM
  8. 19Moussa SissokoRM
  9. 25Emmanuel DennisF
  10. 10João PedroLF
  11. 29Cucho HernándezRF

ARS · 4-2-3-1

  1. 32Aaron RamsdaleG
  2. 6Gabriel MagalhãesCD-L
  3. 4Ben WhiteCD-R
  4. 3Kieran TierneyLB
  5. 17CédricRB
  6. 8Martin ØdegaardAM
  7. 34Granit XhakaLM
  8. 5Thomas ParteyRM
  9. 9Alexandre LacazetteF
  10. 35Gabriel MartinelliAM-L
  11. 7Bukayo SakaAM-R

Timeline

  1. 5' Goal! Watford 0, Arsenal 1. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka.
  2. 11' Goal! Watford 1, Arsenal 1. Cucho Hernández (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross.
  3. 30' Goal! Watford 1, Arsenal 2. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  4. 52' Goal! Watford 1, Arsenal 3. Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  5. 58' Cédric Soares (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 64' Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Imrân Louza.
  7. 73' Substitution, Arsenal. Nicolas Pépé replaces Gabriel Martinelli.
  8. 80' Substitution, Arsenal. Eddie Nketiah replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  9. 87' Goal! Watford 2, Arsenal 3. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández.
  10. 89' Substitution, Watford. Samuel Kalu replaces Tom Cleverley.
  11. 90' Substitution, Arsenal. Rob Holding replaces Martin Ødegaard.
  12. 90'+3' Eddie Nketiah (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  13. 90'+6' Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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