English Premier League

Arsenal vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

· English Premier League
Arsenal
  • 56': Emile Smith Rowe
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1 - 0
Watford
  • 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 Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 7': Attempt saved. Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ainsley Maitland-Niles with a through ball.
  • 7': Offside, Arsenal. Bukayo Saka is caught offside.
  • 7': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 8': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 0-0 Watford.
  • 9': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 9': Foul by Danny Rose (Watford).
  • 9': Foul by Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 9': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 9': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Joshua King (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 12': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 18': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 18': Foul by Joshua King (Watford).
  • 20': Foul by Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal).
  • 20': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 20': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 20': Delay in match because of an injury Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 21': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 26': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Foul by Danny Rose (Watford).
  • 28': Bukayo Saka (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 28': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 29': Attempt blocked. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 29': Foul by Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal).
  • 29': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 30': Takehiro Tomiyasu (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
  • 31': Juraj Kucka (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 32': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 32': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Watford).
  • 33': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 33': Foul by Emmanuel Dennis (Watford).
  • 34': Attempt missed. Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Penalty Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 34': Penalty conceded by Danny Rose (Watford) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 36': Penalty saved. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
  • 37': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Takehiro Tomiyasu.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Takehiro Tomiyasu with a cross.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 40': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ben White.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Danny Rose (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 41': Offside, Watford. Danny Rose is caught offside.
  • 42': Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Danny Rose (Watford).
  • 43': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Danny Rose.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross.
  • 45': Foul by Ozan Tufan (Watford).
  • 45': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal).
  • 45'+3': Juraj Kucka (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Arsenal 0, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Arsenal 0, Watford 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 49': Offside, Arsenal. Alexandre Lacazette is caught offside.
  • 49': Foul by Nicolas Nkoulou (Watford).
  • 49': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal).
  • 52': Kiko Femenía (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 53': Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko with a cross.
  • 54': Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 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.
  • 56': Delay in match because of an injury Ismaïla Sarr (Watford).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 62': Substitution, Watford. João Pedro replaces Ozan Tufan.
  • 66': Ben White (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 66': Foul by João Pedro (Watford).
  • 69': Substitution, Arsenal. Martin Ødegaard replaces Alexandre Lacazette.
  • 70': Foul by Nuno Tavares (Arsenal).
  • 70': Ismaïla Sarr (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro with a cross.
  • 72': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
  • 72': Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 73': Offside, Arsenal. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is caught offside.
  • 74': VAR Decision: No Goal Arsenal 1-0 Watford.
  • 74': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Emmanuel Dennis.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Emile Smith Rowe (Arsenal) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner.
  • 78': Offside, Watford. Joshua King is caught offside.
  • 79': Foul by Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal).
  • 79': João Pedro (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 80': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 81': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
  • 81': Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Nkoulou.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose.
  • 86': Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
  • 89': Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
  • 89': Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 89': Second yellow card to Juraj Kucka (Watford) for a bad foul.
  • 90': Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+1': Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+1': Attempt saved. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 90'+2': Offside, Watford. Ismaïla Sarr is caught offside.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
  • 90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Craig Cathcart.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
  • 90'+7': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 90'+7': Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Watford 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Arsenal 1, Watford 0.

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

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Emirates Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 59,833

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

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
Arsenal Substitutes:
Kieran Tierney, Cédric, Nicolas Pépé, Martin Ødegaard, Mohamed Elneny, Bernd Leno, Gabriel Martinelli, Eddie Nketiah, Rob Holding.

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
Watford Substitutes:
Jeremy Ngakia, Adam Masina, Tom Cleverley, Cucho Hernández, Ashley Fletcher, William Troost-Ekong, Francisco Sierralta, Daniel Bachmann, João Pedro.

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