Arsenal FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Arsenal FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Emirates Stadium.
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Jarred Gillett
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee James Mainwaring
- Referee Simon Beck
- Referee Adrian Holmes
- Referee Martin Atkinson
26 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 4.8 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov Watford FC H 1–0 W 30 Oct CA Sarmiento de Junin H 1–0 W 30 Oct Leicester City FC A 2–0 W 22 Oct Aston Villa FC H 3–1 W 18 Oct Crystal Palace FC H 2–2 D 02 Oct CA Huracan A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–1 L 30 Oct Southampton FC H 0–1 L 23 Oct Everton FC A 5–2 W 16 Oct Liverpool FC H 0–5 L 02 Oct Leeds United FC A 0–1 L 25 Sep Newcastle United FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history50% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Arsenal FC0-152/–16-301/231-455/–46-601/–61-75–/276+1/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Arsenal FC kicks off things out of here…
- 5' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 7' Bukayo Saka puts Arsenal FC on the lead.
- 10' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Joshua King.
- 15' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 20' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 20.
- 25' The travelling Watford FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 30' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 30.
- 31' A meaty challenge results in booking for Juraj Kucka on 31.
- 36' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 36 minutes.
- 41' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 349 games and scored 323 goals.
- 46' Watford FC is showing some good football. However, Watford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 51' Albert Sambi Lokonga needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 52' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
- 54' Moussa Sissoko was booked on 54.
- 56' GOAL! Emile Smith Rowe scores on 56.
- 61' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
- 62' Joao Pedro has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ozan Tufan on 62 minute.
- 67' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Nicolas N'Koulou has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 69' The supporters are chanting for Martin Odegaard. He replaces Alexandre Lacazette on 69 minute.
- 74' The whistle greets Emmanuel Dennis as he departs to be replaced by Juan Hernandez.
- 79' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Gabriel. He receives a Yellow card.
- 85' Moussa Sissoko has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 45 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 86' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Emile Smith Rowe departs to be replaced by Mohamed El Neny.
- 89' Juraj Kucka was booked on 89.
- 90' Martinelli is replacing Bukayo Saka for the Arsenal FC side.
- Another three points for Arsenal FC.
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Lineups
Arsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 15
- 9
- 14
- 10
- 32
- 6
- 18
- 23
- 4
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7
Bukayo Saka ↓ Martinelli 90'
- 20
Bench
- 1
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25
Mohamed El Neny ↑ 86'
- 16
- 30
- 17
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8
Martin Odegaard ↑ 69'
- 19
- 3
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35
Martinelli ↑ 90'
Coach ArtetaWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
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18
Ozan Tufan ↓ Joao Pedro 62'
- 1
- 15
- 21
- 7
- 3
- 19
- 23
- 13
- 33
Bench
- 11
- 8
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17
Ashley Fletcher ↑ 90'
- 5
- 31
- 26
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10
Joao Pedro ↑ 62'
- 2
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29
Juan Hernandez ↑ 74'
Coach Claudio Ranieri -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5 Bukayo Saka 3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 Juan Hernandez 1 Roberto Pereyra 1 Martin Odegaard 1 Tom Cleverley 1 Martinelli 1 Head to Head
Arsenal FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.48 Arsenal FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.04 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.52Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 90% 10% ± 1.5 72% 28% ± 2.5 45% 55% ± 3.5 25% 75% ± 4.5 12% 88% Double Chance
Arsenal FC or Draw 78%Draw or Watford FC 48%Arsenal FC or Watford FC 74%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.3%1 – 0 Actual0 – 0 10.2%2 – 1 8.8%2 – 0 8.6%0 – 1 7.3%1 – 2 6.2%2 – 2 4.6%3 – 1 4.4%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 0 4.1%3 – 2 2.4%Asian Handicap — Arsenal FC
Handicap Arsenal FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 14% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 23% 54% -0.5 46% — 54% +0.5 75% — 25% +1 75% 15% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 36% ✗Watford FC keeps clean sheet 24% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.