Watford FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Watford FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Arsenal FC 38 games · 85 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Simon Hooper
- Referee Craig Pawson
- Referee Richard West
- Referee Eddie Smart
- Referee Lee Betts
25 games this season 🟨 0.6/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 06 Mar Arsenal FC H 2–3 L 26 Feb Manchester United FC A 0–0 D 23 Feb Crystal Palace FC H 1–4 L 19 Feb Aston Villa FC A 1–0 W 12 Feb Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–2 L 08 Feb West Ham United FC A 0–1 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Mar Watford FC A 3–2 W 24 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W 19 Feb Brentford FC H 2–1 W 10 Feb Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W 23 Jan Burnley FC H 0–0 D 01 Jan Manchester City FC H 1–2 L 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 match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Watford FC to score. At the same time, Arsenal FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Goal! Martin Odegaard scores his 55 goal in 282 matches.
- 10' It’s high time Roy Hodgson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 11' GOAL! Juan Hernandez scores on 11. Assisted by Femenia Far
- 16' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 21' 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.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 30' Sensational shot from Bukayo Saka. Arsenal FC is back in the lead.
- 31' GOAL! Bukayo Saka scores on 31. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette
- 36' It looks surprising Arsenal FC does not make any changes. Nicolas Pepe has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 46' Watford FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 46.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 52' GOAL! Martinelli scores on 52. Assisted by Alexandre Lacazette
- 57' The travelling Arsenal FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 58' Cedric is having his name booked by the referee on 58.
- 63' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Rob Holding made 396 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 64' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Imran Louza by Edo Kayembe on 64 minute.
- 69' Supporters expect more eagerness from Moussa Sissoko, as he is very good at scoring at Vicarage Road Stadium with 2 goals in the last 2 games.
- 73' Nicolas Pepe is replacing Martinelli for the Arsenal FC side.
- 78' Arsenal FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 80' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Eddie Nketiah is hanging Alexandre Lacazette on the field on 80 minute.
- 85' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 87' What a strike from Moussa Sissoko! The score is 2-4.
- 89' The Watford FC manager makes a substitution. Tom Cleverley departs to be replaced by Samuel Kalu.
- 90' Another change for Arsenal FC made on 90 minute. Martin Odegaard leaves to be changed by Rob Holding.
- 90' The referee shows Arsenal FC player a Yellow card on 90.
- Another three points for Arsenal FC.
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Lineups
Watford FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 25
- 1
- 15
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8
Tom Cleverley ↓ Samuel Kalu 89'
- 21
- 19
- 14
- 22
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6
Imran Louza ↓ Edo Kayembe 64'
- 10
- 29
Bench
- 11
- 12
- 27
- 4
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28
Samuel Kalu ↑ 89'
- 31
- 33
- 26
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39
Edo Kayembe ↑ 64'
Coach Roy HodgsonArsenal FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 34
- 9
- 32
- 17
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8
Martin Odegaard ↓ Rob Holding 90'
- 6
- 5
- 3
- 4
- 7
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35
Martinelli ↓ Nicolas Pepe 73'
Bench
- 1
- 25
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16
Rob Holding ↑ 90'
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30
Eddie Nketiah ↑ 80'
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19
Nicolas Pepe ↑ 73'
- 23
- 20
- 69
- 82
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5 Bukayo Saka 3 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2 Martinelli 1 Danny Welbeck 1 Troy Deeney 1 Kieran Tierney 1 Craig Cathcart 1 Head to Head
Watford FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.27 Watford FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.78 Arsenal FC xGI would bet for: Both teams to score 60% + Over 2.5 goals 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Arsenal FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.05Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 94% 6% ± 1.5 81% 19% ± 2.5 58% 42% ± 3.5 36% 64% ± 4.5 20% 80% Double Chance
Watford FC or Draw 52%Draw or Arsenal FC 73%Watford FC or Arsenal FC 74%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Arsenal FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 11.6%1 – 2 9.2%0 – 1 7.6%0 – 2 7.4%2 – 1 6.6%0 – 0 6.4%2 – 2 5.8%1 – 3 5.4%1 – 0 5.2%0 – 3 4.3%2 – 0 3.8%2 – 3 ActualAsian Handicap — Watford FC
Handicap Watford FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers -2.5 4% — 96% -2 4% 8% 88% -1.5 12% — 88% -1 12% 15% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 52% — 48% +1 52% 21% 27% +1.5 73% — 27% +2 73% 15% 12% +2.5 88% — 12% Clean Sheet
Watford FC keeps clean sheet 18% ✓Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet 29% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.