Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Arsenal FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Watford FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Arsenal FC
Sun 15 Sep 2019 · 15:30 UTC HT 45+2' · FT 45+7'
Y 43' Sead Kolasinac
Y 45' Matteo Guendouzi
Jose Holebas 45' Y
Femenia Far 56' Y
Y 76' Bernd Leno
Etienne Capoue 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Arsenal FC — Premier League .

Match Details

  • Referee Peter Bankes
  • Referee Chris Kavanagh
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn
6 games this season 🟨 5.2/game ⚽ 15.0 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

1
5
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Arsenal FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2019-04-15 Watford FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2018-09-29 Arsenal FC 2–0 Watford FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Arsenal FC H 2–2 D
31 Aug Newcastle United FC A 1–1 D
24 Aug West Ham United FC H 1–3 L
17 Aug Everton FC A 0–1 L
10 Aug Brighton & Hove Albion FC H 0–3 L
18 May Manchester City FC A 0–6 L
Arsenal FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
15 Sep Watford FC A 2–2 D
01 Sep Tottenham Hotspur FC H 2–2 D
24 Aug Liverpool FC A 1–3 L
17 Aug Burnley FC H 2–1 W
11 Aug Newcastle United FC A 1–0 W
29 May Chelsea FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
70% Clean Sheets
Arsenal FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Arsenal FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
3/–
31-45
–/2
46-60
4/2
61-75
4/–
76+
2/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Arsenal FC
Martin Odegaard 3 G
Kai Havertz 3 G
Bukayo Saka 3 G
Bruno Guimaraes 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Watford FC and Arsenal FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 15' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang made 427 appearances and scored 146 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 20' Watford FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Arsenal FC backline.
  • 21' What composure from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The Gabon international strokes it home. 0-1.
  • 26' The 34-year-old Granit Xhaka has been sensational this season — 1 goals and 1 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 31' Arsenal FC have won 747 goals from 427 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 32' The Gabon forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang breaks the deadlock on 32 minutes. 0-2!
  • 37' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 42' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Unai Emery will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Sead Kolasinac. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' The referee calls foul for Matteo Guendouzi. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 50' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Sokratis Papastathopoulos suffering a number of foals already.
  • 53' Tom Cleverley adds to his 0 season tally! Watford FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 54' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Ismaila Sarr is hanging Andre Gray on the field on 54 minute.
  • 56' Watford FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 56.
  • 60' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Dani Ceballos exits the field as Joe Willock enters on 60.
  • 63' Another substitution for Watford FC to replace Will Hughes by Roberto Pereyra on 63 minute.
  • 67' A change in the Arsenal FC ranks — Matteo Guendouzi exits the field as Lucas Torreira enters on 67.
  • 71' It is a substitution in Arsenal FC team. Mesut Ozil is replaced by Reiss Nelson on 71 minute.
  • 76' A meaty challenge results in booking for Bernd Leno on 76.
  • 78' Watford FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Daryl Janmaat is hanging Jose Holebas on the field on 78 minute.
  • 81' The deadlock is broken! Roberto Pereyra gets on the scoresheet on 81 minutes.
  • 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
  • 90' The referee calls foul for Etienne Capoue. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 2-2 the final result. will be bitterly disappointed.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Sanchez Flores

Arsenal FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Unai Emery

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5
Bukayo Saka 3
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2
Troy Deeney 1
Kieran Tierney 1
Craig Cathcart 1
Emile Smith Rowe 1
Mesut Ozil 1

Head to Head

2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC 2019-04-15 Watford FC 0–1 Arsenal FC 2018-09-29 Arsenal FC 2–0 Watford FC

Watford FC Form

2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-08-31 Newcastle United FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2019-08-24 Watford FC 1–3 West Ham United FC L 2019-08-17 Everton FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2019-08-10 Watford FC 0–3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC L 2019-05-18 Manchester City FC 6–0 Watford FC L

Arsenal FC Form

2019-09-15 Watford FC 2–2 Arsenal FC D 2019-09-01 Arsenal FC 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur FC D 2019-08-24 Liverpool FC 3–1 Arsenal FC L 2019-08-17 Arsenal FC 2–1 Burnley FC W 2019-08-11 Newcastle United FC 0–1 Arsenal FC W 2019-05-29 Chelsea FC 4–1 Arsenal FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.33 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.49 Arsenal FC xG
I would bet for: Watford FC or Arsenal FC 72% + Both teams to score 57%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC33% Draw28% Arsenal FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes57% 0% No43%
Avg goals/match: 2.82
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Arsenal FC
67%
Watford FC or Arsenal FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC25% Draw46% Arsenal FC29%
Actual: Arsenal FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.5%
0 – 1
8%
0 – 0
7.9%
2 – 1
7.5%
1 – 0
7%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 2
Actual
2 – 0
5.2%
1 – 3
4.2%
3 – 1
3.3%
0 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Arsenal FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 10% 85%
-1.5 15% — 85%
-1 15% 18% 68%
-0.5 32% — 68%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 20% 20%
+1.5 80% — 20%
+2 80% 12% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
23% ✓
Arsenal FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.