Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 West Ham United FC 38 39
2 Burnley FC 38 22
3 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20
4 Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 0
5 Coventry City FC 0 0
6 Hull City AFC 0 0
7 Ipswich Town FC 0 0
8 Arsenal FC 0 0
9 Manchester City FC 0 0
10 Manchester United FC 0 0
11 Aston Villa FC 0 0
12 Liverpool FC 0 0
13 AFC Bournemouth 0 0
14 Sunderland AFC 0 0
15 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 0 0
16 Brentford FC 0 0
17 Chelsea FC 0 0
18 Fulham FC 0 0
19 Newcastle United FC 0 0
20 Everton FC 0 0
21 Leeds United FC 0 0
22 Crystal Palace FC 0 0
23 Nottingham Forest FC 0 0

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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Watford FC host Arsenal FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 10' Over 10 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 15' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Arsenal FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 20' Femenia Far has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 21' Against the run of play, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 26' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Quique Sanchez Flores will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 31' 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.
  • 32' What composure from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! The Gabon international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 37' Reiss Nelson, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 42' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Watford FC that had 358 games and scored 391 goals.
  • 43' The referee has no hesitation. Sead Kolasinac is booked for Arsenal FC — Yellow card on 43.
  • 45' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 50' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 53' Magnificent from Tom Cleverley! That is 7 goals in 358 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 54' The whistle greets Andre Gray as he departs to be replaced by Ismaila Sarr.
  • 56' Femenia Far has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 56.
  • 60' Arsenal FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Joe Willock is hanging Dani Ceballos on the field on 60 minute.
  • 63' The whistle greets Will Hughes as he departs to be replaced by Roberto Pereyra.
  • 67' The supporters are chanting for Lucas Torreira. He replaces Matteo Guendouzi on 67 minute.
  • 71' The Arsenal FC bench stirs into life. Mesut Ozil is withdrawn and Reiss Nelson gets his opportunity.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Arsenal FC player. Bernd Leno gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' Watford FC ring the changes. Jose Holebas has done his job and it is now time for Daryl Janmaat to step up.
  • 81' Brilliant from the ! Roberto Pereyra makes it 2-2 with a superb finish on 81.
  • 86' Matteo Guendouzi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 21 goals in his last 414 appearances.
  • 90' Etienne Capoue catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

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
Emile Smith Rowe 1
Craig Cathcart 1
Moussa Sissoko 1
Juan Hernandez 1
Roberto Pereyra 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.