Sunday , 16 August 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' Temperatures are rising at as Watford FC face off against Arsenal FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
  • 5' Arsenal FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Watford FC and Arsenal FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
  • 15' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 20' Sokratis Papastathopoulos needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 21' Magnificent from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang! That is 141 goals in 414 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 26' Over 26 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 31' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Arsenal FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 32' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 37' The energy levels are beginning to show. Quique Sanchez Flores might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 42' Arsenal FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 43' Sead Kolasinac is having his name booked by the referee on 43.
  • 45' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Matteo Guendouzi.
  • 50' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 53' Against the run of play, Tom Cleverley has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 54' The supporters are chanting for Ismaila Sarr. He replaces Andre Gray on 54 minute.
  • 56' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Femenia Far.
  • 60' Joe Willock gets the nod from Arsenal FC. He replaces Dani Ceballos and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 63' Fresh legs for Watford FC! Roberto Pereyra comes on to replace Will Hughes.
  • 67' Another substitution for Arsenal FC to replace Matteo Guendouzi by Lucas Torreira on 67 minute.
  • 71' The Arsenal FC manager makes a substitution. Mesut Ozil departs to be replaced by Reiss Nelson.
  • 76' It’s a booking for Arsenal FC player. Bernd Leno gets a Yellow card.
  • 78' A tactical swap from Watford FC — Daryl Janmaat on, Jose Holebas off on 78 minutes.
  • 81' What a strike from Roberto Pereyra! The score is 2-2.
  • 86' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Watford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 90.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from to claim maximum points.

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
Danny Welbeck 1
Troy Deeney 1
Kieran Tierney 1
Craig Cathcart 1
Emile Smith Rowe 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.