Arsenal v Watford, 31 January 2017

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeAndre Marriner
CompetitionPremier League
VenueEmirates Stadium
Attendance60,035

View Arsenal v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 7.45pm After seven consecutive defeats, this was Watford's first league win against Arsenal since April 1988.

1 Arsenal

2 Watford

Goals:

Alex Iwobi 58 G

Goals:

Younès Kaboul 10 G
Troy Deeney 13 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Craig Cathcart Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
M'Baye Niang Forward

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Aaron Ramsey 20
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 46
Lucas Pérez for Francis Coquelin 67

Substitutions:

Abdoulaye Doucouré for Valon Behrami 63
Isaac Success for M'Baye Niang 70
Stefano Okaka for Troy Deeney 85

Cards:

Gabriel Paulista 21 Y
Nacho Monreal 25 Y
Alexis Sánchez 86 Y

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 66 Y
Stefano Okaka 88 Y
Tom Cleverley 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Lucas Pérez

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Brandon Mason
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was Arsenal’s first home defeat in the Premier League since the visit of Liverpool on 14 August 2016. The Gunners had now not won a home game in the Premier League when they were trailing by two goals or more at half-time since a 3-2 victory against Aston Villa in December 2001. Prior to this game, they had not conceded a goal in the opening 15 minutes of their last 53 home games in the Premier League.

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Watford's first away win in the Premier League since a 1-0 success at Middlesbrough on 16 October 2016. With this win, the Hornets ended a run of seven consecutive Premier League games without a victory (lost four) since a 3-2 win against Everton on 10 December 2016. Tom Cleverley was booked in the second minute of added time in the second-half.

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Alex Iwobi 58 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Petr Čech
Defender Gabriel Paulista
Defender Laurent Koscielny
Defender Nacho Monreal
Defender Shkodran Mustafi
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Aaron Ramsey
Midfielder/Forward Alex Iwobi
Midfielder/Forward Alexis Sánchez
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain for Aaron Ramsey 20
Theo Walcott for Olivier Giroud 46
Lucas Pérez for Francis Coquelin 67

Cards:

Gabriel Paulista 21 Y
Nacho Monreal 25 Y
Alexis Sánchez 86 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Héctor Bellerín
Defender/Midfielder Kieran Gibbs
Midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Midfielder/Forward Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Lucas Pérez

Comments:

League position: 3rd This was Arsenal’s first home defeat in the Premier League since the visit of Liverpool on 14 August 2016. The Gunners had now not won a home game in the Premier League when they were trailing by two goals or more at half-time since a 3-2 victory against Aston Villa in December 2001. Prior to this game, they had not conceded a goal in the opening 15 minutes of their last 53 home games in the Premier League.

2 Watford

Goals:

Younès Kaboul 10 G
Troy Deeney 13 G

Starting lineup:

Heurelho Gomes Goalkeeper
Miguel Britos Defender
Craig Cathcart Defender
Daryl Janmaat Defender
Younès Kaboul Defender
Sebastian Prödl Defender
Valon Behrami Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Tom Cleverley Midfielder
Troy Deeney Forward
M'Baye Niang Forward

Substitutions:

Abdoulaye Doucouré for Valon Behrami 63
Isaac Success for M'Baye Niang 70
Stefano Okaka for Troy Deeney 85

Cards:

Sebastian Prödl 66 Y
Stefano Okaka 88 Y
Tom Cleverley 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Giedrius Arlauskis
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Brandon Mason
Midfielder Ben Watson
Forward Stefano Okaka
Forward Isaac Success

Comments:

League position: 13th This was Watford's first away win in the Premier League since a 1-0 success at Middlesbrough on 16 October 2016. With this win, the Hornets ended a run of seven consecutive Premier League games without a victory (lost four) since a 3-2 win against Everton on 10 December 2016. Tom Cleverley was booked in the second minute of added time in the second-half.