Watford v Arsenal, 06 March 2022

Score3-2 to Arsenal
RefereeCraig Pawson
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance21,142

View Watford v Arsenal head to head

Kick-off: 2.00pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 16 Watford won: 2 Drawn: 1 Arsenal won: 13 Watford scored: 14 Arsenal scored: 36 Watford had now failed to keep a clean sheet in all of the 16 meetings in the Premier League.

2 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 11 G
Moussa Sissoko 87 G

Goals:

Martin Odegaard 5 G
Bukayo Saka 30 G
Gabriel Martinelli 52 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Edo Kayembe for Imran Louza 64
Samuel Kalu for Tom Cleverley 89

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Gabriel Martinelli 73
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 80
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 90

Cards:

Cucho Hernández 90 Y

Cards:

Cédric Soares 58 Y
Eddie Nketiah 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Zak Swanson
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now lost 12 of their last 16 games in all competitions (won one). The Hornets had scored a total of two goals in their preceding seven games in the Premier League. They had now conceded 50 goals in their 27 games in the Premier League in 2021-22 (scored 27).

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now taken 25 points from their ten games in the Premier League since 6 December 2021 (won eight, lost one). The Gunners had now scored 13 goals in their last four away games in the Premier League. 1,503 goals had now been scored in their 569 away games in the Premier League (for 856, against 647).

2 Watford

Manager: Roy Hodgson

Goals:

Cucho Hernández 11 G
Moussa Sissoko 87 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Ben Foster
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Hassane Kamara
Defender Samir
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro

Substitutions:

Edo Kayembe for Imran Louza 64
Samuel Kalu for Tom Cleverley 89

Cards:

Cucho Hernández 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adam Masina
Defender Francisco Sierralta
Midfielder Peter Etebo
Midfielder Edo Kayembe
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder Ken Sema
Midfielder/Forward Samuel Kalu

Comments:

League position: 19th Watford had now lost 12 of their last 16 games in all competitions (won one). The Hornets had scored a total of two goals in their preceding seven games in the Premier League. They had now conceded 50 goals in their 27 games in the Premier League in 2021-22 (scored 27).

3 Arsenal

Manager: Mikel Arteta

Goals:

Martin Odegaard 5 G
Bukayo Saka 30 G
Gabriel Martinelli 52 G

Starting lineup:

Aaron Ramsdale Goalkeeper
Cédric Soares Defender
Gabriel Defender
Ben White Defender
Thomas Partey Defender/Midfielder
Kieran Tierney Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Bukayo Saka Defender/Midfielder/Forward
Martin Odegaard Midfielder
Gabriel Martinelli Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward

Substitutions:

Nicolas Pépé for Gabriel Martinelli 73
Eddie Nketiah for Alexandre Lacazette 80
Rob Holding for Martin Odegaard 90

Cards:

Cédric Soares 58 Y
Eddie Nketiah 90 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno
Defender Rob Holding
Defender Nuno Tavares
Defender/Midfielder Zak Swanson
Midfielder Mohamed El Neny
Midfielder Omari Hutchinson
Midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga
Midfielder/Forward Nicolas Pépé
Forward Eddie Nketiah

Comments:

League position: 4th Arsenal had now taken 25 points from their ten games in the Premier League since 6 December 2021 (won eight, lost one). The Gunners had now scored 13 goals in their last four away games in the Premier League. 1,503 goals had now been scored in their 569 away games in the Premier League (for 856, against 647).