Watford v Arsenal, 14 October 2017

Score2-1 to Watford
RefereeNeil Swarbrick
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,384

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Kick-off: 5.30pm This was Watford's first win against Arsenal at Vicarage Road since 28 November 1987 in League Division One.

2 Watford

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 71 P
Tom Cleverley 90 G

Goals:

Per Mertesacker 39 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Andre Gray

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

André Carrillo for Adrian Mariappa 63
Troy Deeney for Andre Gray 63
Etienne Capoue for Roberto Pereyra 81

Substitutions:

Mesut Özil for Danny Welbeck 61
Olivier Giroud for Alexandre Lacazette 68
Rob Holding for Laurent Koscielny 85

Cards:

Christian Kabasele 64 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Molla Wagué
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo
Forward Troy Deeney

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 4th Watford had now made their best eight-game start to a top division season (15 points) since their first-ever season in the top grade in 1982-83 under Graham Taylor (16 points). The Hornets avoided a run of six home games in the top division without a win for the first time since October 1984. Watford became the first team in the competition's history to score result-changing goals in added time in three consecutive games in the Premier League. Watford manager Marco Silva said: “I think the key was the way we played the second-half, we changed our attitude in the match and I think as well the way we reacted after the 1-1. In a normal situation you drop back again and wait for our opponents to create problems for us because we played against a very, very good team who have fantastic players."

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal avoided failing to score in their opening four away league games of a season for the first time since 1936. The Gunners lost to an added-time winner in the Premier League for the first time since 2 January 2012 (scored by Bobby Zamora for Fulham). They failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2006. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “It [the Watford penalty] was a scandalous decision, but what can we do? Nothing. You can talk and talk but at the end of the day they scored. We had many situations when we could have scored the second and didn’t. After that we were unlucky because the decision on the penalty is a bit ridiculous. Then we panicked a bit in the last seconds. We didn’t need to give the ball away.”

2 Watford

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 71 P
Tom Cleverley 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Miguel Britos
Defender José Holebas
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Andre Gray

Substitutions:

André Carrillo for Adrian Mariappa 63
Troy Deeney for Andre Gray 63
Etienne Capoue for Roberto Pereyra 81

Cards:

Christian Kabasele 64 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Molla Wagué
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Ben Watson
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo
Forward Troy Deeney

Comments:

League position: 4th Watford had now made their best eight-game start to a top division season (15 points) since their first-ever season in the top grade in 1982-83 under Graham Taylor (16 points). The Hornets avoided a run of six home games in the top division without a win for the first time since October 1984. Watford became the first team in the competition's history to score result-changing goals in added time in three consecutive games in the Premier League. Watford manager Marco Silva said: “I think the key was the way we played the second-half, we changed our attitude in the match and I think as well the way we reacted after the 1-1. In a normal situation you drop back again and wait for our opponents to create problems for us because we played against a very, very good team who have fantastic players."

1 Arsenal

Goals:

Per Mertesacker 39 G

Starting lineup:

Petr Čech Goalkeeper
Héctor Bellerín Defender
Laurent Koscielny Defender
Per Mertesacker Defender
Nacho Monreal Defender
Sead Kolašinac Defender/Midfielder
Granit Xhaka Defender/Midfielder
Mohamed El Neny Midfielder
Alex Iwobi Midfielder/Forward
Alexandre Lacazette Forward
Danny Welbeck Forward

Substitutions:

Mesut Özil for Danny Welbeck 61
Olivier Giroud for Alexandre Lacazette 68
Rob Holding for Laurent Koscielny 85

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper David Ospina
Defender Rob Holding
Midfielder Francis Coquelin
Midfielder Mesut Özil
Midfielder Jack Wilshere
Midfielder/Forward Theo Walcott
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 6th Arsenal avoided failing to score in their opening four away league games of a season for the first time since 1936. The Gunners lost to an added-time winner in the Premier League for the first time since 2 January 2012 (scored by Bobby Zamora for Fulham). They failed in their attempt to keep clean sheets in five consecutive Premier League games for the first time since January 2006. Arsenal manager Arsène Wenger said: “It [the Watford penalty] was a scandalous decision, but what can we do? Nothing. You can talk and talk but at the end of the day they scored. We had many situations when we could have scored the second and didn’t. After that we were unlucky because the decision on the penalty is a bit ridiculous. Then we panicked a bit in the last seconds. We didn’t need to give the ball away.”