Premier League: Arsenal vs Watford live
Preview
The Gunners welcome Watford to the Emirates Stadium in London for round 11 of the Premier League campaign. The match kicks off at 2:00 pm(GMT) with referee Kevin Friend set to officiate. A win for Arsenal will move them closer to the UCL places while Watford will be happy to move five points clear of the relegation zone if they manage to beat Arsenal.
Arsenal are in good form coming into this game. The Gunners sit 7th on the Premier League table, 3 points off the Champions League places. In their last five competitive games, Arsenal have won three, drawing the other two and keeping three clean sheets in the process. Their last competitive game was away at the King Power where they won 2-0, with goals from Gabriel Magalhães and Emile Smith Rowe.
Watford sit sixteenth on the Premier League table, two points clear of the relegation zone. In their last five games, The Hornets have managed to win just a single game, losing three and drawing the other. In their last game, Watford hosted Southampton at Vicarage Road Stadium in a game they lost 1-0. To keep the chances of Premier League survival up, manager Claudio Ranieri will have to start producing results.
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Head-to-head
In the last five competitive meetings between these two sides, Arsenal have won four of the games, with one game ending in a draw. Their last meeting was in the 2019/2020 Premier League season where Arsenal beat Watford 3-2 with Aubameyang scoring a brace.
Prediction
Arsenal are in great form coming into this game. The Gunners are on a run of nine games without a loss, winning seven out of the nine. Watford have conceded a goal in each of their last nine competitive games, winning just two. Considering the form of Arsenal and Watford’s defensive vulnerability, Mikel Arteta’s men are expected to win this game with ease.
Lineup
Arsenal XI: Ramsdale; Tomiyasu, White, Gabriel, Tavares; Saka, Maitland-Niles, Lokonga, Smith Rowe; Lacazette; Aubameyang
Watford XI: Foster; Rose, Cathcart, N’koulou, Kiko; Sissoko; Kucka, Sarr, Tufan, Dennis; King
