Watford vs Arsenal (06/03/2022) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Watford vs Arsenal (06/03/2022)

Watford

Roy Hodgson


First Eleven
26 Ben Foster
21 Kiko FemenĂ­a
15 Craig Cathcart
22 Samir
14 H. Kamara
08 Tom Cleverley  
06 I. Louza  
19 M. Sissoko  
29 J. HernĂĄndez  
25 E. Dennis
17 JoĂŁo Pedro
Substitutes
35 Daniel Bachmann
04 O. Etebo
11 Adam Masina
12 Ken Sema
27 Christian Kabasele
28 S. Kalu  
31 F. Sierralta
33 J. Kucka
39 E. Kayembe  

Vicarage Road


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End of Match 		3
11' J. HernĂĄndez
87' M. Sissoko 		5' Martin Ødegaard
30' Bukayo Saka
51' Gabriel Martinelli
LIVE COMMENTARY
F-T
Watford 2-3 Arsenal
90+4'
SAVE!
Kalu stings the palms of Ramsdale from distance as Watford search for an equaliser!
90+1'
5' of added time...
90'
Arsenal's final change is a defensive one as they try to see out the win. Odegaard is taken off, with Holding on for him.
⚜ 87'
GOAL! Watford 2-3 Arsenal (SISSOKO, 87')
85'
Kayembe has his pocket picked by Partey deep in his own half, and the midfielder squares it to Pepe in space down the left. He whips a dangerous cross into the six-yard box, but it's just too high for Nketiah.
83'
t's a risky backpass from Xhaka and Dennis latches straight onto it. He tries to slide it through to Pedro instead of going for goal himself, but White slides in to cut it out.
82'
POST!
Almost an immediate impact from Nketiah, whose shot cannons back off the foot of the post.
81'
Cedric Soares gifts possession to Dennis, who gets into the penalty area before playing a woeful pass which is cut out by White.

The frustration is clear!
74'
Saka spins away from Cleverley before playing in Lacazette on the edge of the box. Cathcart is tight to him and the Frenchman goes to ground, asking for a penalty, but the referee tells him to get back to his feet.
73'
Arsenal are making their first change now and it's Martinelli that's going off for Pepe.
68'
Odegaard's throughball cuts Watford's defence wide open and Foster rushes off his line to try and reach it. Saka almost reaches it, but Kamara slides in just in time to take it off his toe.
🔄 64'
Watford are making the first change of the game and it's Louza that's going off for Kayembe.
61'
Tierney's cut back almost picks out Odegaard on the penalty spot, but Watford have enough bodies back to get the ball clear.
60'
BIG CHANCE!
Arsenal look to further extend their lead and put this game to bed!

Odegaard's lovely flick creates a shooting opportunity for Lacazette, but the Frenchman slices the ball high and wide of the target.
57'
SAVE!
Ramsdale's clearance is straight to Pedro, who plays it straight back to Dennis in the box. He flicks it back to Cleverley, who takes on the shot from a tight angle, but Ramsdale gets down to smother it.
⚜ 51'
GOAL! Watford 1-3 Arsenal (Martinelli, 51')
48'
Ramsdale comes a long way out of his box to clear a throughball before slicing his clearance straight to Pedro. There's a mix-up between him and Hernandez in their haste to get towards goal, which gives Ramsdale the chance to get back to his line.
45'
Second Half begins..
H-T
Watford 1-2 Arsenal
45'
2' added at the end of the first half.
44'
Dennis loses the ball this time, and Odegaard plays a great switch out to Tierney. He volleys a cross back to Partey, who tees up Martinelli with his first touch, but his shot is blocked by Samir.
40'
Watford are trying to get upfield, but they lose the ball every time they advance over the halfway line. Partey picks Cleverley's pocket this time but sees his throughball to Saka cut out by Kamara.
38'
Lacazette is tripped in midfield and Xhaka picks out Tierney from the resulting free-kick. He whips in a deep cross from the left, but it's over everyone waiting in the box.
30'
Lacazette plays the ball to Saka with a nice back-heel and the youngster provides a fine finish from inside the area.
⚜ 30'
GOAL! Watford 1-2 Arsenal (Saka, 30')
27'
OVER AND WIDE! First Xhaka hooks a volley high over the crossbar.
Arsenal haven't really threatened since that fine move early on which was finished off by Odegaard.
Watford, however, look a real threat on the break!
21'
A new move from Arsenal...
Partey trots out to the right touchline to send in s long throw.
It's aimed at Gabriel but it doesn't work on this occasion as the ball is headed away by Watford.
18'
CLOSE!
Soares' cross is cleared by Samir, but Xhaka pushes Cleverley off the ball to keep the attack alive. He flicks it back to Partey, who whips a shot towards the near post, but it's just wide of the post.
15'
Watford are enjoying a good spell of possession now, but it's all in their own half. In the end, Femenia tries to pick out Hernandez's darting run down the right, but Tierney intercepts it.
13'
Arsenal are looking to quickly restore their lead, with Saka causing more trouble down the right. He wins a free-kick, but Soares' cross is straight into Foster's gloves.
⚜ 11'
GOAL! Watford 1-1 Arsenal (HERNANDEZ, 11')
⚜ 5'
GOAL! Watford 0-1 Arsenal (Odegaard, 5')
2'
Watford 0-0 Arsenal
Just 17 seconds in Emmanuel Dennis has found the back of the net with a nice finish from the angle. Unfortunately Nigerian he had just strayed beyond the last man and the flag is raised
1'
First Half begins..
Boss Mikel Arteta: "The form doesn't matter. It's about performing and playing well today. A manager will bring his own ideas and with Roy you know the type of team you will find – well organised, disciplined and very difficult to beat"
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Watford: Ramsdale; Cedric, White, Gabriel, Tierney; Partey, Xhaka; Saka, Ødegaard, Martinelli; Lacazette.

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 CĂ©dric Soares  
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel MagalhĂŁes
03 Kieran Tierney
18 Thomas Partey
29 Granit Xhaka
87 Bukayo Saka  
11 Martin Ødegaard   
35 Gabriel Martinelli   
9 Alexandre Lacazette  
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
16 Rob Holding  
20 Nuno Tavares
69 Z. Swanson
35 Mohamed Elneny
23 Sambi Lokonga
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
82 Omari Hutchinson
62 Edward Nketiah   

Watford - Lineup

First Eleven
26 Ben Foster
21 Kiko FemenĂ­a
15 Craig Cathcart
22 Samir
14 H. Kamara
08 Tom Cleverley  
06 I. Louza  
19 M. Sissoko  
29 J. HernĂĄndez  
25 E. Dennis
17 JoĂŁo Pedro
Substitutes
35 Daniel Bachmann
04 O. Etebo
11 Adam Masina
12 Ken Sema
27 Christian Kabasele
28 S. Kalu  
31 F. Sierralta
33 J. Kucka
39 E. Kayembe  

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
32 Aaron Ramsdale
17 CĂ©dric Soares  
4 Ben White
06 Gabriel MagalhĂŁes
03 Kieran Tierney
18 Thomas Partey
29 Granit Xhaka
87 Bukayo Saka  
11 Martin Ødegaard   
35 Gabriel Martinelli   
9 Alexandre Lacazette  
Substitutes
19 Bernd Leno
16 Rob Holding  
20 Nuno Tavares
69 Z. Swanson
35 Mohamed Elneny
23 Sambi Lokonga
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
82 Omari Hutchinson
62 Edward Nketiah