Arsenal vs Watford (26/07/2020) - Live Commentary & Match Updates

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Arsenal vs Watford (26/07/2020)

ARSENAL

Mikel Arteta


First Eleven
16 Rob Holding  
29 Granit Xhaka
55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
69 Joseph Willock  
9 Alexandre Lacazette  
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang   
26 Emiliano MartĂ­nez
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
8 Dani Ceballos  
23 David Luiz
03 Kieran Tierney  
Substitutes
54 Matt Macey
31 Sead Kolasinac  
61 Reiss Nelson  
62 Edward Nketiah  
05 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
11 Lucas Torreira  
87 Bukayo Saka
17 CĂ©dric Soares
57 Matt Smith

​Emirates Stadium


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End of Match 		2
5' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Pen.)
24' Kieran Tierney
33'' Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 		43' Troy Deeney (Pen.)
66' Danny Welbeck
LIVE COMMENTARY
FULL TIME
Arsenal 3-2 Watford
90+3'
Close!
Watford have a free-kick just outside the box
90+1'
Reiss Nelson right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
🔄 87'
Joao Pedro replaces Pereyra
84'
Eddie Nketiah wins a free kick in the defensive half.
76'
Adam Masina tries a through ball, but Troy Deeney is caught offside.
74'
Reiss Nelson wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73'
Attempt missed.
Roberto Pereyra right footed shot from outside the box from a direct free kick.
🟹 72'
Yellow Card to Rob Holding
⚜ 66'
GOAL!
Arsenal 3-2 Watford
Danny Welbeck left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
64'
Chance!
It's great play by Welbeck who plays a one-two with Deeney to open up some space on the left of the box. Welbeck is one-on-one with Martinez but the goalkeeper smothers the shot from close range.
🔄 57'
Lacazette and Willock make way for Nketiah and Kolasinac.
54'
Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Danny Welbeck is caught offside.
50'
Chance!
It's a long throw-in for Watford that causes problems this time as Arsenal don't clear their lines.
46'
Abdoulaye Doucouré tries a through ball, but Adrian Mariappa is caught offside.
46'
Second Half begins..
HALF TIME
Arsenal 3-1 Watford
45+3'
Foul by Danny Welbeck.
⚜ 43'
Goal!
Arsenal 3, Watford 1
42'
Penalty conceded by David Luiz after a foul in the penalty area.
🟹 35'
Roberto Pereyra is shown the yellow card
⚜ 33'
Goal!
Arsenal 3-0 Watford
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner.
28'
Pereyra is down receiving treatment after being brought down by Holding, but he's quickly back to his feet. Maitland-Niles is also down for Arsenal after Deeney caught him in the head. Both of them will be able to carry on.
⚜ 24'
GOAL!
Arsenal 2-0 Watford
Tierney gets his first goal for Arsenal.
22'
Nicolas Pépé wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18'
Chance!
Watford are fighting as you'd expect them to in their situation as Deeney heads a clipped cross at goal, but Holding stands tall and blocks with his face.
13'
Good Save!
It's a good counter-attack by Watford but it looks like the chance is gone when Sarr dawdles on the ball.
⚜ 5'
GOAL
Aubameyang scores from the spot.
4'
Penalty To Watford!
Aubameyang timed his run perfectly before putting his cross into the box and Dawson is penalised for crashing into Lacazette.
1'
First Half begins..
Arsenal are unbeaten in their last 14 final day Premier League games (W12 D2), winning the last 8 in a row.
Arsenal Starting XI To Face Watford: Martinez, Maitland-Niles, Luiz, Holding, Tierney, Xhaka, Willock, Ceballos, Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang.

Watford

Roy Hodgson


First Eleven
09 Troy Deeney  
37 Roberto Pereyra   
26 Ben Foster
16 Abdoulaye DoucourĂ©  
19 Will Hughes   
27 Christian Kabasele
11 Adam Masina
10 Danny Welbeck  
21 Kiko FemenĂ­a  
04 Craig Dawson  
23 Ismaila Sarr
Substitutes
01 Heurelho Gomes
18 Andre Gray
15 Craig Cathcart
06 Adrian Mariappa  
08 Tom Cleverley  
14 Nathaniel Chalobah  
20 Domingos Quina
17 JoĂŁo Pedro  
33 Ignacio Pussetto

ARSENAL - Lineup

First Eleven
16 Rob Holding  
29 Granit Xhaka
55 Ainsley Maitland-Niles
69 Joseph Willock  
9 Alexandre Lacazette  
14 Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang   
26 Emiliano MartĂ­nez
19 Nicolas PĂ©pĂ©  
8 Dani Ceballos  
23 David Luiz
03 Kieran Tierney  
Substitutes
54 Matt Macey
31 Sead Kolasinac  
61 Reiss Nelson  
62 Edward Nketiah  
05 Sokratis Papastathopoulos
11 Lucas Torreira  
87 Bukayo Saka
17 CĂ©dric Soares
57 Matt Smith

Watford - Lineup

First Eleven
09 Troy Deeney  
37 Roberto Pereyra   
26 Ben Foster
16 Abdoulaye DoucourĂ©  
19 Will Hughes   
27 Christian Kabasele
11 Adam Masina
10 Danny Welbeck  
21 Kiko FemenĂ­a  
04 Craig Dawson  
23 Ismaila Sarr
Substitutes
01 Heurelho Gomes
18 Andre Gray
15 Craig Cathcart
06 Adrian Mariappa  
08 Tom Cleverley  
14 Nathaniel Chalobah  
20 Domingos Quina
17 JoĂŁo Pedro  
33 Ignacio Pussetto