Arsenal vs Watford

7 November 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Kevin Friend

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Emile Smith-Rowe 56’

Match summary

Arsenal saw off Watford 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Emile Smith-Rowe put Arsenal ahead in the 56th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 1.49 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Watford's 0.49 from 7. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a penalty saved for Arsenal. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Arsenal Watford
14 Shots 7
6 Shots on Target 1
4 Corners 2
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 1
1.49 xG 0.49
0.73 Non-penalty xG 0.49
7 Deep Completions 1

Key events

Arsenal Watford
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Emile Smith-Rowe1-0 (Arsenal)
56’
Full-time1-0

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Arsenal
  • Takehiro Tomiyasu
  • Gabriel
  • Albert Sambi Lokonga
  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Watford
  • Juraj Kucka
  • Moussa Sissoko
  • Joshua King

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.49 56’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 1-0 56’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.49 0.49 56’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), 1-0 Smith-Rowe 56’
Arsenal 1.49 xGWatford 0.49 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Arsenal attacking 
36’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 86’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+1’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 39’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 40’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 29’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 41’ Danny Rose (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 90+5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 36’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, saved 86’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.22 xG, off target 44’ Gabriel (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.12 xG, saved 7’ Alexandre Lacazette (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 90+1’ Martin Odegaard (Arsenal), direct free kick, 0.10 xG, blocked 78’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 39’ Nuno Tavares (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 40’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 56’ Emile Smith-Rowe (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, goal 72’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 83’ Joshua King (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 47’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 41’ Danny Rose (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 29’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 90+5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 53’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 16’ Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 85’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, saved 34’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Aaron Ramsdale GK900 0.000.000
Takehiro Tomiyasu DEF900 0.000.102
Gabriel DEF901 0.120.000
Ben White DEF900 0.000.000
Nuno Tavares DEF901 0.080.000
Bukayo Saka MID900 0.000.142
Albert Sambi Lokonga MID904 0.120.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles MID901 0.010.101
Emile Smith-Rowe MID8912 0.160.000
Alexandre Lacazette MID721 0.100.041
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang FWD903 0.810.000
Martin Odegaard Sub181 0.100.000
Gabriel Martinelli Sub10 0.000.000
Mohamed Elneny Sub10 0.000.052

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 66% Avg odds 1.45
Draw 20% Avg odds 4.76
Watford win 14% Avg odds 7.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Arsenal WDDWW
Watford DLLWL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.