Arsenal vs Watford

26 July 2020 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 5’ (pen), 33’
  • Kieran Tierney 24’
  • Troy Deeney 43’ (pen)
  • Danny Welbeck 66’

Match summary

Arsenal beat Watford 3-2. Arsenal led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead from the penalty spot in the 5th minute, Kieran Tierney made it 2-0 in the 24th minute, set up by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Aubameyang made it 3-0 in the 33rd minute, set up by Kieran Tierney, and Troy Deeney pulled one back to make it 3-1 from the penalty spot in the 43rd minute. In the second half, Danny Welbeck made it 3-2 in the 66th minute, set up by Ismaila Sarr.

Watford can feel hard done by, creating 3.99 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Arsenal's 1.95 from 13.

Match stats

Arsenal Watford
13 Shots 19
5 Shots on Target 6
4 Corners 8
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
1.95 xG 3.92
1.19 Non-penalty xG 3.16
11 Deep Completions 11

Key events

Arsenal Watford
Kick-off
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Penalty1-0 (Arsenal)
5’
Kieran Tierney
Assist: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang2-0 (Arsenal)
24’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Assist: Kieran Tierney3-0 (Arsenal)
33’
43’
Troy Deeney
Penalty3-1 (Watford)
Half-time3-1
66’
Danny Welbeck
Assist: Ismaila Sarr3-2 (Watford)
Full-time3-2

Bookings

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

Arsenal
  • Emiliano Martinez
  • Rob Holding
  • Granit Xhaka
Watford
  • Craig Dawson
  • Will Hughes
  • Roberto Pereyra

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 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 3.99 5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 5’ 24’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), 2-0 24’ 33’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 3-0 33’ 43’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-1 43’ 66’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), 3-2 66’ 0 1 2 3 4 5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.95 3.99 5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 1-0 Aubameyang 5’ 24’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), 2-0 Tierney 24’ 33’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 3-0 Aubameyang 33’ 43’ Troy Deeney (Watford), 3-1 Deeney 43’ 66’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), 3-2 Welbeck 66’
Arsenal 1.95 xGWatford 3.99 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Arsenal attacking 
5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 74’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+3’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.46 xG, off target 13’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 75’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 64’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 50’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 90+1’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 13’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 24’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 63’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 90+5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 5’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 43’ Troy Deeney (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 66’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.54 xG, goal 74’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.53 xG, saved 90+3’ Troy Deeney (Watford), set piece, 0.46 xG, off target 13’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 75’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 64’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.37 xG, saved 50’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.36 xG, off target 90+1’ Reiss Nelson (Arsenal), open play, 0.16 xG, blocked 33’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.15 xG, goal 13’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 62’ Ainsley Maitland-Niles (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 19’ Joe Willock (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 50’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 24’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, goal 63’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.06 xG, off target 7’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 18’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 53’ Rob Holding (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 90+5’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 73’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, off target 54’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 79’ Kieran Tierney (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 81’ Craig Dawson (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 6’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 36’ David Luiz (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 63’ Nicolas Pepe (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 11’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 38’ Ismaila Sarr (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 49’ Danny Welbeck (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Emiliano Martinez GK900 0.000.000
Ainsley Maitland-Niles DEF901 0.100.192
David Luiz DEF901 0.040.000
Rob Holding DEF902 0.110.000
Kieran Tierney DEF90112 0.100.151
Granit Xhaka MID900 0.000.000
Dani Ceballos MID770 0.000.142
Nicolas Pepe MID771 0.030.082
Joe Willock MID621 0.080.000
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang MID90214 1.330.061
Alexandre Lacazette FWD620 0.000.000
Sead Kolasinac Sub280 0.000.061
Eddie Nketiah Sub280 0.000.401
Lucas Torreira Sub130 0.000.000
Reiss Nelson Sub131 0.160.041

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Arsenal win 48% Avg odds 2.01
Draw 25% Avg odds 3.76
Watford win 27% Avg odds 3.56

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

Form going into the game

Arsenal WDLWL
Watford LWWLL

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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.