Watford vs Arsenal

15 April 2019 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Craig Pawson

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–1

  • Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 10’

Match summary

Arsenal took a 1-0 win at Watford. Arsenal led 1-0 at half-time.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang put Arsenal ahead in the 10th minute.

The chances backed that up: Arsenal created 2.28 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 1.13 from 11. Watford had a player sent off.

Match stats

Watford Arsenal
11 Shots 19
3 Shots on Target 6
6 Corners 4
2 Yellow Cards 0
1 Red Cards 0
1.13 xG 2.27
1.13 Non-penalty xG 2.27
7 Deep Completions 16

Key events

Watford Arsenal
Kick-off
10’
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang0-1 (Arsenal)
Half-time0-1
Full-time0-1

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Troy Deeney
  • Etienne Capoue
  • Will Hughes

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 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 2.28 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-1 10’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.13 2.28 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), 0-1 Aubameyang 10’
Watford 1.13 xGArsenal 2.28 xG Goal

Tap a goal for the scorer and score.

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Arsenal attacking Watford attacking 
80’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.66 xG, blocked 57’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 74’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 37’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 17’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 26’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 4’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 90’ Will Hughes (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 56’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 44’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 27’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 27’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 38’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.66 xG, blocked 57’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, saved 74’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.62 xG, off target 10’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.13 xG, goal 37’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 17’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 88’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 26’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 26’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 58’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 32’ Etienne Capoue (Watford), direct free kick, 0.07 xG, saved 71’ Mesut Özil (Arsenal), open play, 0.07 xG, blocked 5’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 20’ Craig Cathcart (Watford), set piece, 0.06 xG, saved 46’ Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 25’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 25’ Christian Kabasele (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 44’ Alex Iwobi (Arsenal), open play, 0.04 xG, blocked 83’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 90’ Will Hughes (Watford), set piece, 0.04 xG, blocked 4’ Will Hughes (Watford), from a corner, 0.03 xG, blocked 78’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 56’ Daryl Janmaat (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 61’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 27’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, saved 44’ Granit Xhaka (Arsenal), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 62’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Shkodran Mustafi (Arsenal), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 38’ Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 55’ Henrikh Mkhitaryan (Arsenal), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK900 0.000.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF901 0.030.041
Christian Kabasele DEF901 0.050.061
Craig Cathcart DEF901 0.060.000
Adam Masina DEF871 0.020.000
Etienne Capoue MID901 0.070.000
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID900 0.000.021
Kiko Femenía MID600 0.000.000
Will Hughes MID904 0.180.031
Andre Gray FWD902 0.710.000
Troy Deeney FWD100 0.000.071
Isaac Success Sub300 0.000.661
Ken Sema Sub30 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 31% Bet365 odds 3.20
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.75
Arsenal win 43% Bet365 odds 2.25

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford LWLLW
Arsenal WDWWL

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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.