Watford 2-1 Arsenal — Premier League, 14 Oct 2017
Watford beat Arsenal 2-1 in the Premier League on 14 October 2017 at Vicarage Road, Watford. P. Mertesacker, T. Deeney, T. Cleverley got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Watford have won 2 and Arsenal 3.
Match timeline
- 0-139'assist: Granit Xhaka
- Half-time0-1
- 61'
- 63'
- 63'
- 64'
- 68'
- 1-171'Penalty
- 81'out: E. Capoue
- 85'
- 2-190+2'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Watford
- 7.6Tom CleverleyM
- 7.4Heurelho GomesG
- 7.3Troy DeeneyF
- 7.1Abdoulaye DoucouréM
- 7.1Miguel BritosD
- 7.1RicharlisonF
- 7.0Christian KabaseleD
- 7.0Roberto PereyraF
- 7.0José HolebasM
- 6.9André CarrilloF
- 6.8Étienne CapoueM
- 6.6Kiko FemeniaM
- 6.6Adrian MariappaD
- 6.5Andre GrayF
Arsenal
- 8.2Per MertesackerD
- 7.7Granit XhakaM
- 7.4Laurent KoscielnyD
- 7.0Mohamed ElnenyM
- 7.0Alexandre LacazetteF
- 6.8Mesut ÖzilM
- 6.8Alexander IwobiF
- 6.7Daniel WelbeckF
- 6.4Olivier GiroudF
- 6.4Robert HoldingD
- 6.3Nacho MonrealD
- 6.2Petr ČechG
- 6.2Sead KolašinacM
- 6.0Héctor BellerínM
Line-ups
Substitutes
WatfordMarco Silva
Substitutes
- 30O. KarnezisG
- 28André Carrillo63'F6.9
- 2D. JanmaatD
- 29E. Capoue81'M6.8
- 9T. Deeney71'63'F7.3
- 13M. WaguéD
- 23B. WatsonM
ArsenalA. Wenger
Substitutes
- 13David OspinaG
- 34Francis CoquelinM
- 16Robert Holding85'D6.4
- 11M. Özil61'M6.8
- 12O. Giroud68'F6.4
- 14T. WalcottF
- 10J. WilshereM
Team statistics
Watford
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cleverley | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 7.6 |
| Heurelho Gomes | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Troy Deeney | 27 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Abdoulaye Doucouré | 90 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7.1 |
| Miguel Britos | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Richarlison | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.1 |
| Christian Kabasele | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Roberto Pereyra | 81 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 |
| José Holebas | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| André Carrillo | 27 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Étienne Capoue | 9 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kiko Femenia | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Adrian Mariappa | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Andre Gray | 63 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
Arsenal
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per Mertesacker | 90 | 1 | – | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8.2 |
| Granit Xhaka | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7.7 |
| Laurent Koscielny | 85 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7.4 |
| Mohamed Elneny | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7.0 |
| Alexandre Lacazette | 68 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Mesut Özil | 29 | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Alexander Iwobi | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Daniel Welbeck | 61 | – | – | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Olivier Giroud | 22 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Robert Holding | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Nacho Monreal | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Petr Čech | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Sead Kolašinac | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Héctor Bellerín | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |