Probable Lineups
Probable Lineups Statistical Comparison
Goals
Assists
(6.7)
6.9
Average Ratings
6.8
(6.5)
34.5
Average Age
35.2
181.4
Average Height (cm)
184.5
(0.8)
1.1
Shots pg
0.9
(0.8)
(47%)
48%
Aerial Duel Success
50%
(49%)
(0.6)
0.6
Dribbles pg
0.6
(0.6)
(1.2)
1.1
Tackles pg
1.3
(1.4)
* Values in brackets (x) are overall player statistics in Premier League.
Missing Players
Arsenal
Watford
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laurent Koscielny | Out | 6.92 | |
| Ainsley Maitland-Niles | Out | 6.64 | |
| Carl Jenkinson | Out | 6.31 | |
| Konstantinos Mavropanos | Out | 6.61 | |
| Sokratis Papastathopoulos | Doubtful | 6.82 |
| Player | Reason | Status | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Cleverley | Out | 6.35 | |
| Daryl Janmaat | Out | 6.88 | |
| Sebastian Prödl | Out | 6.02 | |
| Stefano Okaka | Out | 5.96 | |
| Miguel Britos | Out | 6.12 | |
| Troy Deeney | Doubtful | 7.11 | |
| Gerard Deulofeu | Doubtful | 6.84 |
Team News
Arsenal
Watford
- Sead Kolasinac was fit enough for the bench against Brentford on Wednesday night and is an option for Unai Emery, who'll be monitoring the fitness of Sokratis ahead of the welcome of Watford.
- Rob Holding is Emery's first choice to deputise for the Greek centre-back, but Laurent Koscielny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Carl Jenkinson and Konstantinos Mavropanos are all ruled out.
- Petr Cech should keep his place between the sticks, though summer signing Bernd Leno will be hoping his cup outings can convince Emery he warrants a chance in the league.
- Watford successfully appealed Christian Kabasele's red card against Tottenham on Wednesday and he is set to start alongside Craig Cathcart at the back
- Troy Deeney looks set to overcome a foot problem to start here, but Gerard Deulofeu is expected to sit this one out.
- Tom Cleverley, Stefano Okaka, Miguel Britos, Sebastian Prodl and Daryl Janmaat are absent, with Kiko Femenia likely to get the nod ahead of Marc Navarro to start at right-back.
Second PL game Torreira starts, second clean sheet for Arsenal. Coincidence?
I liked watching Watford, reminds me of Newcastle with Cisse and Demba Ba. Arsenal quietly collects points which I like too :)
Wow , I thought both will score and will be goals here
Arsenal has no 1vs1 players anymore as oppose to all other teams in the top 7-8 ...
@neumi17 The closest thing we have is Iwobi and Mkhitaryan
Big draw here
Arsenal will not enjoy this match, Deeney will be a constant menace and I can see the match ending in a draw with BTTS.
Hope Deeney catches an elbow in the mouth
@mobaffiliated LOL
this will be a tough match for the gunners but at the end 2-1 .btts 100%.
Interesting to see how much Ramsey is involved with the team now that the club have withdrawn the contract offer to him. Hopefully not at all in the prem team. It makes no sense given he will likely be sold in January.
Our training-ground neighbours have been the most impressive team this season, all things considered. The 4-2-2-2 formation has brought the best out of a number of the players (Hughes in particular, who must be close to an England call) and the front-line nuisance-making of Gray & Deeney is putting defences under pressure. The last part of that sentence is the most worrying if we start Cech and Mustafi while playing out from the back. Neither of those are comfortable on the ball and the team look uncomfortable when either player is on the ball. Leno & Holding should start, but I don't think they will- especially with Cech having a MotM performance against Everton. Holebas & Pereyra should find success while double-teaming Bellerin (which is inevitable due to Oezil's reluctance to defend/press) and I would be shocked if we don't concede a number of chances originating from that side of the pitch. We are built to outscore teams rather than shut them out, this wont be easy. 2-1 Arsenal.
A tough test for Arsenal. Could be where the winning streak ends. Having said that would love to see the Arsenal spank Watford again. Will be interesting to see how our midfield deals with Hughes et al, and how our defence deals with Gray.