Arsenal vs Watford – English Premier League – Preview

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Sreya

Arsenal vs Watford – Arsenal hosts Watford at the Emirates on 11th March, Sunday in a crucial English Premier League fixture.

Arsenal are sixth in the English Premier League standings with forty-five points and come into this game on the back of three losses to Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City and Brighton & Hove Albion. Arsenal’s inspired win over AC Milan in the midweek UEFA Europa League fixture, however, raised the morale of Arsenal fans.

Watford are in decent form with two wins over Everton and West Bromwich Albion in their last two matches and are placed tenth in the league standings with thirty-six points.

Team News

Santi Cazorla and Alexandre Lacazette remain sidelined through injuries while the visitors will be without the injured Tommie Hoban, Craig Cathcart, Nathaniel Chalobah, Molla Wague, Christian Kabasele, Tom Cleverley, Jerome Sinclair, Gerard Deulofeu and Younes Kaboul.

Arsenal Possible Starting Lineup: Petr Cech, Rob Holding, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Aaron Ramsey, Granit Xhaka, Jack Wilshere, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Mesut Ozil.

Watford Possible Starting Lineup: Orestis Karnezis, Daryl Janmaat, Sebastian Prodl, Adrian Mariappa, Miguel Britos, Abdoulaye Doucoure, Etienne Capoue, Andre Carrillo, Roberto Pereyra, Richarlison, Troy Deeney.

“I want to do well for the fans and want them to go home happy and when I can’t give them that satisfaction I’m unhappy of course. First of all, I dedicated my whole life to winning football matches so when I lose I’m in disastrous shape.”

– Arsene Wenger, Arsenal.

Contributor’s Pick

According to Arsenal vs Watford H2H Stats, Watford have won three and lost two of their last five matches against Arsenal. However, Watford have lost six of their last seven away matches in the Premier League, having failed to score in five of those last seven away matches.

It should be a closely contested affair with a 1-1 draw being the most probable result.