Arsenal 1-0 Watford: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 7 November 2021

Result

Arsenal 1-0 Watford

Premier League · Sunday 7 November 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Arsenal 1-0 Watford: match report

Arsenal defeated Watford 1-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 7 November 2021. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Emile Smith Rowe of Arsenal in the 56th minute.

Discipline: Arsenal received 4 yellow cards; Watford received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Arsenal were 7th on 17 points from 10 and Watford 16th on 10 points from 10. Arsenal went on to finish that season 5th with 69 points, and Watford 19th with 23.

Arsenal lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Watford in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Takehiro Tomiyasu of Arsenal (7.8), level with Ainsley Maitland-Niles (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 7 Arsenal wins, 1 draw and 2 for Watford.

Going into the match Arsenal's last five read W-W-D-D-W and Watford's L-W-L-L-D.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Yellow card · Joshua KingWatford
  • 20'Yellow card · Albert Sambi LokongaArsenal
  • 30'Yellow card · Takehiro TomiyasuArsenal
  • 31'Yellow card · Juraj KuckaWatford
  • 36'Missed penaltyArsenal
  • 52'Yellow card · Pierre-Emerick AubameyangArsenal
  • 54'Yellow card · Moussa SissokoWatford
  • 56'Goal · Emile Smith RoweArsenal · 1-0
  • 80'Yellow card · Gabriel MagalhãesArsenal
  • 89'Second yellow · Juraj KuckaWatford

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Arsenal 7, draws 1, Watford 2.

Team news

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Arsenal line-up (4-4-1-1)

Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Ben White, Gabriel, Nuno Tavares, Bukayo Saka, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Emile Smith Rowe, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang

Watford expected line-up (4-4-1-1)

Adam Masina, William Troost-Ekong, Craig Cathcart, Ismaïla Sarr, Juraj Kucka, Peter Etebo, Moussa Sissoko, Emmanuel Dennis, Joshua King