Watford vs Arsenal: Head-to-head
Arsenal lead the head to head tie by just one win coming into 25th meeting with the Hornets.The Gunners won last two clashes against Watford without conceding a single goal along the way, but both of these victories came at Emirates Stadium.Each of last two H2H affairs at Vicarage Road Stadium offered goals at both ends.
Watford vs Arsenal: Prediction
The Hornets have nowhere to go in the Premier League table. They sit 10th at the moment, but will come into this in the highest of spirits after a massive 3-2 comeback win over Wolverhampton Wanderers last weekend at Wembley.
10′ Goal! Ben Foster makes a huge mistake and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) has an easy task to put the ball into the back of the net. 0:1.
Javi Gracia’s troops showed a fantastic team spirit to come back from a two-goal deficit and go all the way to the FA Cup final where they will play Manchester City for the trophy in mid-May.Watford have lost four of their previous five home games against Arsenal in the Premier League, but they did win their most recent such encounter 2-1 last season.The Gunners have not lost back-to-back away league matches at Watford since a run of three straight defeats ending in November 1987.None of the previous 11 Prem encounters between these two sides has ended in a draw, with Arsenal winning nine and Watford claiming victory twice.
Watford possible starting lineup:
Foster; Janmaat, Mariappa, Cathcart, Masina; Hughes, Doucoure, Capoue, Pereyra; Deeney, Deulofeu
Arsenal possible starting lineup:
Leno; Mustafi, Koscielny, Monreal; Maitland-Niles, Ramsey, Torreira, Kolasinac; Iwobi, Mkhitaryan; Aubameyang