Summary

  • Arsenal looking for their seventh straight win in all competitions

  • Watford go into fixture higher in the table than Arsenal for the first time since 1984

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    #bbcfootball or text 81111

    Alex Loukopoulos: Arsenal and Wolves love the 2nd half of football matches! Imagine if all of their matches finished at half time so far!

  2. FULL-TIMEpublished at 16:53 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Arsenal 2-0 Watford

    Alex Iwobi... what an impact!

    Happy with that Arsenal fans? It was tough going, and the team should have perhaps scored earlier, but perseverance paid off.

  3. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 2-0 Watfordpublished at 83 mins

    Mesut Ozil

    Iwobi and Lacazette play a delightful one-two before the Frenchman delivers a low ball to the far post and finds Mesut Ozil, who sidefoots in the second.

    Slick like crude oil on an ice rink.

    Mesut OzilImage source, Reuters
  4. goal

    GOAL - Arsenal 1-0 Watfordpublished at 81 mins

    Craig Cathcart OG

    What an impact by substitute Alex Iwobi.

    The Nigerian surges down the right and delivers a great low ball to the near post where Craig Cathcart, in an attempt to prevent Alexandre Lacazette from turning the ball in, sidefoots past his own keeper.

    Unlucky.

    And there's more...

    Craig CathcartImage source, Getty Images
  5. YELLOW CARDpublished at 79 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Watford's Abdoulaye Doucoure goes into the book for slamming the ball into the turf.

    It wasn't to Anthony Taylor's liking.

    Eleven to go.

  6. Almost instant Success PT IIpublished at 76 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    It's Isaac Success again!

    The Nigerian races down the right, breezes into the area and clips his shot past Bernd Leno, but about half an inch wide of the Arsenal far post.

    A superb effort by the 22-year-old.

  7. Almost instant Success!published at 74 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Isaac Success has been on the pitch for about two minutes but manages to fire a goalbound shot that needed a smart block from Rob Holding.

    What an impact!

    Moments later, sub keeper Bern Leno spreads himself and just about gets to the ball ahead of Craig Cathcart, six yards from goal.

    The Hornets on top.

  8. Nice effort Pereyra!published at 71 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    The Argentine, with six goals in his last 12 league games, weaves his way into the area before curling a shot two feet wide of Bernd Leno's far post.

    Meanwhile, Isaac Success comes on for Andre Gray, who worked his backside off today.

  9. Bernd to the rescue again!published at 69 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    He's already worth every penny of the £19m Arsenal spent - perhaps.

    This time the German keeper comes out to block a shot from Andre Gray, who had latched on to a through-ball from Troy Deeney.

  10. Postpublished at 67 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang produces his first burst of speed of the match - he leaves Etienne Capoue trailing on the right but his low ball for Hector Bellerin is too strong for the Spaniard.

  11. YELLOW CARD and SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 64 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Meanwhile, Shkodran Mustafi goes into the book for protesting that a ball went out for a corner.

    Aaron Ramsey is replaced by Alex Iwobi. The Wales midfielder appears to shake his head as he makes his way to the bench.

    Aaron RamseyImage source, Reuters
  12. Postpublished at 61 Mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Hornets midfielder Etienne Capoue is on the deck and getting treatment, but he seems to be OK.

    The corner is taken but cleared easily.

  13. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    It's been a strange match - Arsenal have been 'in and around' the Watford box on a fair few occasions and really should have scored by now, but it seems like it's one of those days for them.

    Watford have done a lot of the chasing, but haven't been overly stretched.

    Anyway, Arsenal have another corner - Alex Iwobi will come on soon Gunners fans.

    Pierre-Emerick AubameyangImage source, AFP
  14. Half a chance for Arsenalpublished at 55 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    It finishes with Alexandre Lacazette heading a clipped ball well wide of Ben Foster's goal - it was a tricky ball for the 5ft 9in forward to get over.

  15. GREAT SAVE!published at 54 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Well done Bernd!

    A free-kick is swung into the area from the left by Etienne Capoue. Skipper Troy Deeney gets on the end of the ball and directs his shot towards the keeper's bottom left.

    The German dives quick-smart to push the ball away one-handed.

    There's a break on...

    Troy DeeneyImage source, Reuters
  16. Postpublished at 51 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    The Ozil 'corner epiosde' eventually finishes with Mustafi drilling a low cross from the right which Ben Foster dives down low to collect.

    The Gunners have another corner, but it's well defended as the body of Craig Cathcart does enough to put off Granit Xhaka, who heads high.

  17. Postpublished at 49 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    The Gunners earn their fourth corner of the game...

  18. Postpublished at 47 mins

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    Bernd Leno's first kick from his box fails to find a team-mate and goes out for a Watford throw-in.

    Good start.

  19. KICK-OFFpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    The Hornets get the match back under way.

    One word: Poised.

  20. Postpublished at 16:03 British Summer Time 29 September 2018

    Arsenal 0-0 Watford

    The players are back out again - I'm not entirely sure if Arsenal sub keeper Bernd Leno had a chance to have a cuppa with the lads. He seemed to spent HT warming up.