The story
Arsenal beat Watford 2-0 at Emirates Stadium in the Premier League, gameweek 7.
Arsenal's goal came from Mesut Özil (83'); an own goal by Craig Cathcart (81') replied for Watford.
It was 0-0 at half-time. Arsenal came from behind to win.
Arsenal had 63% of the ball and 9 shots to Watford's 14.
Match stats
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Key moments
- 81' Craig Cathcart Own goal · Watford 0-1
- 83' Mesut Özil Goal · Arsenal 1-1 Assist: Alexandre Lacazette
Line-ups
Arsenal
- Petr Čechoff 45'Goalkeeper
- Rob HoldingDefender
- Héctor BellerínDefender
- Shkodran MustafiDefender
- Nacho MonrealDefender
- Granit XhakaMidfielder
- Lucas TorreiraMidfielder
- Mesut ÖzilMidfielder
- Aaron Ramseyoff 63'Midfielder
- Pierre-Emerick Aubameyangoff 77'Forward
- Alexandre LacazetteForward
Watford
- Ben FosterGoalkeeper
- Craig CathcartDefender
- Christian KabaseleDefender
- Jose CholevasDefender
- Marc Navarrooff 84'Defender
- Will HughesMidfielder
- Abdoulaye DoucouréMidfielder
- Étienne CapoueMidfielder
- Roberto PereyraMidfielder
- Troy DeeneyForward
- Andre Grayoff 72'Forward
Full timeline
Every goal and card (6)
- 31' 🟨 Troy Deeney
- 45' 🟨 Lucas Torreira
- 62' 🟨 Shkodran Mustafi
- 79' 🟨 Abdoulaye Doucouré
- 81' ⚽ Craig Cathcart (og)
- 83' ⚽ Mesut Özilassist Alexandre Lacazette
Head to head
4Arsenal wins1Draws0Watford wins

