On Sunday, from 16:30 pm, Watford and Arsenal meet in a spectacular match in the fifth round of the Premier League, with the hosts having a complete lot except Deeney (operated). From the “gunmen” we will not see Bellerin, Mavropanos, Tierney, Torreira and Xhaka, injured. Lacazette, Monreal and Koscielny are still uncertain, but they have a good chance of being recovered on time.
The London Derby on Vicarage Road has potential for goals, as the statistics of the last direct duels indicate. Arsenal are in 5th place (6-6 goalscoring), while Watford is last in the standings, after a surprisingly weak start: zero wins and 2-8 goalscoring, with the lowest offensive in England. However, the group of “wasps” has good potential, especially in Sunday’s duel.
It is known that Arsenal do not have an impressive defense, which was seen in the matches with Tottenham (2-2), Liverpool (1-3), Burnley (2-1) or Barcelona (1-2, in a friendly played in summer). Watford, on the other hand, comes after failures with Brighton (0-3), Everton (0-1) and West Ham (1-3), in matches in which the wasps attack was below expected. Last time, Watford snatched a draw at Newcastle (1-1), but needed a much more convincing performance on the weekend, against the “tuners”.
Arsenal have won 1-0 and 2-0 duels last season, after attending offensive recitals in previous years. Among other things, Watford remembers 2-1 victories against Arsenal, both obtained in 2017, when Deeney, Deulofeu and Pereyra terrorized the red-and-white defenders. This time, we expect Aubameyang, Lacazette and Pepe to penalize the defensive problems of the hosts.
PROBABLY TEAMS IN WATFORD – ARSENAL
Watford: Foster – Dawson, Kabasele, Cathcart – Janmaat, Hughes, Capoue, Doucoure, Femenia – Deulofeu, A. Gray
Arsenal: Leno – Maitland-Niles, Sokratis, Luiz, Kolasinac – Torreira, Xhaka, Guendouzi – Pepe, Lacazette, Aubameyang
PREDICTION: Arsenal to win @ 2,04
