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Only three players aged 21 or younger have scored in three consecutive Premier League appearances for Arsenal (Nicolas Anelka, Jose Antonio Reyes and Cesc Fabregas)Emile Smith Rowe scored in a third successive Premier League game as Arsenal claimed victory over Watford in manager Mikel Arteta's 100th match in charge.
The in-form Smith Rowe registered the 100th league goal of Arteta's tenure with a low drive from outside the box after 56 minutes.
Gunners captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a first-half penalty saved by Ben Foster following a poor challenge by Danny Rose on Alexandre Lacazette - and the Hornets goalkeeper produced another fine stop to keep out Gabriel's header shortly before half-time.
Watford were fired an early warning when Bukayo Saka had an eighth-minute finish ruled out for offside at Emirates Stadium.
The Hornets' first attempt did not arrive until the 40th minute when Juraj Kucka's shot was deflected wide and Rose was unable to add the finishing touch from the resulting corner.
Joshua King squandered the chance to earn a point, shooting into the side-netting after rounding Aaron Ramsdale, and the visitors' afternoon was made worse as Kucka was dismissed for a second yellow card late on.
A sixth victory in eight Premier League games moved Arsenal up to fifth, level on points with fourth-placed West Ham, while Watford remain two points above the relegation places.
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Arsenal
Squad number32Player nameRamsdale- Squad number18Player nameTomiyasu
- Squad number4Player nameWhite
- Squad number6Player nameGabriel Magalhães
- Squad number20Player nameNuno Tavares
- Squad number7Player nameSaka
- Squad number23Player nameSambi Lokonga
Squad number15Player nameMaitland-Niles- Squad number10Player nameSmith Rowe
Squad number9Player nameLacazette
Squad number14Player nameAubameyang
- Squad number8Player nameØdegaard
Squad number25Player nameMohamed Elneny- Squad number35Player nameGabriel Martinelli
Watford
Squad number1Player nameFoster
Squad number21Player nameKiko Femenía
Squad number15Player nameCathcart- Squad number13Player nameNkoulou
- Squad number3Player nameRose
- Squad number19Player nameSissoko
- Squad number23Player nameSarr
- Squad number33Player nameKucka
- Squad number18Player nameTufan
- Squad number25Player nameDennis
- Squad number7Player nameKing
- Squad number10Player nameJoão Pedro
- Squad number17Player nameFletcher
- Squad number29Player nameCucho Hernández
Line-ups
Arsenal
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 32Ramsdale
- 18TomiyasuBooked at 30mins
- 4White
- 6GabrielBooked at 80mins
- 20Varela Tavares
- 7SakaSubstituted forMartinelliat 90+3'minutes
- 23Sambi LokongaBooked at 20mins
- 15Maitland-Niles
- 10Smith RoweSubstituted forElnenyat 86'minutes
- 9LacazetteSubstituted forØdegaardat 69'minutes
- 14AubameyangBooked at 52mins
Substitutes
- 1Leno
- 3Tierney
- 8Ødegaard
- 16Holding
- 17Cédric Soares
- 19Pépé
- 25Elneny
- 30Nketiah
- 35Martinelli
Watford
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Foster
- 21Femenía
- 15CathcartSubstituted forFletcherat 90+4'minutes
- 13Nkoulou
- 3Rose
- 19SissokoBooked at 54mins
- 23Sarr
- 33KuckaBooked at 89mins
- 18TufanSubstituted forJoão Pedroat 62'minutes
- 25DennisSubstituted forHernández Suárezat 74'minutes
- 7KingBooked at 10mins
Substitutes
- 2Ngakia
- 5Troost-Ekong
- 8Cleverley
- 10João Pedro
- 11Masina
- 17Fletcher
- 26Bachmann
- 29Hernández Suárez
- 31Sierralta
Referee:Kevin Friend
Attendance:59,833
Live Text
Match ends, Arsenal 1, Watford 0.
Second Half ends, Arsenal 1, Watford 0.
Gabriel Martinelli (Arsenal) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
Attempt blocked. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
Substitution, Watford. Ashley Fletcher replaces Craig Cathcart.
Substitution, Arsenal. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Bukayo Saka.
Offside, Watford. Joshua King tries a through ball, but Ismaila Sarr is caught offside.
Attempt saved. Albert Sambi Lokonga (Arsenal) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mohamed Elneny.
Attempt missed. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Arsenal) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Bukayo Saka with a cross following a corner.
Attempt blocked. Martin Ødegaard (Arsenal) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
Corner, Arsenal. Conceded by Moussa Sissoko.
Second yellow card to Juraj Kucka (Watford) for a bad foul.
Nuno Tavares (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Juraj Kucka (Watford).
Substitution, Arsenal. Mohamed Elneny replaces Emile Smith Rowe.
Attempt missed. Joshua King (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Danny Rose.
Attempt saved. Juraj Kucka (Watford) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicolas Nkoulou.
Attempt blocked. Joshua King (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
Gabriel Magalhães (Arsenal) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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