Janmaat elects to take a short throw instead of a long one and gets it back before dinking into the box. Leno comes out assertively and claims confidently.
OFFSIDE! Aubameyang is sent clean through, knocks the ball past Foster and heads for an empty net, but the flag is up for offside! That should be that!
90' +1
Arsenal are scrambling as Watford work the ball cleverly in the area. They take one touch too many, however, as Sema neglects to shoot, and the Gunners can clear.
90'
Guendouzi gets in behind and looks for Ozil on the left, but his pass is just cut out! Arsenal are keen to get a second and settle the nerves.
86'
W. Hughes gets yellow.
K. Sema enters the game and replaces A. Masina.
Hughes is booked for a clumsy challenge on Monreal on the touchline. He's made a few mistimed challenges and the referee feels it's time he saw a yellow card.
Masina comes off for Sema as Gracia throws another body forward in desperation, sacrificing a left-back.
82'
Arsenal are playing a very high line when defending free-kicks tonight. So far, it's worked a treat, having dealt with Watford's last two deliveries comfortably.
72'
Success gets the better of Xhaka on the Watford right but his eventual cross is blocked away and lumped towards Aubameyang. He's eased off the ball and wants a free-kick but one isn't forthcoming.
71'
BLOCK! Ozil has an opportunity to strike at goal from the edge of the box, but his shot is a little tame and gets blocked.
70'
Maitland-Niles does excellently to adjust his body as a cross comes in and manages to get his foot on it and play it forward so Arsenal can break. Iwobi looks for Aubameyang in the middle but the striker is outnumbered in the box and it's seen away comfortably.
68'
A. Maitland-Niles enters the game and replaces A. Ramsey.
Emery reacts to his side's defensive vulnerability and brings on Maitland-Niles for Ramsey, reverting to a back four.
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66'
CHANCE! Iwobi is slipped down the left again and he finds Ozil's underlapping run. The playmaker cuts back for Ramsey, but his shot is blocked away well. It was all too easy for Arsenal to get into a shooting position.
61'
MISS! Mkhitaryan has a pop from range but sends it high and very wide to the left of goal. He couldn't get the bend he was looking for on the shot.
59'
I. Success enters the game and replaces Kiko Femenía.
M. Guendouzi enters the game and replaces K. Mavropanos.
Mavropanos comes off for Guendouzi in another bold change by Emery. The remaining three defenders tuck into a back three, with Mkhitaryan and Iwobi tasked with providing the width and tracking back on the flanks.
Femenía is replaced by Success for Watford as Gracia looks to provide Gray with some more support up front.
55'
BLOCK! Mkhitaryan finds space in the inside-right channel after Mustafi's overlap opened things up for him. His shot takes a big deflection which takes the sting out of it, however, and Foster can catch comfortably.
54'
É. Capoue gets yellow.
Capoue catches Mkhitaryan with a high boot and it's a poor challenge. The midfielder is rightly booked.
52'
The game still has an open feel about it as a promising Arsenal attack just breaks down and Watford try to break, but the Gunners deal with it and get back on the ball.
50'
Watford's game-plan is very clear already. They're looking to sit deep, wait for a loose pass and try to pounce on the break. It hasn't worked so far, though, as their attacks are breaking down courtesy of some sloppy passes.
48'
Arsenal have completely dominated possession so far, as expected. Watford are playing much deeper and more conservatively than in the first half.
46'
M. Özil enters the game and replaces L. Torreira.
A very bold change by Emery as Torreira is replaced by Ozil, with Ramsey dropping in alongside Xhaka.
We're back underway for the second half!
45' +2
HALF-TIME: WATFORD 0-1 ARSENAL
45' +1
Ramsey gets down the left well and fires a low cross into Aubameyang, who takes a superb first touch to lose his marker with his back to goal, but sees his eventual effort blocked. Hughes then clatters into the Welshman and gives away a foul in midfield.
44'
SAVE! Iwobi works hard on the left, running at Janmaat and seeing a shot blocked before winning it back and feeding Xhaka. The midfielder has an ambitious swing with his weaker right foot and it's tamely into the arms of Foster.
42'
Arsenal work an attack down the right and Mkhitaryan looks to cut the ball back for a team-mate in the middle. It's just blocked by a trailing leg, however, and the Gunners have to start again.
40'
Watford work a free-kick short and ping it behind for the run of Femenia, who crosses well from the byline. Mustafi dives to head clear as Doucoure looks for a volley and the referee gives a free-kick the Gunners' way.
38'
MISS! Ramsey lines one up from some distance and takes an ill-advised strike at goal that flies high and well wide of the target. Nowhere near.
37'
Arsenal just can't pick their way through a desperate Watford defence despite an Iwobi nutmeg, and the Hornets then break quickly, but Gray is caught offside as Doucoure looks to play him in.
35'
Cathcart flies into Iwobi from behind and takes the winger out on the centre circle. The Hornets need to keep their discipline.
34'
Arsenal are just looking to take the sting out of the game. They're playing simple, safe passes and spoiling the end-to-end momentum that Watford are looking for.
30'
Torreira gives the ball away in midfield with a loose pass and in his desperation to get back and make up for his error, he hauls Hughes down on the edge of the box and concedes a foul.
28'
Arsenal surge forward in numbers and work the ball neaty wide to Mkhitaryan through Iwobi. He crosses for Ramsey and the Welshman tries a flick towards Aubameyang, but Watford have managed to get everyone back and clear their lines.
25'
Watford really in the ascendancy now as they bombard the Arsenal box and force a couple of corners. The Gunners are forced to throw themselves in front of everything and eventually get it clear.
22'
Aubameyang gets down the left and crosses towards the back post towards Mkhitaryan, but the Armenian can't get high enough to head at goal.
21'
Doucoure competes with Torreira for an awkwardly bouncing ball in midfield and catches the Uruguayan on the shin with his studs. Watford might count themselves fortunate not to see their man booked at all.
19'
Torreira has become the pantomime villain of Vicarage Road, with the home faithful now booing the midfielder's every touch following his altercation with Deeney. They feel the Uruguayan was implicit in their captain's sending-off.
15'
Arsenal are now decidedly in control of proceedings. Watford are unable to press as effectively with one less striker and the Gunners are playing through their opponents with ease.
11'
T. Deeney goes off after a red card!
RED CARD! Deeney has been sent off! Torreira is on the ball and Deeney tries to tussle with him for possession, but the striker catches the Gunners' midfielder in the face with an elbow and is shown a straight red card! Watford are down to 10!
10'
P. Aubameyang has scored a goal for Arsenal!
GOAL!! IT'S 1-0 TO ARSENAL! It's an absolute howler from Foster! He receives a back-pass and turns to his left. Aubameyang chases him down and gets a foot in front of the goalkeeper's attempted clearance, diverting it back into an empty net! What a bizarre goal!
8'
Femenia tries his luck with a right-wing cross again, but it takes a deflection and sails up and into the grateful arms of Leno.
6'
Watford on top in the early stages, working the ball around in Arsenal's half and winning another corner. The Gunners are just dropping into shape and remaining compact for now.
1'
We're underway at Vicarage Road!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE coverage of the Premier League fixture between Watford and Arsenal at Vicarage Road.
The line-ups are out and we'll start with the home side.
Watford substitutes: Heurelho Gomes, Ken Sema, Nathaniel Chalobah, Miguel Britos, Marc Navarro, Adrian Mariappa, Isaac Success
Arsenal XI (4-2-3-1): Bernd Leno; Shkodran Mustafi, Konstantinos Mavropanos, Laurent Koscielny, Nacho Monreal; Lucas Torreira, Granit Xhaka; Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Aaron Ramsey, Alex Iwobi; Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Arsenal substitutes: Mohamed Elneny, Mesut Ozil, Petr Cech, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Matteo Guendouzi, Alexandre Lacazette, Sead Kolasinac
A win for Arsenal would take them back into fourth place above Manchester United and Chelsea, whilst even a point for Watford would take them level on points with seventh-placed Leicester City, with a game in hand on the Foxes.
Watford XI (5-3-2): Ben Foster; Kiko Femenia, Daryl Janmaat, Christian Kabasele, Craig Cathcart, Adam Masina; Will Hughes, Etienne Capoue, Abdoulaye Doucoure; Andre Gray, Troy Deeney
Arsenal will hope to control the game more in the second half against the tiring legs of 10-man Watford. Perhaps the introduction of someone like Ozil could help them retain possession better, or they could even show a ruthless side and introduce Lacazette alongside Aubameyang. Plenty of options for Emery to consider. Gracia has a different sort of problem, having set his side up in a 4-4-1 following the red card. It will be interesting to see how he plans to cope with being a man down for so much of the match.
Watford visit Huddersfield next as they look to pick themselves up from this defeat, while the Gunners visit Napoli in the second leg of their Europa League quarter-final before hosting Crystal Palace at the Emirates.
That's all from us, we hope you enjoyed the game. Until next time, goodbye!
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