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PL on Citi: Arsenal blow away two-goal lead to draw with Watford

Bernard Osei by Bernard Osei
September 15, 2019
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Watford came back from two goals down to salvage a 2-2 draw with Arsenal on Sunday.

Quique Sanchez Flores, who replaced Javi Gracia to begin his second spell in charge of the Hornets last weekend, had Tom Cleverley and Roberto Pereyra to thank for a stunning comeback.

Roberto Pereyra equalised for Watford from the penalty spot
Roberto Pereyra equalized for Watford from the penalty spot

A first-half brace from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looked to have the Gunners on course for the win but defensive errors once again cost Unai Emery’s side.

Firstly, Sokratis Papastathopoulos saw a pass intercepted to allow Tom Cleverley to strike before David Luiz clumsily conceded a penalty which substitutes Roberto Pereyra coolly converted.

Having been coasting at the interval, Arsenal saw two points slip away and since the start of last season, they have made 15 errors leading to goals for the opposition – more than any other top-flight side at that time.

For Flores – who left Hertfordshire at the end of the 2015/16 season after guiding Watford to a 13th-place finish and an FA Cup semi-final – there was plenty to take from the first game of his second stint at the helm.

Bernd Leno was the busier goalkeeper in the opening exchanges, saving easily from Gerard Deulofeu before tipping a Cleverley drive over his crossbar.

Unai Emery will be incensed with his side’s second-half performance
Unai Emery will be incensed with his side’s second-half performance

Arsenal was struggling to get going as an attacking threat without the injured Alexandre Lacazette to lead the line, with club-record signing Nicolas Pepe’s shot wide of the post the closest the visitors came in the opening 20 minutes.

But that changed when Aubameyang, last season’s joint top Premier League goalscorer, got his first sniff of a chance.

Dani Ceballos won the ball off Will Hughes and fed Sead Kolasinac, who passed in for Aubameyang to turn and shoot low past Ben Foster to put Emery’s side in front.

The Gabon striker almost had a second soon after but could not turn Ozil’s deflected cross home as Foster bundled the ball behind for a corner.

It would not take long for him to double up, however, as he was on hand to finish off a sweeping move as Ozil’s clever pass was crossed into Aubameyang’s path by Ainsley Maitland-Niles.

Arsenal nearly presented Watford a route back into the game as Matteo Guendouzi was caught in possession on the edge of his own box, with Deulofeu firing at Leno and Andre Gray sending the rebound wide.

The Hornets would not let the next gift go unpunished, Arsenal looking to play out from the back only for Sokratis to see his pass intercepted by Deulofeu and the ball falling for Cleverley to convert under Leno.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had put Arsenal 2-0 up

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Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had put Arsenal 2-0 up

The goal reinvigorated the Watford players, with summer signing Ismaila Sarr coming off the bench and scuffing a chance wide as the hosts chased an equalizer.

Fellow substitute Pereyra’s cute flick also span wide of Leno’s goal, while Arsenal’s replacement Reiss Nelson drew a low save out of Foster as the visitors looked to re-establish their two-goal cushion.

Instead, it was Watford who were able to level with just nine minutes remaining as Luiz tripped Pereyra inside the box – with the Argentinian sending Leno the wrong way from the resulting penalty.

Deulofeu then curled a shot inches wide as Watford pushed for a shock win, Luiz doing well to get ahead to a Cleverley strike with the hosts controlling the closing stages.

Abdoulaye Doucoure almost won it at the death, running at the Arsenal defence before latching onto Sarr’s cross only to shoot straight at Leno.

In the end, Flores had to settle for a 2-2 draw, the same result he had here in the final game of his first spell in charge, 1218 days ago.

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