First Win this Season

Arsenal had the match under control from the very beginning; Cazorla scored the first goal right in the 9th minute from a penalty and by half-time Sánchez and Özil had both added another two. Watford were then only able to reduce Arsenal’s lead after the interval.

“We’re happy to have secured a first win. Particularly in the first half we played really well, created opportunities and managed to use them. Our opponent picked it up in the second half and scored, which boosted their morale. After that we needed to go all in until the very last moment to ensure Watford wasn’t getting back into the game. That, I think, worked out quite well,” noted Petr.