Arsenal are back in action after the international break and host the side that knocked them out of the FA Cup, Watford.
It’s a must win game for the Gunners if they are to stand any chance of catching table-toppers Leicester City, while Watford, who currently have 37 points, will want a repeat of their last visit to the Emirates to reach the golden 40-point mark.
With all this in mind, here are 10 match facts and stats you should know before today’s 3pm kick-off (data supplied by OPTA):
1. Arsenal had won the previous six meetings with Watford before a 1-2 defeat last month in the FA Cup quarter final.
2. The Hornets scored with their only two shots on target in that 2-1 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
3. Watford and Arsenal have met 17 times in the league with both sides winning eight times, with one draw.
4. Watford have won just one of their last six Premier League away games (W1 D1 L4) and failed to score in four of the last five.
5. Arsenal have scored just six goals in their last eight home games in all competitions, averaging 25 shots for each goal scored. They have averaged nine shots faced for each goal conceded.
6. Arsenal have led at half time in none of their last 10 matches in all competitions at Emirates Stadium.
7. 23 of Watford’s 30 Premier League goals this season have either been scored by Odion Ighalo or Troy Deeney (77 per cent).
8. Watford have recovered just two points from losing positions in the Premier League this season, the fewest in the division.
9. Watford have not won twice against Arsenal in the same season (all comps) since 1987-88, but they have never won away against the Gunners twice in a season (all comps).
10. Only Crystal Palace (2) have collected fewer points from Premier League games in 2016 than Watford (8).
