Arsenal squandered an easy three points against Watford in the most Arsenal way possible.
Arsenal were in good form before the international break and, for the first time in a while, there was some excitement to see them play again.
Unfortunately, the performance left much to be desired. At best, Arsenal played within themselves but did just enough to take a half-time lead. That all went down the drain in the second half as we failed to put the game to bed, conceded a penalty after a Richarlison dive, then came away with nothing as Tom Cleverley scored the winner in stoppage time.
Just like that, a good run of form came to a crashing halt, and everyone is miserable again.
So, how did our darling, lovable plays fare?
Subs
Rob Holding No rating
Holding came on in the latter stages for Laurent Koscielny, but wasn’t on the pitch long enough to make a difference.
Olivier Giroud 4
Every time the ball came his way, he failed to hold it up against Watford’s defence. He had no service at all, and effectively neutered Arsenal’s counter attack just by being on the pitch. Wenger’s decision to bring him on looks very questionable.