Arsenal face high-flying Watford on Saturday, looking for a seventh consecutive win in a row in all competitions.
The Gunners are currently on a longer run of wins than any of the other big six clubs, and adding another victory this weekend would bring the team up to fifth place in the table, minimum.
That’s because they’re facing fourth-placed Watford, one point ahead of them. Clearly it’s not going to be an easy match. The Hornets were so unlucky to lose in their mid-week League Cup tie against Spurs, and already beat Mauricio Pochettino’s side in the league. Even their defeat to Manchester United was a close game.
Emery is likely to name a much-changed side from the mid-week League Cup game. Let’s have a look at our team predictions for the match.
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Considering Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette have both scored in each of their last two appearances, it’d be difficult to drop either of them. The pair are rekindling the partnership that looked so effective at the end of last season, and hopefully they’ll add another goal or two on Saturday.
Mesut Özil got a rest against Brentford, and will come back into the team on the right. Henrikh Mkhitaryan is the only real alternative at the moment, and he played in midweek.
Although the Armenian did come off early, he was only just returning from an injury. The switch probably had more to do with that than resting him for Watford.
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