Looking to keep the top-four charge going, here is our Arsenal predicted lineup to face Watford on Sunday at Vicarage Road.
After the dramatic win over Wolves, Arsenal have had some time off thanks to the League Cup final and the FA Cup fixtures in midweek.
Mikel Arteta’s side should come back refreshed and ready to keep their European qualification attempt going with a trip to Watford this weekend.
After Watford held top-four rivals Manchester United to a draw last week, no one can make the mistake of underestimating them, despite their position in the table.
Let’s take a look at our Arsenal predicted lineup for the Watford clash.
Goalkeeper
Aaron Ramsdale will start in goal, with Bernd Leno on the bench.
Defence
Takehiro Tomiyasu’s absence from the squad for the last game was due to a problem in the other calf from the one he had issues with before. Unfortunately, that makes it pretty unlikely he’ll feature in this game.
Cedric Soares has done a good job filling in for Tomiyasu, and he should be joined by Kieran Tierney, Gabriel Magalhaes, and Ben White in a back four.
Midfield
Granit Xhaka, Thomas Partey, and Martin Odegaard are really starting to nail down their positions in the midfield, with Xhaka playing a more advanced role in recent matches as Partey anchors the trio.
Albert Sambi Lokonga and Mohamed Elneny will have to keep waiting for opportunities, whilst Emile Smith Rowe seems like more of an option for the front three at the moment.
Forwards
On this occasion, Smith Rowe may well miss out on the starting lineup, due to his recent Covid-19 positive.
Though he surely won’t be in isolation by this weekend, Smith Rowe will have missed some training sessions in the meantime, and Gabriel Martinelli is better placed to start.
The only real question then is whether Martinelli has done enough to keep his spot ahead of Nicolas Pepe, who made an impressive cameo appearance against Wolves. Eddie Nketiah also did well with his minutes.
It’s a close thing, but we’re predicting Martinelli to continue to start alongside Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka for now.
Arsenal predicted lineup vs Watford
