ARSENAL 2, EVERTON 0 (at Liverpool, England) – Arsenal responded to its elimination from two cup competitions by beating Everton behind first-half goals by Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi to keep alive its fading title challenge. Joselu is able to put pressure on a squad’s back line when he gets on the pitch. “The reality is if we don’t play at a high level then it’s hard for us in the Premier League – we know that”, he told Sky Sports.
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Defender Shawcross suffered the latest in a series of back problems when he picked up a strain towards the end of the Southampton contest, while Shaqiri had to come off in the first half of the match due to a thigh problem.
Mark Hughes’ classy Potters were the better side for most of the game at Vicarage Road and but for a few nervy final moments never really looked back after Jonathan Walters gave them an 18th minute lead. “I don’t think the players are thinking about the semi-final, and if they are it would be a very big mistake”. We forgot the plan.
Boss Quique Sanchez Flores says Ighalo is one of “three of four” players set for late fitness tests, while Miguel Britos and Joel Ekstrand are ruled out.
A victory will take Watford up to 40 points in the Premier League and the hosts are priced up at 7/5 with Coral for the win.
“Prior to last weekend, we’ve been playing really well”.
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