Arsenal ended a run of three successive Premier League defeats as they secured a fine victory over Watford.<\/p>\n
Shkodran Mustafi headed in Mesut Ozil’s left-wing free-kick to give the Gunners an eighth-minute lead, before Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang collected Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s pass to add a second.<\/p>\n
Watford had a chance to pull one back but Troy Deeney’s penalty was saved by Petr Cech, who secured the 200th Premier League clean sheet of his career.<\/p>\n
Mkhitaryan sealed Arsenal’s victory, their first league win since beating Everton 5-1 on 3 February, with a shot from inside the penalty area following Aubameyang’s pass.<\/p>\n
The result leaves the Gunners sixth, 10 points behind fourth-placed Tottenham in the final Champions League spot.<\/p>\n
However, Arsenal could still qualify for next season’s Champions League if they win the Europa League, and that competition affected Arsene Wenger’s team selection on Sunday.<\/p>\n
With Arsenal holding a 2-0 lead against AC Milan and playing the second leg of their last-16 leg tie at home on Thursday, Wenger took a risk by making six changes.<\/p>\n
Aaron Ramsey and Laurent Koscielny were rested, with Jack Wilshere only on the bench, but the gamble paid off for Arsenal.<\/p>\n
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Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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