Arsene Wenger confirms Shkodran Mustafi and Lucas Perez have passed medicals

Arsenal must win today or they fall back too much in the title chase.

Asked if Arsenal’s season was now under way, Cech replied: “In the first half certainly because we did so well”.

“In the end, the second half was tougher”.

The imminent arrivals of defender Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia and striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna, both of whom Wenger confirmed had passed medicals, should go a step further towards placating fans left frustrated by their sluggish start.

The hosts were starting to create more and defender Christian Kabasele nearly marked his Premier League debut with a goal but could only glance Etienne Capoue’s corner wide of the post.

Ighalo hooked an overhead kick narrowly over the crossbar but it was all too little, too late for Watford, who have now lost seven out of seven Premier League matches against Arsene Wenger’s side. We can take a lot of positives from the second half though. Following just a point from their opening two games the pressure was growing on the Gunners, whilst Watford manager Walter Mazzarri was also seeking his first three points of his Premier League career.

This was the first league game at Vicarage Road that Watford have conceded three goals in the first half since December 2007 v QPR.

“And I think when I told you the transfer is linked of course with talent, the expected strength, but as well with resale”.

“We paid a heavy price in our first game (the 4-3 defeat to Liverpool) because we were not ready, we had not the players back at home”.

Cazorla faces stiff competition to keep hold of his place in the starting lineup, with a number of players having the ability to play in the position, but the 31-year-old is happy with the way things are panning out.

Today, against Watford, was just his second start in English football but he already looked very much at home.

Will it happen? First, let’s finalize that paperwork, get them on board and put them in the mix. “Now Mesut is almost there, not completely, but he just goes [away] again”. Janmaat, Success & Pereyra also on bench for first time. “Everybody else will do the same, so we will try to do our best”. “We are a new team gelling again, these first four or five games won’t define our season”.

WAT vs ARS PredictionArsenal has a very strong team, and WAT needs to work very hard if they want to beat them.

The former Villareal man is not widely known as the tough tackling midfielder able to break up play with breathtaking interceptions, but under Wenger Cazorla has blossomed beautifully as an overall footballer.