Arsenal v Watford: Premier League betting preview, free tip & TV channel

Free football tips, best bets and analysis for Arsenal v Watford in the Premier League on Sunday.

Where to watch

Sky Sports Football, 4pm Sunday

Best bet

Arsenal
1pt 10-11 general

Team news

Arsenal
Mikel Arteta may look to rotate his side with the FA Cup final against Chelsea in mind. Shkodran Mustafi, Bernd Leno, Calum Chambers, Pablo Mari and Gabriel Martinelli are all out for the Gunners.

Watford
Etienne Capoue faces a late fitness test while Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Isaac Success remain sidelined.

Match preview

The final day of the Premier League season has provided a real puzzle for punters at the Emirates.

Arsenal have little riding on their clash with Watford now their chances of European qualification have passed, while the Hornets will realistically need to better Aston Villa's result against West Ham to avoid the drop to the Sky Bet Championship.

However, the fact remains that the Gunners are the vastly superior side and the question is whether Watford's greater need for points has been overplayed by the prices.

The waters are muddied further by Arsenal's potential team selection with Mikel Arteta possibly having one eye on Gunners' FA Cup final showdown against Chelsea.

Arteta made positive comments about Arsenal's responsibility to other teams in the league and fielding the strongest team he can and it seems that the 10-11 on offer may have gone too far.

Arsenal were even-money to win at Vicarage Road earlier in the season and even taking into account the motivation of both sides, the lack of fans at the Emirates and a potently weakened Arsenal side it seems rather generous to offer close to that price in the return fixture.

It's also worth remembering that Watford are an inferior side to the one that drew 2-2 with Arsenal at the beginning of the season and they looked devoid of confidence when losing 4-0 to Manchester City on Tuesday.

Talisman Troy Deeney looks short of full fitness and Nigel Pearson, who had galvanised the Hornets after taking charge, has been relieved of his duties.

Watford's most potent attacking threat Gerard Deulofeu has missed a large part of the season and he could be joined on the sidelines by their best midfielder Etienne Capoue.

There's a lot to weigh-up in this game but on balance the price for an Arsenal victory looks too big.

Key stat

Arsenal have won six and drawn two of their last eight home league matches

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