So much for fresh minds and rested limbs. Sometimes there really is no logic to the concept of squad rotation.
Three days after Arsenal's second-string won by five goals in the FA Cup at Southampton, the first team made a sluggish return and were two down inside 13 minutes at home to a team devoid of either form or momentum.
Arsene Wenger, banned from the touchline, frowned down from the stands as Watford went ahead through goals from Younes Kaboul and Troy Deeney.
