Arsenal 1 Watford 2 player ratings: Odion Ighalo? Troy Deeney? Who was the star man as Gunners dumped out of FA Cup?
Arsene Wenger's side will not be able to record their third successive FA Cup triumph
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Your support makes all the difference.Arsenal's bid to win the FA Cup for a third successive year ended on Sunday when they lost 2-1 at home to Watford in a pulsating quarter-final tie.
The defeat ended the holders' hopes of becoming the first club since Blackburn Rovers in 1886 to win the FA Cup three times in a row.
The result appears to have condemned Arsenal to end the season without a trophy as they face elimination from the Champions League next week, unless they manage to overturn a two goal deficit against Barcelona, and they trail Premier League leaders Leicester City by eight points with only nine games left.
BUT WHO WAS THE STAR MAN? RATINGS BELOW...
Arsene Wenger's men were left to rue a host of missed chances as Watford opened up a 2-0 lead in the second half with goals from Odion Ighalo and Adlene Guedioura.
Danny Welbeck pulled a goal back for Arsenal in the 88th minute but it was too late to change the result.
Watford go into the semi-finals alongside Premier League sides Everton and Crystal Palace.
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