Arsenal's charge up the Barclays Premiership table continued with a comfortable 3-0 win over Watford at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal always looked good value this afternoon against an out-classed Watford side, who have yet to record a Premiership win.

An own goal from Jordan Stewart set the hosts on their way, before captain Thierry Henry scored one and made another for strike partner Emmanuel Adebayor either side of half-time.

The first decent chance of the match came after nine minutes. Good work by Henry down the right saw the ball drop to Tomas Rosicky on the edge of the penalty area.

His fierce drive was beaten away by Watford keeper Ben Foster, who then scrambled up to block Adebayor's goal-bound, angled cut-back.

A throughball from Theo Walcott — making a first start for Arsenal — set Cesc Fabregas away behind the defence. The Spaniard rounded the advancing keeper, but had been forced to dart wide on the left — and his shot flew into the side netting.

There was, however, a few moment of panic on the Arsenal area on 19 minutes.

A poor clearance by keeper Jens Lehmann was charged down and broke for Marlon King down the Watford right.

His centre flew across goal, where Damien Francis just failed to make a clean connection at the far post.

The visitors continued to press — and King should have done better when he volleyed over the top from close range following a knockdown into the six-yard box.

Arsenal finally went ahead on 33 minutes. Fabregas' deep free-kick was flicked on towards the far post by Adebayor, where, under pressure from Kolo Toure, the unfortunate Stewart glanced the ball past his own goalkeeper.

Henry left his two markers tackling thin air as he skipped into space on the edge of the penalty area — and was just inches away from curling a low shot into the far corner.

The brilliant Frenchman then made it 2-0 in the 43rd minute.

Henry held off the over-close attentions of Jay DeMerit to latch onto a flick from Adebayor. Once the Arsenal captain was clear and in full flight, there was no stopping him, as he confidently stroked home a fourth goal of the season.

The hosts continued where they had left off at the start of the second half, with Walcott cutting inside from the left and unleashing a curling drive just over on 53 minutes.

With 26 minutes left, Walcott was given a deserved rest, replaced by Belarus midfielder Alexander Hleb.

Henry then showed some quick thinking to unselfishly set up Adebayor for a tap-in on 67 minutes.

Fabregas' perfectly-timed pass released the Arsenal captain ahead of the defence down the right channel.

Henry drew the goalkeeper before, so aware of his team-mates, sliding the ball ahead into the path of Adebayor, who slotted into an empty net.

There was still time for Lehmann to save well down to his left from King's fierce snap-shot — which just about summed up Watford's afternoon.