Chelsea overcomes Watford 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

WATFORD. Chelsea bested Watford to win 2-1.

Chelsea overcomes Watford 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

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WATFORD. Chelsea overcome Watford to win 2-1. It was Chelsea to strike first with a goal of M. Mount at the 29′. Then it was a goal in the 43′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, H. Ziyech gave the win to Chelsea in the 72′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was David Coote who was helped by Stuart Burt and Nicholas Hopton. The 4th official was Michael Salisbury. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.3 degrees Celsius or 37.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 13 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 4
  • 7 Off Target 5
  • 5 Shots blocked 1
  • 164 Attack 93
  • 73 Dangerous attack 17
  • 76 Ball safe 111
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 0
  • 3 Off Sides 5
Fouls
  • 18 Total 16
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just the same with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Chelsea that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Watford was was more pushing with 73 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyway, Chelsea found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Watford shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Chelsea shot 9 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Watford received 4 yellow cards (I. Louza, W. Troost-Ekong, T. Cleverley and D. Rose). On the opposite side, Chelsea received 3 yellow cards (S. Niguez, M. Alonso and H. Ziyech).

Match Timeline

Danny Rose- sub ->A. Masina
12'
16'
29'
Emmanuel Dennis(goal)M. Sissoko
43'
45'
45'
45'
46'
Thiago Silva- sub ->S. Niguez
60'
65'
69'
72'
73'
84'
Danny Rose- Yellow
84'
Jeremy Ngakia- sub ->T. Cleverley
85'

Standings

After playing this match, Watford will stay with 13 points to hold in the 17th place. Regarding the opposition, Chelsea will have 33 points to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

Watford – Formation

Watford
G
Horacio Barrenechea 26.Austria
6.4
D
C. Cathcart 15.Northern Ireland
6.1
D
Kiko Femenía 21.Spain
6.6
D
6.1
45'
D
Adam Masina 11.Morocco
6.6
12'
M
Moussa Sissoko 19.France
6.8
M
Tom Cleverley 8.England
7.0
85' 84'
M
Imrân Louza 6.Morocco
6.7
73' 45'
M
Emmanuel Dennis 25.Nigeria
8.0
Goals43'
M
João Pedro 10.Brazil
7.1
F
Joshua King 7.Norway
6.8
Substitutes
G
R. Elliot 35.Republic of Ireland
D
Christian Kabasele 27.Belgium
D
Jeremy Ngakia 2.England
6.2
85'
D
D. Rose 3.England
6.6
12' 84'
M
Ozan Tufan 18.Turkey
M
Juraj Kucka 33.Slovakia
6.6
73'
M
Dan Gosling 16.England
F
Ashley Fletcher 17.England
F
Cucho Hernández 29.Colombia

Watford started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

The manager Claudio Ranieri decided to play with the following team: Daniel Bachmann (6.4), Kiko Femenía (6.6), William Troost-Ekong (6.1), Craig Cathcart (6.1), Adam Masina (6.6), Imrân Louza (6.7), Emmanuel Dennis (8.0), Tom Cleverley (7.0), Moussa Sissoko (6.8), João Pedro (7.1) and Joshua King (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Ashley Fletcher, Christian Kabasele, Cucho Hernández, Jeremy Ngakia (6.2), Danny Rose (6.6), Ozan Tufan, Juraj Kucka (6.6), Dan Gosling and Robert Elliot.

Watford could not rely on the presence of D. Rose (injured).

Substitutions

Watford made 3 changes: A. Masina for D. Rose (12′), I. Louza for J. Kucka (73′) and T. Cleverley for J. Ngakia (85′).

Best player: Emmanuel Dennis​

The most impressive player for Watford was Emmanuel Dennis.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 31 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 12 duels out of 22. He performed 3 crosses.

Chelsea – Formation

Chelsea
G
Edouard Mendy 16.Senegal
7.5
D
Antonio Rüdiger 2.Germany
7.1
D
6.8
D
Trevoh Chalobah 14.England
6.6
60'
M
6.7
69'
M
Marcos Alonso  3.Spain
7.0
45'
M
Saúl Ñíguez 17.Spain
6.3
46' 16'
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 12.England
6.8
F
Mason Mount  19.England
8.1
Goals29'
F
Christian Pulišić 10.United States
6.7
F
Kai Havertz 29.Germany
7.7
Substitutes
G
D
Thiago Silva 6.Brazil
6.8
46'
D
Malang Sarr 31.France
M
Ross Barkley 18.England
M
Jorginho 5.Italy
M
Hakim Ziyech 22.Morocco
7.3
60' 65' Goals72'
F
Timo Werner 11.Germany
F
Callum Hudson-Odoi 20.England
F
Romelu Lukaku   9.Belgium
6.6
69'

Chelsea started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Thomas Tuchel played with: Edouard Mendy (7.5), Trevoh Chalobah (6.6), Andreas Christensen (6.8), Antonio Rüdiger (7.1), César Azpilicueta (6.7), Ruben Loftus-Cheek (6.8), Saúl Ñíguez (6.3), Marcos Alonso (7.0), Mason Mount (8.1), Christian Pulišić (6.7) and Kai Havertz (7.7).

These were the players on the bench: Ross Barkley, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho, Hakim Ziyech (7.3), Thiago Silva (6.8), Kepa Arrizabalaga, Malang Sarr and Romelu Lukaku (6.6).

Chelsea could not rely on the presence of H. Ziyech (injured).

Substitutions

Chelsea made 3 changes: S. Niguez for T. Silva (46′), T. Chalobah for H. Ziyech (60′) and C. Azpilicueta for R. Lukaku (69′).

Best player: Mason Mount​

The player that probably impressed the most for Chelsea was Mason Mount.

His rating is (8.1) with 1 goal, 21 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Premier League.​