Chelsea 4-2 Watford: result and report
Premier League · Saturday 21 October 2017
Result
Chelsea 4-2 Watford
Premier League · Saturday 21 October 2017, 11:30 UTC · half-time 1-1
Chelsea 4-2 Watford: match report
Chelsea won against Watford 4-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 21 October 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Pedro opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Pedro (12'), Michy Batshuayi (71'), César Azpilicueta (87') and Michy Batshuayi (90+5'). Watford scored through Abdoulaye Doucouré (45+2') and Roberto Pereyra (49').
Discipline: Chelsea received 2 yellow cards; Watford received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Chelsea were 5th on 13 points from 8 and Watford 4th on 15 points from 8. Chelsea went on to finish that season 5th with 70 points, and Watford 14th with 41.
Chelsea lined up in a 3-4-3 and Watford in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Pedro of Chelsea (8.6), level with Michy Batshuayi (8.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 0 for Watford.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read L-L-W-D-W and Watford's W-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 12'Yellow card · José Holebas
- 12'Goal · Pedro
- 19'Yellow card · A. Mariappa
- 23'Yellow card · Antonio Rüdiger
- 45+2'Goal · Abdoulaye Doucouré
- 49'Goal · Roberto Pereyra
- 56'Yellow card · Álvaro Morata
- 71'Goal · Michy Batshuayi
- 78'Yellow card · Kiko Femenía
- 87'Goal · César Azpilicueta
- 90+5'Goal · Michy Batshuayi
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (3-4-3)
Thibaut Courtois, Antonio Rüdiger, David Luiz, Gary Cahill, César Azpilicueta, Cesc Fàbregas, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Marcos Alonso, Pedro, Álvaro Morata, Eden Hazard
Watford line-up (3-4-3)
Heurelho Gomes, Adrian Mariappa, Christian Kabasele, Miguel Britos, Kiko Femenía, Tom Cleverley, Abdoulaye Doucouré, José Holebas, Brian Gartland, Troy Deeney, Richarlison