Watford 1-2 Chelsea: result and report

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2016

Result

Watford 1-2 Chelsea

Premier League · Saturday 20 August 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Watford 1-2 Chelsea: match report

Watford lost to Chelsea 1-2 in the Premier League on Saturday 20 August 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

Étienne Capoue opened the scoring in the 55th minute. Watford's goal came from Étienne Capoue (55'). Chelsea scored through Michy Batshuayi (80') and Diego Costa (87').

Discipline: Watford received 4 yellow cards; Chelsea received 3 yellow cards.

Watford went on to finish that season 17th with 40 points, and Chelsea 1st with 93.

Watford lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Chelsea in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Eden Hazard of Chelsea (8.1), ahead of Cesc Fàbregas (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Watford wins, 2 draws and 2 for Chelsea.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 19'Yellow card · Troy DeeneyWatford
  • 20'Yellow card · Gary CahillChelsea
  • 55'Goal · Étienne CapoueWatford · 1-0
  • 56'Yellow card · Diego CostaChelsea
  • 69'Yellow card · Miguel BritosWatford
  • 70'Yellow card · José HolebasWatford
  • 80'Goal · Michy BatshuayiChelsea · 1-1
  • 87'Goal · Diego CostaChelsea · 1-2
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Eden HazardChelsea
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Hajime MoriyasuWatford

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Watford 0, draws 2, Chelsea 2.

Team news

Watford line-up (3-1-4-2)

Heurelho Gomes, Craig Cathcart, Sebastian Prödl, Miguel Britos, Valon Behrami, Nordin Amrabat, Adlène Guédioura, Étienne Capoue, José Holebas, Troy Deeney, Odion Ighalo

Chelsea line-up (4-1-4-1)

Thibaut Courtois, Branislav Ivanović, Gary Cahill, John Terry, César Azpilicueta, N'Golo Kanté, Pedro, Oscar, Nemanja Matić, Eden Hazard, Diego Costa