Watford vs Chelsea — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 19

Watford

1–2Full-time

Chelsea

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

LDDWWWGoals 19-14

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: Martin Atkinson

Match events

16'Christian Kabasele (Adrian Mariappa)
43'Pedro (Callum Hudson-Odoi)
45+1'E. Hazard (M. Kovacic)
45+3'Roberto Pereyra (J. Holebas)
58'E. Hazard
58'Ben Foster
67'Ken Sema (Domingos Quina)
80'M. Kovacic (Ross Barkley)
82'Gerard Deulofeu (Isaac Success)
85'Callum Hudson-Odoi (Emerson Palmieri)

Lineups

Watford

Chelsea

4-2-2-2

4-3-3

Javi GraciaCoach

M. Sarri

Bench (7)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Chelsea have averaged 1.9 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 8 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 6 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

1Watford wins

0Draws

7Chelsea wins

12-21Goals

Chelsea

2–1May 22, 2022, 3:00 PM

Watford

1–2Dec 1, 2021, 7:30 PM

Chelsea

3–0Jul 4, 2020, 7:00 PM

Watford

1–2Nov 2, 2019, 5:30 PM

Chelsea

3–0May 5, 2019, 1:00 PM

Watford

4–1Feb 5, 2018, 8:00 PM

Chelsea

4–2Oct 21, 2017, 11:30 AM

Watford

Chelsea

4–3May 15, 2017, 7:00 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game1.9

2.4Goals conceded per game1.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Martin Atkinson

2.97Yellow cards / game

0.18Red cards / game

0.13Penalties scored / game

Based on 39 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Chelsea

0-15'

22.2%

16-30'

0%

31-45'

11.1%

46-60'

33.3%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

33.3%

Match statistics

35%Possession65%

—Expected goals (xG)—

2Shots on target4

11Total shots10

6Shots off target5

3Blocked shots1

8Shots inside the box8

3Shots outside the box2

3Corners4

0Offsides2

15Fouls5

1Yellow cards0

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves1

392Total passes729

305Accurate passes646

78%Pass accuracy89%

Player ratings

1E. HazardChelsea⚽ 28.6
2WillianChelsea7.9
3M. KovacicChelsea🅰️ 17.3
4JorginhoChelsea7.2
5David LuizChelsea7.2
6J. HolebasWatford🅰️ 17.1

Box score

Watford

27Christian KabaseleD · 16'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels—

15

15C. CathcartD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes85%

Tackles2

Duels58%

26Ben FosterG · 90'

🟨5.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes37%

Tackles—

Duels0%

29

29E. CapoueM · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes86%

Tackles1

Duels63%

16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 90'

6.2

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Shots1/5 on target

Passes86%

Tackles2

Duels44%

9Troy Deeney (C)F · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes68%

Tackles1

Duels46%

12Ken SemaM · 67'

6.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels43%

21Kiko FemeniaD · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles1

Duels50%

37Roberto PereyraM · 90'

⚽ 17.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels43%

25

25J. HolebasD · 90'

🅰️ 17.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes73%

Tackles3

Duels80%

7Gerard DeulofeuF · 82'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles—

Duels0%

Bench (7)

11Adam MasinaD

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10Isaac SuccessF · 8'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels50%

33Stefano OkakaF

—

1Heurelho GomesG

—

6Adrian MariappaD · 74'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes87%

Tackles5

Duels55%

8Tom CleverleyM

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20Domingos QuinaM · 23'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes81%

Tackles1

Duels33%

Chelsea

3Marcos AlonsoD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles—

Duels50%

7N'Golo KantéM · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes86%

Tackles3

Duels43%

11PedroF · 43'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles1

Duels50%

5

5JorginhoM · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes90%

Tackles2

Duels75%

30David LuizD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes89%

Tackles—

Duels45%

17

17M. KovacicM · 80'

🅰️ 17.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes91%

Tackles1

Duels50%

28César Azpilicueta (C)D · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles1

Duels50%

10

10E. HazardF · 90'

⚽ 28.6

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Shots3/3 on target

Passes81%

Tackles—

Duels50%

22WillianF · 90'

7.9

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes95%

Tackles4

Duels60%

2Antonio RüdigerD · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes88%

Tackles—

Duels50%

1Kepa ArrizabalagaG · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels—

Bench (7)

20Callum Hudson-OdoiF · 42'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes80%

Tackles—

Duels50%

18

18O. GiroudF

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8Ross BarkleyM · 10'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles—

Duels100%

24Gary CahillD

—

4

4FàbregasM

—

13Willy CaballeroG

—

33Emerson PalmieriD · 10'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles—

Duels—

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Chelsea played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Chelsea kick off?+

Kickoff is at Dec 26, 2018, 7:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).