Watford vs Chelsea 2021-22 English Premier League

Watford

44': Emmanuel Dennis

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Chelsea

30': Mason Mount
72': Hakim Ziyech

Chelsea's Hakim Ziyech nets winner to edge past Watford, maintain top spot

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Chelsea remain top of the Premier League as winger Hakim Ziyech scored a winner to help claim a 2-1 victory over Watford on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
12': Substitution, Watford. Danny Rose replaces Adam Masina because of an injury.
16': Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
30': Goal! Watford 0, Chelsea 1. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
44': Goal! Watford 1, Chelsea 1. Emmanuel Dennis (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko following a fast break.
45': Imran Louza (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+2': Marcos Alonso (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': William Troost-Ekong (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+8': First Half ends, Watford 1, Chelsea 1.
45': Substitution, Chelsea. Thiago Silva replaces Saúl Ñíguez.
60': Substitution, Chelsea. Hakim Ziyech replaces Trevoh Chalobah because of an injury.
65': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
69': Substitution, Chelsea. Romelu Lukaku replaces César Azpilicueta.
72': Goal! Watford 1, Chelsea 2. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a cross.
73': Substitution, Watford. Juraj Kucka replaces Imran Louza.
84': Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
84': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Substitution, Watford. Jeremy Ngakia replaces Tom Cleverley.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Chelsea 2.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,388

English Premier League Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+13	Manchester City	6	18	0
+10	Liverpool	6	16	0
+10	Brighton & Hove Albion	6	15	1
+8	Tottenham Hotspur	6	14	0

Full Table

Statistics

WAT		CHE
18	Fouls	16
4	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	5
6	Corner Kicks	0
2	Saves	6
49.8	Possession	50.2
14	SHOTS	8
6	ON GOAL	4
0.4	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
276	Accurate Passes	304
399	Passes	422
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
4	Accurate Crosses	3
30	Crosses	8
0.1	Cross %	0.4
77	Long Balls	60
30	Accurate Long Balls	31
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	1
6	Effective Tackles	6
10	Tackles	12
0.6	Tackle %	0.5
15	Interceptions	15
9	Effective Clearances	40
9	Clearances	40

Line-Ups

Watford (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
26	Daniel Bachmann (GK)
15	Craig Cathcart
5	William Troost-Ekong
6	Imran Louza
11	Adam Masina
21	Kiko Femenía
19	Moussa Sissoko
8	Tom Cleverley
10	João Pedro
25	Emmanuel Dennis
7	Joshua King

Substitutes:

Cucho Hernández, Ozan Tufan, Robert Elliot, Juraj Kucka, Jeremy Ngakia, Christian Kabasele, Danny Rose, Ashley Fletcher, Dan Gosling.

Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
16	Édouard Mendy (GK)
4	Andreas Christensen
2	Antonio Rüdiger
14	Trevoh Chalobah
17	Saúl Ñíguez
12	Ruben Loftus-Cheek
3	Marcos Alonso
28	César Azpilicueta
29	Kai Havertz
10	Christian Pulisic
19	Mason Mount