English Premier League

Chelsea vs Watford 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 11': Kai Havertz
  • 90'+1': Ross Barkley
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2 - 1
  • 87': Dan Gosling

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 to end turbulent season in third place

A last-minute goal from substitute Ross Barkley earned Chelsea a 2-1 win over already-relegated Watford on Sunday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 11': Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenedy.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Watford 0.
  • 59': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Kenedy.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Hassane Kamara because of an injury.
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 87': Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 1. Dan Gosling (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
  • 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Mason Mount.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Chelsea 2, Watford 1. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Watford 1.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,089

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+46 Arsenal 28 64 4
+39 Liverpool 28 64 2
+35 Manchester City 28 63 3
+18 Aston Villa 29 56 7
Full Table

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 2
28.3 Possession 71.7
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 665
281 Passes 734
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 50
21 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 16
25 Tackles 32
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
28 César Azpilicueta
17 Saúl Ñíguez
7 N'Golo Kanté
23 Kenedy
24 Reece James
29 Kai Havertz
19 Mason Mount
22 Hakim Ziyech

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
39 Edo Kayembe
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
7 Joshua King

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