Watford v Chelsea, 01 December 2021

Score2-1 to Chelsea
RefereeDavid Coote
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,388

View Watford v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 7.30pm Premier League Head to Head Played: 15 Watford won: 2 Drawn: 2 Chelsea won: 11 Watford scored: 17 Chelsea scored: 32 Chelsea had now won eight of the last nine meetings in the Premier League. Play was suspended for 30 minutes after 13 minutes of the first half due to a medical emergency in the crowd.

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

2 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 43 G

Goals:

Mason Mount 29 G
Hakim Ziyech 72 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro
Forward Josh King

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Andreas Christensen Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Saúl Ñiguez Defender/Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Rose for Adam Masina 12
Juraj Kucka for Imran Louza 73
Jeremy Ngakia for Tom Cleverley 85

Substitutions:

Thiago Silva for Saúl Ñiguez 46
Hakim Ziyech for Trevoh Chalobah 60
Romelu Lukaku for César Azpilicueta 69

Cards:

Imran Louza 45 Y
William Troost-Ekong 45 Y
Danny Rose 84 Y
Tom Cleverley 84 Y

Cards:

Saúl Ñiguez 16 Y
Marcos Alonso 45 Y
Hakim Ziyech 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender Thiago Silva
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now lost six of their last eight games in the Premier League (won two). Emmanuel Dennis became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the Hornets since Troy Deeney in February 2017. They had now extended their club record to 24 consecutive games in the top division without keeping a clean sheet.

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won 21 of their last 32 games in the Premier League (lost four). The Blues had now conceded six goals after 14 games so far in this Premier League season; fewer than any other team in the division. They failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their last five away games in the Premier League.

1 Watford

Manager: Claudio Ranieri

Goals:

Emmanuel Dennis 43 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender Adam Masina
Defender William Troost-Ekong
Defender/Midfielder Kiko Femenía
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Imran Louza
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko
Forward Emmanuel Dennis
Forward João Pedro
Forward Josh King

Substitutions:

Danny Rose for Adam Masina 12
Juraj Kucka for Imran Louza 73
Jeremy Ngakia for Tom Cleverley 85

Cards:

Imran Louza 45 Y
William Troost-Ekong 45 Y
Danny Rose 84 Y
Tom Cleverley 84 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Rob Elliot
Defender Christian Kabasele
Defender Jeremy Ngakia
Defender/Midfielder Dan Gosling
Defender/Midfielder Ozan Tufan
Defender/Midfielder Danny Rose
Midfielder Juraj Kucka
Midfielder/Forward Cucho Hernández
Forward Ashley Fletcher

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now lost six of their last eight games in the Premier League (won two). Emmanuel Dennis became the first player to score in three consecutive games in the Premier League for the Hornets since Troy Deeney in February 2017. They had now extended their club record to 24 consecutive games in the top division without keeping a clean sheet.

2 Chelsea

Manager: Thomas Tuchel

Goals:

Mason Mount 29 G
Hakim Ziyech 72 G

Starting lineup:

Edouard Mendy Goalkeeper
Trevoh Chalobah Defender
Andreas Christensen Defender
Antonio Rüdiger Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
Marcos Alonso Defender/Midfielder
Saúl Ñiguez Defender/Midfielder
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder
Mason Mount Midfielder
Kai Havertz Midfielder/Forward
Christian Pulisic Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Thiago Silva for Saúl Ñiguez 46
Hakim Ziyech for Trevoh Chalobah 60
Romelu Lukaku for César Azpilicueta 69

Cards:

Saúl Ñiguez 16 Y
Marcos Alonso 45 Y
Hakim Ziyech 65 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Malang Sarr
Defender Thiago Silva
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder/Forward Hakim Ziyech
Forward Romelu Lukaku
Forward Timo Werner

Comments:

League position: 1st Chelsea had now won 21 of their last 32 games in the Premier League (lost four). The Blues had now conceded six goals after 14 games so far in this Premier League season; fewer than any other team in the division. They failed to keep a clean sheet for the first time in their last five away games in the Premier League.