Chelsea vs Watford

22 May 2022 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee Mike Dean

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Kai Havertz 11’
  • Ross Barkley 90+1’
  • Dan Gosling 87’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Kai Havertz put Chelsea ahead in the 11th minute, set up by Kenedy, Dan Gosling equalised with a header in the 87th minute, set up by Adam Masina, and Ross Barkley won it with a header in stoppage time, set up by Reece James.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.60 expected goals (xG) from 19 shots to Watford's 0.58 from 8.

Match stats

Chelsea Watford
19 Shots 8
8 Shots on Target 3
3 Corners 3
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2.59 xG 0.58
2.59 Non-penalty xG 0.58
14 Deep Completions 3

Key events

Chelsea Watford
Kick-off
Kai Havertz
Assist: Kenedy1-0 (Chelsea)
11’
Half-time1-0
87’
Dan Gosling
Assist: Adam Masina1-1 (Watford)
Ross Barkley
Assist: Reece James2-1 (Chelsea)
90+1’
Full-time2-1

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 0.58 11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 1-0 11’ 87’ Dan Gosling (Watford), 1-1 87’ 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), 2-1 90+1’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.60 0.58 11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), 1-0 Havertz 11’ 87’ Dan Gosling (Watford), 1-1 Gosling 87’ 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), 2-1 Barkley 90+1’
Chelsea 2.60 xGWatford 0.58 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Watford attacking Chelsea attacking 
11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 5’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 21’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 87’ Dan Gosling (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 48’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 40’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 44’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Ken Sema (Watford), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Kenedy (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 64’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 63’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 15’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 70’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 90+3’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 71’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 11’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.66 xG, goal 90+1’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.53 xG, goal 5’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 21’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.23 xG, off target 87’ Dan Gosling (Watford), open play, 0.18 xG, goal 48’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.15 xG, saved 40’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, blocked 44’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, blocked 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, off target 46’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.09 xG, hit the woodwork 83’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 51’ Ken Sema (Watford), direct free kick, 0.08 xG, blocked 39’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 25’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 9’ Kenedy (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 14’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 81’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 64’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 31’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 15’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 25’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 63’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, blocked 90+3’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 70’ Ross Barkley (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 71’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 9’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.01 xG, blocked 80’ Edo Kayembe (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Edouard Mendy GK900 0.000.000
Thiago Silva DEF900 0.000.000
César Azpilicueta DEF900 0.000.000
Antonio Rüdiger DEF660 0.000.000
Reece James MID9010 0.000.673
Kenedy MID5911 0.050.752
N'Golo Kanté MID900 0.000.062
Saúl Ñíguez MID903 0.060.101
Hakim Ziyech MID902 0.060.262
Mason Mount MID895 0.530.482
Kai Havertz FWD9015 1.310.082
Malang Sarr Sub310 0.000.031
Ross Barkley Sub2413 0.590.081
Ben Chilwell Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Chelsea win 81% Avg odds 1.19
Draw 13% Avg odds 7.51
Watford win 6% Avg odds 16.11

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Chelsea DLDWD
Watford LLLDL

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Shots, expected goals and player data from Understat. Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.