Watford vs Chelsea

1 December 2021 · Premier League · 2021/22 · Referee David Coote

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Emmanuel Dennis 43’
  • Mason Mount 29’
  • Hakim Ziyech 72’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 on the road. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Mason Mount put Chelsea ahead in the 29th minute, set up by Kai Havertz, Emmanuel Dennis equalised in the 43rd minute, set up by Moussa Sissoko, and Hakim Ziyech won it in the 72nd minute, set up by Mason Mount.

There was little between the sides on chances: Watford created 0.99 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots, Chelsea 0.91 from 8.

Match stats

Watford Chelsea
13 Shots 8
6 Shots on Target 4
6 Corners 0
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 0
0.99 xG 0.91
0.99 Non-penalty xG 0.91
7 Deep Completions 7

Key events

Watford Chelsea
Kick-off
29’
Mason Mount
Assist: Kai Havertz0-1 (Chelsea)
Emmanuel Dennis
Assist: Moussa Sissoko1-1 (Watford)
43’
Half-time1-1
72’
Hakim Ziyech
Assist: Mason Mount1-2 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Watford
  • William Troost-Ekong
  • Imran Louza
  • Tom Cleverley
  • Danny Rose
Chelsea
  • Marcos Alonso
  • Saúl Ñíguez
  • Hakim Ziyech

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 0.91 29’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 0-1 29’ 43’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-1 43’ 72’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), 1-2 72’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 0.99 0.91 29’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), 0-1 Mount 29’ 43’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), 1-1 Dennis 43’ 72’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), 1-2 Ziyech 72’
Watford 0.99 xGChelsea 0.91 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Watford attacking 
29’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 49’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 82’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 57’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 43’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 19’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Danny Rose (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Imran Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Danny Rose (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 17’ Imran Louza (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 42’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 29’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.44 xG, goal 49’ Moussa Sissoko (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 82’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 57’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 72’ Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, goal 43’ Emmanuel Dennis (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, goal 19’ Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, off target 68’ Kai Havertz (Chelsea), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 3’ João Pedro (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 35’ Danny Rose (Watford), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 17’ Imran Louza (Watford), direct free kick, 0.05 xG, blocked 19’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, hit the woodwork 48’ Danny Rose (Watford), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 49’ Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 88’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+3’ Juraj Kucka (Watford), direct free kick, 0.04 xG, saved 31’ Tom Cleverley (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, saved 42’ César Azpilicueta (Chelsea), set piece, 0.02 xG, off target 67’ Imran Louza (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+7’ Kiko Femenía (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 17’ Imran Louza (Watford), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Daniel Bachmann GK900 0.000.000
Kiko Femenía DEF901 0.020.000
William Troost-Ekong DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF110 0.000.000
Imran Louza MID793 0.080.051
Emmanuel Dennis MID9011 0.090.401
Moussa Sissoko MID9011 0.400.112
Tom Cleverley MID902 0.150.061
João Pedro MID901 0.060.203
Joshua King FWD900 0.000.051
Danny Rose Sub792 0.110.000
Juraj Kucka Sub112 0.090.000
Jeremy Ngakia Sub10 0.000.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 10% Avg odds 9.78
Draw 18% Avg odds 5.33
Chelsea win 72% Avg odds 1.33

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

Form going into the game

Watford WLLWL
Chelsea WWDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Chelsea 3-0 Watford, 04 Jul 20 Next meeting: Chelsea 2-1 Watford, 22 May 22  All Watford vs Chelsea meetings

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.