Watford vs Chelsea

2 November 2019 · Premier League · 2019/20 · Referee Anthony Taylor

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Gerard Deulofeu 80’ (pen)
  • Tammy Abraham 5’
  • Christian Pulisic 55’

Match summary

Chelsea beat Watford 2-1 on the road. Chelsea led 1-0 at half-time.

Tammy Abraham put Chelsea ahead in the 5th minute, set up by Jorginho, Christian Pulisic made it 0-2 in the 55th minute, set up by Tammy Abraham, and Gerard Deulofeu pulled one back to make it 1-2 from the penalty spot in the 80th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.19 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Watford's 1.47 from 12.

Match stats

Watford Chelsea
12 Shots 16
3 Shots on Target 10
1 Corners 6
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1.47 xG 2.18
0.71 Non-penalty xG 2.18
6 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Watford Chelsea
Kick-off
5’
Tammy Abraham
Assist: Jorginho0-1 (Chelsea)
Half-time0-1
55’
Christian Pulisic
Assist: Tammy Abraham0-2 (Chelsea)
Gerard Deulofeu
Penalty1-2 (Watford)
80’
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Daryl Janmaat
  • Christian Kabasele
  • Craig Dawson
  • Adrian Mariappa
Chelsea
  • Jorginho
  • Mason Mount

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 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 2.19 5’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 0-1 5’ 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 0-2 55’ 80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 1-2 80’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.47 2.19 5’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), 0-1 Abraham 5’ 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), 0-2 Pulisic 55’ 80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), 1-2 Deulofeu 80’
Watford 1.47 xGChelsea 2.19 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Watford attacking 
80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 90+7’ Ben Foster (Watford), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 18’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 5’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 58’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 69’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 80’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 55’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.71 xG, goal 18’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.34 xG, saved 90+7’ Ben Foster (Watford), set piece, 0.35 xG, saved 5’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 58’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, saved 69’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 86’ Tammy Abraham (Chelsea), open play, 0.12 xG, blocked 49’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, saved 15’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, saved 47’ Andre Gray (Watford), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 30’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 90’ Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea), open play, 0.06 xG, blocked 39’ Gerard Deulofeu (Watford), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 43’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 73’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, saved 9’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, off target 45’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 71’ Will Hughes (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 18’ Mason Mount (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 64’ Mateo Kovacic (Chelsea), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 90+1’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 28’ Nathaniel Chalobah (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 19’ Christian Pulisic (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 41’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 84’ Adam Masina (Watford), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 90+5’ Adam Masina (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
Ben Foster GK901 0.350.000
Daryl Janmaat DEF760 0.000.042
Christian Kabasele DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Dawson DEF900 0.000.000
Craig Cathcart DEF190 0.000.000
Adam Masina DEF902 0.030.000
Roberto Pereyra MID901 0.090.021
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID902 0.040.362
Nathaniel Chalobah MID681 0.020.132
Gerard Deulofeu FWD9012 0.810.122
Andre Gray FWD901 0.090.000
Adrian Mariappa Sub711 0.030.000
Will Hughes Sub221 0.030.021
Kiko Femenía Sub140 0.000.011

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 19% Avg odds 5.17
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.29
Chelsea win 59% Avg odds 1.63

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

Form going into the game

Watford LLDDD
Chelsea LWWWW

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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.