Watford vs Chelsea

26 December 2018 · Premier League · 2018/19 · Referee Martin Atkinson

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

  • Roberto Pereyra 45+3’
  • Eden Hazard 45+1’, 58’ (pen)

Match summary

Chelsea won 2-1 away at Watford. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Eden Hazard put Chelsea ahead in first-half stoppage time, set up by Mateo Kovacic, Roberto Pereyra equalised from a corner in first-half stoppage time, set up by José Holebas, and Hazard won it from the penalty spot in the 58th minute.

The chances backed that up: Chelsea created 2.20 expected goals (xG) from 10 shots to Watford's 1.25 from 11.

Match stats

Watford Chelsea
10 Shots 10
2 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 4
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1.24 xG 2.20
1.24 Non-penalty xG 1.43
7 Deep Completions 8

Key events

Watford Chelsea
Kick-off
45+1’
Eden Hazard
Assist: Mateo Kovacic0-1 (Chelsea)
Roberto Pereyra
Assist: José Holebas1-1 (Watford)
45+3’
Half-time1-1
58’
Eden Hazard
Penalty1-2 (Chelsea)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

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

Watford
  • Ben Foster

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 1.25 2.20 45+1’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 0-1 45+1’ 45+3’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-1 45+3’ 58’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 1-2 58’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.25 2.20 45+1’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 0-1 Hazard 45+1’ 45+3’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), 1-1 Pereyra 45+3’ 58’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), 1-2 Hazard 58’
Watford 1.25 xGChelsea 2.20 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Chelsea attacking Watford attacking 
58’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 79’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 79’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 9’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Isaac Success (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 27’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 89’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 37’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 72’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 32’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 90’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 3’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 17’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Jorginho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Ben Foster (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked 58’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), penalty, 0.76 xG, goal 46’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.73 xG, goal 48’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.40 xG, saved 79’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.34 xG, off target 79’ N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea), open play, 0.15 xG, off target 9’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.13 xG, hit the woodwork 90+4’ Isaac Success (Watford), from a corner, 0.12 xG, off target 89’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.11 xG, saved 27’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 37’ Troy Deeney (Watford), open play, 0.10 xG, blocked 72’ Willian (Chelsea), open play, 0.10 xG, hit the woodwork 90+5’ Eden Hazard (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 90’ Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 32’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.07 xG, off target 48’ Roberto Pereyra (Watford), from a corner, 0.04 xG, goal 3’ Pedro (Chelsea), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 17’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.03 xG, off target 87’ Jorginho (Chelsea), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Adrian Mariappa (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 90+4’ Ben Foster (Watford), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 56’ Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford), open play, 0.02 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

PlayerPosMinGAShxGxAKPCards
Ben Foster GK901 0.020.000
Kiko Femenía DEF900 0.000.031
Craig Cathcart DEF900 0.000.000
Christian Kabasele DEF150 0.000.000
José Holebas DEF9010 0.000.062
Abdoulaye Doucouré MID905 0.620.341
Etienne Capoue MID900 0.000.000
Roberto Pereyra MID9011 0.040.071
Ken Sema MID710 0.000.000
Troy Deeney FWD902 0.440.000
Gerard Deulofeu FWD860 0.000.202
Adrian Mariappa Sub751 0.020.000
Domingos Quina Sub190 0.000.021
Isaac Success Sub41 0.120.000

Starters first, then substitutes. xA is expected assists.

Before kick-off

Watford win 18% Bet365 odds 5.25
Draw 26% Bet365 odds 3.80
Chelsea win 56% Bet365 odds 1.75

Chances implied by the Bet365 odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Watford LLDWW
Chelsea WLWWL

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Previous and next meeting

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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.