English Premier League

FT Monday, May 15, 2017
Watford WLLLL 3
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Chelsea WWWWW 4
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WAT123
CHE224
Stamford Bridge · 41,473 att.

Match Report

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Cesc Fabregas' late winner rescues Chelsea in seven-goal thriller

Cesc Fabregas scored in the 88th minute to lift champions Chelsea to a wild 4-3 win over Watford on Monday night to match a Premier League record.

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Team Stats

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Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Offsides
0
0
Corner Kicks
0
0
Saves
0
0
Possession
0
0
SHOTS
0
0
ON GOAL
0
0.0
On Target %
0.0
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
0
Blocked Shots
0
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
0
Clearances
0

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Asmir BegovicG
  2. 26John TerryCD
  3. 6Nathan AkéCD-L
  4. 5Kurt ZoumaCD-R
  5. 29Nathaniel ChalobahCM-L
  6. 7N'Golo KantéCM-R
  7. 16KenedyLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 23Michy BatshuayiF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 22WillianCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 4Cesc FàbregasSUB
  2. 19Diego CostaSUB
  3. 3Marcos AlonsoSUB
  4. 37EduardoSUB
  5. 11PedroSUB
  6. 24Gary CahillSUB
  7. 34Ola AinaSUB

WAT · 3-5-1-1

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 5Sebastian PrödlCD
  3. 25José HolebasCD-L
  4. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  5. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-L
  6. 8Tom CleverleyCM-R
  7. 11Valon BehramiAM
  8. 22Daryl JanmaatLM
  9. 7Nordin AmrabatRM
  10. 21M'Baye NiangF
  11. 29Étienne CapoueRCF

Substitutes

  1. 9Troy DeeneySUB
  2. 30Costel PantilimonSUB
  3. 18Juan ZúñigaSUB
  4. 42Andrew EleftheriouSUB
  5. 33Stefano OkakaSUB
  6. 32Brandon MasonSUB
  7. 47Dion PereiraSUB

Timeline

  1. 4' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 11' Nordin Amrabat (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  3. 22' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 0. John Terry (Chelsea) left footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Kurt Zouma following a corner.
  4. 24' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 1. Etienne Capoue (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  5. 30' Nathan Aké (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  6. 36' Goal! Chelsea 2, Watford 1. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
  7. 49' Goal! Chelsea 3, Watford 1. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nathan Aké following a corner.
  8. 51' Goal! Chelsea 3, Watford 2. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  9. 58' Nathaniel Chalobah (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 71' Substitution, Watford. Stefano Okaka replaces M'Baye Niang.
  11. 74' Goal! Chelsea 3, Watford 3. Stefano Okaka (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  12. 75' Substitution, Chelsea. Ola Aina replaces Kenedy.
  13. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Cesc Fàbregas replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  14. 83' Sebastian Prödl (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  15. 84' Substitution, Chelsea. Pedro replaces Michy Batshuayi.
  16. 88' Goal! Chelsea 4, Watford 3. Cesc Fàbregas (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Willian.
  17. 90'+1' Substitution, Watford. Troy Deeney replaces Etienne Capoue.
  18. 90'+2' Second yellow card to Sebastian Prödl (Watford) for a bad foul.
  19. 90'+4' Troy Deeney (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  20. 90'+4' Stefano Okaka (Watford) is shown the yellow card.

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