English Premier League

FT Saturday, October 21, 2017
Watford WLWDW 2
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Chelsea WWLLD 4
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WAT112
CHE134
Stamford Bridge · 41,467 att.

Match Report

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Batshuayi brace inspires Chelsea to victory against Watford

Michy Batshuayi netted a brace as Chelsea came from behind to win 4-2 against Watford at Stamford Bridge.

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Team Stats

16
Fouls
13
3
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
6
6
Corner Kicks
6
4
Saves
3
47.5
Possession
52.5
16
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
8
0.3
On Target %
0.6
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
324
Accurate Passes
377
406
Passes
462
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
6
Accurate Crosses
4
22
Crosses
19
0.3
Cross %
0.2
51
Long Balls
50
28
Accurate Long Balls
21
0.5
Long Balls %
0.4
5
Blocked Shots
1
12
Effective Tackles
16
17
Tackles
22
0.7
Tackle %
0.7
0
Interceptions
0
13
Effective Clearances
28
13
Clearances
28

Head to Head

CHE leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

CHE · 3-4-3

  1. 13Thibaut CourtoisG
  2. 30David LuizCD
  3. 24Gary CahillCD-L
  4. 2Antonio RüdigerCD-R
  5. 14Tiemoué BakayokoCM-L
  6. 4Cesc FàbregasCM-R
  7. 3Marcos AlonsoLM
  8. 28César AzpilicuetaRM
  9. 9Álvaro MorataF
  10. 10Eden HazardCF-L
  11. 11PedroCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 17Charly MusondaSUB
  2. 27Andreas ChristensenSUB
  3. 21Davide ZappacostaSUB
  4. 22WillianSUB
  5. 44Ethan AmpaduSUB
  6. 1Wilfredo CaballeroSUB
  7. 23Michy BatshuayiSUB

WAT · 3-4-3

  1. 1Heurelho GomesG
  2. 27Christian KabaseleCD
  3. 3Miguel BritosCD-L
  4. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  5. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-L
  6. 8Tom CleverleyCM-R
  7. 25José HolebasLM
  8. 21Kiko FemeníaRM
  9. 9Troy DeeneyF
  10. 11RicharlisonCF-L
  11. 37Roberto PereyraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 2Daryl JanmaatSUB
  2. 18Andre GraySUB
  3. 30Orestis KarnezisSUB
  4. 23Ben WatsonSUB
  5. 13Molla WaguéSUB
  6. 29Étienne CapoueSUB
  7. 28André CarrilloSUB

Timeline

  1. 12' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 0. Pedro (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard following a corner.
  2. 12' José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  3. 19' Adrian Mariappa (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  4. 23' Antonio Rüdiger (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 45'+2' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 1. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner.
  6. 49' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 2. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Richarlison.
  7. 56' Álvaro Morata (Chelsea) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  8. 61' Substitution, Chelsea. Michy Batshuayi replaces Álvaro Morata.
  9. 65' Substitution, Watford. André Carrillo replaces Roberto Pereyra because of an injury.
  10. 68' Substitution, Chelsea. Willian replaces Marcos Alonso.
  11. 71' Goal! Chelsea 2, Watford 2. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pedro with a cross following a set piece situation.
  12. 78' Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
  13. 80' Substitution, Watford. Ben Watson replaces Troy Deeney.
  14. 86' Substitution, Chelsea. Davide Zappacosta replaces Pedro.
  15. 87' Goal! Chelsea 3, Watford 2. César Azpilicueta (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom left corner.
  16. 90' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Adrian Mariappa.
  17. 90'+5' Goal! Chelsea 4, Watford 2. Michy Batshuayi (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tiemoué Bakayoko with a headed pass.

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