English Premier League

FT Sunday, May 5, 2019
Watford WLWDL 0
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Chelsea LWDDD 3
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Stamford Bridge · 40,650 att.

Match Report

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Chelsea beat Watford to move to brink of Champions League return

Chelsea are one win from a return to the Champions League after a comfortable 3-0 victory at home to Watford.

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Team Stats

12
Fouls
6
1
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
1
6
Corner Kicks
6
6
Saves
3
41.6
Possession
58.4
16
SHOTS
19
3
ON GOAL
9
0.2
On Target %
0.5
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
286
Accurate Passes
454
382
Passes
537
0.7
Pass Completion %
0.8
4
Accurate Crosses
4
15
Crosses
20
0.3
Cross %
0.2
60
Long Balls
46
22
Accurate Long Balls
24
0.4
Long Balls %
0.5
3
Blocked Shots
4
9
Effective Tackles
13
14
Tackles
22
0.6
Tackle %
0.6
8
Interceptions
13
15
Effective Clearances
26
15
Clearances
26

Head to Head

CHE leads series 4-1

Lineups

CHE · 4-3-3

  1. 1Kepa ArrizabalagaG
  2. 30David LuizCD-L
  3. 27Andreas ChristensenCD-R
  4. 3Marcos AlonsoLB
  5. 28César AzpilicuetaRB
  6. 5JorginhoCM
  7. 17Mateo KovacicLM
  8. 7N'Golo KantéRM
  9. 9Gonzalo HiguaínF
  10. 10Eden HazardLF
  11. 11PedroRF

WAT · 4-2-2-2

  1. 26Ben FosterG
  2. 15Craig CathcartCD-L
  3. 6Adrian MariappaCD-R
  4. 25José HolebasLB
  5. 21Kiko FemeníaRB
  6. 16Abdoulaye DoucouréCM-L
  7. 14Nathaniel ChalobahCM-R
  8. 9Troy DeeneyCF-L
  9. 7Gerard DeulofeuCF-R
  10. 37Roberto PereyraAM-L
  11. 19Will HughesAM-R

Timeline

  1. 10' Substitution, Chelsea. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces N'Golo Kanté because of an injury.
  2. 48' Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 0. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  3. 51' Goal! Chelsea 2, Watford 0. David Luiz (Chelsea) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Eden Hazard with a cross following a corner.
  4. 67' Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Nathaniel Chalobah.
  5. 75' Goal! Chelsea 3, Watford 0. Gonzalo Higuaín (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Pedro with a through ball.
  6. 79' Substitution, Chelsea. Olivier Giroud replaces Gonzalo Higuaín.
  7. 83' Substitution, Watford. Andre Gray replaces Troy Deeney.
  8. 83' Substitution, Watford. Isaac Success replaces Gerard Deulofeu.
  9. 89' Substitution, Chelsea. Gary Cahill replaces David Luiz.
  10. 90' Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

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