English Premier League

Chelsea vs Watford, 2021-22 English Premier League

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  • 11': Kai Havertz
  • 90'+1': Ross Barkley
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2 - 1
  • 87': Dan Gosling

Chelsea ends season of ownership turmoil with win vs Watford

— Ross Barkley scored in injury time as Chelsea concluded a season of ownership turmoil with a 2-1 win over Watford in the final round of the Premier League on Sunday.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Foul by Hassane Kamara (Watford).
  • 2': Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 5': Attempt saved. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mason Mount with a through ball.
  • 7': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Hassane Kamara.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Kenedy (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 9': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Saúl Ñíguez.
  • 11': Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 0. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) right footed shot from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Kenedy.
  • 13': Edo Kayembe (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 13': Foul by Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea).
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by João Pedro.
  • 14': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 14': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kai Havertz.
  • 18': Foul by César Azpilicueta (Chelsea).
  • 18': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech with a cross.
  • 23': Hand ball by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Tom Cleverley (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joshua King.
  • 29': Corner, Watford. Conceded by César Azpilicueta.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Kiko Femenía (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ken Sema with a cross.
  • 31': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
  • 32': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 32': Hassane Kamara (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 34': N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Offside, Watford. Joshua King tries a through ball, but Edo Kayembe is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Samir (Watford).
  • 38': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 40': Attempt blocked. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mason Mount.
  • 44': Attempt blocked. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 44': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Kiko Femenía.
  • 45'+1': Kai Havertz (Chelsea) hits the bar with a left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left. Assisted by Kenedy.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Chelsea 1, Watford 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Chelsea 1, Watford 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. João Pedro (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
  • 48': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Édouard Mendy.
  • 49': Foul by N'Golo Kanté (Chelsea).
  • 49': Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Attempt blocked. Ken Sema (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 57': Hand ball by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 59': Substitution, Chelsea. Malang Sarr replaces Kenedy.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Saúl Ñíguez (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hakim Ziyech.
  • 64': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 65': Substitution, Chelsea. Ross Barkley replaces Antonio Rüdiger.
  • 66': Foul by Kai Havertz (Chelsea).
  • 66': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 69': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 69': Mason Mount (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 70': Corner, Chelsea. Conceded by Daniel Bachmann.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Mason Mount (Chelsea) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
  • 72': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
  • 72': Foul by Ken Sema (Watford).
  • 72': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Substitution, Watford. Adam Masina replaces Hassane Kamara because of an injury.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from more than 35 yards misses to the left.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by N'Golo Kanté.
  • 82': Substitution, Watford. Dan Gosling replaces Edo Kayembe.
  • 82': Foul by Mason Mount (Chelsea).
  • 82': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Kai Havertz (Chelsea) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ross Barkley.
  • 85': Foul by Tom Cleverley (Watford).
  • 85': Ross Barkley (Chelsea) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 86': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 86': Samir (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 86': Offside, Watford. Kiko Femenía tries a through ball, but Cucho Hernández is caught offside.
  • 87': Goal! Chelsea 1, Watford 1. Dan Gosling (Watford) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Adam Masina with a cross.
  • 89': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
  • 89': Reece James (Chelsea) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 89': Substitution, Chelsea. Ben Chilwell replaces Mason Mount.
  • 90'+1': Goal! Chelsea 2, Watford 1. Ross Barkley (Chelsea) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Reece James.
  • 90'+2': Foul by Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea).
  • 90'+2': Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Attempt saved. Hakim Ziyech (Chelsea) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Malang Sarr with a cross.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Chelsea 2, Watford 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Chelsea 2, Watford 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 3
6 Saves 2
28.3 Possession 71.7
8 SHOTS 19
3 ON GOAL 8
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
209 Accurate Passes 665
281 Passes 734
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
11 Crosses 13
0.4 Cross % 0.2
48 Long Balls 50
21 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
3 Blocked Shots 5
13 Effective Tackles 16
25 Tackles 32
0.5 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 9
16 Effective Clearances 12
16 Clearances 12

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Stamford Bridge
Location: London, England
Attendance: 32,089

Premier League Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Arsenal 30 +37 67
2 Manchester City 29 +32 60
3 Manchester United 29 +11 51
4 Aston Villa 29 +5 51
Full Table

Line-Ups

CHE Chelsea (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
16 Édouard Mendy (GK)
6 Thiago Silva
2 Antonio Rüdiger
28 César Azpilicueta
17 Saúl Ñíguez
7 N'Golo Kanté
23 Kenedy
24 Reece James
29 Kai Havertz
19 Mason Mount
22 Hakim Ziyech

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
26 Daniel Bachmann (GK)
22 Samir
27 Christian Kabasele
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
39 Edo Kayembe
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
10 João Pedro
12 Ken Sema
7 Joshua King

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