Chelsea v Watford, 04 July 2020

Score3-0 to Chelsea
RefereeKevin Friend
CompetitionPremier League
VenueStamford Bridge

View Chelsea v Watford head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm Played behind closed doors due to COVID-19 restrictions. Premier League Head to Head Played: 14 Chelsea won: 10 Drawn: 2 Watford won: 2 Chelsea scored: 30 Watford scored: 16 Watford remained without a win at Stamford Bridge in all competitions since May 1986.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

0 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 28 G
Willian penalty 43 P
Ross Barkley 90 G

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Olivier Giroud

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Mason Mount 76
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Willian 76
Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 76
Billy Gilmour for N'Golo Kanté 78

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Etienne Capoue 58
Tom Cleverley for Troy Deeney 64
Adam Masina for Kiko Femenía 64
Roberto Pereyra for Ismaïla Sarr 83

Cards:

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 21 Y
Adrian Mariappa 49 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Tammy Abraham

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. Willian became the sixth player to convert a penalty in three consecutive appearances in the Premier League and the first since Sergio Agüero for Manchester City in November 2017. Ross Barkley scored for the first time in his last 35 appearances in the Premier League since October 2018.

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now won one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Hornets had now conceded 801 goals in their 511 games in the top division (scored 655). Ben Foster became the eighth player to make 100 apperances for Watford in the Premier League.

3 Chelsea

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Olivier Giroud 28 G
Willian penalty 43 P
Ross Barkley 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga
Defender Andreas Christensen
Defender Kurt Zouma
Defender/Midfielder César Azpilicueta
Defender/Midfielder Reece James
Midfielder Ross Barkley
Midfielder N'Golo Kanté
Midfielder Mason Mount
Midfielder Willian
Midfielder/Forward Christian Pulisic
Forward Olivier Giroud

Substitutions:

Callum Hudson-Odoi for Mason Mount 76
Ruben Loftus-Cheek for Willian 76
Tammy Abraham for Olivier Giroud 76
Billy Gilmour for N'Golo Kanté 78

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Defender/Midfielder Marcos Alonso
Midfielder Billy Gilmour
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Jorginho
Midfielder Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Midfielder Pedro
Forward Tammy Abraham

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea had now won four consecutive home games in the Premier League for the first time since December 2017. Willian became the sixth player to convert a penalty in three consecutive appearances in the Premier League and the first since Sergio Agüero for Manchester City in November 2017. Ross Barkley scored for the first time in his last 35 appearances in the Premier League since October 2018.

0 Watford

Manager: Nigel Pearson

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Ben Foster Goalkeeper
Craig Dawson Defender
Christian Kabasele Defender
Adrian Mariappa Defender
Nathaniel Chalobah Defender/Midfielder
Kiko Femenía Defender/Midfielder
Etienne Capoue Midfielder
Abdoulaye Doucouré Midfielder
Will Hughes Midfielder
Ismaïla Sarr Midfielder/Forward
Troy Deeney Forward

Substitutions:

Danny Welbeck for Etienne Capoue 58
Tom Cleverley for Troy Deeney 64
Adam Masina for Kiko Femenía 64
Roberto Pereyra for Ismaïla Sarr 83

Cards:

Etienne Capoue 21 Y
Adrian Mariappa 49 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes
Defender Craig Cathcart
Defender José Holebas
Defender Adam Masina
Midfielder Tom Cleverley
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Forward Andre Gray
Forward João Pedro
Forward Danny Welbeck

Comments:

League position: 17th Watford had now won one of their last 11 games in the Premier League (lost seven). The Hornets had now conceded 801 goals in their 511 games in the top division (scored 655). Ben Foster became the eighth player to make 100 apperances for Watford in the Premier League.