Watford v Chelsea, 05 February 2018

Score4-1 to Watford
RefereeMike Dean
CompetitionPremier League
VenueVicarage Road
Attendance20,157

View Watford v Chelsea head to head

Kick-off: 8.00pm This was Watford's biggest win against Chelsea since a 5-1 victory at Stamford Bridge in League Division One on 5 May 1986. Referee Craig Pawson was originally due to take charge of this game but was later replaced by Mike Dean.

4 Watford

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 42 P
Daryl Janmaat 84 G
Gerard Deulofeu 88 G
Roberto Pereyra 90 G

Goals:

Eden Hazard 82 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Marvin Zeegelaar
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Davide Zappacosta Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Roberto Pereyra for Richarlison 65
André Carrillo for Gerard Deulofeu 89
Andre Gray for Troy Deeney 90

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Willian 34
Olivier Giroud for Pedro 64

Cards:

Richarlison 45 Y
Sebastian Prödl 50 Y

Cards:

Tiemoué Bakayoko 25 Y
Tiemoué Bakayoko 30 Y
Tiemoué Bakayoko 30 R
David Luiz 58 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Joy Mukena
Defender/Midfielder Didier Ndong
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo
Forward Andre Gray

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 11th This was new manager Javi Gracia's first game at Vicarage Road in charge. He became the first Watford manager to win his first home game in the Premier League. This became the Hornets' biggest-ever win in the Premier League. The previous best was 4-2 versus Portsmouth at Vicarage Road on 9 April 2007 and at West Ham United on 10 September 2016. Gerard Deulofeu became the 15th different player to score for Watford in this Premier League season; only Arsenal had more (16).

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea conceded four goals in a Premier League game for the first time since a 5-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on New Year’s Day 2015. They had now lost consecutive Premier League games by a three-goal margin for the first time since October 1995 (4-1 versus Manchester United and 3-0 versus Blackburn Rovers). This was the first time that the Blues had conceded four goals in a game in the Premier League against a team outside of the top six since a 4-2 loss at Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day in 2003. Of all the clubs in the top four divisions, only Grimsby Town (eight) had now been shown more red cards in all competitions so far in this season than Chelsea (seven).

4 Watford

Goals:

Troy Deeney penalty 42 P
Daryl Janmaat 84 G
Gerard Deulofeu 88 G
Roberto Pereyra 90 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Orestis Karnezis
Defender José Holebas
Defender Daryl Janmaat
Defender Adrian Mariappa
Defender Sebastian Prödl
Midfielder Etienne Capoue
Midfielder Abdoulaye Doucouré
Midfielder Marvin Zeegelaar
Midfielder/Forward Richarlison
Forward Troy Deeney
Forward Gerard Deulofeu

Substitutions:

Roberto Pereyra for Richarlison 65
André Carrillo for Gerard Deulofeu 89
Andre Gray for Troy Deeney 90

Cards:

Richarlison 45 Y
Sebastian Prödl 50 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bachmann
Defender Joy Mukena
Defender/Midfielder Didier Ndong
Midfielder Dodi Lukebakio
Midfielder Roberto Pereyra
Midfielder/Forward André Carrillo
Forward Andre Gray

Comments:

League position: 11th This was new manager Javi Gracia's first game at Vicarage Road in charge. He became the first Watford manager to win his first home game in the Premier League. This became the Hornets' biggest-ever win in the Premier League. The previous best was 4-2 versus Portsmouth at Vicarage Road on 9 April 2007 and at West Ham United on 10 September 2016. Gerard Deulofeu became the 15th different player to score for Watford in this Premier League season; only Arsenal had more (16).

1 Chelsea

Goals:

Eden Hazard 82 G

Starting lineup:

Thibaut Courtois Goalkeeper
Gary Cahill Defender
Davide Zappacosta Defender
César Azpilicueta Defender/Midfielder
David Luiz Defender/Midfielder
Tiemoué Bakayoko Midfielder
N'Golo Kanté Midfielder
Pedro Midfielder
Willian Midfielder
Eden Hazard Midfielder/Forward
Victor Moses Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Cesc Fàbregas for Willian 34
Olivier Giroud for Pedro 64

Cards:

Tiemoué Bakayoko 25 Y
Tiemoué Bakayoko 30 Y
Tiemoué Bakayoko 30 R
David Luiz 58 Y
Cesc Fàbregas 62 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Willy Caballero
Defender Emerson
Defender Antonio Rüdiger
Midfielder Cesc Fàbregas
Midfielder Danny Drinkwater
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Forward Olivier Giroud

Comments:

League position: 4th Chelsea conceded four goals in a Premier League game for the first time since a 5-3 defeat at Tottenham Hotspur on New Year’s Day 2015. They had now lost consecutive Premier League games by a three-goal margin for the first time since October 1995 (4-1 versus Manchester United and 3-0 versus Blackburn Rovers). This was the first time that the Blues had conceded four goals in a game in the Premier League against a team outside of the top six since a 4-2 loss at Charlton Athletic on Boxing Day in 2003. Of all the clubs in the top four divisions, only Grimsby Town (eight) had now been shown more red cards in all competitions so far in this season than Chelsea (seven).