Most of Chelseas attacks seemed to flow through him, and he delivered when needed. 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved. Thats another game to forget for the Spain international. Further top saves from Rose and Kucka.Trevoh Chalobah (CB) - 6/10 - Superb early block to keep out Pedro's low goal-bound effort. Fulham fought from a goal down to secure a 1-1 draw at home to Wolves on Friday night. Got a hand to the winner. The experienced Brazilian came on at half-time to help shore up the Chelsea defense and provide much-needed solidity. 2023 Minute Media - All Rights Reserved. Chelsea were struggling to make things happen but almost landed a gift when Premier League debutant David Fofana managed to rounded a rash Leno, only to see a finish that lacked conviction blocked on the line by Fulham skipper Tim Ream. Michy Batshuayi (4 mins) N/A A late introduction to help run out the clock as Watford were pressing late on. Good save to tip Barkley's rocket over. The American was a constant threat in Watfords final third. However, Barkley gave Chelsea the edge with one of his own in stoppage time. Tuchel publicly called him out over his contract pre-match, but he was back in the starting line-up with a point to prove. newsletter, Sam Kerr named to 2022 FIFA FIFPRO Womens World XI. Hes played a ton of minutes recently, which is a bit of a growing concern however. Chelsea capitalised, snatching the lead with just over 15 minutes remaining. Watford Faded after the break and eventually subbed.Moussa Sissoko (CM) - 8/10 - Bossed Saul and Loftus-Cheek, who were there for the taking in all honesty. On the half-hour mark, the England international was on the scoresheet, firing into the bottom corner after a good move involving Marcos Alonso and Kai Havertz. Starting in the front three and ending up at right wing-back, Pulisic put in a hard-working shift that also showed his versatility. February 26, 2023. All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. Featured for the final 30 minutes and scored the winner, sweeping home Mounts clever cross. Chelsea player ratings vs Watford: Saul Niguez poor, Mason Mount shows class in scrappy win Here is how we rated the Blues players in their hard-fought victory over Watford in the Premier League By Sam Inkersole Chelsea correspondent 22:04, 1 DEC 2021 Chelsea This video cannot be played because of a technical error. Hakim Ziyechs winner kept Chelsea top of the Premier League. A derrota por 1 a 2 para o Watford prova que o Southampton um dos times mais inconsistentes da liga. Mason Mount 8 Another very impressive performance from the young playmaker. But Watford recovered quickly and continued to trouble Chelsea, levelling through the bright Dennis for his sixth goal in the Nigerian's debut Premier League season. Here's how we rated each Blues player in the 2-1 victory at Watford. He cut back a pass for Kai Havertz for the first, later cushioning a deft header into the path of Mount to assist the second. Substitutes unused: Kepa, Sarr, Barkley, Jorginho, Hudson-Odoi, Werner. The German defender was sloppy from the start, making unnecessary long passes and misplacing quite a few passes, which put the other defenders under a lot of pressure. Paul Ince joked he wished Cesare Casadei was a permanent Reading FC player after the loanee's impressive performance in the 3-1 win over Blackpool on Saturday. The Chelsea skipper replaced Reece James in the right wing-back position and delivered a characteristically assured performance. Having led the Premier League in the early months of the season, the Blues fell away dramatically due to a combination of poor form, injuries and Covid-19 cases. Was unfortunate to see the ball deflect off him for Watfords equaliser, but made an important clearance at the back post at 1-1. Came on at half-time to steady Chelseas defence, which had been rocked by a goal minutes before the break. Wonderful assist for Ziyech to make it 2-1.Kai Havertz (CF) - 7/10 - Some nice touches and a neat assist for Mount - although he could have shot himself. As was to be expected it was Chelsea who had the lions share of possession and looked to probe from the off. Goals from Mason Mount and Hakim Ziyech secured an important victory at Vicarage Road after Sunday's draw with Manchester United. No one should expect to make money from the picks and predictions discussed on this website. With Liverpool and Manchester City also winning on Wednesday, Chelsea found themselves third in the Premier League with 20 minutes remaining, but regained top spot with what Thomas Tuchel described afterwards as a "lucky" victory. By Andr Langlois 3 hours ago Updated26th Feb 2023, 3:56pm FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea's win against Watford in the Premier League. Laboured, often losing the physical battle. CHELSEA kept their lead at the top of the Premier League table with a 2-1 win at Watford. Amid the chaos, Ben Chilwell also made his comeback off the bench following a serious knee injury. RM: Bobby Decordova-Reid - 7/10 - Extremely hardworking on the right. Malang Sarr was brought on for an injured Kenedy. Watford did eventually get something of a foothold in the game and Edouard Mendy was called into action. Odds & lines subject to change. Jorginho 8 Some smart play in dropping back to centre-back when Zouma and/or Tomori went forward. Ghosted into the box and blasted the ball into the roof of net to fire Chelsea ahead. This account already exists. An excellent game from Mateo Kovacic. Chelsea's fifth straight Premier League away win kept them one point clear at the top. 12. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images), LONDON, ENGLAND MAY 22: Antonio Rudiger of Chelsea playing his last game for the club with team-mate Reece James after he is subbed during the Premier League match between Chelsea and Watford at Stamford Bridge on May 22, 2022 in London, England. Watford now host Man City at 5.30pm on Saturday Night Football, live on Sky Sports Premier League, while Chelsea are at West Ham at 12.30pm on Saturday. We must continue in this way. Match report: Crystal Palace 0-2 Leicester. Playing in midfield in the absence of more experienced options, Loftus-Cheek could not make the most of his opportunity. You can easily tell that teams with more quality and experienced forwards than Watfordwith all due respectwill have more and more good times against the Spaniard in future. Heres how we rated each Blues player in the 2-1 victory at Watford. This is especially true when he is tasked with keeping the young Joao Pedro at bay. Painful.RB: Kiko Femenia - 5/10 - Stung Mendy's fingertips with a powerful strike but it was a good height. Mount did extremely well to reach the byline, before cutting it back for substitute Hakim Ziyech to fire into the roof of the net. Aleksandar Mitrovic then tried to embarrass Kepa when he saw an opportunity from the halfway line, but the Chelsea stopper backpedalled just enough to stop the ball dropping in. Your favorite teams, topics, and players all on your favorite mobile devices. The result brings the curtain down on what has been a tumultuous campaign for Chelsea. Lukaku played the final 20 minutes and barely featured as most of the action came at the other end of the pitch. Needed Mendy to save him when Cleverley burst clear. The Hornets began the day in seventh spot, 11 points behind yesterday's hosts, but Bilic says his side's focus is firmly on the play-off picture. A big high claim in stoppage time was vital. TREVOH CHALOBAH (8.7), EXCELLENT (8.0-8.9): Silva (8.8), Chalobah (8.7), Hudson-Odoi (8.4), Jorginho (8.2), Rdiger (8.1), Ziyech (8.0), GOOD (7.0-7.9): Loftus-Cheek (7.8, sub), Mendy (7.7), Werner (7.6, sub), Chilwell (7.5), Kant (7.3), Pulisic (7.0), AVERAGE (6.0-6.9): Azpilicueta (6.8, sub), Mount (6.5, sub), Sal (6.4, sub). On his toes to ensure Azpilicueta didn't net a comical own goal.CB: Antonio Rudiger - 6/10 - His farewell performance. AM: Andreas Pereira - 7/10 - Had one of the best chances of the games with a shot out of nothing. Having been picked in place of the Brazilian veteran, the Danish defender was caught flat-footed a few times, but other than that was quite impressive in the air. Kurt Zouma 8 The Chelsea centre-backs didnt allow Andre Gray anything today. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images). Heres a look at how each Chelsea player fared in a lucky win against Watford: Edouard Mendy was one of the very few Chelsea players who had a good game. Subs: Silva (7), Ziyech (7), Lukaku (5) Just like every other Chelsea player, Trevoh Chalobah had a very sloppy start to the game, giving away the ball and misplacing passes left and right. Watford continued to enjoy the upper hand in the second half, creating several presentable chances. By clicking Sign up you confirm that your data has been entered correctly and you have read and agree to our Terms of use, Cookie policy and Privacy notice. Tackled and battled well.RW: Josh King - 3/10 - Got through some defensive work but hardly involved in truth.ST: Joao Pedro - 5/10 - Caused a few issues and went closer than anyone else in red, but was brilliantly denied by Mendy.LW: Ken Sema - 3/10 - Lost out in the vast majority of his duels and was kept at arm's length by Azpilicueta and James.SUB: Cucho Hernandez (71' for King) - 5/10SUB: Adam Masina (78' for Kamara) - 6/10 - Excellent assist with one of few touches.SUB: Dan Gosling (82' for Kayembe) - 7/10 - Essentially one touch, one goal off the bench! "We played very, very well. Showed his worth off the bench.Hakim Ziyech (RF) - 7/10 - Booked and misplaced a couple of passes horribly. Premier League. Enter your password to log in. In the second half, with the introduction of Silva, Chalobah played in the midfield alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but couldnt do much as he was forced to leave the field with a hamstring injury. Silva continues to amaze. The Moroccan should have had a second shortly afterwards, but he headed straight at Daniel Bachmann after Havertz delivered a fine cross. Not far off scoring a spectacular goal from the halfway line but lacked enough service. Goals from Harry Kane and Oliver Skipp ensured Chelsea fell to their first defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mason Mount and Kai Havertz were the standout performers as Chelsea eked out a 2-1 win over Watford at Vicarage Road on Wednesday. Click here for the player ratings from the Premier League match between Watford and Chelsea played on Dec 1, 2021, and sort by team, position and more Especially the ball that came out to block Tom Cleverley in a single stroke in the second half. Another Saturday, another chance to win 250,000 with Super 6. (Chelsea FC via Getty Images) 22:37 , Marc Mayo Liverpool beat. Watford (35) 13 Goals 52 (69) (21) 14 Assists 32 (46) (6.5) 6.6 Average Ratings 7 (6.7) 32.5 Average Age 28.4 185.8 Average Height (cm) 182.8 (0.8) 0.7 Shots pg 1.4 (1.2) (50%) 58% Aerial. Crucial block denied Tom Cleverley when the Watford midfielder ran clear on goal. Also delivered a number of dangerous crosses and was solid in defence as he looked to show boss Thomas Tuchel he can fill the gap Ben Chilwell has left. Watford: Bachmann (6), Femenia (6), Cathcart (6), Troost-Ekong (6), Masina (NA), Louza (7), Sissoko (7), Cleverley (7), Pedro (7), King (6), Dennis (7) Chelsea 2-1 Watford player ratings: Ross Barkley the unlikely hero LONDON, ENGLAND - MAY 22: Ross Barkley of Chelsea celebrates after scoring their sides second goal during the. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Good movement up front and then provided the cross for Ziyechs goal. Player Stats for Watford 1-2 Chelsea. He was, though, bailed out after the break by Mendy, who came rushing out of his box to deny Tom Cleverley after a pass split Christensen and Rudiger. On that note, here are the Chelsea player ratings from the game. Watford later confirmed a fan was stable after suffering a cardiac arrest. The Hornets scored an 80th minute penalty before putting pressure on Frank Lampards side in the final 10 minutes, which include Kepa making a smart save to deny Ben Foster with the last moment of action in the game. Thomas Tuchel's side were not at their best at Vicarage Road but had enough attacking quality to emerge with three important points and stay ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool. "I think we can admit today we were lucky to win this game. AM: Mason Mount - 5/10 - Made a decent chance in the first half but gernally lacked incisiveness. The Brazilian was introduced just before the start of the second half, replacing a struggling Saul. "It's one thing to win or lose challenges, but we did not even find them. Chelsea got back to winning ways by defeating Watford in a 2-1 victory in the Premier League at Vicarage Road on Wednesday night. The England striker chipped the ball on the on rushing keeper Foster to open the scoring in the 5th [] Watford substitute Dan Gosling popped up at the back post to head in an unlikely equaliser in the 87th minute, but the Hornets' joy was short-lived as Barkley stooped to do the same at the other end and win the match for Chelsea in stoppage time. Chelsea ended their Premier League season by sealing a 2-1 win over Watford late at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon. Get involved in exciting, inspiring conversations. The Italian was handed a surprise . Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: "It was very sloppy, but it was very unusual from us. Chelsea slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Southampton at Stamford Bridge with fans turning on the English manager Graham Potter, but the board have backed him. Please logout and login again. Chelsea made it five successive away Premier League victories as they came away from Vicarage Road with a 2-1 victory on Saturday evening. Watford dominated the first 10 minutes - Chelsea had just two touches in the opposition half in the early stages - and came close twice; first, Trevoh Chalobah blocked superbly from Joao Pedro's low drive, before Edouard Mendy did well to stop a second Pedro effort, parrying away to his right. Could do nothing about Watfords equaliser, which deflected off Antonio Rudiger into his net. The most painful thing about the German ace in this match was that there was no trademark long-range effort, at least as a parting gift from him. Play for free, entries by 3pm. The youngster was solid in defense and looked confident throughout the hour he spent on the pitch. GK: Bernd Leno - 6/10 - Didn't have a lot of saves to make and got away with recklessly rushing out of his goal when Fofana was running through. He was never expected to have a busy afternoon, and he did well when called upon. The Frenchman really needs to work on his defensive awareness if he is to have a place in Chelsea starting XI in the upcoming season. Match report and player ratings from Real Madrid's La Liga derby against Atletico Madrid. Your login session has expired. Please enter a valid email and try again. Not accurate enough with his passing but contributed defensively.CB: Christian Kabasele - 5/10 - Did well to squeeze Havertz out alongside his centre-back partner when he was through on goal.CB: Samir - 5/10 - See above. Thiago Silva (CB) - 7/10 - On for Saul at the break as Chelsea reshuffled. Chelsea's summer signing Saul Niguez was hooked at half-time again - he was also brought off at the break in his only other Premier League start in September against Aston Villa - but after keeping Watford out for most of the second half, the leaders retook the lead through sub Ziyech's finish from a Mount centre (72). Watford were ultimately left empty handed after a closely-fought midweek battle with Chelsea, as the European champions edged to a 2-1 victory at Vicarage Road. ST: Kai Havertz - 5/10 - Had a couple of chances but was left way too isolated in a quite disjointed attacking performance from Chelsea. Antonio Rudigers long pass started the move which resulted in the opening goal, but other than that, Dennis was a pain for the defender throughout the game. A late win was welcomed as the fans paid their final goodbyes to Antonio Rudiger and a number of other players likely to have played their last game at Chelsea. Very unselfish when setting up Mount for Chelseas opener. 2018 West London Media Ltd. All rights reserved. Excellent run for the opener. The result brings the curtain. By Ollie Browning 01/12/2021. Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Not even angry anymore Community player ratings from another defeat Thiago Silva suffers knee ligament injury, not coming back anytime soon Scans not . The hosts did not let up, however, and were rewarded for their positive intent as they regained parity through Dennis in the 43rd minute. It was not pretty from Chelsea - and they didn't escape unscathed as Chalobah was brought off with a worrying-looking injury - but if Sunday's draw against Man Utd was a case of two points dropped, this was a case of two fortuitously gained. Chelsea controlled the ball, yet it was Fulham who went closer to scoring, with Pereira, Palhinha and Decordova-Reid all having half chances. Aside from one chance that was flagged offside anyway, Chelsea didnt really have a clear sight of goal until half an hour in. News. Just to highlight the error of their ways, Mendy yet again saved out bacon with a couple excellent stops and interventions. This game also saw him overtake Peter Schmeichel to become the goalkeeper with the most clean sheets (181) in Manchester United history. Before and after the delay, however, Watford were completely dominant and created much better chances. The Senegalese international made six total saves in his eye-catching performance. Put in a tireless performance but struggled against a physical Watford defence and was perhaps lucky to avoid injury after being barged into an advertising board by William Troost-Ekong. The Spaniard, who formed part of a rather ineffective Chelsea midfield, was taken off at half-time after receiving a first-half booking. Mount was the star performer for the visitors, scoring the first goal and setting up the second. Watford 1-2 Chelsea, Player Ratings: Mason Mount head start on next year's Ballon d'Or campaign Community player ratings from Chelsea's midweek win, plus the previous two games as well By. Chelseas fine wine. Hakim Ziyech's winner kept Chelsea top of the Premier League. Lucky to escape a second yellow for easing Christian Pulisic into the advertising hoardings.Adam Masina (LB) - N/A - Injured inside ten minutes and forced off just as it became clear a medical emergency was unfolding. Chelsea. Given an hour. In front of the midfield, Wilfried Gnonto and Jack Harrison played on the wings, hugging their respective touchlines. 2 minutes ago Chelsea manager Graham Potter admits the atmosphere at Cobham ahead of the London derby against Tottenham is calm and positive despite recent disappointing results. Mudryk looked sharp in the opening stages but the ball never quite reached or fell to the lightning quick Ukrainian winger he was hooked at half-time. But Claudio Ranieri's Watford caused his old side headaches throughout, deservedly levelling through Emmanuel Dennis' deflected effort off Antonio Rudiger (43). AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. Tried to wake his teammates up after such a sluggish start. Maybe in some matches we don't play well and pick up three points! But the Cottagers won the tactical battle and have risen to the dizzying heights of sixth in the table as a reward for their efforts. From Stamford Bridge - Chelsea wrapped up their Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Watford on Sunday, despite some late drama at Stamford Bridge. First, Joao Pedro saw his low goal-bound shot blocked by Trevoh Chalobah, before Edouard Mendy was forced into an excellent save after Cesar Azpilicueta inadvertently deflected a cross towards his own goal. vs Chelsea. The league leaders managed to preserve this lead under considerable pressure from the hosts, coming away with three valuable points. Juraj Kucka stung Mendy's fingertips with a long-range free kick in stoppage time, but that was as good as it got. Man of the match: Mason Mount. Analyses; Great Goals Project; Job Security; Season Reviews; MATCHES . Thankfully the man was stabilised after half an hour and was taken to hospital before play resumed following a five-minute warm-up. Committed several fouls and was eventually shown a yellow card. Booked. The Senegalese, however, had little to do in the match with the Hornets having very little sting. CB: Benoit Badiashile - 7/10 - Had a decent game given the threat of Mitrovic. Dec 1, 2021 at 7.30pm UK . Got straight up with the pace of the game and bit into the tackle. Chelsea were dominant and went close again after a quarter of an hour, with Saul Niguez bending a low strike narrowly wide from range at the end of an intricate passing move. If we continue this way, I truly believe we will be safe.". NEWS. Greaves: I was relieved to lose after 70-match win streak! The only time he had to get out of second gear was to prevent a calamitous own goal from his skippersimply impressive. After getting the early goal, it was definitely a thing of surprise as to how Thomas Tuchels side had not extended its lead bearing in mind that it had all the advantages, even letting the visitors have a decent spell of their own in the first 45 minutes. Watford started the match on the front foot and came close to taking the lead twice in the opening five minutes. Fired Chelsea ahead and hit the post with another effort. Watford were the stronger of the two sides in the first. MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND LEAGUE TABLE. After starting the brighter of the two sides the Hornets went behind to Mason Mount's 29th-minute strike, before Emmanuel Dennis smashed in his sixth goal of the season to make it . According to FootballTransfers, the 26-year-old is now valued at roughly 48m, almost double the fee that Chelsea deemed acceptable to see his departure from Stamford Bridge after just two years,. Tammy Abraham will be pleased to be back among the goals in another fine showing up front. Brilliant turn and low cross after half-time, but no-one in the middle. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Nearly gifted Josh King an early goal when he tried and failed to beat the forward with a body swerve, turning into trouble before clearing the ball. The one player who matched Watford's intensity, popping up to thump home the opener. Nearly whipping the ball into his own net was pretty careless from him too. FULL-TIME Watford 1-2 Chelsea Thomas Tuchel's side retain top spot with a hard-fought win #WATCHE 2940 354 The first half was packed full of drama, both on and off the field. This gave Patrick Bamford more space to operate, with Brenden Aaronson playing as a slightly deeper second striker. As far as getting the job done is concerned, O Monstro does it easily without even breaking a sweat. Unfortunately, the match was suspended in the 12 due to a medical emergency in the crowd. Chalobah started on the right of Chelseas back three, moved up into midfield in the second half and ultimately went off injured. Might have had a first-half assist if he had played in Havertz a split-second quicker. Here are EPL Matters' player ratings from Watford 1-2 Chelsea: Kepa 7 - The goalkeeper had very little to do in the opening 80 minutes but made a key save in stoppage time to deny the opposition goalkeeper from scoring.

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