Watford vs Chelsea: result 1-2 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 2Kick-off on August 20, 2016 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Vicarage Road, Watford
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What was the result of Watford vs Chelsea?
Chelsea won 1-2 on August 20, 2016.
Goalscorers
- 55′É. CapoueWatford
- 80′M. BatshuayiChelsea
- 87′Diego CostaChelsea
Official lineup for Watford vs Chelsea
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Watford
3-1-4-2- 9T. Deeney
- 24O. Ighalo
- 17A. Guédioura
- 29É. Capoue
- 7N. Amrabat
- 11V. Behrami
- 15C. Cathcart
- 3M. Britos
- 25José Holebas
- 5S. Prödl
- 1Gomes
Chelsea
4-1-4-1- 19Diego Costa
- 7N. Kanté
- 11Pedro
- 8Oscar
- 10E. Hazard
- 21N. Matić
- 28César Azpilicueta
- 2B. Ivanović
- 24Gary Cahill
- 26J. Terry
- 13T. Courtois
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Watford have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Chelsea have 5, 4 and 6.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2016 | Southampton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| May 15, 2016 | Sunderland(home) | 2-2 | Premier League |
| May 11, 2016 | Norwich(away) | 2-4 | Premier League |
| May 8, 2016 | Liverpool(away) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Apr 30, 2016 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2016 | West Ham(home) | 2-1 | Premier League |
| Aug 4, 2016 | AC Milan(away) | 3-1 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 30, 2016 | Real Madrid(away) | 2-3 | International Champions Cup |
| Jul 28, 2016 | Liverpool(home) | 1-0 | International Champions Cup |
| May 15, 2016 | Leicester(home) | 1-1 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 0 Watford wins, 2 draws, 1 Chelsea win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2016 | Watford 0-0 Chelsea | Premier League |
| Dec 26, 2015 | Chelsea 2-2 Watford | Premier League |
| Jan 4, 2015 | Chelsea 3-0 Watford | FA Cup |
How many goals should we expect?
Watford score 1.0 and concede 1.7 goals per match over their last 15; Chelsea score 1.7 and concede 1.5.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watford | 1.0 | 1.7 | 2 | 9/15 | 8/15 |
| Chelsea | 1.7 | 1.5 | 2 | 10/15 | 10/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Chelsea | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 15 | 16 |
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