Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Watford FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2019-20
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Sat 2 Nov 2019 · 17:30 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Christian Kabasele 46' Y
Daryl Janmaat 70' Y
Craig Dawson 82' Y
Adrian Mariappa 88' Y
Y 89' Jorginho
Y 90' Mason Mount

Overview

Match Preview

Watford FC vs Chelsea FC — Premier League at Vicarage Road Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Mike Dean
  • Referee Anthony Taylor
  • Referee Gary Beswick
  • Referee Adam Nunn

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Manchester City FC 5 15
2 Arsenal FC 5 12
3 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 5 10
4 Brentford FC 5 9
5 Leeds United FC 5 9
6 Liverpool FC 5 9
7 Everton FC 5 9
8 Hull City AFC 5 8
9 Newcastle United FC 5 8
10 Chelsea FC 5 7
11 Ipswich Town FC 5 6
12 Manchester United FC 5 5
13 Nottingham Forest FC 5 5
14 Sunderland AFC 5 4
15 Crystal Palace FC 5 4
16 Aston Villa FC 5 4
17 AFC Bournemouth 5 3
18 Coventry City FC 5 3
19 Fulham FC 5 2
20 Tottenham Hotspur FC 5 2

Head-to-Head

6
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-11-02 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-05-05 Chelsea FC 3–0 Watford FC 2018-12-26 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Recent Form

Watford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
26 Oct AFC Bournemouth H 0–0 D
19 Oct Tottenham Hotspur FC A 1–1 D
05 Oct Sheffield United FC H 0–0 D
28 Sep Wolverhampton Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
21 Sep Manchester City FC A 0–8 L
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
02 Nov Watford FC A 2–1 W
26 Oct Burnley FC A 4–2 W
23 Oct AFC Ajax A 1–0 W
19 Oct Newcastle United FC H 1–0 W
06 Oct Southampton FC A 4–1 W
02 Oct Lille OSC A 2–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
5/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/2
46-60
1/2
61-75
2/1
76+
–/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 3 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 3 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 2 G 2 A
Pedro Neto 1 G
Romeo Lavia 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' What a night it is going to be! Watford FC welcome Chelsea FC for this crunch clash at Vicarage Road Stadium.
  • 5' Tammy Abraham adds to his 0 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 15' Watford FC have won 396 goals from 362 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Adrian Mariappa gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Craig Cathcart and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 25' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 30' It’s high time Quique Sanchez Flores made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 45' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 46' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 46.
  • 51' Chelsea FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 51.
  • 55' What composure from Christian Pulisic! The USA international strokes it home. 0-2.
  • 60' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Roberto Pereyra suffering a number of foals already.
  • 65' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 67' A change in the Watford FC ranks — Nathaniel Chalobah exits the field as Will Hughes enters on 67.
  • 70' Poor challenge from Daryl Janmaat. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 75' Watford FC ring the changes. Daryl Janmaat has done his job and it is now time for Femenia Far to step up.
  • 80' What composure from Gerard Deulofeu! The Spain international strokes it home. 1-2.
  • 82' Craig Dawson picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 83' Callum Hudson-Odoi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Christian Pulisic at the 83 minute mark.
  • 88' A meaty challenge results in booking for Adrian Mariappa on 88.
  • 88' The supporters are chanting for Michy Batshuayi. He replaces Tammy Abraham on 88 minute.
  • 89' Jorginho was booked on 89.
  • 90' A moment of madness from Mason Mount on 90 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Chelsea FC will be frustrated.
  • 90' Reece James has so much to prove this time. He replaces Willian on 90 minute.
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Quique Sanchez Flores

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Frank Lampard

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ross Barkley 2
Eden Hazard 2
Willian 1
Olivier Giroud 1
Mason Mount 1
Roberto Pereyra 1
Hakim Ziyech 1
David Luiz 1

Head to Head

2019-11-02 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2019-05-05 Chelsea FC 3–0 Watford FC 2018-12-26 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC

Watford FC Form

2019-11-02 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2019-10-26 Watford FC 0–0 AFC Bournemouth D 2019-10-19 Tottenham Hotspur FC 1–1 Watford FC D 2019-10-05 Watford FC 0–0 Sheffield United FC D 2019-09-28 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 2–0 Watford FC L 2019-09-21 Manchester City FC 8–0 Watford FC L

Chelsea FC Form

2019-11-02 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2019-10-26 Burnley FC 2–4 Chelsea FC W 2019-10-23 AFC Ajax 0–1 Chelsea FC W 2019-10-19 Chelsea FC 1–0 Newcastle United FC W 2019-10-06 Southampton FC 1–4 Chelsea FC W 2019-10-02 Lille OSC 1–2 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.01 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.53 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC24% Draw27% Chelsea FC49%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.54
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 72%
28%
± 2.5 46%
54%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 12%
88%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
51%
Draw or Chelsea FC
76%
Watford FC or Chelsea FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Watford FC18% Draw48% Chelsea FC34%
Actual: Chelsea FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.1%
0 – 1
11.1%
0 – 0
9.9%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
9%
1 – 0
6.9%
2 – 1
5.9%
1 – 3
4.6%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
2 – 0
3.9%
2 – 3
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 25%
+1.5 75% — 25%
+2 75% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
37% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.