Saturday , 14 November 2026

Watford FC vs Chelsea FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

Premier League · 2021-22
Watford FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Chelsea FC
Wed 1 Dec 2021 · 19:30 UTC Vicarage Road Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 16' Saul
Imran Louza 45' Y
Y 45' Marcos Alonso
William Troost-Ekong 45' Y
Y 65' Hakim Ziyech
Danny Rose 84' Y
Tom Cleverley 84' Y

Overview

Match Preview

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

Match Details

  • Referee Michael Salisbury
  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Darren England
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Stuart Burt
  • Referee Nick Hopton
5 games this season 🟨 4.0/game ⚽ 8.6 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Arsenal FC 10 27
2 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 10 22
3 Manchester City FC 10 21
4 Liverpool FC 10 18
5 Chelsea FC 10 16
6 Everton FC 10 16
7 AFC Bournemouth 10 15
8 Brentford FC 10 14
9 Leeds United FC 10 14
10 Aston Villa FC 10 13
11 Tottenham Hotspur FC 10 12
12 Newcastle United FC 10 12
13 Hull City AFC 10 11
14 Ipswich Town FC 10 11
15 Fulham FC 10 10
16 Nottingham Forest FC 10 9
17 Coventry City FC 10 9
18 Manchester United FC 10 8
19 Sunderland AFC 10 8
20 Crystal Palace FC 10 7

Head-to-Head

6
Watford FC 6 games · Avg 3.0 goals Chelsea FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-12-01 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2020-07-04 Chelsea FC 3–0 Watford FC 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
01 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–2 L
28 Nov Leicester City FC A 2–4 L
20 Nov Manchester United FC H 4–1 W
07 Nov Arsenal FC A 0–1 L
30 Oct Southampton FC H 0–1 L
23 Oct Everton FC A 5–2 W
Chelsea FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
01 Dec Watford FC A 2–1 W
28 Nov Manchester United FC H 1–1 D
23 Nov Juventus FC H 4–0 W
20 Nov Leicester City FC A 3–0 W
06 Nov Burnley FC H 1–1 D
02 Nov Malmo FF A 1–0 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
20% Clean Sheets
Chelsea FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Chelsea FC
0-15
7/–
16-30
–/3
31-45
2/3
46-60
4/3
61-75
5/1
76+
1/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Chelsea FC
Joao Pedro 5 G 3 A
Morgan Rogers 5 G 1 A
Cole Palmer 3 G 3 A
Pedro Neto 3 G 1 A
Jordan Henderson 2 G 1 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' It’s Showtime! The match between Watford FC and Chelsea FC is underway.
  • 5' Femenia Far is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Chelsea FC tonight.
  • 10' Emmanuel Dennis, a Nigeria , has 33 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 13' Danny Rose is ready to make an impact after coming on for Adam Masina at the 13 minute mark.
  • 16' The referee has no hesitation. Saul is booked for Chelsea FC — Yellow card on 16.
  • 21' Watford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 26' The energy levels are beginning to show. Claudio Ranieri might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 29' What a strike from Mason Mount! The score is 0-1.
  • 34' Chelsea FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 39' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 43' The Nigeria Emmanuel Dennis breaks the deadlock on 43 minutes. 1-1!
  • 45' Imran Louza catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 45.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Chelsea FC! Thiago Silva comes on to replace Saul.
  • 51' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 56' Both keepers have barely been tested. Watford FC and Chelsea FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 60' The whistle greets Trevoh Chalobah as he departs to be replaced by Hakim Ziyech.
  • 65' Hakim Ziyech catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 65.
  • 69' Chelsea FC make a change. Azpilicueta trudges off to be replaced by Romelu Lukaku on 69 minutes.
  • 73' Hakim Ziyech adds to his 0 season tally! Chelsea FC lead 1-2 — and this changes everything.
  • 73' Juraj Kucka gets the nod from Watford FC. He replaces Imran Louza and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 78' Christian Pulisic has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 2 goals to his name this season.
  • 83' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Watford FC and Chelsea FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 84' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Danny Rose.
  • 85' The whistle greets Tom Cleverley as he departs to be replaced by Jeremy Ngakia.
  • 90' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Watford FC.

Lineups

Watford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Claudio Ranieri

Chelsea FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Tuchel

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ross Barkley 2
Eden Hazard 2
Emmanuel Dennis 1
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 1
Kai Havertz 1
Gonzalo Higuain 1
Dan Gosling 1
Tammy Abraham 1

Head to Head

2021-12-01 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC 2020-07-04 Chelsea FC 3–0 Watford FC 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

2021-12-01 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC L 2021-11-28 Leicester City FC 4–2 Watford FC L 2021-11-20 Watford FC 4–1 Manchester United FC W 2021-11-07 Arsenal FC 1–0 Watford FC L 2021-10-30 Watford FC 0–1 Southampton FC L 2021-10-23 Everton FC 2–5 Watford FC W

Chelsea FC Form

2021-12-01 Watford FC 1–2 Chelsea FC W 2021-11-28 Chelsea FC 1–1 Manchester United FC D 2021-11-23 Chelsea FC 4–0 Juventus FC W 2021-11-20 Leicester City FC 0–3 Chelsea FC W 2021-11-06 Chelsea FC 1–1 Burnley FC D 2021-11-02 Malmo FF 0–1 Chelsea FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.12 Watford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.57 Chelsea FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC26% Draw27% Chelsea FC47%
Actual: Chelsea FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes54% 0% No46%
Avg goals/match: 2.69
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 91%
9%
± 1.5 75%
25%
± 2.5 50%
50%
± 3.5 29%
71%
± 4.5 14%
86%

Double Chance

Watford FC or Draw
53%
Draw or Chelsea FC
74%
Watford FC or Chelsea FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Watford FC20% Draw47% Chelsea FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
0 – 1
9.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
8.7%
0 – 2
8.2%
1 – 0
6.6%
2 – 1
6.4%
2 – 2
5.1%
1 – 3
4.7%
0 – 3
4.2%
2 – 0
4.2%
2 – 3
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Watford FC

Handicap Watford FC covers Push Chelsea FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 7% 90%
-1.5 10% — 90%
-1 10% 15% 74%
-0.5 26% — 74%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Watford FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Chelsea FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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