Watford FC 4-1 Chelsea
Super Watford put in a four star performance to ease their relegation fears while at the same time heaping more misery on Antonio Conte’s Chelsea.
There was live betting drama as the game exploded into life in the final ten minutes with four late goals, but the score didn’t flatter Watford and man-of-the-match Gerard Deulofeu.
Pre-match betting odds of 5.60 on a home win looked generous from the off as the hosts dominated the opening exchanges with debutant Deulofeu in scintillating form. And the game turned in the Hornets’ favour on the half-hour when Tiemoue Bakayoko rounded off a shocking, albeit brief, performance by getting a second yellow card and an early bath.
Deulofeu was the man who made the advantage count, and it was his speed in reaching the ball before Thibaut Courtois that drew a penalty which Troy Deeney swept home with aplomb to grab a deserved half-time lead.
Chelsea didn’t look much better in the second half, and as Watford tried to score the crucial second, Deulofeu came close with a shot from just outside the box. The Blues finally began to show some urgency on 80 minutes and Cesc Fabregas came close. But then a moment of genius as Eden Hazard curled in a beauty and looked to have saved Chelsea’s night.
But the Hornets were having none of it. Moments later, full-back Daryl Janmaat, danced past two challenges to fire home and send the crowd wild. And they were on their feet again when Deulofeu rounded off a stunning debut and finished coolly to beat Chelsea. It was rubbing salt into the wound when Roberto Pereyra smashed home the fourth.
Make no mistake; this was a big win for Watford and a damaging defeat for Chelsea.
I wonder how Roman Abramovich will see it…
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