Chelsea vs Watford as it happened: Champions come from behind to beat Hornets at the death
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea host London rivals Watford on Saturday as they look to bounce back from a recent dip in form.
Antonio Conte's men have not won in their last three games and currently sit nine points behind league leaders Manchester City.
Chelsea take on an in-form Watford side who have 15 points to their name in fourth.
David Luiz and Tiemoue Bakayoko join Chelsea’s growing injury list while Younes Kaboul and Sebastian Prodl remain absent for Watford.
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What time does it start?
The game kicks off at 12.30pm on Saturday 21 October at Stamford Bridge.
Where can I watch it?
The game will be broadcast on Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Main Event. Coverage starts at 11.30am.
It’s a big game for?
Antonio Conte. It says all you need to know about the state of the modern game but the pressure is on for the Italian – especially with Roman Roman Abramovich as your boss. Chelsea have not won in three and are showing signs of a pre-Christmas wobble. The Blues have their hands full against a high-flying Watford team and only a win will be enough to restore some calm and order to the Bridge.
Player to watch?
Eden Hazard. The Belgian failed to impress against Crystal Palace last week but was the hero in blue on Wednesday night as he salvaged his side a precious point at home against Roma. Fans will have their fingers crossed that the right Hazard turns up and, if he does, Watford should be in for a difficult time.
Head-to-head:
Chelsea 4 Watford 3, Premier League, May 2017
Watford 1 Chelsea 2, Premier League, August 2016
Watford 0 Chelsea 0, Premier League, February 2016
Form:
Chelsea: DLLWW
Watford: WDWLW
Odds:
Chelsea to win: 4/11
Draw: 14/1
Watford to win: 17/2
90' - Five minutes of additional time to come. Will we see any more late drama?
90+4' - Just 90 seconds left to play here and Watford look like they've run out of ideas now.
GOAL! Chelsea 4-2 Watford (Batshuayi)
90+5' - Miguel Britos attempts a ridiculous pass over the head of Tiemoue Bakayoko and it backfires as the Frenchman gets a head on it, sending it into the path of Michy Batshuayi, who lifts the ball over Heurelho Gomes to clinch all three points for Chelsea.
Full-time - Chelsea 4-2 Watford
The final whistle goes and Chelsea get the win they need to move up to fourth in the table. What a game!
Post-match reaction from Chelsea's players
Cesar Azpilicueta: "We left it really late and we had to dig in until the last minute. It wasn't our best game but we got an important win for our confidence after three games without a win so I think it's important for us to get back to winning ways."
Michy Batshuayi: "I've stayed focused. I train hard, I play hard. I came on the pitch today, I scored two goals. This is my job.
"I'm very happy today to take three points in a difficult moment. It's good for the team. Now we need to stay focused for the next game."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Post-match reaction from Watford manager Marco Silva
"It's a really unfair result. It doesn't reflect what happened in the match. We controlled most of the match. I think we reacted well after Pedro's great goal.
"The second half, for 30 minutes I saw one team playing on the pitch. After we went 2-1 up we had two more clear chances to kill the match.
"Richarlison didn't score today but I'm sure he will score in the next match. He was in the right position to score and this is more important to me."
Quotes from Sky Sports
Post-match reaction from Antonio Conte
"Our performance was good because it's not easy to concede in the last minute of the first half and to go down early in the second half
"From that moment our confidence was low but my players showed me great desire and great will to fight to change the situation and change the final result. The performance was good. It was very important. This victory is right, the commitment is right and now we have to try to get our injured players recovered quickly.
"I'm satisfied with the performance."
Quotes from Sky Sports
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