Eden Hazard scores twice as Chelsea beat Watford
The Belgian helped the Blues to all three points
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Your support makes all the difference.Chelsea bounced back from defeat to Leicester with a hard-fought but impressive win at Watford.
Eden Hazard was the Blues' hero scoring twice to cancel out Roberto Pereyra's superb first-half equaliser and earn all three points and keep them in the hunt for the top four.
Here's how they did it:
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Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of today's Boxing Day Premier League encounter between Watford and Chelsea, brought to you from Vicarage Road.
The match kicks off at 7:30pm GMT, with team set to be released at 6:30pm when we'll begin our full build-up towards the match.
So, just over an hour to go until kick-off at Vicarage Road in this London derby.
But don't forget to follow the game going on currently between Brighton and Arsenal with our very own Nathan Jacobs.
Team news for Watford and Chelsea due shortly.
Abdoulaye Doucoure starts in Javi Gracia's midfield tonight but he is supposedly a target for Paris Saint-Germain.
The 25-year-old is said to have agreed personal terms with the Ligue 1 club but the fee is likely to be a sticking point.
However, the Frenchman will be looking to steer his side to victory tonight.
Festivities in order both on and off the pitch tonight it seems.....
So, just 15 minutes to go until kick-off on the final fixture on Boxing Day, and here are the results so far today:
Brighton 1-1 Arsenal
Spurs 5-0 Bournemouth
Man Utd 3-1 Huddersfield
Liverpool 4-0 Newcastle
Leicester City 2-1 Manchester City
Crystal Palace 0-0 Cardiff City
Burnley 1-5 Everton
Fulham 1-1 Wolves
So, the teams are on their way out at Vicarage Road.
Who's going to enjoy some festive period joy today? Will Hazard get his 100th goal, or will Watford cause an upset?
1 min: Watford 0-0 Chelsea
We're underway at Vicarage Road. Can Chelsea get themselves back into the top four?
5 min: Watford 0-0 Chelsea
Sharp start from Pedro, who plays a crisp 1-2 with Willian before curling wide with his left foot from just outside the box.
10 min: Watford 0-0 Chelsea
The visitors with all the possession so far, and it nearly brings about the opening goal. Hazard feeds Willian, and the Brazilian rounds the keeper but can only hit the post from a tight angle.
It isn't so rosy at the other end for the Blues though, as Kepa gives a pass straight to Deulofeu. The Spaniard however cannot find Deeney with his backheel pass.
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