Premier League | Gameweek 14
Dec 1, 2021 at 7.30pm UK
Vicarage Road
Watford1 - 2Chelsea
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Thomas Tuchel: 'Chelsea stole three points from Watford'
Head coach Thomas Tuchel acknowledges that he was unhappy with Chelsea's performance during their 2-1 victory over Watford on Wednesday night.
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Watford vs. Chelsea match temporarily suspended
Watford vs. Chelsea has been temporarily suspended due to a medical emergency within the ground at Vicarage Road.
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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash between Watford and Chelsea.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Wednesday's Premier League clash between Watford and Chelsea, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole takes an in-depth look at how Chelsea could line up in Wednesday's Premier League clash with Watford.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Chelsea's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Wednesday's Premier League clash with Watford.
We said: Watford 0-2 Chelsea
Any hopes of Watford repeating their recent 4-1 thrashing of Man United or similar 2018 success against the Blues will surely be dashed here, with Ranieri's depleted outfit no match for a freshened-up Chelsea. Tuchel's side have conceded just one goal on the road all season and have bountiful options for rotation in the final third, so we can only envisage the Blues returning to winning ways comfortably. Read more.Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Chelsea win with a probability of 68.19%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Watford had a probability of 12.36%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.34%) and 1-2 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.23%), while for a Watford win it was 1-0 (4.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Watford | Draw | Chelsea |
| 12.36% | 19.45% | 68.19% |
| Both teams to score 46.05% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 53.55% | 46.44% |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 31.27% | 68.72% |
| Watford Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 52.67% | 47.32% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 17.27% | 82.73% |
| Chelsea Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 87.42% | 12.58% |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 |
| 61.34% | 38.66% |
| Score Analysis |
Watford 12.36%
Chelsea 68.18%
Draw 19.45%
| Watford | Draw | Chelsea |
| 1-0 @ 4.45% 2-1 @ 3.45% 2-0 @ 1.67% Other @ 2.79% Total : 12.36% | 1-1 @ 9.23% 0-0 @ 5.95% 2-2 @ 3.58% Other @ 0.68% Total : 19.45% | 0-2 @ 12.79% 0-1 @ 12.34% 1-2 @ 9.57% 0-3 @ 8.84% 1-3 @ 6.61% 0-4 @ 4.58% 1-4 @ 3.43% 2-3 @ 2.47% 0-5 @ 1.9% 1-5 @ 1.42% 2-4 @ 1.28% Other @ 2.94% Total : 68.18% |
How you voted: Watford vs Chelsea
Watford
11.0%Draw
6.0%Chelsea
83.0%365
Head to Head
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Watford
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Chelsea
Form Guide
Build-up
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Thomas Tuchel happy with Chelsea's options at left wing-back
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Chelsea trio doubtful for Watford game
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Chelsea's record vs. former boss Claudio Ranieri
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How Chelsea could line up against Watford
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Chelsea team news: Injury, suspension list vs. Watford
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