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Evening all, and welcome to Watford v Chelsea!

Premier League / Matchday 26
Vicarage Road Stadium / 05.02.2018
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Updated 05/02/2018 at 21:56 GMT


21:56
So, thanks for your company - night.
21:55
Well that was something! Watford were absolutely brilliant tonight, dominating the first half and devastating in the second - after having their lead pegged back. they stay 11th, but are further away from the relegation zone, while Chelsea remain fourth, a point ahead of Spurs and a point behind Liverpool.
21:55
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Full-time: Watford 4-1 Chelsea!
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Almost time for Chelsea to go home. Fabregas picks a ball into Hazard, who knocks down ... only for Giroud to poke past the near post.
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Is Antonio Conte surviving this? It's hard to defend how bad Chelsea were in the first half tonight, and how bad they've been on too many occasions this season. If he's going in the summer, it's hard to see how much harm it can do.
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GOAL! Watford 4-1 Chelsea (Pereyra) Hazard shouldn't have made them angry! Again Watford break, Pereyra fed by Doucoure and taking the ball on the right of the box. With Cahill and Courtois expecting the shot, he pauses, changes the angle by narrowing the angle, and outswings a corruscating finish into the far side-netting! This is wonderful, devastating and special! Football!
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There'll be six added minutes.
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Carillo replaces Deulofeu.
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GOAL! Watford 3-1 Chelsea (Deulofeu) Hazard loses the ball outside the Watford box and Deulofeu breaks down the left, waving Deeney into the box, where his off the ball run opens space for a cut inside. Deulofeu is actually injured and was about to be taken off, but he's got enough to mosey towards goal and slot a finish into the far corner with the help of a slight deflection off Cahill. Phew! Chelsea are in trouble, but Watford have been brilliant tonight, Duelofeu especially.
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WHAT A GOAL! Watford 2-1 Chelsea (Janmaat) This is wonderful, this is the goal of a lifeimte, complete and utter on your feet behaviour! Janmaat takes possession on the touchline and sweeps past Zappacosta and Fabregas along the edge of the box before playing a one-two with Pereyra which eliminates Kante. But there's still work to do and my days doesn't he do it, sweeping past Cahill before slipping home what is surely the winner. AMAZING!
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Watford roar back! Capoue slides Deulofeu through the middle and he should finish with his left but instead stabs with his right, sending the ball skipping wide. Naughty.
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WHAT A GOAL! Watford 1-1 Chelsea (Hazard) Able to roam now Giroud is on, Hazard collects possession outside the box, left of centre and jinks past his man then unfurls a stunning curler which screeches and spits inside the far post, halfway up!
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But there he is! He plays a one-two with Fabregas, who is outside him, clips back a ball inside him which Azpilicueta cutely lets through his legs, and Fabregas is there to deal with it, eight yards out! But he passes his shot too deliberately, looking for the near post, and Kamezis reads it, saving more easily than he had right to.
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Eden Hazard is still doing absolutely loads of nothing.
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Again Deulofeu makes grouns down the right and picks a sensible ball, cut back to Doucoure. He sweeps it into his stride, but trying to manufacture a shot, runs into Fabregas.
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I believe managers are sacked after Chelsea lose to West Brom, so there'll be a caretaker in for Barcelona.
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Holebas leathers a shot from out on the left which Courtois holds easily enough.
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Looks well fitter in blue than red imo.
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Doucoure has been really good in the second half, while Capoue, who is super-talented, has done really well as well - better than I thought he might in a two.
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Richarlison looks extremely upset on the bench, and I guess it is slightly odd that he was hooked. His level didn't appear to have dropped, and he's a far better player and outlet than Pereyra.