Ziyech put in an entertaining 30-minute second-half cameo, scoring the match-winner and even finding time to pick up a booking. Player ratings from the Premier League clash between Watford and Chelsea at Vicarage Road. In the second half, with the introduction of Silva, Chalobah played in the midfield alongside Ruben Loftus-Cheek, but couldnt do much as he was forced to leave the field with a hamstring injury. The first-half action did not end there as Dennis returned the favour and slipped Sissoko in behind the line of defence, but he should have done better as Mendy got down to save well. Chelsea's summer signing Saul Niguez was hooked at half-time again - he was also brought off at the break in his only other Premier League start in September against Aston Villa - but after keeping Watford out for most of the second half, the leaders retook the lead through sub Ziyech's finish from a Mount centre (72). From Stamford Bridge - Chelsea wrapped up their Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Watford on Sunday, despite some late drama at Stamford Bridge. The one player who matched Watford's intensity, popping up to thump home the opener. Havertz was often left isolated up top as Watford dominated proceedings for most of the game. The only time he had to get out of second gear was to prevent a calamitous own goal from his skippersimply impressive. Subs: Silva (7), Ziyech (7), Lukaku (5) RM: Bobby Decordova-Reid - 7/10 - Extremely hardworking on the right. Moved to wing-back and chipped in defensively. GOOD (7.0-7.9): Mount (7.9), Mendy (7.3), Silva (7.3, sub), Ziyech (7.3, sub), Havertz (7.1), AVERAGE (6.0-6.9): Chalobah (6.8), Rdiger (6.6), Christensen (6.5), Pulisic (6.0), Lukaku (6.0, sub), POOR (5.0-5.9): Alonso (5.9), Azpilicueta (5.7), Loftus-Cheek (5.5), 1. If that should happen, it may be the best decision for both parties involved, with the club captain again having a couple of sloppy and nervy half moments that are slowly but surely creeping into his game on a more regular basis. (Error Code: 102006) Ziyech nearly scored another late on, seeing his fierce header from Havertz's cross stopped by Bachmann, and Chelsea finally found some form of solidity at the back to keep Watford at bay for the remaining minutes. Watford dominated the first 10 minutes - Chelsea had just two touches in the opposition half in the early stages - and came close twice; first, Trevoh Chalobah blocked superbly from Joao Pedro's low drive, before Edouard Mendy did well to stop a second Pedro effort, parrying away to his right. Might be disappointed not to be among the goalscorers today as he forced three saves from Ben Foster. Thiago Silva bailed Cesar Azpilicueta out on the hour mark when the Spaniard played a no-look back-pass that was headed for the bottom corner, stepping in to cut it out just in time. Faded as the game went on.CM: Tom Cleverley - 6/10 - Some robust challenges. Some trademark ball-carries but not up to the standard required.CM: Edo Kayembe - 5/10 - Watford's most adventurous midfielder initially. Not far off scoring a spectacular goal from the halfway line but lacked enough service. Might have had a first-half assist if he had played in Havertz a split-second quicker. FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from Chelsea's win against Watford in the Premier League. P.S. Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel: "It was very sloppy, but it was very unusual from us. Tammy Abraham will be pleased to be back among the goals in another fine showing up front. He finished 19th, just like his number. The home side were left to rue their missed opportunities as Chelsea regained the lead through Ziyech in the 72nd minute. After the restart, it was more of the same, but Chelsea took the lead against the run of play as Kai Havertz squared the ball for Mason Mount to make it 1-0. Community player ratings from Chelseas midweek win, plus the previous two games as well. For more fromKrishan Davis, follow him onTwitter! Joao Pedro played a neat one-two in the box before carrying the ball across the area and getting a shot away, but Mendy produced a fine stop to divert it wide. SUB: Noni Madueke (46' for Mudryk) - 5/10, SUB: Cesar Azpilicueta (60' for James) - 6/10, SUB: Raheem Sterling (60' for Ziyech) - 5/10, SUB: Ben Chilwell (84' for Cucurella) - N/A. A late win was welcomed as the fans paid their final goodbyes to Antonio Rudiger and a number of other players likely to have played their last game at Chelsea. Ziyech nearly bagged a brace, but couldnt direct a glancing header past keeper Daniel Bachmann after scoring his first. LB: Marc Cucurella - 6/10 - Never in real trouble defensively but minimal attacking impact. Mason Mount then spurned a free header, sending the ball bouncing wide at the back post. Each email has a link to unsubscribe. Hakim Ziyechs perfect through ball split the Fulham defence, but as Havertz tried to lift the ball over the onrushing Leno, it dropped onto the post and out rather than into the net. He had a few shaky and questionable moments with the ball at his feet, but without Mendy in goal, Chelsea might have lost the game. Cesar Azpilicueta 7 Chelseas right-back was tested little defensively throughout the game and saw a lot of the ball pushing forward. Just to highlight the error of their ways, Mendy yet again saved out bacon with a couple excellent stops and interventions. A phenomenal assist for Chelseas opener and started a lot of attacks from central midfield. A Chelsea squad that cost 680m to assemble was held to a 0-0 draw by Fulham in a west London derby in the Premier League at Stamford Bridge on Friday night. Watford later confirmed a fan was stable after suffering a cardiac arrest. The Frenchman really needs to work on his defensive awareness if he is to have a place in Chelsea starting XI in the upcoming season. Also had the ball in the net moments after assisting, but was flagged offside after Pulisic delayed the pass. Moment of ingenuity opened up Watfords defence for Chelseas opener, but could not get a block on Dennis shot, which he diverted past Mendy. Watford (33) 15 Goals 40 (75) (26) 16 Assists 22 (52) (6.5) 6.5 Average Ratings 6.9 (6.9) 28.9 Average Age 28.3 182.7 Average Height (cm) 186.3 (0.7) 0.7 Shots pg 1.2 (1.2) (49%) 49%. As Ruben Loftus-Cheek cheaply lost out in midfield to Moussa Sissoko, Dennis was found and struck low towards the bottom corner, the ball helped into the net via a slight deflection off Rudiger. Thomas Tuchel's side were not at their best at Vicarage Road but had enough attacking quality to emerge with three important points and stay ahead of Manchester City and Liverpool. The Moroccan should have had a second shortly afterwards, but he headed straight at Daniel Bachmann after Havertz delivered a fine cross. Tuchel publicly called him out over his contract pre-match, but he was back in the starting line-up with a point to prove. The start of the second half followed a similar pattern to the first. vs Chelsea. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Your email address will not be published. ST: Aleksandar Mitrovic - 6/10 - Made himself a physical threat. Watford started the match on the front foot and came close to taking the lead twice in the opening five minutes. Watford goalkeeper Daniel Bachmann, who got a touch to the shot, could have done better. Lewis Hamilton's race against time: Is eighth title dream still alive? CM: Conor Gallagher - 6/10 - Put a shift in and didn't much give the ball away. Join theThe Pride Of London team! Player Stats for Watford 1-2 Chelsea. Football's Writer Program can give you the edge you need to get ahead. Vicarage RoadAttendance: Attendance20,388. The game was halted for a total of 30 minutes, and Watford later confirmed a fan had been stabilised having suffered a cardiac arrest. Mason Mount 8 Another very impressive performance from the young playmaker. Chelsea slumped to a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Southampton at Stamford Bridge with fans turning on the English manager Graham Potter, but the board have backed him. Picked up good positions in attack to hurt Watford. You can easily tell that teams with more quality and experienced forwards than Watfordwith all due respectwill have more and more good times against the Spaniard in future. Throughout the first half, Chalobah had to be on his toes with the constant attacking threat from Watford. 2023 Minute Media - All rights reserved. Watford made just one change from the side that lost 4-2 at Leicester as Joao Pedro came in for Cucho Hernandez. 12. After getting the early goal, it was definitely a thing of surprise as to how Thomas Tuchels side had not extended its lead bearing in mind that it had all the advantages, even letting the visitors have a decent spell of their own in the first 45 minutes. Jorginho and James fit but Chalobah joins injured list, Tuchel says he considered moving Saul to wing-back. "It's one thing to win or lose challenges, but we did not even find them. The experienced Brazilian came on at half-time to help shore up the Chelsea defense and provide much-needed solidity. Did catch the eye both before and after his mistake with a number of threatening passes, but his good work was overshadowed by that error. Premier League 2021-22: Liverpool x Manchester United Preview, notcias da equipe, possveis escalaes e previso. The Italian was handed a surprise . Andreas Christensen was finally restored to the starting XI after an off-the-field contractual situation saw Tuchel drop him for the past few games. Player Ratings: Chelsea 2-1 Watford | Premier League Joel Middleton May 22, 2022 12:59 PM EDT Chelsea signed off their Premier League season by sealing a 2-1 win with Watford at. Chelsea FCs 50 Greatest Players Of All-Time, Chelsea FCs Top 30 Transfers Of All Time, Chelsea FCs Top 20 Goals Of The Roman Abramovich Era. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images). All advice, including picks and predictions, is based on individual commentators opinions and not that of Minute Media or its related brands. The second half followed a similar pattern to the first, although Watford were unable to maintain their intensity and create as many chances. Mason Mount and Emmanuel Dennis had earlier traded first-half strikes before the Moroccans well-taken effort decided the game. Faded after the break and eventually subbed.Moussa Sissoko (CM) - 8/10 - Bossed Saul and Loftus-Cheek, who were there for the taking in all honesty. The league leaders managed to preserve this lead under considerable pressure from the hosts, coming away with three valuable points. Good save to tip Barkley's rocket over. Something went wrong. He was never expected to have a busy afternoon, and he did well when called upon. Chelseas fine wine. Worked hard down the flank and used his physicality so well. Tackled and battled well.RW: Josh King - 3/10 - Got through some defensive work but hardly involved in truth.ST: Joao Pedro - 5/10 - Caused a few issues and went closer than anyone else in red, but was brilliantly denied by Mendy.LW: Ken Sema - 3/10 - Lost out in the vast majority of his duels and was kept at arm's length by Azpilicueta and James.SUB: Cucho Hernandez (71' for King) - 5/10SUB: Adam Masina (78' for Kamara) - 6/10 - Excellent assist with one of few touches.SUB: Dan Gosling (82' for Kayembe) - 7/10 - Essentially one touch, one goal off the bench! Kai Havertz converted one of the two glorious opportunities that came his way inside 11 minutes.