Watford vs Chelsea Preview

Watford vs Chelsea

Competition – Barclays Premier League

Stadium – Vicarage Road Stadium

Date: 5th February 2018

Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT

Watford’s decline continued in their draw against Stoke City last time out and takes them ever closer to the relegation zone.

Although they come into this game in 11th, they are closer to the relegation zone than the top half of the table.

Earlier under Marcos Silva they prided themselves with picking up points away from home however, they are now doing better at home although they have only 3 wins there all season.

Watford have conceded 25 goals at home this season while scoring 16 and they have scored in their last seven games there.

Chelsea had an even worse time in midweek as they lost at home to Bournemouth – a game they played without a striker.

That loss pushed them down to 4th in the league table, just 2 points more than Tottenham who are 5th.

This game could be the first for Giroud and the French man seems to fit the Blues style of play as they have scored more headers than any other team in the league this season.

The Blues have won 5 and drawn 2 of their last seven meetings with the Hornets.

Results of each team’s last 5 matches across all leagues and competitions

Watford

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
L Southampton 1-0 Watford 27 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
L Leicester City 2-0 Watford 20 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
D Watford 2-2 Southampton 13 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
W Watford 3-0 Bristol City 6 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
L Manchester City 3-1 Watford 2 Jan, 2018 English Premier League

Chelsea

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
W Chelsea 3-0 Newcastle United 28 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
L Arsenal 2-1 Chelsea 24 Jan, 2018 English Carabao Cup
W Brighton & Hove Albion 0-4 Chelsea 20 Jan, 2018 English Premier League
W Chelsea 1-1 Norwich City 17 Jan, 2018 English FA Cup
D Chelsea 0-0 Leicester City 13 Jan, 2018 English Premier League

H2H

LAST FIVE GAMES DATE COMPETITION
Chelsea 4-2 Watford 21 Oct, 2017 English Premier League
Chelsea 4-3 Watford 15 May, 2017 English Premier League
Watford 1-2 Chelsea 20 Aug, 2016 English Premier League
Watford 0-0 Chelsea 3 Feb, 2016 English Premier League
Chelsea 2-2 Watford 26 Dec, 2015 English Premier League


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AFC Bournemouth 16:00 Everton
Chelsea 16:00 Burnley
Nottingham Forest 16:00 Crystal Palace
Sheffield United 16:00 Fulham
Tottenham Hotspur 16:00 Luton Town
Aston Villa 18:30 Wolverhampton Wanderers
Brentford 21:00 Manchester United
March 31, 2024
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Manchester City 15:30 Arsenal
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Newcastle United 18:30 Everton
Nottingham Forest 18:30 Fulham
AFC Bournemouth 18:45 Crystal Palace
Burnley 18:45 Wolverhampton Wanderers
West Ham United 19:15 Tottenham Hotspur
April 3, 2024
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Brentford 18:30 Brighton & Hov…
Manchester City 19:15 Aston Villa

Premier League Table

# Team MP W D L F A G P
1 Arsenal 28 20 4 4 70 24 +46 64
2 Liverpool 28 19 7 2 65 26 +39 64
3 Manchester City 28 19 6 3 63 28 +35 63
4 Aston Villa 29 17 5 7 60 42 +18 56
5 Tottenham Hotspur 28 16 5 7 59 42 +17 53
6 Manchester United 28 15 2 11 39 39 +0 47
7 West Ham United 29 12 8 9 46 50 -4 44
8 Brighton & Hov… 28 11 9 8 50 44 +6 42
9 Wolverhampton Wanderers 28 12 5 11 42 44 -2 41
10 Newcastle United 28 12 4 12 59 48 +11 40
11 Chelsea 27 11 6 10 47 45 +2 39
12 Fulham 29 11 5 13 43 44 -1 38
13 AFC Bournemouth 28 9 8 11 41 52 -11 35
14 Crystal Palace 28 7 8 13 33 48 -15 29
15 Brentford 29 7 5 17 41 54 -13 26
16 Everton 28 8 7 13 29 39 -10 25
17 Luton Town 29 5 7 17 42 60 -18 22
18 Nottingham Forest 29 6 7 16 35 51 -16 21
19 Burnley 29 4 5 20 29 63 -34 17
20 Sheffield United 28 3 5 20 24 74 -50 14

Latest Premier League Results

March 17, 2024
West Ham United 1 - 1 Aston Villa
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Fulham 3 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur
Luton Town 1 - 1 Nottingham Forest
Burnley 2 - 1 Brentford
March 13, 2024
AFC Bournemouth 4 - 3 Luton Town
March 11, 2024
Chelsea 3 - 2 Newcastle United
March 10, 2024
Liverpool 1 - 1 Manchester City
West Ham United 2 - 2 Burnley
Brighton & Hov… 1 - 0 Nottingham Forest
Aston Villa 0 - 4 Tottenham Hotspur
March 9, 2024
Arsenal 2 - 1 Brentford
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 - 1 Fulham
Crystal Palace 1 - 1 Luton Town
AFC Bournemouth 2 - 2 Sheffield United
Manchester United 2 - 0 Everton
March 4, 2024
Sheffield United 0 - 6 Arsenal
March 3, 2024
Manchester City 3 - 1 Manchester United
Burnley 0 - 2 AFC Bournemouth

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