Chelsea 3-0 Watford: result and report
Premier League · Sunday 5 May 2019
Result
Chelsea 3-0 Watford
Premier League · Sunday 5 May 2019, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Chelsea 3-0 Watford: match report
Chelsea beat Watford 3-0 in the Premier League on Sunday 5 May 2019. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek opened the scoring in the 48th minute. Chelsea's goals came from Ruben Loftus-Cheek (48'), David Luiz (51') and Gonzalo Higuaín (75'). Watford did not score.
Discipline: Chelsea received no yellow cards; Watford received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Chelsea were 4th on 68 points from 36 and Watford 10th on 50 points from 36. Chelsea went on to finish that season 3rd with 72 points, and Watford 11th with 50.
Chelsea lined up in a 4-3-3 and Watford in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Eden Hazard of Chelsea (8.9), ahead of Pedro (8.4).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Chelsea wins, 2 draws and 1 for Watford.
Going into the match Chelsea's last five read D-D-L-W-W and Watford's L-D-W-L-W.
Key events
- 48'Goal · Ruben Loftus-Cheek
- 51'Goal · David Luiz
- 75'Goal · Gonzalo Higuaín
- 90'Yellow card · Abdoulaye Doucouré
Head-to-head
Team news
Chelsea line-up (4-3-3)
Kepa Arrizabalaga, César Azpilicueta, Andreas Christensen, David Luiz, Marcos Alonso, N'Golo Kanté, Jorginho, Mateo Kovacic, Pedro, Gonzalo Higuaín, Eden Hazard
Watford line-up (4-2-2-2)
Ben Foster, Kiko Femenía, Adrian Mariappa, Craig Cathcart, José Holebas, Nathaniel Chalobah, Abdoulaye Doucouré, Will Hughes, Brian Gartland, Gerard Deulofeu, Troy Deeney