Watford vs Chelsea: Chelsea looks to continue their surge towards the title as the table toppers face Watford in the mid-week EPL clash on Thursday.
Match Details:
Teams: Watford vs Chelsea
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Date: Thursday 2nd December, 2021
Time: 01:00 AM IST
Live Link: http://www.hotstar.com/
Preview
It was not a happy return to Leicester for Ranieri as his side succumbed to a 4-2 defeat against the Foxes in their previous Premier League clash on the weekend.
Vardy led the way with a brace along with goals from Maddison and Lookman. King and Dennis were the scorers for Watford.
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Ranieri’s side is in 17th place with just 13 points; three above the relegation zone. With 3 losses from 5 matches, a turnaround in form is the need of the hour before its too late.
On the other hand, Chelsea picked up a point in their previous clash after a 1-1 home draw against Manchester United.
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Sancho broke the deadlock for United after a poor misjudgement from Jorginho but the Italian redeemed his error with a nicely taken penalty to restore parity.
The Blues were the much better side on the night but lack the clinical finishing, which resulted in dropped points.
It was good news for the Blues as well after they were announced the Club of the Year during the Ballon D’or Ceremony.
They aim to continue their good work done this season as they sit pretty at the top of the table with 30 points.
Both sides last met in the EPL 2019-20 season where Chelsea won 3-0 at home.
Form Guide
Watford: WLLWL
Chelsea: WDWWD
Chelsea have won the first ever Club of the Year award at the #BallonDor ceremony! pic.twitter.com/QDxRqiWX8J
— 90min (@90min_Football) November 29, 2021
Last Matches of both teams:
Leicester 4-2 Watford
Chelsea 1-1 Manchester United
We’re proud of you, Edou! 💙
2nd for the #TropheeYachine award! 👏 pic.twitter.com/xxTys9GkHm
— Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) November 29, 2021
Where to watch the live stream and broadcast of Watford vs Chelsea in India?
The match can be live streamed on Hotstar VIP App or Jio TV; while the broadcast is on Star Sports Select 2.
Team News
Etebo, N’Koulou, Baah, Sema and Foster are out for the hosts due to injuries. Meanwhile; Dennis and Sierralta are doubts due to knock sustained and knee injury respectively.
Chilwell, Kovacic, Kanté are out for the Blues through injury whereas Werner remains a doubt.
Watford possible 11:
Bachmann, Kiko, Cathcart, Troost-Ekong, Rose, Cleverly, Louza, Sissoko, Hernandez, Fletcher and King
Chelsea possible 11:
Mendy, Rüdiger, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Alonso, Jorginho, Loftus-Cheek, James, Pulisic, Mount and Havertz
Prediction: Watford 0-2 Chelsea
Watford is massively depleted in terms of resources with a number of players missing out.
Keeping that in mind, they need to be defensively at their best to gain a positive result from this contest.
Chelsea is in full flow and we expect them to snap up the three points in this one.
Players to watch out for: King, Hernandez, Havertz and James.
