Watford put in a superb display to beat current Premier League Champions Chelsea 4-1 at Vicarage Road tonight. Let’s see how the players rated …
Watford
Karnezis 7
Made a couple of tidy stops. Had no chance for Hazard’s goal.
Mariappa 7
Solid in defence and composed in possession.
Prödl 7
Had a quiet enough night against a poor Chelsea attack, although he did well late on against Giroud.
Holebas 7
Defended well and his long throw was a useful weapon for his side going forward.
Janmaat 8
Got forward brilliantly all night, and capped a excellent display off with a wonderfully taken individual goal.
Capoue 8
Did a top class job as Watford’s defensive screen in midfield.
Doucouré 9 ( MOTM )
A beast. Dominated the centre of the park from start to finish.
Zeegelaar 7
Stood up to the threat of Moses well, and got forward when he could.
Deulofeu 9
Superb. Won the penalty for the opener, assisted the second, and then scored the all important third goal on the break late on.
Richarlison 8
Has struggled in recent months, but looked back to his razor sharp best tonight, was a constant menace down the left.
Deeney 8
Tucked away the opener from the penalty spot and lead the line brilliantly.
Substitutes
Pereyra 8
Finished the game off with a superb finish in injury time.
Carrillo N/A
No impact.
Gray N/A
No impact.
Chelsea
Courtois 6
Made a string of decent saves, although it was his misjudgement that conceded the penalty, when he took down Deulofeu just before half-time.
Azpilicueta 5
Had a off night for once, and was given the run around by Richarlison at times.
David Luiz 5
Sloppy in possession and booked for a petulant kick out, will probably find himself back on the subs bench after tonights display.
Cahill 5
Not his fault he’s not John Terry, but still did little to galvanise his team as you would expect from a Chelsea captain.
Moses 6
Worked hard, but was pushed further and further back by Watford’s excellent high press.
Kanté 6
Nowhere near as sharp as he usually is.
Bakayoko 1
A disaster. Can’t tackle, can’t pass and can’t control the ball. Sent off after a half hour for two bookable offences.
Zappacosta 5
Showed a decent turn of pace on occasion, but like most of his team-mates just never really got going.
Willian 5
Slashed at a decent chance early on from close range, and was then subbed as part of a tactical reshuffle after Bakayoko’s sending off.
Pedro 4
Like so often this season, completely ineffective.
E Hazard 7
Produced a moment of brilliance when he powered home from 3o yards, that looked like it would get his team a undeserved draw. Apart from that struggled to get on the ball for most of the game.
Substitutes
Fàbregas 5
Failed to create much of note, and did little to stop Watford’s midfield domination.
Giroud 5
Tried to put himself about up front, but was given little quality service.
