It is not surprising that the away team was the ones who took the initiative from the first minutes. Obviously, the excitement after defeating Arsenal in the previous round has caused Watford's spirit to be very high.
However, before they could cause any specific difficulties for the home team, Watford were behind in the 11th minute. From a corner kick from the right wing of the home team, the ball was pushed out for Pedro from the second line to run up and finish. The Spanish striker's classy curse made goalkeeper Gomes unable to block.
The heat of the match was boosted when the two teams had consecutive situations that had to receive cards. Watford's initiative was held back by Chelsea's defense almost the end of the first half. It seemed that both sides would leave the field with a result of 1-0, but in the last seconds, Doucour from the away team had an outstanding move to equalize for Watford.
When the audience had not yet settled down after 15 minutes of the break, the surprise came when the away team scored to increase the score to 2-1 in the 49th minute. The combination of Pereyra and Richarlison's half-field contribution penetrated the entire Chelsea defence. Goalkeeper Courtois helplessly watched the ball fly into the net after Pereyra's exemplary shot.
Realizing that Morata could not compete physically with Watford defenders, coach Conte replaced him with Batshuayi in the 61st minute in the hope that the Belgian striker's physical strength would be useful for the remaining time.
And just 10 minutes later, Batshuayi had a classy high-pscoring header after Pedro's cross, the ball flew straight into the top corner of the goal, leaving goalkeeper Gomes unable to block it.
Batshuayi was the highlight in the following minutes of The Blues when he had 2 consecutive dangerous shots against Watford. If this striker had been more meticulous, it is likely that the away team would have conceded 2 goals.
It seemed that Chelsea had to accept a disappointing draw, but their hero appeared in the 87th minute. From a cross from the right wing of Willian, Spanish defender - Azpilicueta chose an accurate position, heading close to the goal in the amazement of Watford's defense. The overwhelming joy was easily seen on Conte's face.
Before the referee blew the whistle to end the match, Batshuayi marked his sublime day with a close-range finish, sealing the score at 4-2 for the match. With this result, The Blues took Watford's 4th place in the rankings with 16 points after 9 rounds.Highlights: Chelsea 4-2 Watford.
