Watford vs Chelsea LIVE!
Chelsea stayed top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Watford on Wednesday in a match that was halted for 32 minutes after a spectator suffered cardiac arrest.
Substitute Hakim Ziyech grabbed the winner for the leaders in the 72nd minute, converting a cross from Mason Mount — the England midfielder who had put Chelsea in front in the 29th minute.
By then, the teams had been taken off by the referee because of the medical emergency in the stands that happened after about 13 minutes. The incident happened on the side of the field where Chelsea left back Marcos Alonso was stationed and he appeared to alert the referee and the medical staff on the touchline.
The spectator was stabilised and taken away on a stretcher to applause from the crowd.
Emmanuel Dennis equalised for Watford in the 43rd minute after Ruben Loftus-Cheek — one of a number of fringe players handed a start by Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel — was dispossessed in the centre-circle by Moussa Sissoko, who drove forward and set up his teammate to score.
Chelsea remain a point ahead of Manchester City and two clear of Liverpool on a night when all three teams won.
