Watford vs Chelsea
Premier League 2018-19
Venue: Vicarage Road, Watford
Chelsea overcame Watford 2-1 in the late Boxing Day kick-off thanks to a double from Eden Hazard.
Hazard rounded goalkeeper Ben Foster in first-half stoppage time to put the Blues in front before Roberto Pereyra scored a superb equaliser two minutes later.
But the Chelsea playmaker restored the visitors' lead from the penalty spot in the 58th minute after he was fouled by Foster.
The win sends Chelsea fourth in the Premier League table.
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Team news
Watford XI: Foster, Femenia, Cathcart, Kabasele, Holebas, Capoue, Doucoure, Sema, Pereyra, Deeney, Deulofeu
Subs: Gomes, Mariappa, Cleverley, Success, Masina, Quina, Okaka
Chelsea XI: Arrizabalaga, Azpilicueta, Rudiger, Luiz, Alonso, Kante, Jorginho, Kovacic, Willian, Hazard, Pedro
Subs: Fabregas, Barkley, Caballero, Giroud, Hudson-Odoi, Cahill, Emerson Palmieri
Referee: Martin Atkinson (W Yorkshire)
