Chelsea will be looking to test their squad depth ahead of their trip to Vicarage Road against Watford as Thomas Tuchel side looks to deal with a number of setbacks in his team.
Watford are long-shots at 10/1 with Grosvenor Sport while Chelsea are the favourites at 2/7 and a draw is 23/5.
The Blues have seen their lead cut down to just one point after drawing with Manchester United at home while Manchester City and Liverpool picked up wins at the weekend.
The cut means the pressure is on in the title race ahead of the festive period and with a number of injuries in the squad, Tuchel is facing a selection headache.
Ben Chilwell, Reece James, N'Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic are all ruled out meaning Tuchel will be looking at alternatives to get his side to maintain, and potentially extend, their lead at the top.
On paper, this will be the perfect fixture for Tuchel's fringe players to make their mark - but they will need to prove their worth.
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Team stats
Chelsea have the league's highest average in terms of total corners per game with 11.8 while Watford average 10.3 per game. Over 10.5 total corners is 49/50.
The Blues have finished seven of their 13 Premier League matches with over 2.5 goals while Watford have finished six of their games that way. Over 2.5 goals is 7/10.
Player to watch
I backed him last week to get one over his former employers but Romelu Lukaku will be the main focus in Chelsea's attack this week and beyond depending on how long their wing-backs are out for.
Ben Chilwell faces a spell on the sidelines while Reece James remains a doubt (no doubt my curse will return and he plays this match), meaning Chelsea's strikers need to step up their game.
Facing a Watford side who have conceded 24 goals already this season should help too.
H2H
This will be the 38th meeting between the two sides with Chelsea boasting 21 wins to Watford's 10 and six draws.
The Blues have won their last four consecutive meetings against the Hertfordshire side.
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