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The lead wouldn’t last until halftime as a Ruben Loftus-Cheek giveaway led to Emmanuel Dennis’ deflected shot off Rudiger and past Edouard Mendy for 1-1 in the 43rd minute. Pulisic cued up Havertz for a goal on a Chelsea counterattack, but the American’s delay in releasing the German proved to produce an offside. Kai Havertz turned the ball from the left to the right, where Mount smashed into the goal from the back post. The Blues worked the ball well, Rudiger’s entry cutting into the Watford box. It would be resume nearly a half-hour later Alarm bells signal Chelsea opener, but Watford respondsĬhelsea scored through Mount in the 29th minute. No sooner had Christian Pulisic won a free kick and Watford’s returning Adam Masina been forced off due to injury that the match was suspended due to a medical emergency in the stands. The USMNT star had three clearances, an interception, and a tackle in the win.Īntonio Rudiger was very good but this award is as simple as stating that Mount scored the first goal and set up the second.

Pulisic wasn’t at his best but he didn’t stop working during his 41-touch day, recording a key pass, fouling three Hornets and drawing a trio of fouls as well. Pulisic goes 90: Christian Pulisic said earlier this week that he’s feeling “great” after a long layoff with injury and he went 90 minutes on Wednesday to make it three appearances across eight days and six-straight Chelsea matches across all competitions in the latest bit of encouragement for Chelsea and USMNT fans alike. With Newcastle ready to buy, Norwich City firming up defensively, and Burnley being Burnley, is Watford the top candidate to drop into the relegation debate?ģ. Not coming up with one could be costly, especially considering how few teams will score against Chelsea, let alone get a result against the Blues. Watford’s injury concerns complicate an already tricky situation, and the Hornets definitely deserved a point on Wednesday at Vicarage Road. Losing while matching a championship contender is Championship stuff: Notice the capital C. If you told Tuchel that he wouldn’t have to start Romelu Lukaku and use Timo Werner without having access to N’Golo Kante and Mateo Kovacic, he probably would’ve taken a win however it arrived in the W column.Ģ.

But it truly didn’t feel like Thomas Tuchel’s men were really in danger of losing to the hosts, even if some big chances were missed by the Hornets. Winning while not at its best is championship stuff: Chelsea wasn’t great on Wednesday, neither clinical nor too inventive. Three things we learned from Watford vs Chelseaġ.

Transfer news: Rayan Ait-Nouri to Liverpool Martial in Barcelona cash-plus-player.