10-Man Chelsea paid for the first half dismissal of Tiemoue Bakayoko’s in the First half as the Blues where hammered 4-1 on the night to pile more pressure on Antonio Conte with his managerial job at the bridge on the line.
Conte welcome Willian and Luiz back while replacing Marcos Alonso in the left wing back position. The game began with the host dominating the tie as Chelsea struggled. The Ineffectiveness of Bakayoko who was known to be losing possession was as obvious as the host forced errors from his wing. Bakayoko’s sloppiness got the better of him as the Chelsea midfielder was given his matching order at the 30th minute after been shown a yellow five minutes. Chelseas’s grew from bad to worse as Watford was gifted penalty after Thibuat Courtois have clamped on Deulofeu inside the eighteen yard box. Deeney stepped up and converted from the spot with a sublime kick to the left to hand Watford the lead going to the interval. Olivier Giroud finally made his debut in the 64th minute as Chelsea searched for goal. Eden
Hazard thought he has salvaged a draw for the visiting team in the 82 minute with a touch of individual brilliance. But with the Chelsea backline weak as ever there was still enough time for a twist in the tale.2 minutes after Hazard levelled, Janmaat and Pereyra combined to restore the lead for the home team. Deulofeu who has been displaying a top notch perfomance finally had his name on the score sheet as he scored the 3rd goal at the 88 minute. Pereyra scored the fourth at the beginning of injury time to wrap up a perfect night and pile pressure on Antonio Conte.
Conte prior to the game have solicit from the Chelsea board but with three defeats in four games in all competition, his time at the bridge might be approaching its conclusion. Rewind to their last meeting at the bridge Conte’s job was on the line but the Italian managed to survive. This game could very well be Conte’s last game as Blues manager.