hello everyone we're here just to the north of london at vicarage road i'm your match commentator
derek ray and sitting alongside me the former arsenal west ham and coventry midfield player
stuart robson i'm very much looking forward to bringing you action from the premier league
it's watford taking on chelsea well derek as is always the case the team that dominates midfield
will be the team that controls the flow of the game and that for me is the area that's key today
and so the initial 11 for watford well it's a 4-3-3 formation with a centre forward and
two wingers so it's important that the midfield players give support to the
striker whenever the ball goes wide they can't allow him to be isolated
and this is how it looks for chelsea edward mendy starts and go
antonio rudiger plays alongside thiago silva in central defense giorgina plays
with ngoro kante in the center of the park and leading the attack today is romelu lukaku
and the game begins
can they exploit the space out wide
great strong tackle throw in forthcoming
well he's lost the ball there's a slide draw pass
lukaku might do damage well quite simply not precise enough from that position
can he put it in an early goal it is the ideal opening
well here it is again and it was never really in
doubt was it he was always going to score from there
well he has the measure of his man adam messina
and foul it is then
played in there the clearance wasn't decisive
well able to survive that attacking push breaking at pace they've got it now what can they do
well no stopping him and getting across to stop it
trying to pick out a teammate not fantastic defending let's see if it helps the opposition
no two ways about it a wild wild attempt
well it's so hard to get this right and he just couldn't adjust his body quickly enough
james mount
a very effective challenge put in not problematic for the keeper
can they convert really sound goalkeeping
well that had to be a goal didn't it what a stop that is
delivering it and the problem not completely solved
excellent first touch under the circumstances there
the hoodie setting off perhaps a little bit too much here and breaking at pace with menace
could be troublesome so they might make real progress on the counter-attack not so
and chelsea moving the ball forward what can they do from here and the goal kick is the outcome
and they have possession again
room to maneuver on the wing oh a nice looking pass
and just narrowly wide well it's a good effort from that range
but i think the keeper had it covered
the pressure was high and they could be in here
that's a great stop well his reflexes are so good there that's a fantastic stop
can he deliver it with accuracy and still dangerous
oh he fancies us chances well the keeper is happy the bar was there
well it looks highly promising but they got nothing out of it
well had that gone in the game was firmly in their hands
now though they've got to make sure they don't let this slip and unable to keep the ball
moving it forward crossing possibilities opportunity and quartering his opponents
in the nick of time well just listen to the crowd they know this is a big chance to equalise
now sending us in any goalkeeper would accept corner kick deliveries like that every day
and that's an important intervention
cathcart
possession lost a really sumptuous ball well it's all going so swimmingly for them here
another goal and now it's a matter of avoiding any silly mistakes
well let's look at this again to pick out this pass shows wonderful vision it's inch perfect and
then what a strike that's hit with such ferocity certainly no stopping that that's a great goal
a second goal for them
marcus alonso
deflected behind corner forthcoming
played over
the fist of the goalkeeper
firing us in not troubling the keeper
a chance then for the respective managers to address the charges it is half time here
well there's a sound reason why we're focusing on him he's making his presence felt an attack
stewart well i think he's been outstanding so far he's looked a constant threat and he
scored a very good goal what a player he is now the ball is rolling again and no getting away
from it delightful stuff served up by chelsea in the first half will we see a similar pattern
in the second 45. thiago silva rudiger has it marcos alonso rudiger now with giorgino
working away patiently looking for an opening
i just couldn't keep the ball well they must exercise caution standing off as they are
intercepting it intelligently
yes again just couldn't seem to maintain possession
a goal another one it's turning into an absolute demolition job
well i have to say this is a really good goal just watch his technique here
he just hits through the back of the ball with such power there's no stopping that
chelsea are really in the mood here
he might be able to profit from the wide position adam messina
oh it's a wild wild finish
and time for the change now
lukaku in position another goal the lead grows to four now a rampant display
let's see this again because the delivery into the box couldn't be any better played
into just the right area which makes it a fairly simple finish in the end it's a really good goal
well it's been such a one-sided game you just wonder how many more they could add
well can they be creative from here no spillage from the goalkeeper routine
well chelsea have had so much possession as you can see yes they've played well when going
forward but it's been their ability to read and read the danger magnificently well if he
gets this wrong a penalty anna's sending off but he was spot on with his challenge
a sloppy pass
and gonokante james and mount
and very deftly cut out can they hit on the break
fruitful looking attack can he play us in nicely timed tackle
20 minutes remaining
james
a really sumptuous ball corner it is for chelsea
well they've been getting the substitute ready and now they will make the personnel change
trying to pick out a teammate well it has come to nothing
alonso well the keeper has outside himself wonderful save
and now the delivery and clearing us away and kai habits oh marvelous save great
well the goalkeeping wasn't going to let that go
and given away by marcos
and it looked as alonso they might be in just for a second or two
and goto kante lukaku
good vision can he get onto this
it's still alive and he read it really well fine save
and he's going to be disappointed with that pass and threading it forward
terrific save well that's a top class save he read it so well well they've decided to make a change
and over comes the corner a goal
we're really being spoiled this is attacking football at its finest
well here's the replay it's certainly a welding fall into the area and it ends
up with a fairly simple finish certainly not much the goalkeeper can do about that
well if there were any lingering doubts about the outcome surely they now have been removed
and that's not going to worry the keepers coming off the pitch
marcus coming onto the pitch number eight lukakus a terrific pass
the keeper diving magnificently to make sure he got there
so the corner played into the box well still an issue here
aspiely cueta
not a very good challenge and inches away didn't miss by very much at all
and that is that the referee brings this match to an end and chelsea get the three points what
did you make of their performance as a whole you're absolutely right derek their attacking
play was excellent full of energy and pace and the midfield completely dominated the game
it was a great all-round performance well one thing we often say about kai habits is that
he's so very hard to silence and that was the case in this game sum up his contribution for us
well he did everything today his energy skill and movement was just
too good for those defenders it was a really good display