Summary

  • Hazard rounds keeper and puts Blues ahead

  • Pereyra scores a superb equaliser, two mins after Hazard's goal

  • Hazard restores Blues' lead from penalty spot after being fouled by Foster

  • Belgian passes 100 goals for the club

  1. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    #bbcfootball

    Ash: How many of those complaining about Salah's penalty being soft are Chelsea fans that have just benefited from two penalty decisions?

    Paul: Martin Atkinson is a disgrace. Doesn't give Watford a definite penalty for a foul by Luiz yet has no hesitation in giving Chelsea one. Get VAR on and end this big club bias.

  2. Postpublished at 62 mins

    Watford 1-2 Chelsea

    Eden Hazard has been directly involved in 19 goals in the Premier League this season (10 goals, nine assists); the most of any player in the competition.

  3. Postpublished at 61 mins

    Watford 1-2 Chelsea

    Watford have it all to do once more.

    Abdoulaye Doucoure intercepts N'Golo Kante's pass and tries setting Gerard Deulofeu free, but there is too much on the pass and Kepa Arrizabalaga is quickly off his line to smother the ball.

    Good, sharp goalkeeping.

  4. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Watford 1-2 Chelsea

    Watford will feel very aggrieved, not for that foul on Eden Hazard because it was a stonewaller, but the one at the other end which they did not get.

  5. 'He knows exactly where the goalkeeper is'published at 20:48 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Watford 1-2 Chelsea

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    Eden Hazard knows exactly where the goalkeeper is and he leaves his body out, waiting for the contact.

    It is a very slow run up and he waits for Ben Foster to move first.

  6. goal

    GOAL - Watford 1-2 Chelseapublished at 59 mins

    Eden Hazard

    Only one outcome to this.

    Eden Hazard sends Ben Foster the wrong way for his second goal of the game.

    Eden HazardImage source, PA
  7. YELLOW CARDpublished at 58 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Ben Foster booked for that foul.

  8. PENALTY TO CHELSEApublished at 57 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Eden Hazard into the box, tripped by Ben Foster, penalty to Chelsea.

    Eden HazardImage source, Reuters
  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:46 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    #bbcfootball

    Ash: David Luiz makes a habit of leaning into players til they fall down. He never plays the ball so how do refs not give that as a penalty?

    Javel: Watford are not the rich, prestigious club here, expected to win every game. Someone should tell them!

  10. PENALTY APPEALpublished at 54 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    A coming together between David Luiz and Gerard Deulofeu again.

    The Spanish winger zooms past the Chelsea defender into the box, Luiz comes across with his arm and bundles him over, but referee Martin Atkinson points only for a goal kick.

    How is that NOT a penalty?? Unbelievable.

  11. Postpublished at 53 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga's kicking is not the best, he has given it straight to a Watford player on a couple of occasions now but been bailed out by his defenders.

    This is the world's most expensive goalkeeper remember.

    ArrizabalagaImage source, Getty Images
  12. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Troy Deeney is fired up for Watford, rousing the crowd with a glare.

    The Hornets have had some neat passages of play at stages in the game.

  13. 'Bodes well for supporters'published at 20:39 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    After Eden Hazard got the goal, you would have thought Watford might play higher up the field - but then they equalised, and it looks like it might be back to square one.

    However, it actually looks a bit more open at the start of this half, which bodes well for supporters.

  14. CLOSE!published at 49 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Chelsea applying the pressure early in the second half.

    David Luiz almost picks out N'Golo Kante with one of those trademarks balls over the top, but the little Frenchman cannot collect.

  15. KICK-OFFpublished at 46 mins

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Away we go for the second half.

  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:34 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Text 81111 (UK only).

    Javi Gracia slowly showing himself to be one of the top Prem managers. Deulofeu and Pereyra shrewd signings and seems to know how to win a game.

    George, Kent

    Both were there before Javi Gracia joined Watford, G.

  17. Loving the Bluespublished at 20:30 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Roberto Pereyra has scored three goals against Chelsea in three Premier League appearances - more than against any other side in the competition.

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 20:26 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    #bbcfootball

    Jeremiah: Chelsea score and then go into a sleep mode thinking it is half time! Watford had other ideas and Roberto Pereyra strikes a magnificent world class goal. That's a Hornet's sting.

    Erik: 45 minutes of grown men aimlessly kicking a ball around followed by 4 minutes of exciting football. Glad I didn't go and get an early half time pie.

  19. 'Straight off the training ground'published at 20:23 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Pat Nevin
    Former Scotland winger on BBC Radio 5 live

    The volley from Roberto Pereyra is great and it is straight off the training ground.

    It is not a fluke but he has to keep it down and he puts it into the corner.

    To be fair, you have to say Watford deserve it for the effort they have put in.

    Roberto PereyraImage source, Getty Images
  20. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:20 Greenwich Mean Time 26 December 2018

    Watford 1-1 Chelsea

    Zero shots on target in 45 minutes, then two goals in added on time in the first half.

    That's more like it.

    Eden HazardImage source, Reuters