Chelsea ended their English Premier League season with a 2-1 victory over Watford. Ross Barkley scored a goal right towards the end of the match to secure three points for his side.
We’ve broken down all the key stats for you to digest, including;
* shot maps
* xT (expected threat)
* pass networks
* xG timelines
* defensive duels
* average positions and much more!
We also try to answer some questions for you with the visuals;
How many positional attacks were created by Chelsea? Which Watford player attempted the highest number of dribbles?
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Chelsea played in their regular 3-4-2-1 formation, and Kai Havertz once again returned to lead the line for his side.
Kenedy started in the left wing-back position, and his average position was high up on the pitch.
Watford started in a 4-1-4-1 formation, and Joao Pedro led his side’s attack.
The average position of the starting XI shows that the Hornets played in a 4-3-3 formation. Ken Sema and Joshua King supported Joao Pedro in the attack.
Chelsea controlled 70% of the ball and launched 51 positional attacks during the game. The Blues also had a very high recovery rate inside the opposition’s half. Watford players were involved in more defensive actions, and they made eight tackles, along with 56 interceptions.
Kai Havertz and Mason Mount attempted five shots each, and they had the highest xG rate in the match. Chelsea players dominated the stats and played better than their opponents. Joao Pedro attempted the most dribbles in the match.
Chelsea players attempted 19 shots and hit the target eight times. A total of 12 shots were attempted from inside the box, with four shots on target.
Watford players attempted eight shots, with three on target. All the three shots attempted from inside the penalty box were on target.
The xT timeline shows that Chelsea created threats at the start of the match. Thomas Tuchel’s men attempted seven shots within the first 20 minutes of the match. Watford players attempted four shots each in both halves.
Cesar Azpilicueta attempted 107 passes, and 21 were toward N’Golo Kante. The Spaniard was also on the receiving end of most passes.
Kiko Femenia was the highest passer of the ball for Watford. He attempted 48 passes, and ten were towards Joshua King.
Chelsea players attempted seven smart passes and six were successful. Hakim Ziyech attempted 51 passes, and these included two smart passes and five crosses. Of his 51 passes, five landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
Kiko Femenia attempted five crosses for the Hornets. Of the 37 passes attempted by him, six landed inside the opposition’s penalty box.
The xT timeline shows that Arsenal created more threats from the left side. They tried to penetrate the box from the left side. Hakim Ziyech created the highest threats from passes.
Hakim Ziyech was the highest dribbler of the ball for the Blues. He attempted 12 dribbles and created the second-highest threat rate.
Watford created fewer threats in the final third but were effective from the right side. Kiko Femenia created the highest threats from the right side.
Joao Pedro created the highest threats with 13 dribbles attempted.
The home team won most of their defensive duels in the middle third. Cesar Azpilicueta contested ten duels and won half of them.
Chelsea players once again won most of their aerial duels in the middle third.
Once again the Blues won most of the duels in the middle third.
Watford players lost most of their defensive duels. Moussa Sissoko contested eight duels and won three.
The Hornets once again failed to win most of their duels. They won two aerial duels inside the opposition’s half.
Watford’s struggles continued while contesting loose ball duels. They won four duels, three inside their half.
Chelse won three corners, two on the left side. They won most of the throw-ins on the right side.
Warford also won three corners. They only won one free-kick inside the opposition’s half.
Chelsea scored a goal late in the second half to take three points away from this game. They created more threats but were unable to hit the target on most occasions. The Blues finished third in the English Premier League table.
If you want to download the stats report in PDF format you can do so here: Premier League Stats: Chelsea vs Watford