GK Thibaut Courtois, 5 -- Although he wasn't helped by Deulofeu's exaggerated dive, his decision to rush out and concede the penalty was very poor. Had little chance with any of the other goals.
Courtois has insisted the Chelsea squad still believe Conte is the man for the job
DF Cesar Azpilicueta, 6 -- Did reasonably well against the lively Richarlison, though was not imposing enough in other areas.
DF David Luiz, 6 -- Looked rusty after a spell away from the team, but at least was committed in everything he did. Got booked unnecessarily, which then prevented him from making important challenges thereafter.
DF Gary Cahill, 5 -- Started with one excellent block but was caught out of position and burnt for pace by Deulofeu for the penalty incident. Struggles continued as the game wore on.
MF Victor Moses, 5 -- Failed to put a single decent cross into the box despite numerous opportunities.
MF N'Golo Kante, 6 -- Even a tour de force like Kante cannot paper over so many cracks. Won the ball back effectively enough but also gave it away too often.
MF Tiemoue Bakayoko, 2 -- Could not do right for doing wrong, inadvertently creating two clear goal-scoring chances for Watford. Nevertheless, should never have been sent off, with neither yellow card being warranted.
Tiemoue Bakayoko had a difficult night against Watford on Monday and was sent off
MF Davide Zappacosta, 7 -- One of the few to be able to hold their head high with a solid display. Was one of Chelsea's few effective attacking outlets, and his work deserved better.
FW Pedro, 4 -- Completely ineffective as he has been for weeks, and it can only have been injury concerns that saw Willian withdrawn ahead of him following the red card.
FW Willian, 5 -- Was as culpable as anyone in the opening half-hour, blazing a good chance over the bar, but was still unlucky to be substituted.
FW Eden Hazard, 6 -- Totally isolated for an hour and invisible as a result. Liberated after Giroud's introduction and scored a beautiful goal.
Substitutes
DF Cesc Fabregas, 5 -- Brought on after half an hour to control the game and provide some creativity, he had very little impact in either realm.
FW Olivier Giroud, 5 -- His presence made a difference even if nothing he actually did resulted in anything.
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