Chelsea Still at the top of the Premier League behind the winger Hakim Ziyech scored the goal in the second half to help win 2-1 Watford on Wednesday despite the lengthy delay after that a medical emergency at Vicarage Road.
Coach Thomas Tuchel’s side got off to a slow start before both teams were pulled off the pitch by the referee 13 minutes into the game after play was stopped following an incident in the stands.
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The score was then 0-0. The match was resumed about 30 minutes later.
Midfielder Mason Mountain got the game started when he opened the scoring after 28 minutes. Teammates Kai Havertz Received the ball in the box before he sent a short pass to Mount, whose foot went into the low corner. Havertz tried to double Chelsea’s lead by scoring himself shortly afterwards, but the offside was quickly banned.
Watford hit back when Emmanuel Dennis equalized in the 42nd minute, attacking through the defender’s legs Antonio Rudiger and find the bottom corner. He now has 4 goals in his last 5 Premier League matches.
Midfielder Moussa Sissoko missed a great opportunity to put Watford ahead at half-time when he faced goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, but he sent the ball wide of the post.
Ziyech scored the winning goal in the 72nd minute as he headed the net into the mouth of Mount.
However, Tuchel was not very pleased with the result – the German did not hold back in his assessment.
“We got lucky. We should admit it,” Tuchel said. “Sometimes you need it. Today we couldn’t reach this level. We were not ready for this game. We are to blame.
“We never found the right attitude. It was a big exception to the rule. We conceded a lot of chances in the first half and didn’t create many. We were very lucky to get out. from victory.”
Chelsea in the lead Premier League standings with 33 points after 14 games, with City over 32 and Liverpool on the 31st.
Claudio Ranieri’s team will be heartbroken from the way they push the top team but only 1 point and 3 points above the relegation group.
Information from Reuters contributed to this report.
