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		</div><p>Chelsea overcame Watford 2-1 in the late kick-off thanks to a double from Eden Hazard.</p>
<p>Hazard rounded goalkeeper Ben Foster in first-half stoppage time to put the Blues in front before Roberto Pereyra scored a superb equaliser two minutes later.</p>
<p>But the Chelsea playmaker restored the visitors&#8217; lead from the penalty spot in the 58th minute after he was fouled by Foster.</p>
<p>Alvaro Morata missed out again as Chelsea named an unchanged line-up from their Leicester defeat for the Premier League clash at Watford.</p>
<p>Spain striker Morata was expected to recover from a knee injury for the Vicarage Road trip but was once again not named in Chelsea&#8217;s match squad.</p>
<p>Sarri kept faith with the same side that slipped up 1-0 at home to Leicester on Saturday, with Eden Hazard again employed as a &#8216;false nine&#8217;.</p>
<p>Watford also named an unchanged starting XI, following on from their 2-0 win at West Ham on Saturday.</p>
<p><a href="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WatfordvChelseaDec2018b_large.jpg"><img class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-122859" src="https://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/WatfordvChelseaDec2018b_large.jpg" alt="Chelsea, Watford, Football, Premier League" width="600" height="338" /></a></p>
<p>Watford and Chelsea went in level at 1-1 at half-time following two stoppage-time goals.</p>
<p>Eden Hazard latched onto a Kovacic through ball and rounded Hornets goalkeeper Foster to open the scoring with his 100th Blues goal in the first minute of added time.</p>
<p>But just two minutes and 17 seconds later the hosts levelled when Pereyra volleyed home from the edge of the box from a Jose Holebas corner.</p>
<p>Hazard restored the visitors&#8217; lead from the penalty spot 13 minutes into the second period.</p>
<p>The Belgium international sent Foster the wrong way from 12 yards after being brought down by the keeper.</p>
<p>Watford were denied a spot-kick of their own minutes earlier when Gerard Deulofeu went down in the box following a tangle with Blues defender David Luiz.</p>
<p>Sarri&#8217;s side held on to their 2-1 advantage as they bounced back from the weekend loss to Leicester.</p>
<p>The victory moved Chelsea back above Arsenal and into fourth spot, four points behind third-placed Manchester City and 11 behind leaders Liverpool.</p>
<p>Blues midfielder N&#8217;Golo Kante had a good chance to make the result more comfortable, while Watford, who finished the day in ninth position, created little in their search for a second equalizer.</p>
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