Watford 0-0 Chelsea: Diego Costa fails to inspire Blues in goalless draw as Guus Hiddink's side continue unbeaten run

  • John Terry played first game since announcing that Chelsea don't plan to extend his contract at the end of the season
  • Diego Costa involved in several controversial incidents and was booked in the first half at Vicarage Road
  • Heurelho Gomes put in a man-of-the-match performance for Watford on Wednesday night
  • Watford ninth in the Premier League table while Chelsea lie 13th with Guus Hiddink's side still unbeaten in 2016 For a few minutes at the very end, Eden Hazard came off the bench and offered a flourish, a flash of colour as the Belgian looked something like the superstar he was last season.

  • Etienne Capoue steps in to argue with Diego Costa as Watford boss Quique Sanchez Flores watches on during the 0-0 draw on Wednesday
    But that was that. There proved to be no way past Heurelho Gomes, the brilliant Watford goalkeeper, who played for Guus Hiddink at PSV Eindhoven, and for the rest of it, this was a rather tedious affair.
    Caution gripped two teams in search lost form and the Chelsea fans borrowed a chant from those at Manchester United.


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  • Fans in the away end hold a banner reading 'Captain, Leader, Legend' as they face up to the prospect of life without the defender

  • MATCH FACTS, PLAYER RATINGS AND PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE BY ADAM SHERGOLD AT VICARAGE ROAD

    WATFORD (4-3-2-1): Gomes 7.5; Paredes 6.5 (Nyom 67, 6), Prodl 7, Cathcart 7, Holebas 6.5; Capoue 6.5 (Suarez 86, 6), Watson 6.5, Behrami 6; Jurado 7 (Abdi 63, 6); Deeney (c) 7, Ighalo 7
    Substitutes not used: Pantilimon (GK); Amrabat, Guedioura, Anya
    Booked: Prodl, Paredes
    Manager: Quique Sanchez Flores 7
    CHELSEA (4-2-3-1): Courtois 7; Ivanovic 6, Zouma 6.5, Terry (c) 6, Azpilicueta 6; Mikel 6, Matic 7 (Hazard 72, 6); Willian 7, Fabregas 6, Oscar 7; Diego Costa 6.5
    Substitutes not used: Begovic (GK); Baba, Traore, Kenedy, Cahill, Loftus-Cheek
    Booked: Costa
    Manager: Guus Hiddink 6
    Referee: Mike Dean 7
    Attendance: 20,910
    Man of the Match: Gomes 



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