Watford vs Chelsea - as it happened: Hornets fire four past Antonio Conte's Blues

Re-live all the action from Vicarage Road

Daryl Janmaat's well-worked goal opened the floodgates at Vicarage Road (Getty)

Chelsea travel to Watford tonight with Antonio Conte’s side looking to bounce back from their midweek humbling by Bournemouth. The pressure is on for Conte and anything but a win at Vicarage Road will only make matters worse for the Italian. His side take on a Watford team that have not won in the league since the end of December.

Follow all the live action below:

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Weekend results:

Burnley 1-1 Manchester City

Bournemouth 2-1 Stoke City

Brighton 3-1 West Ham

Leicester 1-1 Swansea

Manchester United 2-0 Huddersfield Town

West Brom 2-3 Southampton

Arsenal 5-1 Everton

Crystal Palace 1-1 Newcastle United

Liverpool 2-2 Tottenham

[5 February 2018 18:43 · Samuel Lovett]

[This blog starts at 7.00pm]

[5 February 2018 18:53 · Jack Watson]

Good evening and welcome to The Independent's live coverage of the Premier League's final fixture this weekend: Watford vs Chelsea. Stay with us for all the build up at Vicarage Road, including team news from around 7pm.

[5 February 2018 19:00 · Jack Watson]

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[5 February 2018 19:04 · Jack Watson]

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Watford manager, Javi Gracia is without Tom Cleverly and Christian Kabasele who miss out with hamstring injuries. Daryl Janmatt and Marvin Zeegelaar come in for those players as Gracia switches to a back three on his first game in charge at Vicarage Road after joining the Hornets in late January. 

[5 February 2018 19:07 · Jack Watson]

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Olivier Giroud could make his debut for Chelsea this evening after completing his deadline day switch from Arsenal; he starts on the bench. David Luiz is handed a start while Marcos Alonso is not named in the squad.

[5 February 2018 19:11 · Jack Watson]

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Here's how the Premier League table looks ahead of this evening's 8pm kick off. Chelsea can move up to third and Watford will not be able to climb the table if they win, but they will look to get some points on the board as they are only three points clear of the relegation zone despite being 11th.

[5 February 2018 19:20 · Jack Watson]

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Last Time

In October, goals from Pedro, Cesar Azpilicueta and a brace from Michy Batshuayi ensured Chelsea beat Watford at Stamford Bridge with little bother. Marco Silva's side got two goals on the scoreboard through Abdoulaye Doucoure and Roberto Pereyra but it was Chelsea's day.

[5 February 2018 19:23 · Jack Watson]

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All the omens point towards a Chelsea win but the second half of this season has been far from routine from Antonio Conte.

[5 February 2018 19:29 · Jack Watson]

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Watford have not won in their last five games in all competitions but Javi Gracia says he is happy with the improvements he is beginning to see.

"After the last match I feel truly happy because I see improvements and I like what I have seen in these days. I feel more confident and all this is important to make a good game. The players are looking forward to the next match and want to get three points for the supporters and see them happy. We are doing a really good job and I hope they will get a victory."

Javi Gracia, Watford Manager

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'My desire is to stay here'

"I think from the start of this season there has been a lot of speculation and rumours about me. The only thing I can tell you now is that I have 18 months left on my contract at Chelsea and my will and my desire is to stay here and continue my work.

"I don’t know why [speculation] but my intention and my will is to see out my contract.

"From the start of the season, and since the defeat against Bournemouth, there’s been a lot of speculation about me being sacked. But I’m not interested in this. I’m only focused on working with my team and trying my best for the team."

Antonio Conte, Chelsea manager