Chelsea suffer another setback in EPL

FE Team | Published: February 06, 2018 22:11:54

Chelsea players look dejected after their team lost the English Premier League soccer match against Watford at Vicarage Road stadium in London on Monday. — AP

LONDON, Feb 6 (Reuters): Ten-man Chelsea suffered another setback in their stumbling season as they lost 4-1 at Watford on Monday after conceding three late goals to go down to their second straight Premier League defeat.
Daryl Janmaat, Gerard Deulofeu and Roberto Pereyra all scored late on in response to Eden Hazard dragging Chelsea back into the game with a curler in the 82nd minute after Tiemoue Bakayoko was sent off for a second booking on the half-hour.
Chelsea cruised to the title in coach Antonio Conte's first campaign in England last season but they are 19 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City and are focused on finishing in the top four Champions League qualification spots.
Chelsea sit in fourth spot, a point behind third-placed Liverpool and one ahead of Tottenham Hotspur in fifth.
"I tried to warn everyone about the difficulty of our path in the league and Champions League," said Chelsea coach Antonio Conte. "We performed very bad but maybe I made the mistakes with the starting XI today. My choice was very poor I think."