EDEN TO FOURTH
Chelsea player ratings: Hazard sparkles, Rudiger slumps and Jorginho makes up for early errors
Maurizio Sarri's men moved back up to fourth after a tricky win over Watford
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EDEN HAZARD moved into the Chelsea 100 club as Maurizio Sarri's side reclaimed fourth place.
The blue-eyed Belgian boy hit the century and one more in a 2-1 win at Vicarage Road that saw Sarri's side leapfrog Arsenal - who'd drawn at Brighton earlier.
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Here, SunSport rates and slates the men from west London after a tricky win over Watford.
Kepa Arrizabalaga
Sloppy error early on, passing straight to Gerard Deulofeu, almost cost Chelsea an early goal.
One of the £70million man's first major gaffe's having had a reliable start to life in London, but wasn't punished.
Cesar Azpilicueta
Provided a sumptuous cross that Eden Hazard somehow failed to tap in early on in the game.
Defensively, produced his usual reliable performance as Chelsea captain.
Antonio Rudiger
A packed festive fixture list looked to have taken its toll on the German centre-back who was regularly pulled out of position.
Misses the insurance N'Golo Kante provided last season.
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David Luiz
Like a bag of Revels, you just never know what's coming from the charismatic Brazilian.
Spineless against Spurs and magnificent against Man City - here, he turned up and was the cool head in Chelsea's defence.
Marcos Alonso
Much-improved at Vicarage Road after a sloppy display in Saturday's defeat to Leicester.
Emerson's place on the Blues' bench may have been the boot up the Spaniard's behind Sarri wanted.
N'Golo Kante
Scampered all around the field in characteristic fashion but still seems to be missing that position in front of the back-four.
Patrolled the midfield as much as his new position will allow, and could have scored Chelsea's third.
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Jorginho
Struggled in a congested central midfield and was uncharacteristically sloppy in possession.
Slow to react as the free man when Roberto Pereyra pounced with the equaliser, but made up for it with the assist for Hazard's second.
Mateo Kovacic
Preferred over Ross Barkley of late, the Croatian is part of a group of Chelsea attackers who cut through defences with thrilling speed.
Teed up Hazard to the lead with a lethal counter-attack.
Willian
Steady night for the speedster who enjoyed a fierce battle with Watford's Kiko Femenia down the left.
Came close to wrapping up the result for the Blues with a fizzing left-footed strike.
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Eden Hazard
Missed a tap-in midway but made up for it with a clinical strike late in the first-half to move into Chelsea 100 Club, before adding another in the second.
Injected panic into Watford's defence every time the graceful Belgian touched the ball.
Pedro
Injury brought a premature end for the Spaniard who had been lively as he cut in from the right and linked up with Hazard and Kovacic.
Limped off holding his hamstring, much to the concern of Sarri.
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Substitutes:
Callum Hudson-Odoi (for Pedro 43')
Making his first Premier League appearance of the season, the teenager showed his blistering pace but struggled to bring the sparkling form shown in the Europa League this campaign.
Frustratingly, had to be taken back off after picking up an injury.
Emerson (for Hudson-Odoi 85')
The sub being subbed was a frustrating moment but Sarri opted for extra defensive security in the final moments.
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