Watford v Chelsea - preview

Watford have kept a clean sheet in half (6) of their last 12 Premier League home matches.

Chelsea scored with their only two shots on target in the 2-2 home draw with Watford back on Boxing Day.

The Blues have won seven and lost none of the last nine matches against the Hornets in all competitions (D2).

Troy Deeney has created 26 goalscoring chances for Odion Ighalo this season in the Premier League (assisting a goal with six of these); a higher number than any player for a teammate in 2015-16.

Odion Ighalo has scored seven goals in his last seven Premier League matches at Vicarage Road for the Hornets.

Watford have won just one of their previous seven Premier League games in the month of February (W1 D2 L4).

This will be Watford's 100th Premier League match, becoming the 39th team to reach a century of games in the competition.

Chelsea have won 28 points from their 23 Premier League games so far in 2015-16 - it took them 11 games to surpass this tally in 2014-15.

Six Watford players have appeared in every single one of their 23 Premier League games this season; more than any other club (Cathcart, Ighalo, Gomes, Nyom, Deeney & Capoue).

Watford's 32 point tally after 23 games this season is the best at this stage of a season by a newly promoted side since Birmingham City (34) in 2009-10.