EPL 2016-17 - Watford 1-2 Chelsea: 5 talking points

Diego Costa
Diego Costa nets the winner

#4 Diego Costa gets lucky – again

Diego Costa
Diego Costa was lucky not get sent off – again

Chelsea’s bad boy got away with a red card for a high challenge on Adrian in Monday night’s derby victory over West ham, and he may well have escaped similar punishment at Vicarage Road again. The striker, who was booked early in the second half for dissent following Capoue’s goal appeared to dive on the edge of the penalty area under no pressure whatsoever from defender Miguel Britos.

Referee Jon Moss opted for the lenient route and decided to keep his cards in his pocket, when on another day Costa could easily have received his marching orders for blatant simulation. The decision proved vital in the end, as Costa finished off a Chelsea counter-attack to win the game in the late stages for the second time running.

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