Watford 1-2 Chelsea: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis | Premier League 2019-20

#2 Chelsea's victory was created mainly through the midfield's work ethic

Mateo Kovacic ran the show for Chelsea alongside Jorginho

Abraham twisted and turned to perfection, left defenders in their wake and offered everything en route his goal and assist while Pulisic, with his fourth goal of the season, already matched his best-ever goal tally in his senior career.

But today was all about the partnership of Mateo Kovacic and Jorginho. The duo, with each passing game, are giving Lampard a massive selection headache with the likes of Ruben Loftus-Cheek and the world-class N'Golo Kante sidelined.

They work as a pair and share significant similarities and differences. Speaking of the first case, both of them always work in close proximity to each other. They're hardly ever even seven yards away from each other on the field. And, both always seem to have their heads up.

But, what Jorginho offers in abudance in vision. He's got a scintillating range of passing - as seen in Chelsea's first goal. From the diagonals to the ones Cesc Fabregas used to supply Diego Costa with, five years ago, the Italy international has got it all in his locker.

Further, through this very performance, Jorginho recovered the ball ample times and chipped in with vital interventions. Much like Kante himself, Jorginho seems to be learning where to be.

Kovacic on the other hand, complements him and makes their partnership magical with some of his attributes. He may not be renowned for nailing goals and assists down, but in world football, there are few better ball carriers than the Croat. He's also always plugging in between opponent midfielders and making himself available.

This very substance provided by the midfield metronomes at Chelsea were instrumental in the win against Watford, besides other top oppositions.

Mateo Kovacic made more passes than any other player against Watford 👟 140 Passes 🎯 96% Pass Accuracy (@StatsZone Image) #CFC #Chelsea pic.twitter.com/5ANCz11z9Y

— Premier League Statman ⚽️ (@EPLStatman) November 2, 2019