Azpilicueta: We had to win for our confidence

After three matches without a win, Chelsea went into the match against Watford at Stamford Bridge yesterday hoping to bounce back. Pedro's early goal was canceled out by Watford with the last kick of the first half to draw them level at 1-1.

Things got worse for Chelsea after the restart as Watford went 2-1 up. Conte made few changes, Batshuayi, Willian and Zappacosta came on which forced Azpilicueta to move to left wing-back. The changes changed the whole game, Batshuayi drew Chelsea level, Azpilicueta put Chelsea ahead on 87 minutes before Batshuayi scored his second in the 4th minute of injury time.

Cesar Azpilicueta believed that the win was very important for Chelsea’s confidence after three winless run: ‘We left it very late and we had to dig in until the last minute, but we showed great spirit,’ said Azpilicueta, whose goal was his first of the season. ‘It wasn’t our best game but we got a big victory for our confidence after three games without a win. It was important for the team to get back to winning ways.

‘We started well, we were 1-0 up and we had chances to score a second. With the last kick of the first half we then conceded a goal after a throw-in. Confidence was a bit low and then we conceded a second, but we showed great spirit and we never gave up. In the end we got the three points and it was a big win for us.’

Chelsea will face Everton on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup and Conte is likely to rest some key players while giving fringe ones opportunity to shine.

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