Chelsea vs Watford: Miguel Britos and Alvaro Morata to do battle again two years after Watford man HEADBUTTED Spanish striker leaving him bleeding
ALVARO MORATA will come up against old foe Miguel Britos as Chelsea entertain Watford in the early kick-off.
Back in May 2015, Britos, then playing for Napoli headbutted Juventus striker Morata as his side crashed to a 3-1 defeat.
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Unsurprisingly Britos was shown a straight red card and was banned for three games.
Morata was left with a bloody nose from the attack, but won his side a penalty for the crucial third goal.
Now the two players are set for their first meeting since that fateful day, and it could be a tasty affair.
Surprise package Watford make the short trip to Stamford Bridge looking to inflict a third straight Premier League defeat on Antonio Conte.
The Hornets have been superb this season and are fourth going into this one after a 2-1 win over Arsenal last week.
Defending champions Chelsea have been beaten three times already and went down by the same scoreline to Crystal Palace - who were previously point-less and without a goal.
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A 3-3 midweek draw with Roma did nothing to help the mood around the Bridge and the Italian needs his side to bounce back from their recent slump with three points.
Chelsea have an injury crisis in midfield and will have to improvise on Saturday lunchtime.
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David Luiz and Tiemoue Bakayoko picked up knocks against Roma, joining Danny Drinkwater and N'Golo Kante on the treatment table.
Watford could welcome back Sebastien Prodl and Craig Cathcart is a game-time decision in defence.
Troy Deeney will lead the line and look to build on his goal against Arsenal.
