Watford conceded three on the road at Chelsea on Saturday evening, losing their third Premier League game in a row.
Here's how we rated their individual performances.
Ben Foster - 7
Things could have been much uglier had Foster had a worse match. Made some vital stops to keep the scores down.
Adrian Mariappa - 5
Had a tricky evening dealing with Christian Pulisic and most of Chelsea's dangerous attacks came down his flank, especially in the second-half.
Christian Kabasele - 6
Absorbed some Chelsea pressure and made one or two good challenges, but failed to track runners too frequently and got easily pulled out of position.
Craig Dawson - 5
Lost Giroud for the first goal from which Watford never really recovered. Was bullied a bit by the Frenchman.
Kiko Femenia - 4
Not a strong display from the full-back who found life very difficult against Willian before he was replaced.
Etienne Capoue - 4
A clumsy offering from the midfielder, who picked up a silly yellow card in the first-half and made a number of poor decisions.
Nathaniel Chalobah - 6
The better of the two deep-lying midfielders. Linked attack and defence well and generated a bit of forward momentum. Nevertheless, didn't make life too uncomfortable for the hosts.
Abdoulaye Doucoure - 5
Got back and pitched in with the defending on occasion and battled in the centre, but again was lacking in creativity when in attack.
Will Hughes - 6
Fought well and did the things that fans have come to expect of him in recent weeks. Being deployed out of position did him no real favours however.
Ismaila Sarr - 5
Struggled to get involved in the game, with Reece James marking him dilligently.
Troy Deeney - 6
Didn't do a lot wrong during the game, but the team looked undeniably stronger without him on the pitch.
Substitutes:
Danny Welbeck - 7
Injected some much-needed urgency into Watford's game and looked lively in attack. Created a couple of decent chances that perhaps he might've taken had he been on top of his game.
Tom Cleverley - 5
The team looked sharper once he came on for Deeney, but that was more to do with the change in shape than anything else.
Adam Masina - 6
Offered much more in attack than Femenia and pushed his team forward. Made some poor decisions, shooting from range when other options might have been better.
Roberto Pereyra - N/A
Joined the game too late to make an impact.
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