Crystal Palace vs Watford — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 29

Crystal Palace

1–0Full-time

Watford

WDDLLLGoals 8-21

DLWWDLGoals 7-24

Selhurst Park, London · Capacity 26,309 · grass · Referee: Martin Atkinson

Match events

38'T. Cleverley
46'Valon Behrami (Abdoulaye Doucouré)
63'Daryl Janmaat (Nordin Amrabat)
66'Sebastian Prödl
68'Troy Deeney
80'T. Cleverley (Isaac Success)
83'James Tomkins (S. Dann)
87'Yohan Cabaye (B. Sako)
87'Andros Townsend (D. Delaney)

Lineups

Crystal Palace

Watford

4-2-3-1

4-5-1

S. AllardyceCoach

W. Mazzarri

Bench (7)

Match trends

Crystal Palace have averaged 0.8 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Over 2.5 goals landed in 4 of the last 8 meetings between these two sides.
Both teams scored in 4 of the last 8 head-to-head matches.

Head-to-head

Last 8 meetings

3Crystal Palace wins

2Draws

3Watford wins

9-7Goals

Crystal Palace

1–0May 7, 2022, 2:00 PM

Watford

1–4Feb 23, 2022, 7:30 PM

Crystal Palace

1–0Mar 7, 2020, 3:00 PM

Watford

0–0Dec 7, 2019, 3:00 PM

Crystal Palace

Watford

2–1Mar 16, 2019, 12:15 PM

Crystal Palace

1–2Jan 12, 2019, 3:00 PM

Watford

2–1Aug 26, 2018, 12:30 PM

Crystal Palace

Watford

0–0Apr 21, 2018, 2:00 PM

Crystal Palace

Pre-match comparison

0.8Goals scored per game0.7

2.1Goals conceded per game2.4

Rolling averages based on each team's last 10 and 10 finished matches; clean sheets/failed-to-score are full-season totals.

Referee

Martin Atkinson

2.95Yellow cards / game

0.19Red cards / game

0.16Penalties scored / game

Based on 37 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

50%

16-30'

25%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

25%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

43%Possession57%

—Expected goals (xG)—

0Shots on target2

7Total shots6

5Shots off target4

2Blocked shots0

6Shots inside the box2

2Shots outside the box4

3Corners2

1Offsides1

8Fouls15

0Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves0

284Total passes394

187Accurate passes272

66%Pass accuracy69%

Player ratings

1Wilfried ZahaCrystal Palace7.9
2Mamadou SakhoCrystal Palace7.3
3J. WardCrystal Palace7.2
4Andros TownsendCrystal Palace7.2
5Jeffrey SchluppCrystal Palace7.1
6M. BritosWatford7.0

Box score

Crystal Palace

11Wilfried ZahaM · 90'

7.9

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Shots0/3 on target

Passes71%

Tackles2

Duels71%

7Yohan CabayeM · 87'

6.4

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes63%

Tackles—

Duels43%

13Wayne HennesseyG · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes54%

Tackles—

Duels100%

17Christian BentekeF · 90'

6.1

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes46%

Tackles—

Duels39%

2

2J. WardD · 90'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes61%

Tackles3

Duels60%

42Jason Puncheon (C)M · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes83%

Tackles2

Duels57%

10Andros TownsendM · 87'

7.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles4

Duels54%

28Luka MilivojevićM · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes63%

Tackles2

Duels45%

31Jeffrey SchluppD · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes66%

Tackles2

Duels50%

5James TomkinsD · 83'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes62%

Tackles1

Duels57%

12Mamadou SakhoD · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes73%

Tackles1

Duels78%

Bench (7)

9Fraizer CampbellF

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27

27D. DelaneyD · 3'

6.2

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels0%

34

34M. KellyD

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1

1J. SperoniG

—

14

14Lee Chung-YongM

—

26

26B. SakoM · 3'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles1

Duels100%

6

6S. DannD · 7'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels—

Watford

11Valon BehramiM · 45'

6.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels71%

15Craig CathcartD · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes55%

Tackles1

Duels43%

5Sebastian PrödlD · 90'

🟨6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes82%

Tackles—

Duels40%

3

3M. BritosD · 90'

7.0

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes58%

Tackles3

Duels53%

29Étienne CapoueM · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes89%

Tackles1

Duels22%

1

1GomesG · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes16%

Tackles—

Duels—

22Daryl JanmaatM · 63'

6.9

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes60%

Tackles2

Duels56%

8

8T. CleverleyM · 79'

🟨6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes71%

Tackles2

Duels80%

9Troy Deeney (C)F · 90'

6.6

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes50%

Tackles—

Duels40%

21M'Baye NiangM · 90'

6.2

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes93%

Tackles1

Duels33%

4

4Y. KaboulD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes78%

Tackles2

Duels57%

Bench (7)

30Costel PantilimonG

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10Isaac SuccessF · 11'

6.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles—

Duels0%

7Nordin AmrabatF · 27'

5.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes70%

Tackles—

Duels22%

33

33S. OkakaF

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16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 45'

6.9

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes85%

Tackles1

Duels50%

18

18C. ZúñigaD

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25José HolebasD

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Crystal Palace vs Watford played?+

The match is played at Selhurst Park, London (capacity 26,309).

What time does Crystal Palace vs Watford kick off?+

Kickoff is at Mar 18, 2017, 3:00 PM (your local time, based on your device).