Watford vs Crystal Palace — Premier League

Premier League· Regular Season - 3

Watford

2–1Full-time

Crystal Palace

LDLWWDGoals 7-21

WDDLLLGoals 8-21

Vicarage Road, Watford · Capacity 22,200 · grass · Referee: Anthony Taylor

Match events

4'Étienne Capoue
7'Wilfried Zaha
37'Daryl Janmaat
53'Roberto Pereyra (Étienne Capoue)
71'José Holebas (Daryl Janmaat)
73'Andre Gray (Ken Sema)
75'Jeffrey Schlupp (Max Meyer)
78'Wilfried Zaha (Max Meyer)
80'Max Meyer
84'José Holebas
85'Christian Benteke (Alexander Sørloth)
86'Roberto Pereyra
90+4'Troy Deeney (Isaac Success)

Lineups

Watford

Crystal Palace

4-2-2-2

4-4-2

Javi GraciaCoach

R. Hodgson

Bench (7)

Match trends

Watford have averaged 0.7 goals scored per game over their last 10 matches.
Crystal Palace have averaged 0.8 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

2Watford wins

2Draws

4Crystal Palace wins

6-10Goals

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

0–0Apr 21, 2018, 2:00 PM

Crystal Palace

2–1Dec 12, 2017, 8:00 PM

Watford

Pre-match comparison

0.7Goals scored per game0.8

2.1Goals conceded per game2.1

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

Referee

Anthony Taylor

4.46Yellow cards / game

0.19Red cards / game

0.19Penalties scored / game

Based on 37 matches officiated (our own data).

When do they score?

Watford

0-15'

66.7%

16-30'

33.3%

31-45'

0%

46-60'

0%

61-75'

0%

76-90+'

0%

Match statistics

43%Possession57%

—Expected goals (xG)—

5Shots on target3

13Total shots9

4Shots off target5

4Blocked shots1

8Shots inside the box8

5Shots outside the box1

6Corners3

1Offsides3

14Fouls11

4Yellow cards2

—Red cards—

2Goalkeeper saves3

331Total passes436

227Accurate passes326

69%Pass accuracy75%

Player ratings

1Christian KabaseleWatford7.6
2Daryl JanmaatWatford🅰️ 1🟨7.6
3Roberto PereyraWatford⚽ 1🟨7.4
4Étienne CapoueWatford🅰️ 1🟨7.3
5Abdoulaye DoucouréWatford7.3
6Luka MilivojevićCrystal Palace7.1

Box score

Watford

27Christian KabaseleD · 90'

7.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles5

Duels80%

15Craig CathcartD · 90'

6.7

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes92%

Tackles1

Duels33%

26Ben FosterG · 90'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes30%

Tackles—

Duels—

18Andre GrayF · 73'

6.5

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes60%

Tackles—

Duels33%

29Étienne CapoueM · 90'

🅰️ 1🟨7.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes79%

Tackles4

Duels59%

2Daryl JanmaatD · 90'

🅰️ 1🟨7.6

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes76%

Tackles4

Duels56%

16Abdoulaye DoucouréM · 90'

7.3

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Shots0/2 on target

Passes80%

Tackles2

Duels33%

9Troy Deeney (C)F · 89'

6.7

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes45%

Tackles4

Duels60%

19Will HughesM · 90'

6.5

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes70%

Tackles3

Duels43%

37Roberto PereyraM · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.4

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Shots2/4 on target

Passes77%

Tackles—

Duels38%

25José HolebasD · 90'

⚽ 1🟨7.0

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes59%

Tackles2

Duels40%

Bench (7)

11

11A. MasinaD

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5

5S. PrödlD

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10Isaac SuccessF · 1'

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes0%

Tackles—

Duels100%

1

1GomesG

—

6

6A. MariappaD

—

12Ken SemaM · 17'

6.5

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes100%

Tackles1

Duels60%

21Kiko FemeniaD

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Crystal Palace

11Wilfried ZahaF · 90'

⚽ 1🟨6.6

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Shots1/1 on target

Passes72%

Tackles1

Duels29%

13Wayne HennesseyG · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes57%

Tackles—

Duels—

17Christian BentekeF · 85'

6.9

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Shots1/3 on target

Passes53%

Tackles—

Duels43%

18James McArthurM · 90'

5.9

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Shots1/2 on target

Passes80%

Tackles2

Duels29%

34

34M. KellyD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes69%

Tackles—

Duels25%

2

2J. WardD · 90'

6.3

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes64%

Tackles5

Duels45%

3Patrick van AanholtD · 90'

6.4

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes84%

Tackles—

Duels40%

10Andros TownsendM · 90'

6.8

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes75%

Tackles2

Duels56%

4Luka Milivojević (C)M · 90'

7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes77%

Tackles2

Duels63%

15Jeffrey SchluppM · 75'

6.3

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes76%

Tackles2

Duels50%

12Mamadou SakhoD · 90'

6.9

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes94%

Tackles2

Duels67%

Bench (7)

31

31GuaitaG

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8Cheikhou KouyatéM

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14

14J. AyewF

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44

44J. RiedewaldM

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9Alexander SørlothF · 5'

6.8

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Shots0/1 on target

Passes25%

Tackles—

Duels100%

7Max MeyerM · 15'

🅰️ 1🟨7.1

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Shots0/0 on target

Passes87%

Tackles3

Duels75%

25

25S. KaikaiM

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Watford vs Crystal Palace played?+

The match is played at Vicarage Road, Watford (capacity 22,200).

What time does Watford vs Crystal Palace kick off?+

Kickoff is at Aug 26, 2018, 12:30 PM (your local time, based on your device).