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Crystal Palace vs Watford

Palace 2 Watford 1

Palace2
Sako89'
McArthur90'+2'
Watford1
Janmaat3'
Tue 12 Dec 20:00(KO listed in users′ timezone)

Premier LeagueSelhurst Park

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Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
32
4
2
106
27
+79
100
2
MUNManchester United
38
25
6
7
68
28
+40
81
3
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
23
8
7
74
36
+38
77
4
LIVLiverpool
38
21
12
5
84
38
+46
75
5
CHEChelsea
38
21
7
10
62
38
+24
70
6
ARSArsenal
38
19
6
13
74
51
+23
63
7
BURBurnley
38
14
12
12
36
39
-3
54
8
EVEEverton
38
13
10
15
44
58
-14
49
9
LEILeicester City
38
12
11
15
56
60
-4
47
10
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
8
18
39
47
-8
44
11
CRYCrystal Palace
38
11
11
16
45
55
-10
44
12
BOUBournemouth
38
11
11
16
45
61
-16
44
13
WHUWest Ham United
38
10
12
16
48
68
-20
42
14
WATWatford
38
11
8
19
44
64
-20
41
15
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
13
16
34
54
-20
40
16
HUDHuddersfield Town
38
9
10
19
28
58
-30
37
17
SOUSouthampton
38
7
15
16
37
56
-19
36
18
SWASwansea City
38
8
9
21
28
56
-28
33
19
STOStoke City
38
7
12
19
35
68
-33
33
20
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
6
13
19
31
56
-25
31

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Watford 1.
90'+6'

player retired

Kiko Femenía went off injured after Watford had used all subs.
90'+5'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
90'+5'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
James
McArthur(18)
Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Watford 1. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+1'

Yellow Card

Pereyra(37)
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'

free kick won

Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Bakary
Sako(26)
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 1. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Dann.
87'

secondyellow card

Second yellow card to Tom Cleverley (Watford) for a bad foul.
87'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86'

start delay

Delay in match Roberto Pereyra (Watford) because of an injury.
85'

Yellow Card

van Aanholt(3)
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'

free kick won

Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'

free kick won

Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'

Substitution

Watford
Richarlison
de Andrade(11)
off
Francisco
Femenía Far(21)
on
83'

miss

Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James McArthur.
82'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82'

start delay

Delay in match Richarlison (Watford) because of an injury.
80'

free kick won

Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80'

Substitution

Watford
Troy
Deeney(9)
off
Andre
Gray(18)
on
79'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. James McArthur tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
78'

Yellow Card

Cleverley(8)
Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Yohan
Cabaye(7)
off
James
McArthur(18)
on
76'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
71'

Substitution

Watford
André
Carrillo(28)
off
Roberto
Pereyra(37)
on
71'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Timothy
Fosu-Mensah(24)
off
Bakary
Sako(26)
on
70'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69'

start delay

Delay in match Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
68'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
67'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Patrick
van Aanholt(3)
on
66'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Julian Speroni.
65'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
64'

free kick won

Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'

Yellow Card

Milivojevic(4)
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
63'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'

miss

Attempt missed. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
60'

free kick won

Richarlison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'

free kick won

Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'

miss

Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
53'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
52'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49'

free kick won

Richarlison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'

free kick won

James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Watford 1.
45'+3'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by José Holebas.
42'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
42'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross.
42'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'

free kick won

Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'

free kick won

Sebastian Prödl (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
30'

miss

Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
30'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross following a corner.
29'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
28'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
22'

miss

Attempt missed. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
21'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
20'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Dann.
18'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
18'

miss

Attempt missed. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
16'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
15'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Dann.
13'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12'

start delay

Delay in match Richarlison (Watford) because of an injury.
11'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Carrillo.
10'

free kick won

Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'

free kick won

Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'

Watford Goal

Watford
Goal!
Watford
Daryl
Janmaat(2)
Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Watford 1. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Richarlison with a cross.
3'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Starting lineup

1
Heurelho Gomes
GK
5
Sebastian Prödl
DF
6
Adrian Mariappa
DF
27
Christian Kabasele
DF
8
Tom Cleverley
MF
78'
16
Abdoulaye Doucouré
MF
2
Daryl Janmaat
MF
3'
25
José Holebas
MF
11
Richarlison
S
substitution icon84'
9
Troy Deeney
S
substitution icon80'
28
André Carrillo
S
substitution icon71'

Substitutes

10
Isaac Success
18
Andre Gray
substitution icon80'
21
Kiko Femenía
substitution icon84'
23
Ben Watson
29
Etienne Capoue
30
Orestis Karnezis
37
Roberto Pereyra
substitution icon71'
90'+1'
Crystal Palace

Team stats

Watford
Possession
54%
47%
Total shots
14
7
Shots on target
4
2
Corners
4
6
Passes completed
0
0
Free kicks
18
14
Offsides
0
0
BUR
1-0
STO
HUD
1-3
CHE
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Starting lineup

1
Heurelho Gomes
GK
5
Sebastian Prödl
DF
6
Adrian Mariappa
DF
27
Christian Kabasele
DF
8
Tom Cleverley
MF
78'
16
Abdoulaye Doucouré
MF
2
Daryl Janmaat
MF
3'
25
José Holebas
MF
11
Richarlison
S
substitution icon84'
9
Troy Deeney
S
substitution icon80'
28
André Carrillo
S
substitution icon71'

Substitutes

10
Isaac Success
18
Andre Gray
substitution icon80'
21
Kiko Femenía
substitution icon84'
23
Ben Watson
29
Etienne Capoue
30
Orestis Karnezis
37
Roberto Pereyra
substitution icon71'
90'+1'
Crystal Palace

Team stats

Watford
Possession
54%
47%
Total shots
14
7
Shots on target
4
2
Corners
4
6
Passes completed
0
0
Free kicks
18
14
Offsides
0
0
BUR
1-0
STO
HUD
1-3
CHE
Premier League
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
32
4
2
106
27
+79
100
2
MUNManchester United
38
25
6
7
68
28
+40
81
3
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
23
8
7
74
36
+38
77
4
LIVLiverpool
38
21
12
5
84
38
+46
75
5
CHEChelsea
38
21
7
10
62
38
+24
70
6
ARSArsenal
38
19
6
13
74
51
+23
63
7
BURBurnley
38
14
12
12
36
39
-3
54
8
EVEEverton
38
13
10
15
44
58
-14
49
9
LEILeicester City
38
12
11
15
56
60
-4
47
10
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
8
18
39
47
-8
44
11
CRYCrystal Palace
38
11
11
16
45
55
-10
44
12
BOUBournemouth
38
11
11
16
45
61
-16
44
13
WHUWest Ham United
38
10
12
16
48
68
-20
42
14
WATWatford
38
11
8
19
44
64
-20
41
15
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
13
16
34
54
-20
40
16
HUDHuddersfield Town
38
9
10
19
28
58
-30
37
17
SOUSouthampton
38
7
15
16
37
56
-19
36
18
SWASwansea City
38
8
9
21
28
56
-28
33
19
STOStoke City
38
7
12
19
35
68
-33
33
20
WBAWest Bromwich Albion
38
6
13
19
31
56
-25
31

Match Blog

Full-Time

Match ends, Crystal Palace 2, Watford 1.
90'+6'

player retired

Kiko Femenía went off injured after Watford had used all subs.
90'+5'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Roberto Pereyra.
90'+5'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+4'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
90'+3'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
James
McArthur(18)
Goal! Crystal Palace 2, Watford 1. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
90'+1'

Yellow Card

Pereyra(37)
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
90'+1'

free kick won

Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89'

Crystal Palace Goal!

Crystal Palace
Goal!
Crystal Palace
Bakary
Sako(26)
Goal! Crystal Palace 1, Watford 1. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
89'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Dann.
87'

secondyellow card

Second yellow card to Tom Cleverley (Watford) for a bad foul.
87'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
86'

start delay

Delay in match Roberto Pereyra (Watford) because of an injury.
85'

Yellow Card

van Aanholt(3)
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85'

free kick won

Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
85'

free kick won

Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'

Substitution

Watford
Richarlison
de Andrade(11)
off
Francisco
Femenía Far(21)
on
83'

miss

Attempt missed. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by James McArthur.
82'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
82'

start delay

Delay in match Richarlison (Watford) because of an injury.
80'

free kick won

Bakary Sako (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
80'

Substitution

Watford
Troy
Deeney(9)
off
Andre
Gray(18)
on
79'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. James McArthur tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
78'

Yellow Card

Cleverley(8)
Tom Cleverley (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
78'

free kick won

James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
77'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Yohan
Cabaye(7)
off
James
McArthur(18)
on
76'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
71'

Substitution

Watford
André
Carrillo(28)
off
Roberto
Pereyra(37)
on
71'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Patrick van Aanholt.
70'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Timothy
Fosu-Mensah(24)
off
Bakary
Sako(26)
on
70'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
69'

start delay

Delay in match Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
68'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Ruben Loftus-Cheek tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
67'

Substitution

Crystal Palace
Andros
Townsend(10)
off
Patrick
van Aanholt(3)
on
66'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
65'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Julian Speroni.
65'

attempt saved

Attempt saved. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
64'

free kick won

Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63'

Yellow Card

Milivojevic(4)
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card.
63'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
62'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61'

miss

Attempt missed. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
60'

free kick won

Richarlison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'

free kick won

Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53'

miss

Attempt missed. Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
53'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothy Fosu-Mensah.
52'

free kick won

Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
49'

free kick won

Richarlison (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
48'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
47'

free kick won

James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First-Half Ends

First Half ends, Crystal Palace 0, Watford 1.
45'+3'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
44'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by José Holebas.
42'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Richarlison.
42'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross.
42'

free kick won

Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
38'

free kick won

Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36'

free kick won

Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35'

free kick won

Sebastian Prödl (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

free kick won

Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
32'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
30'

miss

Attempt missed. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right.
30'

miss

Attempt missed. Scott Dann (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Yohan Cabaye with a cross following a corner.
29'

corner

Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Daryl Janmaat.
28'

free kick won

Ruben Loftus-Cheek (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic.
22'

miss

Attempt missed. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Cleverley.
21'

miss

Attempt missed. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
20'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Dann.
18'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
18'

miss

Attempt missed. Timothy Fosu-Mensah (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
16'

offside

Offside, Crystal Palace. Luka Milivojevic tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
15'

corner

Corner, Watford. Conceded by Scott Dann.
13'

end delay

Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12'

start delay

Delay in match Richarlison (Watford) because of an injury.
11'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Richarlison (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by André Carrillo.
10'

free kick won

Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
8'

free kick won

Tom Cleverley (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
7'

free kick won

Yohan Cabaye (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
3'

Watford Goal

Watford
Goal!
Watford
Daryl
Janmaat(2)
Goal! Crystal Palace 0, Watford 1. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Richarlison with a cross.
3'

attempt blocked

Attempt blocked. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.

Kick-Off

lineup

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.