Ward: We Gave Ourselves A Lot To Do
Ward: We Gave Ourselves A Lot To Do
3 mins read
Watford 2 Palace 1
Watford2
Pereyra53'
Holebas71'
Palace1
Zaha78'
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- 02:19Match Action: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace
- 03:20Patrick Vieira faces the media after victory at Vicarage Road
- 90:39The Full 90 | Crystal Palace v Watford | Palace TV+
- 02:04Match Goals: Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford
- 05:45Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford
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- 07:00Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford
- 02:39Match Action: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
32
2
4
95
23
+72
98
2
LIVLiverpool
38
30
7
1
89
22
+67
97
3
CHEChelsea
38
21
9
8
63
39
+24
72
4
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
23
2
13
67
39
+28
71
5
ARSArsenal
38
21
7
10
73
51
+22
70
6
MUNManchester United
38
19
9
10
65
54
+11
66
7
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
16
9
13
47
46
+1
57
8
EVEEverton
38
15
9
14
54
46
+8
54
9
LEILeicester City
38
15
7
16
51
48
+3
52
10
WHUWest Ham United
38
15
7
16
52
55
-3
52
11
WATWatford
38
14
8
16
52
59
-7
50
12
CRYCrystal Palace
38
14
7
17
51
53
-2
49
13
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
9
17
42
48
-6
45
14
BOUBournemouth
38
13
6
19
56
70
-14
45
15
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
45
68
-23
40
16
SOUSouthampton
38
9
12
17
45
65
-20
39
17
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
9
20
35
60
-25
36
18
CARCardiff City
38
10
4
24
34
69
-35
34
19
FULFulham
38
7
5
26
34
81
-47
26
20
HUDHuddersfield Town
38
3
7
28
22
76
-54
16
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1.
90'+6'
free kick won
Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
miss
Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
90'+5'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
90'+5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
90'+4'
Substitution
Troy
Deeney(9)
off
Isaac Success(10)
on90'+3'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
90'
free kick won
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
miss
Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
89'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
87'
free kick won
Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Yellow Card
Pereyra(37)
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
free kick won
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Substitution
Christian
Benteke(17)
off
Alexander
Sørloth(9)
on84'
free kick won
Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
Yellow Card
Holebas(25)
José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
83'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
82'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
80'
Yellow Card
Meyer(7)
Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'
free kick won
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'
free kick won
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Crystal Palace Goal!
Goal!
Wilfried
Zaha(11)
Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Meyer.
78'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
77'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Substitution
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
off
Max
Meyer(7)
on74'
free kick won
Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73'
Substitution
Andre
Gray(18)
off
Ken
Sema(12)
on71'
Watford Goal
Goal!
José
Holebas(25)
Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 0. José Holebas (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Sakho.
67'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
67'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
60'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59'
free kick won
Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
55'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a headed pass.
54'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
53'
Watford Goal
Goal!
Roberto
Pereyra(37)
Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
51'
free kick won
Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'
miss
Attempt missed. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
47'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
46'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
46'
free kick won
Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Watford 0, Crystal Palace 0.
45'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
44'
miss
Attempt missed. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Gray.
44'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
42'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
41'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
free kick won
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'
Yellow Card
Janmaat(2)
Daryl Janmaat (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
30'
free kick won
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
22'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
20'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by James McArthur.
20'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
20'
free kick won
Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18'
free kick won
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
12'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
9'
free kick won
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8'
start delay
Delay in match José Holebas (Watford) because of an injury.
7'
Yellow Card
Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7'
free kick won
José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6'
offside
Offside, Watford. José Holebas tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
5'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
4'
Yellow Card
Capoue(29)
Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Starting lineup
11
Wilfried Zaha
S
7'
78'
Starting lineup
26
Ben Foster
GK
25
José Holebas
DF
71'
84'
15
Craig Cathcart
DF
2
Daryl Janmaat
DF
37'
27
Christian Kabasele
DF
29
Etienne Capoue
MF
4'
37
Roberto Pereyra
MF
53'
86'
19
Will Hughes
MF
16
Abdoulaye Doucouré
MF
9
Troy Deeney
S
90'+4'18
Andre Gray
S
73'Substitutes
1
Heurelho Gomes
5
Sebastian Prödl
6
Adrian Mariappa
10
Isaac Success
90'+4'11
Adam Masina
12
Ken Sema
73'21
Kiko Femenía
Team stats
FUL
4-2
BUR
NEW
1-2
CHE
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- Report: Watford 2-1 Crystal Palace
- Gallery: Watford 2-1 Crystal PalaceGallery: Watford 2-1 Crystal Palace1 min read
- Team News: Ward Starts Against WatfordTeam News: Ward Starts Against Watford1 min read
Latest videos
View all videos- 01:22Wilfried Zaha wins goal of the month for February 2022
- 09:48Access All Over | Watford (A)
- 98:17The Full 90: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace | Palace TV+
- 10:13Extended Highlights: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace
- 02:19Match Action: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace
- 03:20Patrick Vieira faces the media after victory at Vicarage Road
- 90:39The Full 90 | Crystal Palace v Watford | Palace TV+
- 02:04Match Goals: Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford
- 05:45Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 2-1 Watford
- 101:07The Full 90: Crystal Palace 1-0 Watford | Palace TV+
- 07:00Extended Highlights: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford
- 02:39Match Action: Crystal Palace 1 - 0 Watford
Starting lineup
11
Wilfried Zaha
S
7'
78'
Starting lineup
26
Ben Foster
GK
25
José Holebas
DF
71'
84'
15
Craig Cathcart
DF
2
Daryl Janmaat
DF
37'
27
Christian Kabasele
DF
29
Etienne Capoue
MF
4'
37
Roberto Pereyra
MF
53'
86'
19
Will Hughes
MF
16
Abdoulaye Doucouré
MF
9
Troy Deeney
S
90'+4'18
Andre Gray
S
73'Substitutes
1
Heurelho Gomes
5
Sebastian Prödl
6
Adrian Mariappa
10
Isaac Success
90'+4'11
Adam Masina
12
Ken Sema
73'21
Kiko Femenía
Team stats
FUL
4-2
BUR
NEW
1-2
CHE
pos
club
pl
w
d
l
gf
ga
gd
pts
1
MCIManchester City
38
32
2
4
95
23
+72
98
2
LIVLiverpool
38
30
7
1
89
22
+67
97
3
CHEChelsea
38
21
9
8
63
39
+24
72
4
TOTTottenham Hotspur
38
23
2
13
67
39
+28
71
5
ARSArsenal
38
21
7
10
73
51
+22
70
6
MUNManchester United
38
19
9
10
65
54
+11
66
7
WOLWolverhampton Wanderers
38
16
9
13
47
46
+1
57
8
EVEEverton
38
15
9
14
54
46
+8
54
9
LEILeicester City
38
15
7
16
51
48
+3
52
10
WHUWest Ham United
38
15
7
16
52
55
-3
52
11
WATWatford
38
14
8
16
52
59
-7
50
12
CRYCrystal Palace
38
14
7
17
51
53
-2
49
13
NEWNewcastle United
38
12
9
17
42
48
-6
45
14
BOUBournemouth
38
13
6
19
56
70
-14
45
15
BURBurnley
38
11
7
20
45
68
-23
40
16
SOUSouthampton
38
9
12
17
45
65
-20
39
17
BHABrighton and Hove Albion
38
9
9
20
35
60
-25
36
18
CARCardiff City
38
10
4
24
34
69
-35
34
19
FULFulham
38
7
5
26
34
81
-47
26
20
HUDHuddersfield Town
38
3
7
28
22
76
-54
16
Match Blog
Full-Time
Match ends, Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1.
90'+6'
free kick won
Isaac Success (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+6'
miss
Attempt missed. Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
90'+5'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Christian Kabasele.
90'+5'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Isaac Success (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
90'+4'
Substitution
Troy
Deeney(9)
offIsaac Success(10)
on90'+3'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Mamadou Sakho.
90'
free kick won
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
89'
miss
Attempt missed. Alexander Sørloth (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
89'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Craig Cathcart.
87'
free kick won
Ken Sema (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
86'
Yellow Card
Pereyra(37)
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
86'
free kick won
Joel Ward (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
85'
Substitution
Christian
Benteke(17)
offAlexander
Sørloth(9)
on84'
free kick won
Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
84'
Yellow Card
Holebas(25)
José Holebas (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
83'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Kabasele (Watford) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by José Holebas with a cross following a corner.
82'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Andros Townsend.
80'
Yellow Card
Meyer(7)
Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
80'
free kick won
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
79'
free kick won
Etienne Capoue (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78'
Crystal Palace Goal!
Goal!
Wilfried
Zaha(11)
Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Max Meyer.
78'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by James McArthur.
77'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
77'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75'
Substitution
Jeffrey
Schlupp(15)
offMax
Meyer(7)
on74'
free kick won
Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
73'
Substitution
Andre
Gray(18)
offKen
Sema(12)
on71'
Watford Goal
Goal!
José
Holebas(25)
Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 0. José Holebas (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left to the top right corner. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat.
69'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Mamadou Sakho.
67'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Joel Ward tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
67'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61'
corner
Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Etienne Capoue.
60'
free kick won
Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
59'
free kick won
Christian Kabasele (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
55'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
55'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Andre Gray (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a headed pass.
54'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Wayne Hennessey tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
53'
Watford Goal
Goal!
Roberto
Pereyra(37)
Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Etienne Capoue.
51'
free kick won
Mamadou Sakho (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50'
miss
Attempt missed. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
48'
miss
Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
47'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
46'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Will Hughes (Watford) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
46'
free kick won
Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
First-Half Ends
First Half ends, Watford 0, Crystal Palace 0.
45'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
44'
miss
Attempt missed. Daryl Janmaat (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andre Gray.
44'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes.
42'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joel Ward.
41'
free kick won
Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
38'
free kick won
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37'
Yellow Card
Janmaat(2)
Daryl Janmaat (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
30'
free kick won
Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
29'
offside
Offside, Crystal Palace. Patrick van Aanholt tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
22'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Abdoulaye Doucouré.
20'
corner
Corner, Watford. Conceded by James McArthur.
20'
attempt blocked
Attempt blocked. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daryl Janmaat with a cross.
20'
free kick won
Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
18'
free kick won
Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
13'
miss
Attempt missed. James McArthur (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha.
12'
attempt saved
Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
9'
free kick won
Patrick van Aanholt (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
9'
end delay
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
8'
start delay
Delay in match José Holebas (Watford) because of an injury.
7'
Yellow Card
Zaha(11)
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
7'
free kick won
José Holebas (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6'
offside
Offside, Watford. José Holebas tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
5'
miss
Attempt missed. Christian Benteke (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
4'
Yellow Card
Capoue(29)
Etienne Capoue (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
4'
free kick won
Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Kick-Off
lineup
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.