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      Watford vs Crystal Palace

      Watford 2 Palace 1

      Watford2
      Pereyra53'
      Holebas71'
      Palace1
      Zaha78'
      Sun 26 Aug 12:30(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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      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

      Watford
      Troy
      Deeney(9)
      off
      Isaac Success
      Isaac Success(10)
      on
      90'+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

      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(17)
      off
      Alexander
      Sørloth(9)
      on
      84'

      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!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      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

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Max
      Meyer(7)
      on
      74'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      73'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      off
      Ken
      Sema(12)
      on
      71'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      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

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      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

      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
      substitution icon90'+4'
      18
      Andre Gray
      S
      substitution icon73'

      Substitutes

      1
      Heurelho Gomes
      5
      Sebastian Prödl
      6
      Adrian Mariappa
      10
      Isaac Success
      substitution icon90'+4'
      11
      Adam Masina
      12
      Ken Sema
      substitution icon73'
      21
      Kiko Femenía
      Watford

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      44%
      56%
      Total shots
      13
      9
      Shots on target
      5
      3
      Corners
      6
      3
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      11
      12
      Offsides
      0
      0
      FUL
      4-2
      BUR
      NEW
      1-2
      CHE
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      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
      substitution icon90'+4'
      18
      Andre Gray
      S
      substitution icon73'

      Substitutes

      1
      Heurelho Gomes
      5
      Sebastian Prödl
      6
      Adrian Mariappa
      10
      Isaac Success
      substitution icon90'+4'
      11
      Adam Masina
      12
      Ken Sema
      substitution icon73'
      21
      Kiko Femenía
      Watford

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      44%
      56%
      Total shots
      13
      9
      Shots on target
      5
      3
      Corners
      6
      3
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      11
      12
      Offsides
      0
      0
      FUL
      4-2
      BUR
      NEW
      1-2
      CHE
      Premier League
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      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

      Watford
      Troy
      Deeney(9)
      off
      Isaac Success
      Isaac Success(10)
      on
      90'+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

      Crystal Palace
      Christian
      Benteke(17)
      off
      Alexander
      Sørloth(9)
      on
      84'

      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!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      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

      Crystal Palace
      Jeffrey
      Schlupp(15)
      off
      Max
      Meyer(7)
      on
      74'

      free kick won

      Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      73'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      off
      Ken
      Sema(12)
      on
      71'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      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

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      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.