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      Watford vs Crystal Palace

      Watford 2 Palace 1

      Watford2
      Capoue27'
      Gray79'
      Palace1
      Batshuayi62'
      Sat 16 Mar 12:15(KO listed in users′ timezone)

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      Match ends, Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1.
      90'+4'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
      90'+1'

      offside

      Offside, Watford. Etienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
      89'

      miss

      Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
      89'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Masina.
      89'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Gerard
      Deulofeu(7)
      off
      Tom
      Cleverley(8)
      on
      87'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      87'

      free kick won

      James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      86'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
      85'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      85'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      84'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      84'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
      84'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Christian
      Benteke(17)
      on
      83'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      82'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      82'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      82'

      free kick won

      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      79'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a through ball.
      77'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      off
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      on
      76'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      74'

      start delay

      Delay in match Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
      74'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
      74'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
      72'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
      70'

      free kick won

      Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      67'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
      64'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Michy
      Batshuayi(23)
      Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.
      58'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      57'

      Yellow Card

      Masina(11)
      Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      57'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      56'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      49'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Masina.
      48'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Watford
      José
      Holebas(25)
      off
      Adam
      Masina(11)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0.
      43'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      43'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      42'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a through ball.
      41'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      39'

      start delay

      Delay in match José Holebas (Watford) because of an injury.
      38'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      37'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      36'

      Yellow Card

      Milivojevic(4)
      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      36'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      35'

      miss

      Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
      34'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
      33'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      29'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      29'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.
      27'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      Etienne
      Capoue(29)
      Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a corner.
      27'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
      26'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      25'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
      23'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.
      22'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      18'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      17'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
      16'

      free kick won

      Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      12'

      free kick won

      Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      10'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      6'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      6'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

      Starting lineup

      1
      Heurelho Gomes
      GK
      15
      Craig Cathcart
      DF
      25
      José Holebas
      DF
      substitution icon45'
      21
      Kiko Femenía
      DF
      6
      Adrian Mariappa
      DF
      37
      Roberto Pereyra
      MF
      29
      Etienne Capoue
      MF
      27'
      16
      Abdoulaye Doucouré
      MF
      19
      Will Hughes
      MF
      substitution icon77'
      7
      Gerard Deulofeu
      S
      substitution icon89'
      9
      Troy Deeney
      S

      Substitutes

      2
      Daryl Janmaat
      8
      Tom Cleverley
      substitution icon89'
      10
      Isaac Success
      11
      Adam Masina
      substitution icon45'
      57'
      18
      Andre Gray
      substitution icon77'
      79'
      27
      Christian Kabasele
      30
      Pontus Dahlberg
      Watford

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      43%
      57%
      Total shots
      11
      13
      Shots on target
      8
      5
      Corners
      8
      4
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      9
      10
      Offsides
      0
      0
      2-3
      2-1
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      Starting lineup

      1
      Heurelho Gomes
      GK
      15
      Craig Cathcart
      DF
      25
      José Holebas
      DF
      substitution icon45'
      21
      Kiko Femenía
      DF
      6
      Adrian Mariappa
      DF
      37
      Roberto Pereyra
      MF
      29
      Etienne Capoue
      MF
      27'
      16
      Abdoulaye Doucouré
      MF
      19
      Will Hughes
      MF
      substitution icon77'
      7
      Gerard Deulofeu
      S
      substitution icon89'
      9
      Troy Deeney
      S

      Substitutes

      2
      Daryl Janmaat
      8
      Tom Cleverley
      substitution icon89'
      10
      Isaac Success
      11
      Adam Masina
      substitution icon45'
      57'
      18
      Andre Gray
      substitution icon77'
      79'
      27
      Christian Kabasele
      30
      Pontus Dahlberg
      Watford

      Team stats

      Crystal Palace
      Possession
      43%
      57%
      Total shots
      11
      13
      Shots on target
      8
      5
      Corners
      8
      4
      Passes completed
      0
      0
      Free kicks
      9
      10
      Offsides
      0
      0
      2-3
      2-1

      Match Blog

      Full-Time

      Match ends, Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1.
      90'+4'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Aaron Wan-Bissaka (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
      90'+1'

      offside

      Offside, Watford. Etienne Capoue tries a through ball, but Andre Gray is caught offside.
      89'

      miss

      Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
      89'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Masina.
      89'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Gerard
      Deulofeu(7)
      off
      Tom
      Cleverley(8)
      on
      87'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Andros Townsend.
      87'

      free kick won

      James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      86'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Craig Cathcart (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gerard Deulofeu with a cross.
      85'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      85'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Christian Benteke.
      84'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      84'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
      84'

      Substitution

      Crystal Palace
      James
      McArthur(18)
      off
      Christian
      Benteke(17)
      on
      83'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      82'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      82'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
      82'

      free kick won

      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      79'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      Goal! Watford 2, Crystal Palace 1. Andre Gray (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra with a through ball.
      77'

      Substitution

      Watford
      Will
      Hughes(19)
      off
      Andre
      Gray(18)
      on
      76'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      74'

      start delay

      Delay in match Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) because of an injury.
      74'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Roberto Pereyra.
      74'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Roberto Pereyra (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner.
      72'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Michy Batshuayi.
      70'

      free kick won

      Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      67'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
      64'

      free kick won

      James McArthur (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      62'

      Crystal Palace Goal!

      Crystal Palace
      Goal!
      Crystal Palace
      Michy
      Batshuayi(23)
      Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner.
      60'

      miss

      Attempt missed. Michy Batshuayi (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Jeffrey Schlupp.
      58'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Heurelho Gomes.
      58'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Andros Townsend (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from long range on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
      57'

      Yellow Card

      Masina(11)
      Adam Masina (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      57'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      56'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      49'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend with a cross.
      49'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adam Masina.
      48'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      45'

      Substitution

      Watford
      José
      Holebas(25)
      off
      Adam
      Masina(11)
      on

      First-Half Ends

      First Half ends, Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0.
      43'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
      43'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      42'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka with a through ball.
      41'

      end delay

      Delay over. They are ready to continue.
      39'

      start delay

      Delay in match José Holebas (Watford) because of an injury.
      38'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
      37'

      free kick won

      Troy Deeney (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      36'

      Yellow Card

      Milivojevic(4)
      Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
      36'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      35'

      miss

      Attempt missed. James Tomkins (Crystal Palace) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Luka Milivojevic with a cross following a corner.
      34'

      corner

      Corner, Crystal Palace. Conceded by Adrian Mariappa.
      33'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      31'

      free kick won

      Will Hughes (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      29'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      29'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Will Hughes.
      27'

      Watford Goal

      Watford
      Goal!
      Watford
      Etienne
      Capoue(29)
      Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Etienne Capoue (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Craig Cathcart following a corner.
      27'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by James Tomkins.
      26'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Vicente Guaita.
      25'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Martin Kelly.
      23'

      attempt blocked

      Attempt blocked. Troy Deeney (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Hughes with a cross.
      22'

      corner

      Corner, Watford. Conceded by Aaron Wan-Bissaka.
      18'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick on the left wing.
      17'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Gerard Deulofeu (Watford) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Troy Deeney.
      16'

      free kick won

      Roberto Pereyra (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      12'

      free kick won

      Abdoulaye Doucouré (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
      10'

      free kick won

      Max Meyer (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      6'

      free kick won

      Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
      6'

      attempt saved

      Attempt saved. Luka Milivojevic (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Andros Townsend.

      Kick-Off

      lineup

      Lineups are announced and players are warming up.