Catch-up on everything you missed from Palace’s Watford storm

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24 Feb 2022

Crystal Palace overcame Watford 4-1 on Wednesday night, showing their clinical side to stun the Hornets with confidence.

Goals came through Jean-Philippe Mateta, Conor Gallagher and Wilfried Zaha (two) to make Moussa Sissoko’s first-half header just a consolation.

The Palace fans at Vicarage Road made themselves heard, but if you couldn’t make the game, brush up on all the key moments below.

Shot of the day: Mateta stamps his trademark on Vicarage Road.

The reaction

Close friends and cross-club - even international - teammates Marc Guéhi and Conor Gallagher gave the interview of the night, assessing each other’s successes and rating their performances.

While Gallagher awarded a constructive nine out of 10 to Guéhi, who captained the side for the first time, the centre-back handed his teammate 9.5 - the extra half for a sensational strike.

See what they said below.

Marc and Conor join forces to rate each other's performances

Later, Patrick Vieira gave his view on the game, saying:

Patrick Vieira faces the media after victory at Vicarage Road

And finally Wilfried Zaha explained why he’s not remotely bothered by taunts from the crowd after a brace-grabbing 4-1 win:

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Did you notice?

The touches. Two sensational, deft moments from Michael Olise and Gallagher to provide Palace’s first two goals.

Olise’s was an aware one-touch pass into Gallagher’s path before the No.23 set-up Mateta’s opener.

Gallagher then went one better to control a Tyrick Mitchell cross in the box, bringing the ball down and moving it seamlessly into space before firing into the net.

Keep an eye out for both in the highlights below.

Extended Highlights: Watford 1-4 Crystal Palace

The skipper: Marc Guéhi captained Palace for the first time, something he called “a massive moment.”

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