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Commentary
MATETA stormed through the Watford defence but shot straight at the 'keeper.
TAYLOR made space on the right and knocked the ball to MIKEL who clipped the ball wide.
HUGHES waltzed away from TROOST-EKONG and rattled a weak shot wide.
The Crystal Palace 'keeper was able to block a tame header from GIROUD.
11¹MIKEL flicked a left foot shot wide from just outside the area.
13¹GULÁCSI saved a swerving shot from HUGHES.
15¹MIKEL booted the ball wide from the edge of the box.
17¹GOAL!! A great drive from TAYLOR was pushed away by SCHMEICHEL only as far as SARR who flicked the ball past the stranded 'keeper. (1-0 Watford)
20¹A delightful save prevented HUGHES from scoring a great goal.
21¹SCHLUPP beat two Watford players and blasted a golden opportunity wide.
22¹GIROUD headed wide.
23¹A shot from HARRISON seemed a certain goal but the Watford 'keeper managed to punch the ball away.
25¹Uncertainty in the Crystal Palace defence enabled SUCIC to thump the ball wide.
27¹The 'keeper did well to hold onto a fierce strike from ZAHA.
37¹A weak shot from MATETA bounced agonisingly wide.
41¹A pin-point pass fell to MIKEL and his left foot effort floated narrowly wide.
44¹A clever cross from DOUCOURÉ was drove goalbound by MATETA only for GULÁCSI to block.
A header by TAYLOR at the near post was comfortably collected by the Crystal Palace 'keeper.
GOAL!! A cross from SARR was touched away by ANTÓNIO SILVA only for GRAVENBERCH to drill the ball back into the box for GIROUD to force over the line. (2-0 Watford)
MATETA shot over.
11²GRAVENBERCH beat RICHARDS and whacked the ball to MIKEL who blasted his shot wide.
24²GIROUD was put clear by GRAVENBERCH and he nutmegged the Crystal Palace 'keeper but glanced his shot inches wide.
36²MATETA touched the ball through a ruck of players but the Watford 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left.
42²HARRISON ran onto a delightful ball from HUGHES but blasted his shot wide of the goal.

 
Crystal Palace
 
League position: 5
Home league form: WWWW
Overall league form: XWLWLWWX
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
(c)Kasper SCHMEICHEL1Péter GULÁCSI
Joel WARD2Giovanni DI LORENZO
Jeffrey SCHLUPP3Raphaël GUERREIRO
Cheick DOUCOURÉ4Ryan GRAVENBERCH
ANTÓNIO João SILVA5Tanguy NIANZOU
Chris RICHARDS6William TROOST-EKONG
Will HUGHES7Kenneth TAYLOR
Jack HARRISON8MIKEL Oyarzabal
(p)Jean-Philippe MATETA9Olivier GIROUD(c,p)
(f)Emiliano BUENDIA10Luka SUCIC(f)
Wilfried ZAHA11Ismaïla SARR
Manager
Jairo RIEDEWALD  12  Sergiño DEST
VICENTE GUAITA Panadero  13  Maarten VANDEVOORDT
Jamal LEWIS  14  Hassane KAMARA
Milot RASHICA  15  Maurits KJÆRGAARD
Andros TOWNSEND  16  Youssoufa MOUKOKO
 
Watford
 
League position: 11
Away league form: WWXW
Overall league form: WXWLWXXW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Crystal Palace 0 Watford 2
(Half-time: 0-1, Attendance: 26,242, Stadium: Selhurst Park, Referee: Aris Galanopoulos 6)

 
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Sarr 17¹, Giroud 5²
  
  
  
63
99
21
74
58
1212
72
44%56%
Man of the match: Giovanni di Lorenzo