English Carabao Cup

Watford vs C Palace 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Second Round

Watford
  • 86': Ashley Fletcher
FT
1 - 0
Crystal Palace

    Introduction

    Watford are hosting Crystal Palace at Vicarage Road, Watford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

    Match Commentary

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 44': Cucho Hernández (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 0, Crystal Palace 0.
    • 45': Substitution, Watford. Emmanuel Dennis replaces Joshua King.
    • 54': Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 61': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 62': Substitution, Watford. Kiko Femenía replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
    • 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Christian Benteke replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
    • 63': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Conor Gallagher.
    • 76': Substitution, Watford. Tom Cleverley replaces Ken Sema.
    • 81': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Tyrick Mitchell replaces James Tomkins.
    • 86': Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0. Ashley Fletcher (Watford) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cucho Hernández with a cross.
    • 90'+4': Danny Rose (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Crystal Palace 0.

    Game Information

    Competition: English Carabao Cup

    Venue: Vicarage Road
    Location: Watford, England
    Attendance: 9,011

    Statistics

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    13 Fouls 16
    1 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    2 Offsides 0
    9 Corner Kicks 2
    1 Saves 4
    66.6 Possession 33.4
    11 SHOTS 9
    4 ON GOAL 2
    0.4 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    509 Accurate Passes 221
    589 Passes 293
    0.9 Pass Completion % 0.8
    6 Accurate Crosses 4
    26 Crosses 10
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    49 Long Balls 72
    28 Accurate Long Balls 39
    0.6 Long Balls % 0.5
    4 Blocked Shots 0
    10 Effective Tackles 10
    16 Tackles 14
    0.6 Tackle % 0.7
    11 Interceptions 12
    9 Effective Clearances 25
    9 Clearances 25

    Line-Ups

    WAT Watford (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Ben Foster (GK)
    31 Francisco Sierralta Yellow Card
    5 William Troost-Ekong
    3 Danny Rose Yellow Card
    2 Jeremy Ngakia
    4 Peter Etebo
    12 Ken Sema
    6 Imran Louza
    7 Joshua King
    29 Cucho Hernández Yellow Card
    17 Ashley Fletcher
    Substitutes:
    Emmanuel Dennis, Robert Elliot, Kwadwo Baah, Craig Cathcart, Jaime Alvarado Hoyos, Kiko Femenía, Tom Cleverley.

    CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Jack Butland (GK)
    6 Marc Guéhi
    16 Joachim Andersen
    2 Joel Ward
    5 James Tomkins
    8 Cheikhou Kouyaté
    15 Jeff Schlupp
    23 Conor Gallagher Yellow Card
    14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
    11 Wilfried Zaha
    9 Jordan Ayew
    Substitutes:
    Jairo Riedewald, Christian Benteke, Tyrick Mitchell, Vicente Guaita, James McArthur, Martin Kelly, Jesurun Rak-Sakyi.

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