English Premier League

Watford vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League

  • 18': Moussa Sissoko
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1 - 4
  • 15': Jean-Philippe Mateta
  • 42': Conor Gallagher
  • 85': Wilfried Zaha
  • 90': Wilfried Zaha

Crystal Palace add to Watford woes with rare away win

Conor Gallagher scored an exquisite goal and Wilfried Zaha netted two as Crystal Palace overwhelmed Watford 4-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 15': Goal! Watford 0, Crystal Palace 1. Jean-Philippe Mateta (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal.
  • 18': Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 1. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kiko Femenía with a cross following a corner.
  • 40': Samir (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 42': Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 2. Conor Gallagher (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrick Mitchell with a cross.
  • 44': Cheikhou Kouyaté (Crystal Palace) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 51': Substitution, Watford. Cucho Hernández replaces Joshua King.
  • 62': Kiko Femenía (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 73': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Jordan Ayew replaces Michael Olise.
  • 73': Substitution, Watford. Edo Kayembe replaces Tom Cleverley.
  • 80': Substitution, Crystal Palace. James McArthur replaces Will Hughes.
  • 85': Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 3. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Ayew with a cross.
  • 90': Goal! Watford 1, Crystal Palace 4. Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by James McArthur following a fast break.
  • 90'+2': Substitution, Crystal Palace. Odsonne Édouard replaces Jean-Philippe Mateta.
  • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Crystal Palace 4.

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,012

English Premier League Standings

POS TEAM GP GD PTS
+35 Arsenal 28 61 3
+31 Manchester City 27 56 5
+10 Aston Villa 27 51 6
+11 Manchester United 27 48 5
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Statistics

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9 Fouls 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
4 Corner Kicks 6
0 Saves 1
54.7 Possession 45.3
7 SHOTS 8
5 ON GOAL 1
0.7 On Target % 0.1
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
469 Accurate Passes 363
556 Passes 456
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
3 Accurate Crosses 4
13 Crosses 16
0.2 Cross % 0.3
71 Long Balls 68
26 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.4 Long Balls % 0.5
0 Blocked Shots 3
14 Effective Tackles 6
23 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
6 Interceptions 8
20 Effective Clearances 13
20 Clearances 13

Line-Ups

WAT Watford (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Ben Foster (GK)
22 Samir Yellow Card
15 Craig Cathcart
14 Hassane Kamara
21 Kiko Femenía
6 Imran Louza
8 Tom Cleverley
19 Moussa Sissoko
7 Joshua King
25 Emmanuel Dennis
23 Ismaïla Sarr

CRY Crystal Palace (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Jack Butland (GK)
6 Marc Guéhi
16 Joachim Andersen
3 Tyrick Mitchell
17 Nathaniel Clyne
8 Cheikhou Kouyaté Yellow Card
12 Will Hughes
23 Conor Gallagher
14 Jean-Philippe Mateta
11 Wilfried Zaha
7 Michael Olise

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