Watford vs C Palace 2021-22 English Carabao Cup, Second Round
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
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 9,011
Statistics
 CRY |
WAT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Watford (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
| 31 | Francisco Sierralta  |
| 5 | William Troost-Ekong |
| 3 | Danny Rose |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 4 | Peter Etebo |
| 12 | Ken Sema |
| 6 | Imran Louza |
| 7 | Joshua King |
| 29 | Cucho Hernández |
| 17 | Ashley Fletcher |
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 |
| 14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
| 11 | Wilfried Zaha |
| 9 | Jordan Ayew |
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