
Watford vs C Palace 2021-22 English Premier League
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Crystal Palace add to Watford woes with rare away win
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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
Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,012
English Premier League Standings
POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
+46 | Liverpool | 35 | 82 | 3 |
+33 | Arsenal | 35 | 67 | 4 |
+24 | Manchester City | 35 | 64 | 9 |
+21 | Newcastle United | 35 | 63 | 10 |
Statistics
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WAT![]() |
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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 |
Watford (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
1 | Ben Foster (GK) |
22 | Samir ![]() |
15 | Craig Cathcart |
14 | Hassane Kamara |
21 | Kiko Femenía |
6 | Imran Louza |
8 | Tom Cleverley |
19 | Moussa Sissoko |
7 | Josh King |
25 | Emmanuel Dennis |
23 | Ismaïla Sarr |
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 ![]() |
12 | Will Hughes |
23 | Conor Gallagher |
14 | Jean-Philippe Mateta |
11 | Wilfried Zaha |
7 | Michael Olise |
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