Premier League: Crystal Palace tops Watford 4-1
WATFORD. Crystal Palace had a straightforward win over Watford.
WATFORD. Crystal Palace had a comfortable win over Watford. Crystal Palace scored with J. Mateta (15′), C. Gallagher (43′), W. Zaha (85′) and W. Zaha (90′). On the other side, M. Sissoko (18′) scored for Watford.
The match was played at the Vicarage Road stadium in Watford on Wednesday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Andre Marriner who had the assistance of Scott Ledger and Derek Eaton. The 4th official was Simon Hooper. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 7.7 degrees Celsius or 45.86 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 82%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Watford was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Crystal Palace that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.
Crystal Palace was more aggressive with 33 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 6 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Crystal Palace won the contest.
Watford shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Crystal Palace shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Watford received 2 yellow cards (Samir and Kiko). On the opposite side, Crystal Palace received 1 yellow card (C. Kouyate).
After this match, Watford will stay with 18 points to stay in the 18th place. On the opposite side, Crystal Palace will have 26 points to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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15'15'
J. Mateta
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18'18'
M. Sissoko
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41'41'
Samir
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43'43'
C. Gallagher
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44'44'
C. Kouyate
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51'51'
Cucho
J. King
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61'61'
Kiko
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73'73'
J. Ayew
M. Olise
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73'73'
E. Kayembe
T. Cleverley
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80'80'
J. McArthur
W. Hughes
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85'85'
W. Zaha
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90'90'
W. Zaha
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90'90'
O. Edouard
J. Mateta
Next match
In the upcoming Premier League match, Watford will play away against Manchester United on the 26th of February with a 12-3 head to head statistic in favor of Manchester United (0 draws).
Crystal Palace will host Burnley on the 26th of February with a 9-9 head to head stats.
Watford: Formation and Lineups
Watford adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Roy Hodgson chose to play with the following team: Ben Foster , Kiko Femenía , Craig Cathcart , Samir , Hassane Kamara , Moussa Sissoko , Imrân Louza , Tom Cleverley , Ismaïla Sarr , Joshua King and Emmanuel Dennis .
Substitutes
Watford made 2 changes: J. King for Cucho (51′) and T. Cleverley for E. Kayembe (73′).
Top player: Tom Cleverley
The player who no doubt impressed Watford the most was Tom Cleverley.
His rating is with 22 passes (90% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Crystal Palace: Formation and Lineups
Also Crystal Palace adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the other side, Patrick Vieira played with: Jack Butland , Nathaniel Clyne , Joachim Andersen , Marc Guéhi , Tyrick Mitchell , Conor Gallagher , Cheikhou Kouyaté , Will Hughes , Michael Olise , Jean-Philippe Mateta and Wilfried Zaha .
Substitutes
Crystal Palace made 2 changes: M. Olise for J. Ayew (73′) and W. Hughes for J. McArthur (80′).
Top player: Wilfried Zaha
The player who no doubt impressed Crystal Palace the most was Wilfried Zaha.
His rating is with 1 goal, 42 passes (80% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
