Crystal Palace FC vs Watford FC, Premier League 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Crystal Palace FC vs Watford FC — Premier League at Selhurst Park.
- Crystal Palace FC 38 games · 45 pts (2025/26)
- Watford FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Kevin Friend
- Referee Matthew Wilkes
- Referee Harry Lennard
- Referee Tony Harrington
- Referee Graham Scott
- Referee Richard West
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Arsenal FC 38 85 2 Manchester City FC 38 78 3 Manchester United FC 38 71 4 Aston Villa FC 38 65 5 Liverpool FC 38 60 6 AFC Bournemouth 38 57 7 Sunderland AFC 38 54 8 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 38 53 9 Brentford FC 38 53 10 Chelsea FC 38 52 11 Fulham FC 38 52 12 Newcastle United FC 38 49 13 Everton FC 38 49 14 Leeds United FC 38 47 15 Crystal Palace FC 38 45 16 Nottingham Forest FC 38 44 17 Tottenham Hotspur FC 38 41 18 West Ham United FC 38 39 19 Burnley FC 38 22 20 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 38 20 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 May Watford FC H 1–0 W 30 Apr Southampton FC A 2–1 W 25 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–0 D 20 Apr Newcastle United FC A 0–1 L 17 Apr Chelsea FC A 0–2 L 10 Apr Leicester City FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 07 May Crystal Palace FC A 0–1 L 30 Apr Burnley FC H 1–2 L 23 Apr Manchester City FC A 1–5 L 16 Apr Brentford FC H 1–2 L 09 Apr Leeds United FC H 0–3 L 02 Apr Liverpool FC A 0–2 L Key Stats
57% Both Teams to Score
H2H (7 games)57% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history32% Clean Sheets
Crystal Palace FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Crystal Palace FC0-151/116-30–/–31-451/846-601/261-751/–76+4/4■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Crystal Palace FC to score. At the same time, Watford FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
- 5' Crystal Palace FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Will Hughes suffering a number of foals already.
- 15' Michael Olise needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 14 Yellow cards this season.
- 16' The referee shows Watford FC player a Yellow card on 16.
- 21' Conor Gallagher has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 56 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 26' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 26 minutes.
- 31' What a strike from Wilfried Zaha! The score is 1-0.
- 36' Crystal Palace FC is showing some good football. However, Crystal Palace FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 41' Supporters expect more eagerness from Samir, as he is very good at scoring at Selhurst Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 46' Watford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 51' It looks like no one’s ball. Crystal Palace FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 52' Another change for Watford FC made on 52 minute. Tom Cleverley leaves to be changed by Ken Sema.
- 57' It looks surprising Crystal Palace FC does not make any changes. Craig Cathcart has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 62' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 63' Another substitution for Crystal Palace FC to replace Conor Gallagher by Jeffrey Schlupp on 63 minute.
- 64' Crystal Palace FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 64.
- 69' Hassane Kamara is having his name booked by the referee on 69.
- 73' It is a substitution in Watford FC team. Emmanuel Dennis is replaced by Adam Masina on 73 minute.
- 78' Another change for Watford FC made on 78 minute. Samir leaves to be changed by William Troost-Ekong.
- 83' Crystal Palace FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jean-Philippe Mateta is hanging Wilfried Zaha on the field on 83 minute.
- 84' Joshua King is having his name booked by the referee on 84.
- 89' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Michael Olise.
- Full Time. Crystal Palace FC beats Watford FC
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Lineups
Crystal Palace FC Lineups
Starting XI
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- 17
- 2
- 11
- 1
- 10
- 16
- 22
- 7
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6
Marc Guehi ↓ Tyrick Mitchell 73'
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Bench
- 4
- 8
- 9
- 5
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15
Jeffrey Schlupp ↑ 63'
- 20
- 19
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14
Jean-Philippe Mateta ↑ 83'
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3
Tyrick Mitchell ↑ 73'
Coach Patrick VieiraWatford FC Lineups
Starting XI
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25
Emmanuel Dennis ↓ Adam Masina 73'
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- 15
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8
Tom Cleverley ↓ Ken Sema 52'
- 21
- 7
- 19
- 23
- 14
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22
Samir ↓ William Troost-Ekong 78'
- 39
Bench
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11
Adam Masina ↑ 73'
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12
Ken Sema ↑ 52'
- 27
- 16
- 4
- 28
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5
William Troost-Ekong ↑ 78'
- 26
- 2
Coach Roy Hodgson -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Wilfried Zaha 4 Craig Cathcart 2 Michy Batshuayi 1 Etienne Capoue 1 Andre Gray 1 Jordan Ayew 1 Jose Holebas 1 Jean-Philippe Mateta 1 Head to Head
Crystal Palace FC Form
2022-05-07 Crystal Palace FC 1–0 Watford FC W 2022-04-30 Southampton FC 1–2 Crystal Palace FC W 2022-04-25 Crystal Palace FC 0–0 Leeds United FC D 2022-04-20 Newcastle United FC 1–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2022-04-17 Chelsea FC 2–0 Crystal Palace FC L 2022-04-10 Leicester City FC 2–1 Crystal Palace FC L -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.43 Crystal Palace FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.7 Watford FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 64% + Under — clean sheet likely 61%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Crystal Palace FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.13Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 86% 14% ± 1.5 63% 37% ± 2.5 36% 64% ± 3.5 17% 83% ± 4.5 7% 93% Double Chance
Crystal Palace FC or Draw 84%Draw or Watford FC 43%Crystal Palace FC or Watford FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Crystal Palace FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 Actual0 – 0 14.1%1 – 1 12.7%2 – 0 11.7%2 – 1 8.3%0 – 1 7.1%3 – 0 5.5%3 – 1 4%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3%0 – 2 2.7%4 – 0 2%Asian Handicap — Crystal Palace FC
Handicap Crystal Palace FC covers Push Watford FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 26% 47% -0.5 53% — 47% +0.5 83% — 17% +1 83% 12% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Crystal Palace FC keeps clean sheet 50% ✗Watford FC keeps clean sheet 25% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.